Codename Nemo : the hunt for a Nazi U-boat and the elusive Enigma machine / Charles Lachman.
Title:
Codename Nemo : the hunt for a Nazi U-boat and the elusive Enigma machine / Charles Lachman.
ISBN:
9781635768718
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Edition:
First Diversion Books edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Diversion Books, 2024.
©2024
Physical Description:
xxii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Author's note -- Key figures -- Prologue: June 29, 1942 -- 'Where the hell is Freetown' -- This cold strange land -- Kill! Kill! Kill! -- The eyes of Texas are upon you -- Sin city -- Sitting duck -- Relieved of command -- 'I deeply regret to inform you...?' -- Call to duty -- Sabotage -- USS can do -- Over the side -- Turkeys in the air -- A fragile character -- The old man -- Lone wolf -- Ping...Ping...Ping -- Seriously, Dan? -- Radio silent -- The nine -- Just one more night -- Battle stations -- 'Away, all boarding parties!' -- Abandon ship -- Hi-Yo, Silver! -- 'Who's in charge?' -- Request immediate assitance -- Junior -- 'I will be punished' -- USS Nemo -- Where are my men? -- Medal of honor -- They're alive! -- Now it can be told -- 'Dear mother!' -- Epilogue: The quiet men -- Acknowledgments -- Sources -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
Summary:
On June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible--capturing German U-boat U-505. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of 1812, one of the greatest achievements of the US Navy and a victory that shortened the duration of the war.
OCLC Number:
on1395179795
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