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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people helped me with the preparation of this book. I would like to thank John D. Alden, submariner and author, for his critique of the manuscript and his unselfish sharing of rare English translations of Japanese source material; John Taylor at the National Archives for helping to locate many of the radio intercepts and Ultra information; the late Clay Blair Jr. for permission to use his taped interviews; the folks at the Submarine Force Library in Groton, Connecticut, for locating all the patrol reports; the Quan, the magazine of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, for printing my requests for assistance; the Polaris, magazine of the Subvets of WWII, for printing more assistance requests; and the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco for its support of the project.

I consulted many published books and articles; however, this book would not have been complete without the help of so many individuals who saw merit in this undertaking. Those men and women, former prisoners, submariners, and civilians, more than fifty of them, are cited in detail in the bibliography. Their correspondence, interviews, and tapes were of utmost importance in adding a personal touch to these proceedings. Although it was sometimes difficult for them to reveal their thoughts, they assisted me to the best of their ability. I hope this story will illuminate a fraction of what they experienced to a world today in which patriotism and sacrifice are often considered archaic.