Author: Maas, Peter,
Title: The Terrible Hours: the man behind the greatest submarine rescue in history.
Description: NY, HarperCollins, (1999). 11th ptg. VG in VG DJ. On eve of WWII, America's newest submarine plunged helplessly to the North Atlantic bottom during a test drive. 33 survived. A blow-by-blow account of the disaster. U.S. Navy officer Charles "Swede" Momsen battle with red tape & disbelieving naysayers every step of the way invented & pioneered every escape & rescue device, every deep-sea diving technique to save the entombed crew.

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