Fatal Dive, Peter F. Stevens
Fatal Dive, Peter F. Stevens
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Fatal Dive
Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion

Author: Peter F. Stevens

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

No radio distress call ever crackled from the submarine USS Grunion. In 1942, under the fog of World War II, the vessel simply vanished without a trace. For nearly sixty-five years, only a dead silence lingered regarding the fate of the sub and its seventy-man crew-until now. Here author Peter F. Stevens reveals the incredible true story of the search for and discovery of the Grunion-as well as the navy's shocking and willful cover-up of the submarine's baffling disappearance. The Grunion was discovered in 2006 after a decades-long search by the Abele brothers, whose father commanded the submarine and met his untimely death aboard it, but one question remained: what sank the USS Grunion? Now, for the first time ever, Fatal Dive reveals the answer: one of the Grunion's own missiles. The navy knowingly sent the Grunion out with faulty torpedoes, and Fatal Dive reveals damning and never-before-published government documents that provide irrefutable evidence of its shameful cover-up. Intriguing and explosive, Fatal Dive finally lays to rest one of World War II's greatest mysteries. "Suspenseful...a chilling conclusion."-Publishers Weekly

About Peter F. Stevens

Peter F. Stevens, news and features editor of the Boston Irish Reporter, is a veteran journalist with a specialty in historical writing. His work is syndicated by the New York Times and has been published in dozens of magazines and newspapers. He is also a two-time winner of the International Regional Magazine Association’s Gold Medal for Feature Writing and the award-winning author of The Voyage of the Catalpa. He lives in Boston.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale

Three stories in one: A biography, a mystery and an adventure Published in 2012 by Regnery History The USS Grunion was a top of the line submarine for the U.S. Navy in 1942. Literally, the fastest submarine in the fleet and outfitted with the latest in torpedo technology (magnet activated designed to......more

Goodreads review by Gerald

Fatal Dive is the astonishing, true life recounting of triumph over incredibly long odds. In late July 1942, the submarine U.S.S. Grunion (SS-216) was engaged in action against enemy ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the perilous waters near the extreme western Aleutian Island of Kiska in the B......more

Goodreads review by Michael

This book has many stories all wrapped within one. It is the story of unraveling the mystery of the USS Grunion, and what happened to this submarine in the early days of WW II. It is the story of three brothers who went in search of their father. It is also the story of all the people who came toget......more

Goodreads review by Sandi

A rather unusual choice for me. It called out to me at the annual Friends of the Pendleton Library Book Sale in Oregon this past month. I enjoyed it far more than I even expected, it was a true mystery wrapped in a family story of love and loss. The author, Peter F. Stevens did a remarkable of resear......more

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