Eight survived
Subtitle: the harrowing story of the USS Flier and the only downed World War II submariners to survive and evade capture
By: Douglas A. Campbell
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781599219349
Subjects: Submariners; Disaster victims; Survival; Flier (Submarine); Submarine; Submarine mines; Search and rescue operations; American Naval operations; World War, 1939-1945; Naval operations; History; Shipwrecks; Biography; Naval History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Map of the World War II career of the USS Flier; title: Treacherous passage; title: Pacific peril; title: Missing from action; title: A gathering of men; title: A second chance; title: Welcome to the War; title: Strangers in their native land; title: The wages of winners; title: Mines and mariners; title: Back toward glory; title: Trapped in the path of war; title: Changed orders; title: In the shadow of death; title: Choosing freedom; title: Spirits of the land; title: By land and by sea; title: Into the jungle; title: Escape; title: Map of the eight submariners' survival and rescue.