Blow All Ballast!: The Story of the Squalus

1st Edition (Dodd, Mead - 1940) VERY GOOD in poor mylar protected dust jacket. DJ is missing front flap and has numerous chips and creases and staining, but is in protective mylar. Binding is tight and square. No marks in text. Frontispiece of Navy salvage diver is full dress ready to descend to Squalus on diving stage. 298 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits 21 cm. . . . . . . . .TABLE OF THE CONTENTS: Foreword by Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole -- 1.) Mobilization for Rescue -- 2.) Stand by to Dive! -- 3.) On the Bottom -- 4.) . Beyond the Call of Duty -- 5.) Hello, Wilkie . Hello, Oliver -- 6.) Race against Time -- 7.) Hammer Taps in the Dark -- 8.) The Sound of a Diver's Feet -- 9.) Hello, Fellows, Here We Are! -- 10.) The Fourth Trip -- 11.) Badders [ William Badders ] and Mihalowski [ John Mihalowski ] -- 12.) Men in Helium Hats -- 13.) Blow and Tow! -- 14.) Well Done -- APPENDICES: A.) The Report of Admiral Cole -- B.) Commendations and Recommendations -- C.) Findings of the Court of Inquiry.

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Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company

Year: 1940

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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