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The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats Cover Image Book Book

The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats / William Geroux.

Geroux, William (author.).

Summary:

The German U-Boat war against American merchant men was deadly and dramatic-- in World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine had twice the fatality rate of the U.S. Navy. William Geroux has unearthed a fascinating tale of one small coastal town caught in the thick of the fight, and he tells it with a sharp reporter's eye and a real feel for the heroic men who went down to the sea in ships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525428152
  • ISBN: 0525428151
  • Physical Description: ix, 390 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-375) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A gift from the predators -- Born to the water -- Devil's shovel -- Missing -- Professional survivors -- "Off Hatteras the tankers sink" -- Killing ground to battleground -- "Avoid polar bear liver" -- Catastrophe -- "Please don't tell me" -- Counterattack -- Conveyor belt -- War's end -- Legacy -- Mathews men and women.

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Subject: Hodges family
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German.
Submarines (Ships) > Germany > History > 20th century.
Merchant mariners > United States > Biography.
Brothers > Virginia > Mathews > Biography.
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History, Naval > 20th century.
Mathews (Va.) > History, Naval > 20th century.
Mathews (Va.) > Biography.
HISTORY / Military / World War II.

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Prologue A Gift from the Predators 1(10)
Chapter One Born to the Water
11(24)
Chapter Two The Devil's Shovel
35(20)
Chapter Three Missing
55(24)
Chapter Four Professional Survivors
79(26)
Chapter Five "Off Hatteras the Tankers Sink"
105(22)
Chapter Six Killing Ground to Battleground
127(23)
Chapter Seven "Avoid Polar Bear Liver"
150(21)
Chapter Eight Catastrophe
171(22)
Chapter Nine "Please Don't Tell Me"
193(19)
Chapter Ten Counterattack
212(18)
Chapter Eleven The Conveyor Belt
230(23)
Chapter Twelve War's End
253(21)
Chapter Thirteen Legacy
274(27)
The Mathews Men and Women 301(16)
Author's Note 317(4)
Notes on Sources 321(50)
Bibliography 371(6)
Index 377

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