num_pages: 220
description: The story 1943 - the Pacific War. U.S. Submarine 'Shark' is gliding through enemy waters on a dangerous mission. Ken Braden, young officer just out of the Underwater Demolition School, has to swim ashore to a Jap-held island, photograph a code and get back to the patrolling sub. - without detection. This is one of the most exciting sea-stories of all time, written by a man who knows all about action.
language: English
title: Up Periscope
titlecomplete: Up Periscope
genres: Military Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, World War II, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 362
publisher: Scholastic Book Services