"Wolf Pack" traces the development of one of the most effective naval strategies employed by the American fleet in World War II. Steven Trent Smith recounts the behind-the-scenes struggles of the visionary U.S. naval commanders who sought to adapt the highly effective strategy of using coordinated submarine attack groups, or "wolf-packs," first pioneered by the German Navy to devastating effect. Smith provides vivid profiles of the major players involved and clearly explains the important technology involved. Working from survivor accounts and government documents, he recounts, in scenes packed with nail-biting undersea action, some of the most hair-raising wolf pack operations in both the European and Asian theaters of war. The story culminates in the massive penetration of the mine-laden Sea of Japan by nine U.S. fleet boats in June 1945. "Operation Barney" marked the pinnacle of the U.S. pack strategy.
This new hardback has 312 pages, 22 black and white photographs, 2 maps, an appendix and index. This book has a retail price of $27.95, on sale here.
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"As a veteran of five submarine war patrols, including the Hellcats venture into the Sea of Japan, I found "Wolf Pack" to be very well done and as accurate as can be hoped for, considering the passage of time. The author did an excellent job of putting the whole story of the development and prosecution of wolf pack tactics into context. Combat submarines typically spent two months at sea followed by one month for refit, R&R and training. While at sea we maintained radio silence and, while surfaced, copied radio traffic on the sub frequencies, resulting in a fragmented picture of what was happening. Steven Smith has done a fine job of recreating a picture of what was taking place, helping me to finally understand things that I was part of. His rendition of the Hellcats Sea of Japan venture was excellent. It could have been improved only by writing it twenty years earlier when most of the participants were still alive to add their views and stories to the record. My plaudits to Smith for an excellent piece of work." John F. Hinchey
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In a photo from the book: Left to right, Commander Richard Latham, skipper of USS Tinosa, Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood (center) and Commodore Merrill Comstock (right).

The American Submarine Strategy That Helped Defeat Japan
by Steven Trent Smith
New Hardback edition
312 pages, 22 black and white photographs, 2 maps
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