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Submarine Attack #14
Submarine Attack #14 The issue contains two stories. "Submarine Attack" depicts a British submarine crew attempting to navigate a mine-filled channel in the Suez River to reach German reconnaissance signals while avoiding detection. "Our Submarine" is a first-person account by Commander Howard J. Gardner, the youngest officer to command a U.S. Navy submarine, recounting his experiences attacking Japanese naval vessels near Palawan Passage during World War II, including encounters with battleships and aircraft carriers, and the subsequent challenges of evading Japanese bombers and locating supply ships while navigating through dangerous coral reefs.