The USS Puffer in World War II: A History of the Submarine and Its Wartime Crew

by Craig R. Mcdonald

Book Overview

Submarines were responsible for about 55 percent of the tonnage of the Japanese fleets sunk during World War II. The 22 percent casualty rate of U.S. submariners was the highest of the military services. This volume traces the career of the submarine the USS Puffer from the laying of her keel and her commissioning on April 27, 1943, until her departure for the scrap yard in late 1960. Compiled from interviews with former crew members, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786432098
• ISBN13: 9780786432097
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher