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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sturma, Michael, 1950-
  The USS Flier: death and survival on a World War II submarine / Michael Sturma.
     p. cm.

  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  ISBN 978-0-8131-2481-0 (hbk. : alk. paper)

  1. Flier (Submarine) 2. World War, 1939-1945—Naval operations—Submarine.

  3. World War, 1939-1945—Naval operations, American. 4. World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—Pacific Ocean. 5. Survival after airplane accidents,
  shipwrecks, etc.—Philippines—Palawan. I. Title.
  D783.5.F56S88 2008
  940.54’510973—dc22

2007046559

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