Silent Victory part 1 and part 2 / Clay Blair, Jr. / U.S. Submarines Against Japan / SubmarineBooks.com

Here in a two-volume book set is the decisive word on American’s submarine activity in World War II. Clay Blair cuts to the core to tell the full and compete story––holding back nothing. From before the war got underway until the last torpedo was fired in 1945––no submarine library should be without this outstanding book! "Silent Victory" takes you into the submarine war on all levels, the highest strategy sessions in Washington, the terrifying moments aboard a submarine trapped on the bottom as Japanese depth charges explode around it. Jealous infighting of admirals vying for power, overcautious skippers, the shocking torpedo scandal and the toll it took. The complete saga that led to victory is here––a work of great scholarship and scope, a timeless contribution to the history of World War II.

In preparing to write this book, Clay Blair, Jr., combed hundreds of thousands of pages of recently declassified documents and personal letters. In individual interviews he listened to scores of World War II submarine skippers, staff officers, and code breakers speaking freely. He researched in depth the development of submarine and torpedo from pre-war days down to the present time.

1975 two-volume set Hardback, "book club" edition with dust jacket. Volume one has 524 pages, and no index. The story continues in volume two, page number starting at 530 and ending at 1,055. Part two has the index for both books and includes a very extensive appendix. Photos and maps appear in both books. Combined total is 91 black and white photos and 37 maps.

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