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"Eight Survived" by Douglas Campbell 2010 TPB WWII Submarine History 1st/1st

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"Eight Survived" by Douglas Campbell 2010 TPB WWII Submarine History 1st/1st

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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VINTAGE 2010 Trade Paperback WWII Submarine History 1st Edition 1st Printing. "Eight Survived: The Harrowing Story Of The USS Flier And The Only Downed World War II Submariners To Survive And Evade Capture. TRADE PAPERBACK 2010 Lyons Press/Roman & Littlefield 1st Edition 1st Printing with "Copyright 2010" & with no additional printings on copyright page.

"The incredible wartime saga of the only American submariners to survive the sinking of their ship and evade enemy capture in WWII. On the night of August 13, 1944, the U.S. submarine "Flier" struck a mine in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines as it steamed along the surface. All but fifteen of the more than eighty-strong crew went down with the vessel. Of those left floating in the dark, eight survived by swimming for seventeen hours before washing ashore on an uninhabited island. The story of the "Flier" and its eight survivors is wholly unique in the annals of U.S. military history. "Eight Survived" tells the gripping story of the doomed submarine and its crew from its first patrol, during which it sank several enemy ships, to the explosion in the Sulu Sea. Drawing on interviews with the survivors and on a visit to the jungle where they washed ashore—where a cast of fascinating characters helped the U.S. sailors evade the Japanese—Douglas Campbell fully captures the combination of extraordinary courage and luck that marked one of the most heroic episodes of World War II. An index, sources & bibliography makes further research easier."

Illustrated with photos. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding exterior: light handling wear/; no spine reading crease or book slant.

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