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Informationen zum Autor Mark Roberts is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Strike Force Baghdad , Precision Strike , and Sub . Klappentext True tales of life and death as told by those who fought in the briny depths. From the undersea warfare of World War II through the Cold War stand-offs in the deep to the cutting-edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the front line of our nation's defense at sea. And the men who sail them have become heroes above and below the waves. These are their stories. Compiled from interviews and recollections from submarine veterans and accompanied by detailed photos and illustrations of both man and machine at work, Sub is a gripping chronicle of undersea warfare as told by those who know firsthand what it means to drop through the hull of a boat, to sink into the dark, freezing waters of the deep-and to have death never more than one torpedo away. “SURFACE! SURFACE!” We blew out the tanks and were able to get part of the way up. The pharmacist’s mate was able to close the lower conning tower hatch, which stopped the water from coming down into the control room. However, before we fully surfaced, we had flooded the pump room, and taken in about a foot and a half of water into the control room. As a result we lost all hydraulics, radar—we didn’t have any surface coverage. The air search radar was the only electronics we had because it was up in the control tower, above the water. What was really bad was that we couldn’t make air to breathe, and we had to survive on the air we had in the bottles. Each compartment has a way to open and close the ballast tanks, so we had to do hand dives into the compartments to reach those valves. We were crawling around in dark compartments, wearing Momson Lungs, with watertight battle lanterns, searching for those petcocks. Everybody was hoping he could hold his breath long enough to find those valves.… —Stanley J. Nicholls, LCDR, USN (Ret.) Most Berkley Caliber Books are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. Special books, or book excerpts, can also be created to fit specific needs. For details, write: Special Markets, The Berkley Publishing Group, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. SUB AN ORAL HISTORY OF U.S. NAVY SUBMARINES MARK ROBERTS BERKLEY CALIBER, NEW YORK THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Group Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd.) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty. Ltd.) Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0745, Auckland, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. Copyright © 2007 by Bill Fawcett & Associates Cover design by Steven Ferlauto; Cover photo courtesy of Stocktrek Images All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or d...
