Hey Buck O,
I've had that book since 1997 and let me tell ya @ USD $45.00 I thought it expensive back then. But I have gone back to it over and over as a reference. It is pretty technical in nature as to be expected from Friedman. I ususally have to read it a number of times and refer to the diagrams on occasion. It is well footnoted and sourced.
There are also some interesting antecdotal stories included.
A former Scorpion officer recalled an encounter with Task Group Bravo, in which his CO waited for the destroyers, then deliberately raised his RADAR to radiate. As two pouncers ran down the line of bearing toward the RADAR, he lowered masts, turned, and dove at full speed, leaving a prominent "knuckle" in the water. A magnificient SONAR target, it fully occupied the destroyers while Scorpion ran back towards the carrier. She soon came back up to periscope deapth and deliberately raised her masts to create a visible "feather". By the time the closer-in escorts could react, Scorpion had retracted her masts and moved out of the way. Once the ships of the task group had become thoroughly confused, Scorpion closed in for the attack. Pgs 130-131
Try to justify the price.
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