BTW two books to read on the topic, if you haven’t.
Iron Coffins, by a surviving U-boat captain on the German U-boat war.
And Silent Victory, on the U.S. effort, primarily in the Pacific.
Most people have =zero= understanding how effective our fleet submarines were at wiping out Japanese cargo shipping. By the end of the war, between those and our air superiority, it was largely down to barges and little wooden auxiliaries. If the A-bombs hadn’t led to unconditional surrender, Japan in 1946 would have been starving to death by the millions.
31 minute video-come on! Freepers-our attention span is not that good.
Another good book on WW2 submarine warfare, from the German perspective, is ‘Operation Drumbeat’ which focuses on German subs operating in or near U.S. waters during the early years of the war. In fact I’m sure since the sub mentioned was sunk off N. Carolina in 1942, it would have been part of that operation.
Thank you for the references. Excellent and I will look into those.
Our Gato- and Balao-class subs were the Orcas of the Pacific…
Many years ago, afriend of mine bought a home from one of the sailors on the USS Barb… The only submarine that ever blew up a Japanese train lol!!!