Dive! : World War II stories of sailors & submarines in the Pacific / by Deborah Hopkinson.
| Author/creator | Hopkinson, Deborah author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Scholastic Press, 2016. |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | 367 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | World War II stories of sailors & submarines in the Pacific |
| Contents | pt. 1: Dark Days. 1941 -- The Spotlight Is On: Seawolf -- Wave After Wave: Sunday, December 7, 1941 -- Execute Unrestricted Submarine Warfare -- The Philippines: Monday, December 8, 1941 -- Meet the Seawolf -- Seawolf's Narrow Escape -- The Overwhelming Forces of the Unknown -- Fearless Freddie's Daring Foray -- Christmas Retreat -- pt. 2: Brave Men and Terrible Torpedoes. 1942 -- The Spotlight Is On: Seawolf, Canopus, Spearfish, and Trigger (Plus We Meet Wahoo) -- The Bravest Stand -- Unlikely Heroines: Lucy Wilson and Canopus -- Angels on Board -- Sink 'Em All -- Ned Beach: Reluctant Submariner -- Trigger Turns It Around -- Surrounded! -- A Long, Hard Year for Seawolf -- Wahoo: An Umpromising Start -- pt. 3. Here Comes the Wahoo. 1943- The Spotlight Is On: Wahoo -- Mush the Magnificient -- Off the Map: The Unknown Waters of Wewak -- The Approach -- Down the Throat -- A Mighty Roar -- Wahoo on the Attack -- "Good Hunting" -- pt. 4: The Fightingest. 1944-1945- The Spotlight Is On: Tang -- Dick O'Kane's Ice-Cream Machine -- Stowaways -- Tang Makes Her Mark -- The Sea Was All Ours -- The Last, Terrible Torpedo -- Wolf Pack: Avenging the Wahoo -- Peace Be Now Restored: 1945 -- After Section. On Eternal Patrol -- Facts and Figures -- Rosters -- Diagram of a Submarine -- Top Submarines. |
| Abstract | The story of America's little known war-within-a war -- that of the "silent service"--U.S. submarine warfare during World War II. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Reading grade level | Grades 7-8. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-14. |
| Audience | 1090 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| LCCN | 2015040229 |
| ISBN | 9780545425582 |
| ISBN | 0545425581 |
| ISBN | 9781338133004 |
| ISBN | 1338133004 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 940.54 H7773D | ✔ Available | Place Hold |