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A tale of two subs : an untold story of World War II, two sister ships, and extraordinary heroism /

"There was no way for the commander of the USS Sailfish to know that the Japanese aircraft carrier he just torpedoed actually had on board several crew members of the USS Sculpin, the sister sub to the Sailfish which had been sunk just days earlier by enemy fire. This is the extraordinary story...

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Main Author:	McCullough, Jonathan J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Sculpin (Submarine) Sailfish (Submarine) World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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