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Author:
Musemeche, Catherine, author.
Title:
Lethal tides : Mary Sears and marine scientists who helped win World War II / Catherine Musemeche.
Edition:
First edition
Publisher:
William Morrow,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
304 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Subject:
Sears, Mary.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
Marine scientists.
Women in science.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographic references (pages 264-292) and index.
Summary:
"In Lethal Tides, Catherine Musemeche weaves together science, biography, and military history in the compelling story of an unsung woman who had a dramatic effect on the U.S. Navy's success against Japan in WWII, creating an intelligence-gathering juggernaut based on the new science of oceanography. When World War II began, the U.S. Navy was unprepared to enact its island-hopping strategy to reach Japan. Anticipating tides, planning for coral reefs, and preparing for enemy fire was new ground for them, and with lives at stake it was ground that had to be covered quickly. Mary Sears, a marine biologist, was the untapped talent they turned to, and she along with a team of quirky marine scientists were instrumental in turning the tide of the war in the United States' favor. The Sears team analyzed ocean currents, made wave and tide predictions, identified zones of bioluminescence, mapped deep-water levels where submarines could hide and gathered information about the topography and surf conditions surrounding the Pacific islands and Japan. Sears was frequently called upon to make middle-of-the-night calculations for last-minute top-secret landing destinations and boldly predicted optimal landing times and locations for amphibious invasions. In supplying these crucial details, Sears and her team played a major role in averting catastrophes that plagued earlier amphibious landings, like the disastrous Tarawa, and cleared a path to Okinawa, the last major battle of World War II" --Publisher's website.
ISBN:
0062991698
9780062991690
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1309303311
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)
TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)
VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)
KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)
GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)
SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)

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