Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion (World War II Collection) - Softcover

Stevens, Peter F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1621574253 ISBN 13: 9781621574255

Publisher: Regnery History, 2015

Synopsis

Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F. Stevens reveals the incredible true story of the search for and discovery of the USS Grunion. Discovered in 2006 after a decades-long, high-risk search by the Abele brothers-whose father commanded the submarine and met his untimely death aboard it-one question remained: what sank the USS Grunion? Was it a round from a Japanese ship, a catastrophic mechanical failure, or something else-one of the sub's own torpedoes? For almost half the war, submarine skippers' complaints about the MK 14 torpedo's dangerous flaws were ignored by naval brass, who sent the subs out with the defective weapon. Fatal Dive is the first book that documents the entire saga of the ship and its crew and provides compelling evidence that the Grunion was a victim of "The Great Torpedo Scandal of 1941-43." Fatal Dive finally lays to rest one of World War II's greatest mysteries.

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From the Back Cover:

Peter Stevens unreels a fascinating piece of nautical history. This real-life drama of war, suspense, and human achievement in the face of frightful odds is mesmerizing from start to finish. A book for all.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DAVE PALMER (RETIRED),
author of George Washington and Benedict Arnold and George Washington s Military Genius

A thriller that plows forward with the unrelenting intensity of a World War II submarine hunting down an enemy cruiser, but this tale is powered by the devotion of three faithful sons desperately searching for their father, Lieutenant Commander Jim Abeleand to solve the fate of his crew, the men of the USS Grunion. A masterful mystery that is truly a love story disguised as a war story.
MICHAEL KEANE, author of Patton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer

"A fascinating account of how a brave man s loyal sons discovered that a stateside design flaw had doomed him and his crew. Touching and eloquent.
JOHN KOSTER, author of Operation Snow: How a Soviet Mole in FDR s White House Triggered Pearl Harbor

Suspensefula chilling conclusion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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About the Author:

Peter F. Stevens, news and features editor of The Boston Irish Reporter, is a veteran journalist with a specialty in historical writing. His work is syndicated by The New York Times and has been published in dozens of magazines and newspapers. Stevens is also a two-time winner of the International Regional Magazine Association's Gold Medal for Feature Writing and the award-winning author of The Voyage of the Catalpa: A Perilous Journey and Six Irish Rebels' Escape to Freedom. He lives in Boston, MA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Regnery History
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1621574253
• ISBN 13: 9781621574255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352