Standing Watch - American Submarine Veterans Remember the Cold War Era

The first book to capture and preserve the inside story of the exclusive brotherhood that manned the front lines of the Cold War. Featuring interviews from seventeen veteran submariners, Standing Watch offers the perspective of the submariners themselves - lending them a voice and paying homage to their service.

List of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Adventure’s Beginning
• Chapter 2. Underway
• Chapter 3. A Unique Culture
• Chapter 4. Fighting the War
• Chapter 5. Foreigner
• Chapter 6. Looking Back
• Epilogue: Parting Legacies
• Appendix A: Biographical Information
• Appendix B: US Submarine Losses (Cold War)
• Appendix C: Common US Navy Rates and Ranks
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index




About the author










Jonathan Li-Chung Leung volunteers on the USS Blueback (SS-581) at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland where he started leading public tours in 2002, and is now involved mostly with the maintenance crew and in special projects. He now works as Air Traffic Control Specialist at Honolulu Control Facility.



Summary

The first book to capture and preserve the inside story of the exclusive brotherhood that manned the front lines of the Cold War. Featuring interviews from seventeen veteran submariners, Standing Watch offers the perspective of the submariners themselves - lending them a voice and paying homage to their service.

Product details

• Authors: Leung, Jonathan Li Leung, Jonathan Li-Chung Leung
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780817359577
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5957-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Illustrations: 34 black & white figures, 2 tables
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology; Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous