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This is the history of the submarine chasers of the Great War, extensively illustrated with period photographs and diagrams, and rich with personal anecdotes, an up-close account of the early days of ASW based on rare, unpublished documents.

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Signal Light Books
Language
English

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Hunters of the Steel Sharks: The Submarine Chasers of WWI
2006, Signal Light Books
in English

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First Sentence

"When the United States resolved to enter the arena of the Great War, the submarine menace was regarded as a serious threat to the Allies."

Table of Contents

Author’s Remarks
Prologue
Chapter 1 – Building the Chaser Fleet
Chapter 2 – Antisubmarine Warfare
Chapter 3 – Crossing the Atlantic
Chapter 4 – American Bay
Chapter 5 – On the Otranto Barrage
Chapter 6 – Post-War Diplomacy and Travels
Chapter 7 – The Northern Russia Expedition
Chapter 8 – Mine Sweeping in the North Sea
Chapter 9 – Homeward Bound
Epilogue – The Impact of the Submarine Chasers
Appendix I – Distribution of Submarine Chasers
Appendix II – Submarine Chaser Service at Plymouth, England
Appendix III – Submarine Chaser Service at Queenstown, Ireland
Appendix IV – Submarine Chaser Service on the Atlantic Coast
Appendix V – Submarine Chaser Service on the Pacific Coast
Bibliography
Notes
Index

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Bowdoinham, ME

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Library of Congress
2006907833

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18935274M
ISBN 10
0978919203
ISBN 13
9780978919207
Library Thing
2043904

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