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Silent Victory. The US Submarine War Against Japan. In 2 Volumes

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This is the most complete history of American submarines operating in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The author skillfully weaves the tactical actions of submarine formations, squadrons, divisions, "wolf packs" and individual submarines into the framework of strategic decisions on the overall conduct of the war. Numerically, their personnel amounted to only 2% of all U.S. naval forces, but achieved the sinking of 55% of the entire merchant tonnage of the enemy, depriving the latter of necessary raw materials and thereby undermining the material base for the conduct of the war. In his book, Blair raises topics that have been glossed over before him. The wrong pre-war strategy on the use of submarines; unrestricted submarine warfare, declared without hesitation on the first day; the "torpedo problem" with its disastrous shortage of torpedoes and their abysmal quality; the "commander's problem," with nearly a third of commanders relieved of duty because of unproductivity, lack of aggressiveness, and battle fatigue; the ineffective defenses of Java and the Philippines, as well as the reckless special operations insisted upon by General MacArthur; the sinking of Soviet merchant ships; losses from friendly The author places special emphasis on the work of the decryption services, which made a colossal contribution to the overall victory.
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