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Paperbound. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Description: This copy is Signed by the author, with a personalized note. Several black and white illustrations. ''Visitors to Seawolf Park in Galveston seldom realize the submarine they see there is not the famous Seawolf of World War II, but is the submarine Cavalla. Texas' memorial to the lost submarines of the war was named in honor of the famous SS-197, which was lost in October 1944. Under such famous skippers as 'Fearless Freddie' Warder and Roy Gross, the Seawolf's crew boldly entered shallow enemy harbors and rescued downed aviators, landed commandos in the Philippines, and pioneered periscope photography. Her war started the day Pearl Harbor was attacked and ended under tragic circumstances. Here relive her exciting war patrol through the words of many of those who served aboard her, including the diary of a crewman lost with the Seawolf.'' BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition. appendices, notes, bibliography, index. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 458 pages.…