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The Terrible Hours

The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History

By Maas, Peter
1999, Harpercollins
ISBN 0060194804
Hardcover, 259 pages

Descripton: Describes the incredible rescue of 33 men of the U.S. submarine Squalus, which sank during a test dive off the coast of New England, coming to rest on the seabed 250 feet underwater.

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From the uboat.net review: This is a minute-by-minute account of the events surrounding the accident that brought the Squalus to rest on the ocean floor off the New England coast in 1939, combined with an overview of the work of Charles Bowers Momsen (generally known as ...
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