Hellcats of the Sea: The U.S. Submarines That Used a Top-Secret Sonar Device to Penetrate Hirohito's Mine Fields and Deal the Deathblow to Japanese Shipping

xiii, 335 pp. Includes two sections of black & white photographs. Maps on endpapers. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Charles Andrews Lockwood (6 May 1890–7 June 1967) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the legendary commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II. He devised tactics to make the most effective use of submarines, so the 'silent service' played a key role in the Pacific victory. Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet ('CinCPac' pronounced 'sink-pack'), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving Fleet Admiral.