<p>Petrof Bay (CVE-80) was a small escort carrier, thrust into the Pacific war against the mighty Japanese Navy. When faced with certain annihilation her brave officers and crew never faltered. Petrof Bay miraculously endured some of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Taking on the enemy at Peleliu, Leyte Gulf, Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, she survived the war untouched. Relive the dangers at sea when murderous kamikaze pilots bore in for the kill. Hang-on when a Japanese submarine fires a salvo of torpedoes at the defenseless carrier. Join the crew for the wild events at the Battle of Leyte Gulf when her pilots attack the Japanese super-battleship Yamato! Following Iwo Jima, Petrof Bay pilots' gun-down 17 enemy planes in exciting aerial combat over the island of Okinawa. In early 1946, a triumphant Petrof Bay quietly returned from World War II and was never heard from again. In fact, the fantastic tale of her extraordinary career has never been told until now! Years of research combined with information from recently declassified U.S. Navy documents has allowed the exciting yet true adventures of this courageous ship, her pilots, and her crew to finally be told. Escort Carrier WWII is written by Rick Cline, the son of a Petrof Bay crew member.</p>

Escort Carrier WW II: War in the Pacific on the Aircraft Carrier USS Petrof Bay

History

Cline, Rick

Americas

R.A. Cline Publishing

Submarine Grayback: The Life & Death of the Ww II Sub Uss Grayback

Military

R A Cline Pub

<p>The book begins with the birth of the USS Snook and brief and interesting background information about submarine warfare, submarine ships, and the "Silent Service" of the U.S. Navy in WWII. About 260 U.S. submarines patrolled the Pacific in WWII, 52 were lost, 48 to hostilities. While comprising a mere 2% of the total tonnage of the U.S. Navy, U.S. submarines accounted for 60% of the damage done to Japanese commercial and military ships. The Silent Service was also the most dangerous of all branches of the military, even the air force, with a greater percentage of total submarine officers and crew being lost, than in any other branch of the United States Military. Each subsequent chapter of the book is devoted to the nine war patrols of the Snook, with an added chapter about the change in command after Snook's first captain, Charles Triebel, was assigned elsewhere. The chapters read faster and better than many suspense novels, and it is all true. You learn about the commanders of the Snook, Chuck Triebel, one of the Navy's most successful submarine commanders and later a Rear Admiral; George H. Browne; and then John F. Walling, with his disappointing and punishing Polar Circuit Patrol and then the tragic Ninth and final patrol. The chapters include fascinating vignettes about other famous submarines and commanders, the Harder under Commander Sam Dealy, the Wahoo, and information about the Silent Service's lifeguard service in picking up downed airmen. There is a fine glossary of terms to help the reader understand the fast-paced narrative.</p>

Final Dive: The Gallant and Tragic Career of the WWII Submarine USS Snook

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