{"product_id":"nothing-friendly-in-the-vicinity-my-patrols-on-the-submarine-uss-guardfish-during-wwii-9781591141303","title":"Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity: My Patrols on the Submarine USS Guardfish During WWII","description":"\u003cp\u003eClaude Conner weaves a compelling tale of his experiences in the Pacific aboard the USS \u003cem\u003eGuardfish\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the Navy's top-scoring World War II submarines. Tragically, the \u003cem\u003eGuardfish\u003c\/em\u003e also was the only submarine to sink another American warship in a little-known friendly-fire accident against the USS\u003cem\u003e Extractor.\u003c\/em\u003e This well-documented memoir chronicles \u003cem\u003eGuardfish\u003c\/em\u003e's Hollywood-like war actions, including her perilous forays into Japanese-controlled harbors, daring rescue of personnel from a Japanese-held island, near catastrophic flooding of the submarine's conning tower, depth-charge attacks, and much more. The author includes rare firsthand accounts by a dozen \u003cem\u003eExtractor\u003c\/em\u003e survivors who describe actions leading up to their encounter with the submarine, the actual sinking of the ship, their rescue, and their subsequent treatment by Navy officials. Conner examines the chain of events that led to the regrettable sinking and offers details of the Court of Inquiry that followed and for which he testified as a witness. This book was highly recommended by World War II historian Clay Blair when first published in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1662674\"\u003eClaude C. Conner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e US Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591141303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591141303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027150\"\u003eMilitary | Naval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027110\"\u003eMilitary | United States\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027390\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War II | Pacific Theater\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"US Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44540461121773,"sku":"9781591141303","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4e78f0c8-ee21-4db0-aa34-5de6c66862f8.jpg?v=1701488233","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nothing-friendly-in-the-vicinity-my-patrols-on-the-submarine-uss-guardfish-during-wwii-9781591141303","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}