Panic! at Fort Stevens: Japanese Navy Shells Fort Stevens, Oregon in World War-II : Documentary

by Bert Webber

Long-range Imperial Japanese submarine I-25 was part of the Aleutian Campaign. It and I-26 were dispatched to Cape Flattery to look for U. S. naval interference that might be enroute to the Aleutians. Both attacked ships near the Str. of Juan de Fuca. I-26 also shelled the Estevan Point, B. C. lighthouse while I-25 went to the Columbia River. There, I-25 shot at Fort Stevens, not aware of the big guns of Battery Russell that could have blasted the sub out of the water had an American Colonel commanded "FIRE"! --- from book's back cover

94 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short book loaded with pictures about the attack of the Japanese submarine 1-25 on Fort Stevens. It discusses at length the disposition of the submarine setting to rest some of the myths surrounding the attack. Just the facts.

[Al Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise tome that provides a good overview of the events in 1942 when the Japanese sub caused a minor panic at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. (Coupled with a later sub launched aircraft and balloon bombs Oregon seems to always bear the brunt of WWII in the US). At times humorous and intimate, the historical characters are revealed by Mr. Webber to be all too human at times and he does an excellent job of writing the primer to this little known piece of history.

[Kevin Keating · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading books by this author. He does great local history and he is not politically correct.