Final Patrol

　　The riveting story behind the submarines that wreaked havocduring World War II-from the award-winning author of In the Courseof Duty　　During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service sufferedthe highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces,losing one in five submariners. But despite the odds, theseunderwater warriors accounted for almost 60 percent of Japaneseshipping losses, and were a major factor in winning the war. 16U.S. submarines-and one German U-Boat-that saw action during WWIIare now open to the public. Most have been restored andauthentically equipped. Final Patrol takes a fascinating look atthese subs and the personal stories of the brave sailors who lived,fought, and often died in them. Now, visitors can climb into thesecramped steel cylinders, peer through their torpedo tubes, andimagine diving under the sea-perhaps for the last time-to stalk afanatical enemy who threatened our nation's freedom.