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Download or read book Silent Running written by James F. Calvert and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-10-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in James Calvert's candid portrait. From rigorous training and shakedown cruises off the coast of New England, to tense patrols within shouting distance of Japan's major cities, the progress of the newly commissioned USS Jack parallels Calvert's own growth from callow ensign to charter member of one of the sharpest attack teams in the fleet.

Download or read book Run Silent, Run Deep written by Edward Latimer Beach and published by Permabooks. This book was released on 1955 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American equivalent of Das Boot, this gripping, bestselling novel of submarine warfare inspired a well-known Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable. Set in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the tension-filled story focuses o

Download or read book Standard Submarine Phraseology written by United States Navy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally printed during WWII by the Commander of Submarines, Atlantic Fleet, ¿Submarine Phraseology¿ was standard issue for sailors serving in the Silent Service. The first section of the book puts forth general rules for formulating messages, with an emphasis on creating uniform voice procedures. The second part of the text covers specific forms of phraseology used in various operations. Whether you¿re a submarine fleet veteran, a museum docent, a fan of submarine history, or a screenwriter who wants to create historically accurate dialogue, this book makes a great addition to any submarine library.

Download or read book Pigboat 39 written by Bobette Gugliotta and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight again in the Solomons. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared navy fought with what it had until the tide could be turned. Bobette Gugliotta was one of the S-39 wives. With the technical assistance of her husband, Guy, an officer who served on three of the S-class boats during the war, she presents an accurate and absorbing account of submarine operations and warfare. No less valuable is her candid and sympathetic portrayal of the men and women whose lives were caught up in the voyage of the S-39.

Download or read book Chain of Deceit written by David Mcintosh and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chain of Deceit Book 1 is a story that starts in the later years of World War II with mission to end World War II. The plan was to drop the first atomic bomb on Berlin. Moving the first untested atomic bomb across the Atlantic Ocean during a war was not going to be easy and had to remain completely secret; not even the crew or Marines guarding the bomb knew what was in the crates. Little did they know that two crates were the bomb and two more were loaded with gold bullion. The captain of the Liberty ship hated the war and had his own idea as to how to end it. But the best-laid plans go to hell when the shooting starts, as they say. The war made it easy for a group of ruthless men to create a black market ring and sell stolen military hardware and supplies. Davin Pierce, ex–Army first sergeant and now Marine insurance investigator, is assigned to investigate why military hardware is in a warehouse in New Orleans and not at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean as reported. This is the start of a series that touches on many aspects of our lives, military, politics, love, hate, greed, deceit, and much more.

Download or read book Sink the Shigure written by R. Cameron Cooke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 1943: Lt. Commander Jack Tremain returns to the Pacific theater. He’s recovered from his wounds, but not from the loss of his wife. Plunging back into sea duty, he takes on a new sub and a new mission—to intercept a Japanese tanker convoy. But when Tremain spots the Shigure—the Japanese destroyer that sank his beloved first command, the Seatrout—he declares his own personal war on the dreaded ship known as the “Submarine Killer.” As he relentlessly pursues the enemy warship through raging storms and dangerous waters, nothing can stop Tremain’s hell-bent obsession with sinking the Shigure—at any cost…

Download or read book U-859 written by Arthur Baudzus and published by . This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stealthy and deadly, the searing blast of a U-boat's torpedo was often followed by hours of creeping terror as the hunter became the hunted. Written by a survivor of the true events, "U-859" is a novel but it is also an eyewitness account of what it was like to be on the receiving end of Allied explosives.