Torpedoes in the Gulf

Torpedoes in the Gulf
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ISBN-10 : 0890966486
ISBN-13 : 9780890966488
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Download or read book Torpedoes in the Gulf written by Melanie Wiggins and published by . This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, Galveston Island was a recreation center for servicemen. Every evening throngs of soldiers, sailors, and Marines strolled along the seawall, basking in the warm sun and soft Gulf breezes. It was paradise on earth. Small wonder that German U-boat commanders caught Americans totally unprepared for a Gulf attack. Between 1942 and 1943, twenty-four German submarines entered the Gulf of Mexico and attacked American and Allied ships, sinking fifty-six merchant ships and damaging fourteen more. Although responses were initially chaotic, Americans soon established a defense system that could cope with the threat.


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