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Lethal tides Mary Sears and the marine scientists who helped win World War II

"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...

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Main Author: Musemeche, Catherine (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2022]
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
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.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part one: A nation at war in two oceans
  • Chasing Plankton on the eve of the war
  • Choosing an unlikely path
  • Finding a mentor fosters a career
  • Smoke screens and submarines
  • Hydro fights a war
  • The war beneath the sea
  • A seat at the table
  • The vast Pacific Ocean
  • Oceanographers to the rescue
  • Part two: The mission begins
  • Closing the intelligence gap
  • Tarawa
  • Reversing the mandate
  • The Oceanographic Unit digs in
  • Narrowing the path to victory
  • Flying blind in Iwo Jima
  • Penetrating the zone of safety
  • Closing in on victory.

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