Submarine Attack #52

When a Japanese bomber forces the submarine Mantafin to dive during emergency repairs in the South China Sea, Gunner's Mate Arthur Riggs stays topside to help—leaving his captain and older brother no choice but to seal the hatch and submerge without him. Now the skipper must command his boat and crew on a dangerous night raid into Lulaba Bay, all while wrestling with the weight of having his kid brother aboard in direct violation of Navy custom. A tense patrol in enemy waters tests both the captain's leadership and the bond between brothers.

Lt. Andrew L. Smith, a U.S. Navy submarine commander, faces off against his own cousin, Kapitan Heinrich Schmidt, now commanding a deadly Nazi U-cruiser in the North Atlantic—a bitter reunion born from a childhood clash of ideals that has festered into wartime enemies. Smith, who once warned Heinrich about the dangers of fascism, must now hunt the vessel using new sonar tactics and a careful understanding of the treacherous northern channels. The two cousins are destined for a final confrontation beneath the waves.

A submarine crew receives orders to extract a wounded general from a Red Chinese prison camp deep behind enemy lines during a tense 1951 operation—but what starts as a covert rescue quickly turns into a desperate firefight when enemy forces close in. With air support and nerves of steel, the captain and his men must fight their way back to the boat before the Reds cut off their escape. This 1965 war story delivers the kind of nail-biting action that made Submarine Attack a wartime favorite.

Two American submarines on war patrol off Palawan intercept Admiral Kurita's Japanese task force as it steams toward Leyte Gulf in October 1944, forcing the crews to maintain contact despite the risk. The submarines divide to attack, striking hard against the enemy fleet and throwing Kurita's carefully laid plans into disarray. Their daring action costs them dearly, but the loss of surprise proves devastating to Japan's hopes in what becomes the largest naval battle of World War II.