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From: MDugan.ES@Xerox.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: SF-LOVERS Digest   V9 #56
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Date: Thu, 5-Apr-84 11:30:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  5 11:30:00 1984
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I committed the Ultimate mistake and let someone borrow a favorite SF
book which I occasionally reread just for the fun of it (this was about
8 yrs. ago).  I further complicated the mistake by forgetting the Author
and title.  I am hoping someone can help me locate it again (any
pointers to where to get a copy would help as well).  The story line
went something like this:

A WWII submarine was attacking an enemy destroyer in the Pacific and
there was a terrible collision but when the lights came back on
everything seemed to be okay and the sub proceeded to port.  As the
story progressed the crew discovered they really weren't at Pearl Harbor
but instead a pretty good duplicate.  The captian is finally appraised
that not only are they not at Pearl but they are not even on Earth.

The basic premise was that the Earth had progressed through many
centuries and had genetically engineered out the capacity for mankind to
participate in violence (war and fighting) during one of the political
swings to pacifism.   

The sub was, in fact, heavily damaged by the destroyer back in 1942 and
quickly went to the bottom with all crewmen on board.  The combination
of sea water and a special cargo of chemicals combined into a
preservative that allowed the boat to be raised and the crew partially
revived around the year 2000. (this is an area of the book that I found
implasible)  The crew and boat were turned into a museum exibit and
demonstrated WWII sea technology for many years.

Finally, mankind was attacked by an Alien civilization and needed help
to fight back.  The sub crew was brought to the planet under attack,
revived to consciousness, and gradually educated about their
status/history, the year, etc. 

The rest of the book describes how the sub crew becomes a catalyst for a
counter-attack and how it is carried out.

The book was an interesting combination of a WWII submarine yarn and a
neat Sci-fi premise.

ANY help locating this book again will be greatly appreciated!!

Mike