Publisher's Synopsis
"The SURCOUF submarine met disaster on the night of Feb. 18, 1942 ... [This scholarly work examines · details about how $245 million in gold may have played a role in the disaster; · questions about a possible double agent who may have plotted to block the Panama Canal and blow up SURCOUF; · events that led President Roosevelt to threaten to deploy a battleship against. SURCOUF"--Amazon.com.