War beneath the waves
Subtitle: a true story of courage and leadership aboard a World War II submarine
By: Don Keith.
Publisher: NAL Caliber
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780451229281
Subjects: Rush, Charles W; Billfish (Submarine); United States. -- Navy -- Officers -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Submariners -- United States -- Biography; Courage -- Case studies; Leadership -- Case studies; World War, 1939-1945 -- Indonesia -- Makasar Strait; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese
Genres: Biography; Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: On-the-job training; title: Hooked!; title: Hot run; title: Toothaches and stethoscopes; title: The upset electrician's mate; title: "Captain, he's got us!"; title: Somewhere south of hell; title: "He's out of it"; title: "Evasive measures futile"; title: Dangerous ground; title: Sisters; title: Battle stations!; title: A gentlemen's agreement; title: To honor a friend; title: Epilogue; title: Appendixes.; title: Complete and unedited patrol report from USS Billfish for November 11, 1943; title: Complete and unedited patrol report from USS Billfish for November 28, 1943; title: Selected notes from USS Billfish report of second war patrol, dated December 24, 1943; title: Text of the citations accompanying the medals awarded to Captain Charles W. Rush and Chief John Rendernick and the citation to Chief Charley Odom; title: Glossary of World War II submarine terms