The USS Flier

by Sturma, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780813192246
• ISBN10: 0813192242
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Summary

The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine covers one of the most astonishing stories of World War II, documenting the life-or-death struggle of eight men who escaped when their submarine sank after striking a mine on August 13, 1944. After swimming to a remote island controlled by the Japanese, the crew fought to survive behind enemy lines without food or water. The seemingly unlucky Flier only completed one full patrol of the Pacific, attacking enemy shipping from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle, Western Australia. The eight sailors who survived became the first Americans of the Pacific war to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States. Noted historian Michael Sturma brilliantly recounts a harrowing story of brave men who lived to return to the service of their country, and sheds light on the sacrifice and heroism exhibited by the remarkable individuals involved in the Pacific War. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Michael Sturma is chair of the history program at Murdoch University in Australia. He is the author of several books, including Death at a Distance: The Loss of the Legendary USS Harder and South Sea Maidens: Western Fantasy and Sexual Politics in the South Pacific.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue	p. 1
The Aleutians	p. 5
A New Boat	p. 15
Midway	p. 21
Grounded	p. 27
USS Macaw	p. 33
Board of Investigation	p. 39
Resumed Patrol	p. 47
Fremantle	p. 57
Death in Thirty Seconds	p. 65
Cause and Effect	p. 73
Black Water	p. 85
Castaways	p. 91
Guerrillas	p. 97
Brooke's Point	p. 105
USS Redfin	p. 111
Evacuees	p. 117
On Board	p. 123
Fallout	p. 129
Bend of the Road	p. 135
Inquiry	p. 139
Report Incognito	p. 147
Back in the USA	p. 153
Next of Kin	p. 157
Epilogue	p. 163
Notes	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 201
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