{"product_id":"duel-in-the-deep-the-hunters-the-hunted-and-a-high-seas-fight-to-the-finish-9781682475607","title":"Duel in the Deep: The Hunters, the Hunted, and a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Autumn 1943 the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II’s longest seagoing campaign, reached a new crescendo. Anti-submarine aircraft and ships using new tactics, technologies, and weaponry dominated a seascape where German U-boats once ruled supreme. But then unexpectedly, in eerie, mid-ocean darkness, an elemental hull-to-deck, sailor-to-submariner duel erupted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On Halloween Eve, U.S. Navy destroyer \u003ci\u003eBorie\u003c\/i\u003e, an outmoded, thin-skinned “tin can” of World War I vintage, set out alone to track down an elusive U-boat. Borie had thus far toiled in the war’s backwaters, her crew of young reservists anxious to prove its mettle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When \u003ci\u003eBorie\u003c\/i\u003e trapped U-405 on the surface, that chance arrived. As \u003ci\u003eBorie’s\u003c\/i\u003e deck guns unleashed withering fire and U-405’s skipper angled his submarine to launch torpedoes, \u003ci\u003eBorie’s\u003c\/i\u003e young skipper—a salesman in civilian life--resorted to the original (and once the only) means of sinking a submarine: ramming, full speed ahead, consequences be damned. Borie’s slashing collision with U-405 ignited a swashbuckling, no-holds-barred brawl of cannons, machine guns, small arms, and even knives and spent shell casings. In the wreckage-strewn aftermath, desperate sailors on both sides fought for survival in a heaving, frigid, unforgiving sea. Duel in the Deep weaves together high-stakes strategy and lethal gamesmanship with poignant human backstories, pounding air\/surface\/subsurface action, epic heroism, and wrenching sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A former U.S. Navy officer and “tin can” veteran—now a seasoned, widely published and highly acclaimed military historian—portrays a rousing high-seas showdown reminiscent of fighting in the age of sail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuel in the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a rousing ‘Tin Can Tale’ extolling the perseverance and heroism of the U.S. Navy’s ‘Greatest Generation’ stalwarts. A navy ‘four-piper’ destroyer—a World War I relic, really, crewed by sailors, many of whom began World War II as care-free New Jersey ‘street kids’—takes on a Nazi U-boat in a vast, dark, cold and unforgiving ocean. Fine reading—and a welcome reminder of all that is best about America.\"— Admiral James G. Stavridis, 16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, and  author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sailor's Bookshelf \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Leader's Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDuel in the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a dramatic clash between an aging U.S. destroyer and a German submarine. Author David Sears takes an up-close, personal and contextual look at the story’s human aspects. He also illuminates the Battle of the Atlantic from America’s perspective. Gripping writing, strong characters, good history. Highly recommended.— Vincent P. O'Hara, author of \u003ci\u003eTorch: North Africa and the Allied Path to Victory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNaval History Special Edition: USS \u003c\/i\u003eMassachusetts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"David Sears delivers perhaps his best World War II volume with \u003ci\u003eDuel in the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, the unforgettable story of the crew of the USS \u003ci\u003eBorie \u003c\/i\u003e(DD-215) as they battle German U-boats. Prowling the Atlantic on Halloween 1943, \u003ci\u003eBorie\u003c\/i\u003e earns acclaim by stalking and ramming U-405. Leaning on gripping first-hand accounts from the gallant tin can’s officers and men, Sears once again displays his mettle as one of America’s top military historians.\"— John Wukovits, author of \u003ci\u003eFor Crew and Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTin Can Titans\u003c\/i\u003e, and 2018 recipient of the RADM Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature","brand":"Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578370494807,"sku":"9781682475607","price":27.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781682475607.jpg?v=1746098984","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/duel-in-the-deep-the-hunters-the-hunted-and-a-high-seas-fight-to-the-finish-9781682475607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}