{"product_id":"the-thresher-disaster-the-most-tragic-dive-in-submarine-history-by-john-bentley","title":"THE THRESHER DISASTER: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History by John Bentley","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE THRESHER DISASTER: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History\u003cbr\u003eby John Bentley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: New English Library 1974, reprinted 1975\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 140 x 215 h x 40 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 371\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2202\/0978\/K529\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eStory of the American submarine that sank in 1963.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe USS Thresher, the USN's most modern submarine, was lost on trials after a refit. In this study of what then was the most tragic submarine loss the author follows the ship from her design to her loss, only 625 days after she was commissioned. He then traces the exhaustive efforts to locate the Thresher and the inquiries and investigations that followed. The loss of the submarine has been described as one of the most embarrassing events in the USN's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with wear on jacket, binding tight, pages clean, stamped and a few pen marks on some pages, clipped rear end paper. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003cbr\u003eSee our other books listed on submarines\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450592968996,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/imagescomingsoon.jpg?v=1787169984","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-thresher-disaster-the-most-tragic-dive-in-submarine-history-by-john-bentley","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}