{"product_id":"crash-dive-larry-bond-9780765324573","title":"Crash Dive: True Stories of Submarine Combat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by bestselling author Larry Bond, \u003ci\u003eCrash Dive \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the best nonfiction writing on submarines, the near-silent killers of the deep and their crews. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They are the ultimate unseen deterrent in modern warfare. Thousands of tons of steel, missiles, torpedoes, and men lurking silently hundreds of feet underwater, able to lie off any coastline and unleash a devastating hail of destruction with pinpoint accuracy. They are the true masters of the oceans, striking swift and unseen before slipping away, ready to do it all over again at a moment's notice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Submarines and their crews have long held a revered place in the military, with a special place of honor reserved for those men who willingly seal themselves in what could amount to a nuclear-powered coffin for months on end. Although the submarine is a relatively recent development in the field of warfare, many of the men who live and fight in these steel fish have already become legends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the tough \u003ci\u003eGato \u003c\/i\u003eclass boats that harassed the Japanese Navy during World War II to the cat-and-mouse games played by U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War, \u003ci\u003eCrash Dive \u003c\/i\u003ewill take you inside the deep and deadly world of the military submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765324571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765324573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Larry Bond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990327034111,"sku":"9780765324573","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad41360e-d015-45b4-94c0-9939a957766d.jpg?v=1683304112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crash-dive-larry-bond-9780765324573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}