Hidden warships : finding World War II's abandoned, sunk, and preserved warships /: finding World War II's abandoned, sunk, and preserved warships. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: World War II's abandoned, sunk, and preserved warships
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas A. Veronico.
• Authors: Veronico, Nick, 1961-
• Contents: Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART №1 THE OPENING SALVOES OF WAR; Accounting for Pearl Harbor's Japanese Midget Subs; Sneak Attack: The Destruction of USS Arizona; Caught in the Open: HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales; PART №2 HUNTING THE KILLERS; Salvage Work on the Admiral Graf Spee; U-550 550: Hunting the Sub Code-Named "Red George"; Hunting Trophies: U-Boats in Captivity Today; PART №3 SINKING THE BIG FLEETS; Sink Everything in Sight: Operation Hailstone; Bikini Atoll Battlefleet; PART №4 NO LONGER HIDDEN; USS Grunion (SS-216): Lost with All Hands I-400 Class: Japan's Panama Canal KillersPART №5 BACK FROM THE BRINK; Once-Discarded PT Boat Now Fully Restored; Hidden in the Nests; Epilogue: See a World War II Shipwreck for Yourself; Appendix I: US Navy Ship Force Levels, 1939-1945; Appendix II: Preserved World War II Ships; Bibliography and Suggested Reading; Index
• Publisher Details: Minneapolis, MN, USA : Zenith Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages), illustrations (some color), maps
• Subjects: 940.54/5; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations; Warships -- History -- 20th century; Shipwrecks -- History -- 20th century; Underwater archaeology; Warships -- Conservation and restoration; Warships -- Salvaging; HISTORY -- Military -- World War II; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- History; HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century; Military operations, Naval; Shipwrecks; Underwater archaeology; Warships; Warships -- Salvaging; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1627886648; 9781627886642
• Related ISBNs: 0760347565; 9780760347560
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.