Strike of the Sailfish
(Playaway)
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Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2024].
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Playaway
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9798822681330 :
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1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2024].
Language
English
ISBN
9798822681330 :
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Title from Playaway label.
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ON ORDER RECORD.
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"HD."
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"LIGHT."
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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A gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier?and the subs tragic twist of fate In 1939 off the New England coast, the submarine USS Squalus accidentally sinks to the bottom of the sea during a training exercise, killing half her crew. Coming to the rescue is the USS Sculpin, in many ways the Squaluss twin. As their oxygen supply dwindles, the remaining crew aboard the Squalus are saved in a time-consuming, white-knuckle operation. Eventually the sunken submarine is raised, repaired, and returned to duty, with a new name: the Sailfish. Four years later, on patrol during the darkest days of the Pacific War, the Sailfishs radarman picks up the tell-tale signs of a Japanese convoy, known by U.S. intelligence to include aircraft carriers, the most formidable of all enemy ships. Never before has an American submarine taken down a carrier?much less in the middle of a typhoon. Immediately, the crewmen swing into action, embarking on a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as this once-dead boat evades enemy cruisers to stalk closer and closer to their prized target. Little do they know that aboard the Japanese carrier are survivors of an attack on the USS Sculpin, the very boat that saved the Squalis-turned-Sailfish back in 39. Author Stephen L. Moore takes readers inside the nine-hour duel, narrating the action aboard both the Sailfish and the doomed carrier, where the American POWs fight against all odds to save their own lives before the ship goes down. Employing a wealth of new information, including long-lost survivors' accounts, fresh interviews with the last of the sub's crew, and official patrol reports, Strike of the Sailfish is the thrilling story of this strange chapter of naval history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, S. L. (2024). Strike of the Sailfish . Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L.. 2024. Strike of the Sailfish. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L.. Strike of the Sailfish Findaway World, LLC, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L.. Strike of the Sailfish Findaway World, LLC, 2024.
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