{"product_id":"the-war-below-9781439176849b","title":"The War Below","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE WAR BELOW\u003c\/b\u003e is the riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying the nation's economy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focusing on the unique stories of three of the war's top submarines - \u003ci\u003eSilversides, Drum,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTang\u003c\/i\u003e - James Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the determination, heroism, and tragedy that defined the submarine service. From the thrill of a torpedo hit on a loaded freighter to the terror of depth charge attacks that shattered gauges and sprang leaks, \u003ci\u003eThe War Below\u003c\/i\u003e vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemy's coastline. Scott recounts incredible feats of courage - from an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine trapped on the bottom - as well as moments of unimaginable tragedy, including an attack on an unmarked enemy freighter carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all other military branches. The war claimed almost one out of every five subs - and a submarine crewman was six times more likely to die than a sailor onboard a surface ship. But the submarine service accomplished its mission; \u003ci\u003eSilversides, Drum,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTang\u003c\/i\u003e sank a combined sixty-two freighters, tankers, and transports. So ravaged from the loss of precious supplies due to the destruction of the nation's merchant fleet were the Japanese that by the war's end hungry civilians ate sawdust while warships lay at anchor due to lack of fuel and pilots resorted to suicidal kamikaze missions. In retaliation, the Japanese often beat, tortured, and starved captured submariners in the atrocious prisoner of war camps.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on more than 100 interviews with submarine veterans and thousands of pages of previously unpublished letters and diaries, \u003ci\u003eThe War Below\u003c\/i\u003e will let readers experience the battle for the Pacific as never before.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869933965392,"sku":"9781439176849B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781439176849-l.jpg?v=1785879953","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-war-below-9781439176849b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}