Corsairs in drain pipes : an examination of the submariner folk group in the United States Navy during the second World War / by Zachary T. Mason.
| Author/creator | Mason, Zachary author. |
| Other author | Stewart, David J. (David James), 1968- degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of History. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2014. |
| Description | 156 pages : illustrations (some color) |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Summary | During the Second World War, United States submariners were isolated from the rest of the Navy. Submariners faced a higher level and different type of danger than the rest of the Navy. They developed their own way of speaking, a unique worldview, and their own traditions. Although it is widely recognized, especially among contemporary sources, that submariners shared a unique bond, nothing has been published that examines submariners as a cultural group. This project will examine submariners as a distinct sub-culture within maritime culture and as a folk group. The goal of this project is to identify and clearly define submariner culture. In doing so, the author hopes to identify and examine the reasons for its formation. This project will focus on the United States Navy during World War Two. This project utilizes firsthand accounts of submariners and an examination of actual submarines, submarine memorials, and submariner material culture to identify, explain, and define submariner culture. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. |
| General note | Advisor: David J. Stewart. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed February 11, 2015). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2014. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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