{"product_id":"final-dive-the-gallant-and-tragic-career-of-the-wwii-submarine-uss-snook-9780966323535","title":"Final Dive: The Gallant and Tragic Career of the WWII Submarine USS Snook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with the birth of the USS Snook and brief and interesting background information about submarine warfare  submarine ships  and the \"Silent Service\" of the U.S. Navy in WWII. About 260 U.S. submarines patrolled the Pacific in WWII  52 were lost  48 to hostilities. While comprising a mere 2% of the total tonnage of the U.S. Navy  U.S. submarines accounted for 60% of the damage done to Japanese commercial and military ships. The Silent Service was also the most dangerous of all branches of the military  even the air force  with a greater percentage of total submarine officers and crew being lost  than in any other branch of the United States Military. Each subsequent chapter of the book is devoted to the nine war patrols of the Snook  with an added chapter about the change in command after Snooks first captain  Charles Triebel  was assigned elsewhere. The chapters read faster and better than many suspense novels  and it is all true. You learn about the commanders of the Snook  Chuck Triebel  one of the Navys most successful submarine commanders and later a Rear Admiral; George H. Browne; and then John F. Walling  with his disappointing and punishing Polar Circuit Patrol and then the tragic Ninth and final patrol. The chapters include fascinating vignettes about other famous submarines and commanders  the Harder under Commander Sam Dealy  the Wahoo  and information about the Silent Services lifeguard service in picking up downed airmen. There is a fine glossary of terms to help the reader understand the fast-paced narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652346339381,"sku":"ByrdShop_096632353X","price":69.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780966323535.jpg?v=1781851236","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/final-dive-the-gallant-and-tragic-career-of-the-wwii-submarine-uss-snook-9780966323535","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}