The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine

The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine

by Michael Sturma
The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine

The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine

by Michael Sturma

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The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine covers one of the most astonishing stories of World War II, documenting the life-or-death struggle of eight men who escaped when their submarine sank after striking a mine on August 13, 1944. After swimming to a remote island controlled by the Japanese, the crew fought to survive behind enemy lines without food or water. The seemingly unlucky Flier only completed one full patrol of the Pacific, attacking enemy shipping from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle, Western Australia. The eight sailors who survived became the first Americans of the Pacific war to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States. Noted historian Michael Sturma brilliantly recounts a harrowing story of brave men who lived to return to the service of their country, and sheds light on the sacrifice and heroism exhibited by the remarkable individuals involved in the Pacific War.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813138718
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 06/29/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 237
Sales rank: 848,470
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Michael Sturma is chair of the history program at Murdoch University in Australia. He is the author of several books, including Death at a Distance: The Loss of the Legendary USS Harder and South Sea Maidens: Western Fantasy and Sexual Politics in the South Pacific.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Prologue 1

1 The Aleutians 5

2 A New Boat 15

3 Midway 21

4 Grounded 27

5 USS Macaw 33

6 Board of Investigation 39

7 Resumed Patrol 47

8 Fremantle 57

9 Death in Thirty Seconds 65

10 Cause and Effect 73

11 Black Water 85

12 Castaways 91

13 Guerrillas 97

14 Brooke's Point 105

15 USS Redfin 111

16 Evacuees 117

17 On Board 123

18 Fallout 129

19 Bend of the Road 135

20 Inquiry 139

21 Report Incognito 147

22 Back in the USA 153

23 Next of Kin 157

Epilogue 163

Notes 167

Bibliography 191

Index 201

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