Sunk
Subtitle: the story of the Japanese submarine fleet, 1942-1945
By: translated from the Japanese by E.H.M. Colegrave.
Contributors: Colegrave, E. H. M.,  Commander, RN (ret)
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 1954
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
First sentence: In November 1941, I was the torpedo officer of submarine 
I-24. She had left the builder’s yard only six months previously, and I had been very busy fitting her out since the summer. On our maiden voyage from Saesebo to Kure, the trials we carried out 
en route were barely satisfactory, but on arrival at Kure on November 10th, we were attached immediately to the third flotilla of the 1st Submarine Squadron, under the command of Captain Sasaki.  Shortly afterward orders were received to prepare for active service.
Description: The dramatic inside story of a hopeless cause, covering each phase of the Battle of the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to Leyte Gulf to Okinawa, SUNK! is the remarkable account of Japan's submarine fleet, written by one of the four commanders who survived the war.

Here, for the first time, are some of the well-kept secrets of the undersea war in the Pacific, including: 

1.full details of the bombing of the West Coast of the United States. 

2.the real story of Japan's incredible kamikaze "human torpedoes". 

3.documented accounts of the operation of Tojo's deadly midget submarines.


Combining personal experience with naval history, Commander Hashimoto has written a book which is both entertaining and informative. SUNK! is a classic of its kind
Notes: Complete and Unabridged paper back edition by: AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC., New York, New York