During the Pacific leg of World War II, the U.S. Navy struck an astounding blow to the Japanese-a defeat which would become one of the greatest David and Goliath stories in the history of warfare. Japan's Shinano was a mammoth 72,000-ton aircraft carrier, equipped with a huge arsenal of guns, and carrying some 4,000 men. Yet, a small U.S. submarine, the Archer-Fish, less than a thirtieth the size of Shinano and carrying just 82 men, managed to sink the gargantuan vessel into the embattled Pacific with just four strategically placed torpedoes. Here, vividly told by the Commander of the Archer-Fish, is the incredible true story of this crushing victory-and a fascinating account of heroism, history, and warfare.

SEA ASSAULT: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership

History

James W. Ryan

Captain Joseph F. Enright

Military

St. Martin's Paperbacks

Recounts how the Shinano was secretly converted to an aircraft carrier, but was sunk by an American submarine before it could fire a single shot

Shinano: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership

Joseph F. Enright

Europe

St.Martin's Press

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P.J. Carisella

Fawcett Publications. Inc

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