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Clash of the Titans: USN Fleet Destroyers vs IJN Fleet Submarines

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USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine: The Pacific 1941 42 (Duel 90)

USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine: The Pacific 1941–42 (Duel Book 90)

by Mark Stille

4.5 out of 5

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The Second World War was a conflict of unprecedented scale and ferocity, and the battle between the United States Navy's fleet destroyers and the Imperial Japanese Navy's fleet submarines was one of its most intense and dramatic episodes.

In the early days of the war, the Japanese submarines had the upper hand. They were faster and more maneuverable than the American destroyers, and they were armed with powerful torpedoes that could sink a ship with a single hit. The Americans, on the other hand, were initially caught off guard by the Japanese submarine threat. They had no effective anti-submarine warfare tactics or technologies, and they suffered heavy losses in the early months of the war.

But as the war progressed, the Americans developed new tactics and technologies that turned the tide in their favor. They developed new sonar systems that could detect submarines at greater ranges, and they developed new depth charges that were more effective at destroying them. They also developed new tactics for attacking submarines, and they began to use aircraft carriers to provide air cover for their destroyers.

The result was a dramatic turnaround in the battle between the USN fleet destroyers and the IJN fleet submarines. By the end of the war, the Americans had sunk over 1,000 Japanese submarines, and they had become the dominant force in the Pacific Ocean.

This book tells the story of this epic struggle, from the early days of the war when the Japanese submarines had the upper hand, to the later stages when the Americans developed new tactics and technologies that turned the tide in their favor. Along the way, we meet the brave men who fought in these deadly underwater battles, and we learn about the incredible machines that they operated.

This is a gripping and unforgettable account of one of the most important naval campaigns of the Second World War.