Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity: My Patrols on the Submarine USS Guardfish During WWII

by Claude C. Conner

Book Overview

Claude Conner weaves a compelling tale of his experiences in the Pacific aboard the USS Guardfish, one of the Navy's top-scoring World War II submarines. Tragically, the Guardfish also was the only submarine to sink another American warship in a little-known friendly-fire accident against the USS Extractor. This well-documented memoir chronicles Guardfish's Hollywood-like war actions, including her perilous forays into Japanese-controlled harbors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591141303
• ISBN13: 9781591141303
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"