Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid

The incredible true story of nine Hellcat submarines assigned to penetrate the dense minefields protecting the sea of Japan in 1945.

Desperate to avoid an invasion of the home islands, American submarine commanders believed that sinking the Japanese merchant fleet would force the enemy to surrender.

However, the ships were protected by a seemingly impenetrable barrier of deadly minefields.

For the first time, Peter Sasgen tells the gripping story of Operation Barney, a mission in which nine submarines, nicknamed Hellcats, were tasked with getting through the underwater mines and decimating the enemy fleet.

With luck, a new experimental sonar system would guide American submarines safely past the mines.

This is an unforgettable tale of heroic submariners and one of World War II's most ambitious and dangerous missions.