Submarine Grayback: The Life & Death of the Ww II Sub Uss Grayback

By Rick Cline

Her fate would be a tragic death in the depths, but before she was lost, USS Grayback (SS-208) compiled an impressive battle record. The submarine and her courageous crew quickly made a name for themselves sinking nineteen enemy vessels, including another submarine and a destroyer. At the height of her remarkable career, in February 1944, Grayback mysteriously disappeared. When she made her fatal plunge to the bottom of the Pacific, eighty brave Americans, including her gallant captain, were lost. Author Rick Cline takes you aboard this famous submarine for all 10 of her historic war patrols. Grayback sunk over 66,000 tons of enemy ships. She single-handedly executed a daring and bold rescue mission from a Japanese held island. Her pharmacist's mate performed his first surgeryremoving the appendix from an ailing crew member. Cline made exclusive use of the Grayback war patrol reports and conducted personal interviews and correspondence with several of her former crewmen. Cline also wrote, Escort Carrier WWII and Final Dive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966323513
• ISBN13: 9780966323511
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: R A Cline Pub
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"