Unrestricted warfare : how a new breed of officers led the submarine force to victory in World War II / James F. DeRose ; foreword by Roger W. Paine, Jr.

Author/creator DeRose, James F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Wiley, ©2000.
Descriptionx, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of Contents
Subjects
Wahoo (Submarine : SS-238)
Wahoo (Submarine : SS-238)
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations. --Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Pacific Area.

Contents First-Year Failure -- Day of Infamy -- A Stumbling Start -- Warriors Gather -- Frustration -- Intrigue -- Morton Leads The Way -- Everything Clicks -- Success and Excess -- Days of Fury -- Luck Falters -- Luck Vanishes -- Loss of Wahoo -- Wahoo's War Continues -- O'Kane in Charge -- The New Avenger -- Reluctant Lifeguard -- Prize Patrol -- New Preparations -- Torpedo Troubles in Ashcan Alley -- Fortune's Crest -- Catastrophe -- Submarine Sweep -- Final Victory -- Top Skippers of World War II: Tonnage Credited -- Top Skippers of World War II: JANAC Assessment -- Top Skippers of World War II: Tonnage Percent Overestimated -- Wahoo Sinkings and Tang Sinkings.
Abstract DeRose chronicles the evolution of Aemrican submarine tactics from evasion to engagement as begun by Dudley "Mush" Morton aboard the "Wahoo" and continued by officers who apprenticed under him.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: DeRose, James F. Unrestricted warfare. New York : Wiley, c2000
LCCN 00024299
ISBN047138495X (alk. paper)
ISBN9780471384953 (alk. paper)

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