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- catalog abstract "In a desperate attempt to counteract the deadly onslaught of U-boats in the Atlantic, President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a secret project in 1942 that called for the use of decoys disguised as merchant ships. These heavily armed warships were referred to as Q-ships, and very little information about them has been recorded over the past fifty years. Now a U.S. naval officer who served in one of the mystery ships, a decoy-configured freighter by the name of USS Asterion, lifts the shroud of secrecy that has surrounded the mission for so long. His book examines for the first time the origins and operations of Project I.Q, as the secret plan was known. Described as the most self-destructive operation undertaken by the U.S. Navy in World War II, the project had very limited success. The only surviving officer of a Q-ship to chronicle details of the project, Kenneth Beyer draws on his personal experiences as well as information uncovered during years of research in U.S., British, and German records and interviews with participants on both sides.".
- catalog contributor b11291322.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Described as the most self-destructive operation undertaken by the U.S. Navy in World War II, the project had very limited success. The only surviving officer of a Q-ship to chronicle details of the project, Kenneth Beyer draws on his personal experiences as well as information uncovered during years of research in U.S., British, and German records and interviews with participants on both sides.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Dean C. Allard -- 1. Looking toward the Unknown -- 2. America's Awakening: Project LQ -- 3. Operation Drumbeat -- 4. Carolyn and Evelyn: The Ships and the Men -- 5. Getting Under Way -- 6. Advancing toward Destiny -- 7. The Mystery of the Mystery Ship -- 8. The Search for the Unknown -- 9. Confrontation -- 10. The Game Is Over -- App. 1. Ship's Roster (Enlisted Men), USS Atik/SS Carolyn -- App. 2. Precommissioning Detail (Key Petty Officers), USS Atik (AK101) -- App. 3. Ship's Roster (Enlisted Men), USS Asterion/SS Evelyn -- App. 4. Precommissioning Detail (Officers and Key Petty Officers), USS Asterion (AK100).".
- catalog description "In a desperate attempt to counteract the deadly onslaught of U-boats in the Atlantic, President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a secret project in 1942 that called for the use of decoys disguised as merchant ships. These heavily armed warships were referred to as Q-ships, and very little information about them has been recorded over the past fifty years. Now a U.S. naval officer who served in one of the mystery ships, a decoy-configured freighter by the name of USS Asterion, lifts the shroud of secrecy that has surrounded the mission for so long. His book examines for the first time the origins and operations of Project I.Q, as the secret plan was known.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.".
- catalog extent "xx, 236 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Q-ships versus U-boats.".
- catalog identifier "1557500444 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Q-ships versus U-boats.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "Q-ships versus U-boats.".
- catalog subject "940.4/51373 21".
- catalog subject "Asterion (Q-ship)".
- catalog subject "Atik (Q-ship)".
- catalog subject "D783 .B49 1999".
- catalog subject "Q-ships.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, American.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, German.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Dean C. Allard -- 1. Looking toward the Unknown -- 2. America's Awakening: Project LQ -- 3. Operation Drumbeat -- 4. Carolyn and Evelyn: The Ships and the Men -- 5. Getting Under Way -- 6. Advancing toward Destiny -- 7. The Mystery of the Mystery Ship -- 8. The Search for the Unknown -- 9. Confrontation -- 10. The Game Is Over -- App. 1. Ship's Roster (Enlisted Men), USS Atik/SS Carolyn -- App. 2. Precommissioning Detail (Key Petty Officers), USS Atik (AK101) -- App. 3. Ship's Roster (Enlisted Men), USS Asterion/SS Evelyn -- App. 4. Precommissioning Detail (Officers and Key Petty Officers), USS Asterion (AK100).".
- catalog title "Q-ships versus U-boats : America's secret project / Kenneth M. Beyer.".
- catalog type "text".