{"product_id":"antisubmarine-warrior-in-the-pacific-john-a-williamson-9780817360078","title":"Antisubmarine Warrior in the Pacific: Six Subs Sunk in Twelve Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA first-hand account of the USS \u003ci\u003eEngland'\u003c\/i\u003es accomplishments, written by its commanding officer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The USS \u003ci\u003eEngland \u003c\/i\u003ewas a 1200-ton, 306-foot, long-hull destroyer escort. Commissioned into service in late 1943 and dispatched to the Pacific the following February, the \u003ci\u003eEngland \u003c\/i\u003eand its crew, in one 12-day period in 1944, sank more submarines than any other ship in U.S. naval history: of the six targets attacked, all six were destroyed. For this distinction, legendary in the annals of antisubmarine warfare, the ship and her crew were honored with the Presidential Unit Citation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After convoying in the Atlantic, John A. Williamson was assigned to the \u003ci\u003eEngland--\u003c\/i\u003efirst as its executive officer, then as its commanding officer--from the time of her commissioning until she was dry-docked for battle damage repairs in the Philadelphia Naval Yard fifteen months later. Besides being a key participant in the remarkable antisubmarine actions, Williamson commanded the \u003ci\u003eEngland \u003c\/i\u003ein the battle of Okinawa, where she was attacked by kamikaze planes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Williamson narrates his memoir with authority and authenticity, describes naval tactics and weaponry precisely, and provides information gleaned from translations of the orders from the Japanese high command to Submarine Squadron 7. The author details the challenges of communal life aboard ship and explains the intense loyalty that bonds crew members for life. Ultimately, Williamson offers a compelling portrait of himself, an inexperienced naval officer who, having come of age in Alabama during the Depression, rose to become the most successful World War II antisubmarine warfare officer in the Pacific. \u003cbr\u003e * \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John A. Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817360077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817360078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"John A. Williamson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742343606527,"sku":"9780817360078","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_715943c6-aa88-434c-a978-d20babcf14ca.jpg?v=1782444881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antisubmarine-warrior-in-the-pacific-john-a-williamson-9780817360078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}