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John J. Geoghegan

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in Palo Alto, The United States

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Mr. Geoghegan is author of the memoir, "Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption," which recounts what happens when a seemingly successful husband, father and business exec suddenly loses his hearing over night.

Mr. Geoghegan is also author of “Operation Storm: Japan’s Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of WWII,” (Crown, 2013), which "The Wall Street Journal" called, "a fascinating, meticulously researched and deft account."

"Operation Storm" grew out of a cover story Mr. Geoghegan wrote about Japan's I-400 subs for "Aviation History" magazine. His article also served as the basis for the PBS documentary, "Japanese SuperSub," on which Mr. Geoghegan served as Technical Consul ...more

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TOUR THE TORPEDO ROOM OF A BALAO-CLASS SUB SIMILAR TO THE USS SEGUNDO (SS 398)

In my third video tour of a Balao-class sub we visit the torpedo room to learn how dud torpedoes affected Commander Fulp's unique fighting style.

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	Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II 4.10 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What We Can Learn From Them by John J. Geoghegan (Goodreads Author), Eric Miles 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What We Can Learn From Them by John J. Geoghegan (Goodreads Author), Eric Miles really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: A True Story of Love, Hearing Loss, Heartbreak and Redemtion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rare OPERATION STORM: CAPTURE of JAPAN'S I-400 SUBMARINE in WW2 [Hardcover] John J. Geoghegan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intrepid!: Nine of the World's Greatest Adventurers Forgotten by History 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Giants Ruled the Sky: The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship, Library Edition by Jeffrey Geoghegan, Tom Perkins (narrator), John J. Geoghegan (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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