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Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
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Rogue Trident
by John Hindinger
Fiction-Hardback-by AuthorHouse
Desc:The U.S. Navy makes a big mistake when it thinks it can get away with sacrificing one of its own.
Naval officer Jake Slate survives an explosion on a submarine, but the damage will haunt him forever.
He learns that the worst harm resulted from malice, and when politically motivated naval officials
bury the truth, they lock horns with the wrong guy. Slate’s vengeance will turn the Navy inside out.
Arms broker and French ex-submarine commander Pierre Renard discovers Slate’s situation and recruits
him to steal his Trident Missile submarine, the USS Colorado, and sell its warheads to Taiwan.
Blinded by rage, unsure of his future, and uncertain of whom he can trust, Slate is confident in one
thing – nobody can stop him from taking the Colorado. He allies with Renard and begins a journey that will define the fate of nations.
About the Author: JOHN HINDINGER graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 and served aboard the USS
Kentucky, a Trident Missile submarine, prior to becoming a top-rated instructor of American submarine and
international naval combat tactics at the U.S. Naval Submarine School.He earned a Master of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a Professional
Engineer’s License. After four years in Ford Motor Company’s Information Technology department, he founded
Jade Biomed, a company that develops alternative medical equipment.
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Saga
by Hubert Ward
Hardcover-by AuthorHouse
Desc: This book contains a story of a man’s life, starting in his childhood years in the 1920s and the
struggle that accompanied him and his family through the Depression, and later on through World War II.
It recounts the dangerous but exciting profession that he chose to be a part of as a submarine sailor
during the war and then the transition to a peacetime Navy.
The author served as a crewmember on the submarine Finback that had a wartime record excelled only by a few. The book tells of the rescue of aviators that were shot down by the Japanese, one of whom would later become a President of the United States. The book contains de-classified information, including
the complete unabridged patrol report of the submarine Finback on its 10th war patrol in September of 1944.
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And I was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets
by Rear Adm. Edwin Layton
Trade Paper Edition of the 1985 book. 596 pages by USNIP
Adm. Layton names those who knew about the Japanese intentions, how they knew and misused the information. Layton was Adm.
Nimitz's Intelligence Officer in that period. He relied up the 1/2 million declassified documents from WWII to justify
his findings. Although not a submarine book, it was a major event that led to our involvement obviously.
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Of Ice and Steel by Clayton Meadows
Of Ice And Steel: A Cataclysmic International Conflict Across Space And Time. (Paperback)
by D. Clayton Meadows
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* Paperback: 556 pages
* Language: English
* ISBN: 0977143120
It is autumn 1944. A German submarine makes a daring and dangerous passage into the Arctic ice. Within the
U-boat’s steel hull lies, an experiment that if successful will guarantee survival of the Third Reich. Unknown
to those onboard events are occurring on the opposite side of the world that will leave them trapped and dying
in a frozen hell. In a desperate attempt to save his crew the Captain utilizes the secret cargo that puts his
crew in suspended animation. Decades later they awaken to a strange new world. Their only wish is to get home.
A new Russian revolution has occurred. The world is on edge, as civil war breaks out in the former Soviet Union.
Then during the fighting an American plane is blasted from the sky by Russian missiles. As nations draw their
battle lines the world economy withers. A spark is all that will be needed to ignite a total nuclear war. It
is now that the U-boat makes her run for home. Confronted by warships, and having no idea the war ended more
than a half century ago, the U-boat defends herself. Then other ships begin to disappear. Russia and the
United States blame each other as one more step toward war is taken. One man though finds the answer. At
the last moment his fantastic story is believed and the two sides agree to each send a submarine to find
the U-boat and force her to surrender or send her to the bottom. Can three men from different times,
cultures and backgrounds overcome, fear hate and their own demons to save the world?
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U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of the U-564
By Lawrence Patterson
Tradepaper-208 pages-May 2006 by USNIP
Desc: These photographs lay in a box under a bed for nearly 60 years. The author is a member of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum's
Archive Group and the Brittany Marine Research Society and author of two other U-Boat studies.
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Death at a Distance: The Loss of the Legendary USS Harder
by Michael Sturma
Hardcover-256 pages by USNIP-May 2006
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Teddy Suhren Ace of Aces
by Teddy Suhren and Fritz Brutal-Naval
Tradepaper-224 pages by USNIP-May 2006
Descript: Teddy Suhren was CO of U-564 and lucky to survive as one of the most decorated submariners in WWII.
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Power Shift : The Transition to Nuclear Power in the U.S. Submarine Force As Told by Those Who Did It (Paperback)
by Dan Gillcrist
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Book Description:
Power Shift is the first comprehensive account of the US Navy’s Submarine Force transition from diesel to nuclear power. It represented the biggest, most costly and disruptive technological change in naval history. This was all done against the backdrop of intense Cold War operations where US submarines played a critical role in maintaining the peace. The story is told by the people who were part of the power shift. From seamen to admirals they tell the stories of how the technological and cultural changes affected them.
About the Author
The author is from Long Island, NY, the youngest of nine children. He, along with his four brothers and their Dad, all served in the Armed Forces. Upon turning 18, Dan enlisted in the Navy and volunteered for submarine duty. After a year of various schools he reported aboard U.S.S. Barbero SSG–317 for the remaining three years of his enlistment. He left the boat in Pearl Harbor in 1961 as TM2(SS).
After college he became a salesman for IBM followed by working at Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems (EDS). While at EDS he became involved in the political world working as an advanceman for Nixon and a scheduler for them Congressman George H.W. Bush in his race for the US Senate. In 1971 Dan entered the municipal bond business where he still works. He lives in Santa Fe, NM with his wife of 45 years, Barbara. In addition to writing, he makes military commemoratives which can be viewed at his web site www.subpowershift.com.
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* Paperback: 270 pages
* Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 9, 2006)
* ISBN: 0595385745
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US Submarines 1941-45 (New Vanguard) (Paperback)
by Jim Christley, Tony Bryan (Illustrator)
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* Paperback: 48 pages - * Publisher: Osprey (January 31, 2006)- * ISBN:
1841768596
Book Description Naval warfare in the Pacific changed completely with the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The strategic emphasis shifted
from battleships to much more lethal, far-ranging weapons systems; one of
these was the submarine. This book details the design and development,
classes, weapons and equipment, tactics and operational history of the US
submarine in World War II. Detailed tables, photographs, and superb color
plates depict the force that had an effect far beyond its size - the
submarine accounted for 55% of all Japanese shipping losses, despite
suffering the highest percentage loss of any unit of the United State Armed
Forces in World War II
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Silent Steel : The Mysterious Death of the
Nuclear Attack Sub USS Scorpion (Hardcover)
by Stephen Johnson
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Reviews
"Johnson exhaustively explores everything known about the vessel's final
year-and-a-half of operation. An engrossing documentation of haunting,
grisly what-ifs." (Kirkus Reviews)
"The magnitude of the tragedy of the USS Scorpion is matched only by the
depth of the mystery surrounding her loss. Stephen Johnson has done a
remarkable job of shining new light on this dark moment in U.S. submarine
history."- Sherry Sontag, co-author, Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of
American Submarine Espionage
"Stephen Johnson has crafted a forensic masterpiece that leads the reader
back through time to unravel the gnawing enigma of the tragic 1968 loss of
the nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion. Sifting through a maze of
conflicting theories, he meticulously lays out a tale of undersea
detectives searching for conclusive evidence to one of the most baffling
mysteries of the cruel sea." -- Rear Admiral Thomas Evans, author, analyst
specializing in submarine history and operations, and former officer on the
Scorpion
"The manuscript arrived with yesterday's afternoon mail. I finished reading
it by nightfall. It's that good! Thoroughly researched, impeccably
documented, with an appealing and literate style, Silent Steel should
become essential reading for submarine enthusiasts and for anyone else who
enjoys an engaging and informative yarn." -A.J. Hill, author of Under
Pressure:The Final Voyage Of Submarine S-Five
"What happened to the USS Scorpion" The question has vexed submariners for
almost four decades. Now, with meticulous research and incredible attention
to detail, Stephen Paul Johnson examines and dissects one of the most
tragic and mysterious submarine accidents in U.S. Navy history." -Douglas
Waller, author of Big Red: Inside the Secret World of a Trident Nuclear
Submarine
"Silent Steel captures the intense mystery and trauma of the Scorpion
sinking and explains the background leading to her loss in the words of
many of her former crew and their families. The thoroughly researched story
is a must read for all serious history buffs." -- Peter Huchthausen, author
of October Fury, America's Splendid Little Wars, Shadow Voyage,and
co-author of Hostile Waters
* Hardcover: 304 pages - * Publisher: Wiley (January 6, 2006)- * ISBN:
0471267376
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Whale's Tales: Recollections of a Diesel Submariner
Author: Bruce J. Schick's
Bruce is a retired CDR, and was a former CO of the USS Clamagore SS343.
Book is available only from Bruce direct:
DBF Publishing
2319 Goldmine Rd.
Louisa, VA 23093
Tales from Da Bronx
Submariner (Paperback)
by Donald J. Kamuf
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Author Don "MUFF" Kamuf takes his readers on a whirlwind tour of his life
as a Navy submariner . . . From his experience growing up in the Bronx and
going to Catholic schools,Kamuf joins the U.S. Navy and enters submarine
school at Groton Connecticut-a decision that determines his course for the
rest of his life.
He tells of his experiences serving on the USS Bang SS 385, the USS Sea Poacher SS 406, and the USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN 602, which made patrols in the Atlantic Ocean. After leaving the Abraham Lincoln, Kamuf was sent to submarine school to teach others how to "make air." He then served on the USS Dace SSN 607, making many trips around the world. After that, he worked in submarine repair on the USS Fulton AS 11 and as a planner at the Submarine Support Facility in Groton, Connecticut.
Retiring from the Navy, Kamuf was hired by General Dynamics Electric Boat as a construction engineer. This lasted almost twenty years until he retired. In the last chapter, Kamuf tells about his struggles as an alcoholic, the pain, and his eventual triumph.
Product Details: * Paperback: 408 pages -- * Publisher: Iceni Books
(June 28, 2005)
* ISBN: 1587364891
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Voyage to Olympus
U-859 by Arthur Baudzus
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Paperback: 260 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.70 x 9.16 x 6.02
Publisher: Riverdale Electronic Books; (June 2003)
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In April 1944, the Type IX-D2 long range U-boat U-859 sailed from Kiel,
carrying a secret cargo of mercury and bound for Japanese occupied Penang.
Less than an hour from her destination, after six months at sea and 20,000
miles, U-859 was sunk by a British submarine, carrying the 67 men in her
crew to the bottom of the Malacca Straits. Only 20 men were able to swim up
to life from 50 meters of water. One of those men, Arthur Baudzus, has
taken those real events and used them as the framework for this exciting
and insightful novel of men at war.
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The Omega Deception
by John F. Bayer
Paperback - 320 pages (March 2000)
Broadman & Holman Publishers; ISBN: 0805419667
The Omega Deception is a faced paced action novel that finds a sinister
German plan being developed in order to bring America and its allies to
their knees at the height of World War II. Posting as a soldier and loyal
follower of Hitler, Michael Shaw is assigned to the Peenemunde research
facility where he discovers the Germans are developing a sophisticated
rocket propulsion system to launch chemical weapons from U-boats off the
eastern coast of America. Finding a surprising confidante in civilian
scientist Kurt Daleuge, Shaw must learn all he can about the up coming
attack targeted
at Wall Street, and with Daleuge's's help, intercede before millions of
Americans are killed. Against this historical wartime drama is the personal
struggle of a man seeking to find the faith he lost with the death of his
wife. The Omega Deception is a superbly written, totally engaging novel,
the kind that is so easy to pick up and so hard to put down.
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Run Silent, Run Deep
by Edward L. Beach
This volume is a special edition published by U.S. Naval Institute in their
Classics series. It is the only edition currently published
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Hawke
by Ted Bell
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A James Bond for the 21st century, Alex Hawke is suave, sexy, smart,
wealthy, and deadly. And he's got the bloodlines to prove it--the direct
descendant of a famous English pirate, the British secret agent is back in
the Caribbean where his ancestor once amassed a legendary fortune and
where, decades ago, his own parents were brutally tortured and murdered for
a secret Alex, to this day, doesn't know he has in his possession. What
brings Alex back to the scene of a crime he only vaguely remembers
witnessing as a child is a mission to find and recover a stealth submarine
that's gone missing less than a hundred miles from the American mainland,
complete with 40 nuclear warheads and a rogue terrorist's finger on the
countdown button.
* Hardcover: 384 pages - Publisher: Atria (June 3,
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Red Sky At Night (Paperback)
by Bill Bigelow
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* Paperback: 503 pages--* Publisher: Authorhouse (May 30, 2004)--* ISBN: 1418421618
Bernie Sharpe has tried to develop a totally ‘stealth’ submarine since his Naval Academy days at
Annapolis. Now an admiral, he’s close to achieving that goal. However, it soon becomes evident
that someone or some group is passing U.S. Navy secrets to the Red Chinese. Dan Lincoln, a journalist
and former Navy submarine sonarman, covers the military scene on Capitol Hill and the Pentagon for Pacific
& Asia News Service, a Washington-based newswire service. In the course of his job, Dan stumbles on
to what he believes is a connection between the murder of a colleague from his previous newspaper job
in Honolulu with the operation of a spy ring stealing Navy submarine developments for the Peoples
Republic of China. Routine investigations and his new friendship with Admiral Sharpe eventually
lead him to Beijing, Hong Kong and two very important tours of temporary active duty as a Defense
Department accredited correspondent on ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
There a real wartime showdown between U.S. and Red Chinese forces takes place in undersea waters
off Taiwan. Politics, spies, romance and an ending you'll stay awake waiting to learn make RED SKY AT NIGHT this year's hottest new thriller.
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Dangerous Ground
by Larry Bond
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Calling to mind such undersea techno-thrillers as Clancy's The Hunt for Red
October and Hagberg's By Dawn's Early Light, this latest outing by Bond, a
former naval officer turned bestselling military suspense author (Larry
Bond's First Team, etc.), is an edge-of-the-seat yarn about an aging
nuclear submarine on a secret mission to Russian waters. Using his senator
uncle's political clout, Lt. (j.g.) Jerry Mitchell-a former pilot
permanently grounded thanks to a wrist injury sustained in a freak carrier
crash-has found his way into submarine training, where, among the other
basic skills, he becomes an expert on the Manta, a robot device used for
underwater exploration. Cmdr. Lowell Hardy, veteran skipper of the Memphis,
a nuclear sub long overdue for decommissioning, is given orders to take Dr.
Joanna Patterson from the President's Advisory Science Board and her comely
young assistant, Dr. Emily Davis, into Russian waters to look for evidence
of illegal disposal of nuclear waste. Mitchell's alleged political pull and
the presence of women aboard create unrest among an already unhappy crew.
Somewhat predictably, the mission uncovers a major threat to world security
and the suspense cranks up when the Russians learn they've been found out.
Despite an obligatory surfeit of naval alphabetese and a muster of trite
maritime stereotypes with seabags full of childish personality conflicts,
this is an engaging read. Review "Dangerous Ground is a great submarine
novel. When I grow up I want to write like Larry Bond."--Stephen Coonts
"Larry Bond's intimate knowledge of a submarine's technical details is
matched by his understanding of human nature, and he combines fascinating
characters with captivating technology to keep you turning the pages. Larry
Bond is a master of his craft, and Dangerous Ground is the best submarine
novel yet!"-Walter J. Boyne, New York Times bestselling author of Operation
Iraqi Freedom
Hardcover: 336 pages - * Publisher: Forge Books (May 1, 2005)
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Straits of Power --by Joe Buff
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Hardcover: 432 pages - Publisher: William Morrow (December 1, 2004)--ISBN:
0060594683
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Black Wind: A Dirk Pitt Novel
Terminal Run
by Michael Dimercurio
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the S&H is
$3.99 but if you can couple this with another book purchase the S&H is
reduced to 99cents
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages ; Publisher: Onyx Books; ISBN: 0451410467;
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ANITOV
by Robert Deremier
This is a new softback book published in late 1999. The author worked in
the submarine construction industry and his father served in submarines in
WWII. This is a novel/fiction read of a topic that may bother some but
that I felt was very readable and plausible. It involves an alternative
reasoning for the loss of the Thresher. While some may question the use of
the real Thresher in the book, the author says it was not his intent to
impugn in any way on the memory of those who were lost but to retell their
story so they would not be forgotten. The book basically is told from the
Russian side of the story and will show the possible shortcomings of the
shipbuilding industry. I'm sure procedures and security have been
revisited at shipyards because of the book and that is great. What happens
to the main Russian character in the end? Will cost you to find out. I
recommend the book . This is a "can't put it down type" book.
Send $18.95 to me and we'll get one to you ASAP. Check or money order.
Torpedo : A Surface Warfare Thriller
by Jeff Edwards
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* Paperback: 352 pages
* Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (August 16, 2004)
* ISBN: 0595325327
Review:'Torpedo' really IS catchy with a story that just cannot
miss. Everything that makes a good book compelling to read is found here.
Nations breaking International Law. Biological attacks on the British
Embassy IN the United States. Submarines being smuggled right under the
noses of British ships. Ships being sunk for all the wrong reasons. And
best of all: An intelligent plot that moves with all the speed of a
Tomahawk Missile. I stopped counting all the times I kept asking myself,
this didn't REALLY happen, did it? The realism is unprecedented and highly
tension-filled -- but in a GOOD way.
I have a simple barometer for determining whether or not a book is really
good. If it is the first thing I think about when I get up, and the last
thing on my mind when I go to bed, the book is GOOD. 'Torpedo' IS GOOD. It
met my qualifications and passed with flying colors. Exciting and highly
realistic, this book needs more attention and at the very least, an editor
who knows that a book like this DESERVES a chance to be read by the widest
audience possible that can truly appreciate good, honest, fun thrillers.
Give 'Torpedo' a shot and especially if you have missed the Tom Clancy of
old, this will remind you of why you read Military Thrillers in the first
place. Absolutely fantastic work...and easily the best first novel since
Clancy's 'Hunt For Red October'.
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b>The Neptune Strategy
by John J. Gobbell
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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2004)
ISBN: 0312311702
Plot Line:
Gobbell's protagonist, World War II destroyer officer Todd Ingram, begins
this adventure being blown overboard from his ship by a Japanese bomb. His
rescuer next morning is a Japanese submarine, which begins an odyssey
across the Pacific and into the Indian Ocean. On the way, Ingram endures
the frequently brutal treatment the Japanese meted out to POWs, and readers
get an uncommonly vivid portrait of the Imperial Japanese navy's
little-recorded submarine service in action. Even after he escapes,...
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The Keeper's Son (Josh Thurlow Novels (Paperback))
by Homer Hickam
First of a planned series
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Description:
A gutsy Coast Guard officer battles German submarines and 17 years of
unfettered guilt on the North Carolina coast in 1941 and 1942 in this high
adventure yarn. Hickam, the author of the memoir Rocket Boys (which was
turned into the film October Sky), knows a great deal about submarine
warfare in WWII, as evidenced by his 1989 nonfiction naval history, Torpedo
Junction. This is the first novel of a planned series about rough and
tumble Coast Guard Lt. Josh Thurlow and his unusual patrol boat crew during
WWII. Josh, 31, is a career officer assigned to Killakeet Island, along
North Carolina's treacherous Outer Banks. Both he and his father-the keeper
of the Killakeet Lighthouse-are haunted by the loss at sea and presumed
death of Josh's two-year-old baby brother 17 years earlier. Shaken from his
brooding by the appearance of German U-boats, Josh must try to protect the
merchant ships torpedoed every night offshore. His patrol boat is small and
ill-equipped, and his crew is a wacky group of casual islanders who aren't
sure they really want to fight anybody. A talented U-boat commander named
Krebs becomes Josh's honored enemy, but another U-boat skipper is a far
more ruthless and dangerous adversary. Josh must fight both, as well as his
suspicions that his little brother may not be dead after all; the
reappearance of a childhood sweetheart leavens the mix. Hickam provides a
vivid and convincing portrayal of life under the sea in a U-boat, as well
as on the surface in a fragile patrol boat. Well-crafted characters,
gripping naval warfare and colorful island life come together in this
dynamic and exciting tale.
Paperback: 448 pages - Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 31, 2004)
ISBN: 0312999496
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The Ambassador's Son (Josh Thurlow Novels) (Hardcover)(This is not
about submarines but is the 2nd of a this series (see above) and read the
description-Too hilarious to pass up
by Homer Hickam
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Hardcover: 352 pages - Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (March 1, 2005)
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Rogue Trident (Hardcover)--by John R. Hindinger
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* Hardcover: 221 pages
* Publisher: Authorhouse (August 22, 2005)
* ISBN: 1418432490
Former officer uses sub experience to craft first novel
You never know what sort of crazy ideas can be hatched while standing a
watch from midnight to 4 a.m. For John Hindinger, an idea that came to him
while serving aboard USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) has led him to fulfilling a
nine-year goal of completing his first novel.
Hindinger was passing time by talking with others during a mid-watch in the
1990s aboard USS Kentucky (SSBN 737). He then found himself kicking around
the question, how, if a Sailor lost his marbles, could he steal a
submarine? The question made for some good fodder during the watch for his
shipmates, but Hindinger took the question further and wrote a book based
around the discussion.
''Rogue Trident'' explores the circumstances of naval officer Jake Slate,
who survives an explosion on a submarine and finds himself in the middle of
a politically motivated blame game. He is soon recruited by a foreign arms
dealer to steal the USS Colorado and exact revenge on those who betrayed
him.
Writing the book has been a labor of love for Hindinger. He estimates he
has written and rewritten the book 20 times over nine years and has
benefited from the wisdom of two mentors. Hindinger, who is also a small
business owner, worked diligently to be sure the book retained an element
of realism for military readers.
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With Honour in Battle
by J.T. McDaniel
Paperback - 300 pages-Trade Paper Edition (June 2003)
Writers Club Press/iUniverse.com; ISBN:0971220735
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Bacalao
by J. T. McDaniel
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# Paperback: 300 pages
# Publisher: Riverdale Electronic Books (July 31, 2004)
# ISBN: 0971220751
J. T. McDaniel has proven himself with his second submarine novel, after
"With Honor In Battle". There are not that much novels about American
submarines fighting in the Pacific, and anyway not describing in full
detail how a boat is conceived and how life aboard develops, from the
maiden trip to its exploits against the Japanese empire. McDaniel is not a
former submarine sailor; he spent his tour of duty with the 101th Airborne,
which is totally the wrong experience to tell about submarines. But he does
it like he has been a commander all the way, and perhaps he has been in a
former life.
You will experience love, war and death as it happened and along the way
you'll enjoy places like Hawaii, Australia and the northern hemisphere.
You'll be part of the Pearl Harbor attack as well, so climb on the Bacalao
and read that ever exciting book. And if you're lost with the technical
stuff, at the end you'll find a nice glossary!
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Gunfish : A Fleet Submarine Goes to War (Hardcover)- by Claude M. Pearson
Fiction
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Book Description
"Battle Stations-Gun Action!" Ensign Charley Jason, a Reserve officer faces
the searing experience of submarine warfare in the Pacific.
About the Author
During a 45 year civilian legal career in Tacoma, Claude M. Pearson pursued
a parallel career in the U. S. Naval Reserve, rising to the rank of
Captain. During the Viet Nam War he served as the Naval Reserve Group
Commander and supervised the construction of the Reserve Training Center in
his home town.
* Hardcover: 228 pages
* Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (April 12, 2005)
* ISBN: 0595801811
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Prowl
by Gordan Runyan
Paperback (July 2000)--Deo Volente Pub
ISBN: 0965880451
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The Tiger Cruise
by Richard L. Thompson
Synopsis: The USS Woodbridge, a nuclear attack submarine, is not on a three
hour tour. Instead, it takes a bunch of civilians (family and friends of
Navy personnel) on a two-day cruise. Unfortunately, while they're gone, an
earthquake hits the East Coast.
Iraqi leaders see this natural disaster as an opportunity for destruction,
and so they send a sub filled with anthrax to the U.S. The people on the
Woodbridge, who I remind you are mostly civilians, must deal with this
threat. Softback
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Final Bearing
by George Wallace (Author), Don Keith (Author)
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Hardcover: 512 pages--Publisher: Forge; (April 2003)
ISBN: 0765304155
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Freedom's Menace
by W. Laurence Willis
Hardback-403 pages by Hot Lava Publishing/St. Louis. ISBN 0971676569.
Fiction. The book introduces a character named Trevor Brice. He is a U.S.
government super cop/tough guy/spy/do-it-all with a letter from the
President to clear his path.
Although not a submarine novel per se, the story does evolve around a
Chinese submarine buried deep under a volcano in the Hawaiian Island found
by a lady geologist Dr. Allison. They both go back down a sink hole beside
the volocano to find out why the submarine is there. Later in the book
there are a couple of chapters in which a U.S. submarine takes on a Chinese
boat, one of several sitting off the U.S. coast. The Chinese government
wants the U.S. to surrender to them after they destroyed a city of 25,000
in Maryland. The strong willed president puts Trevor Brice to work to
solve the mystery of the submarine and then later to infiltrate China and
go after their leader. The book is fast paced and exciting. I was struck
by the authors attention to detail. His descriptions and use of exacting
measures show a knowledge of his subject.
I enjoyed the book and rate it a *** of *****. This is about as high as I
go on a fiction read. It is available via Amazon.
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Beneath Southern Seas
The CSS Hunley: The Greatest Undersea Adventure of the Civil War
History of U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II
By Ben Bastura/Owner Submarine Museum in Middletown, CT
352 pages/softback/published in 1981.
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SALT & STEEL:Reflections of a Submariner
by Edward Latimer Beach
Hardcover - 352 pages (May 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557500541
The author of "Run Silent, Run Deep" and "Around the World Submerged"
relates the highlights of his career as a submariner, beginning in World
War II with the Battle of Midway and culminating with his role as a
consultant on the nuclear power program. 13 photos.
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2190 Days: My Navy Adventure (Paperback)
by Daniel Bil
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Paperback: 176 pages --Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises (November 1, 2005)
ISBN: 1598860402
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Clear The Bridge: My Life In The Submarine Service
by Roderick Burtram
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Paperback: 147 pages--Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (April 14, 2004)--ISBN: 1413445764
This memoir is a recollection of events which occurred during a Navy career that spanned nearly forty years, mostly with the Submarine Service. The saga begins on Pearl Harbor Day, 1941, when the author was in Junior High School, and continues through teenage misadventures which laid the foundation for a Naval career.
It follows a path through Boot Camp, Basic Enlisted Submarine School and subsequent duty as a Torpedoman’s mate for ten years aboard diesel submarines; USS CORPORAL (AS 346), USS BASHAW (SSK 241) and USS SEA DEVIL (SS 400).
Following a year as a Navy Recruiter, the author was commissioned an Ensign through the Limited Duty Officer Program. His first duty as an Officer was with the Regulus Missile Program in Hawaii. Subsequent tours of duty were with U.S. Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut; and Staff, Commander Submarine Squadron Six, Norfolk, Va. In 1971 he was ordered to the Commissioning Crew of USS DIXON (AS 37), where he served for three years as the Weapons Repair Officer. Later tours of duty were Staff, Commander Submarine Group Five in San Diego, California and finally Staff, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, where he served three years as the Nuclear Weapons Safety Officer.
This story relates episodes good and bad at all his duty stations. It is written with wry, sometimes risque humor interspersed with sober treatment of the dangers inherent in submarining.
In 1979, Commander Burtram was re-designated as an Unrestricted Line Officer and served an additional eight years. His final tour of duty was Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Bessemer, Alabama, from which he retired 1 Jan., 1988.
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THE PEARL HARBOR AVENGER - U.S.S. BOWFIN JB1 2002
By crewmember Dr. Robert Beynon
Desc: this book cover the war patrols of one of the most successful U.S.
Submarines of World War Two, U.S.S. Bowfin SS-287. This comprehensive well
researched book also includes chapters on many other aspects of the "U.S.
Silent Service" during WWII: 1) The American Submarine; 2) Commissioning;
3) Captains, Skippers, "The Old Man"; 4) Who was the Submarine Sailor?; 5)
The Torpedo Disgrace; 6) Nine War Patrols; 7) Sea of Japan; 8) Special
Missions; 9) Medal of Honors; 10) Naval Squabbles; 11) Post War; 12)
Bowfin Sailors Respond; 13) Sailor... "Rest Your Oar"; 14) The Silent
Service... Little Known Facts. Photos, patrol maps, diagrams, glossary,
Index, 298 pages.
This book is dedicated to the 3501 submariners who are on Eternal Patrol."
NOW available ONLY from TORPEDO JUNCTION Books by exclusive arrangement -
Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Dr. Robert Beynon. 1st edition Extra
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Naval Submarine Base New London (Images of America)
(Images of America) (Paperback)
by David J. Bishop
From Sailboats to Submarines
by Bivens, Arthur Clark
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Edition: Paperback:302 pages..Publisher Infinity Publishing (July 2004)
From Sailboats to Submarines is a personal account of the U.S. Navy
submarine fleet during the 1950s and 60s, which was the height of the Cold
War with the Soviet Union. It was a time when our submarine force was
changing from diesel to nuclear powered submarines, when voyages were
limited only by the endurance of the crew. It is an informative and
personal account of those magnificent naval achievements that were so vital
to winning the Cold War-An absorbing adventure story, with humorous
anecdotes and disastrous events, spiced with romance and the experiences of
a Navy family.
From his 52 weeks course to become an ET and then to get an appointment to
the Naval Academy through the NAP (enlisted to officer program), Bivens
served on a DD, SubSchool in 1955, the USS Quillback, USS Scamp, USS
Bancroft, USS Robert E Lee, USS Patrick Henry and eventual command of the
USS Sam Houston. After getting his 4th stripe he became the Deputy Director
of the Trident Submarine program.
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Q-Ships Versus U-Boats : America's Secret Project
Silent Victory : The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan (Bluejacket
Book)-The Classic Epic of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific. This book is
the "bible" and should be your first purchase
by Clay, Jr. Blair
Our Price: $24.50 Tradepaper-(March 2001)
1070 pages
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 155750217X
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The Japanese Submarine Force in World War
II
by Carl Boyd and Akihiko Yoshida
Tradepaper reprint of the 1995 hardcover.
296 pages- 19 photos by Naval Institute Press
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Hitler's U-Boat Fortresses
by Randolph Bradham
Hardcover--Publisher: Praeger Publishers; (November 2003)--ISBN: 0275981339
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Stoker's Submarine: Australia's Daring Raid on the Dardenelles on
the Day of the Gallipoli Landing
by Fred Brenchley, Elizabeth Brenchley
Paperback: 264 pages--Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers Australia; (April
2002)--ISBN: 073226703X
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The Hunters and the Hunted: German U-Boats, 1939-1945
by Jochen Brennecke
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2003)
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Concepts in Submarine Design (Cambridge Ocean
Technology, 2)
by Roy Burcher, L. J. Rydill
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The Jennifer Project
by Clyde W. Burleson
The Glomar Explorer and other clandestine stories. Softback
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Advance Force Pearl Harbor
by Burt Burlingame
A 2001 book detailing the never before told story of the submarine attack
on Pearl Harbor by the submarines. 300 photographs and
illustrations-416pages
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German U-Boat Commanders of World War II- A Biographical Dictionary
By Busch, Rainer and Hans-joachim Roll
Hardcover - 288 pages-96 photographs (April 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557501866
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Surface at the Pole : The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate
(Blue Jacket Books)(softback)
by James E. Calvert
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The Great Wall At Sea: China's Navy Enters the Twenty-first Century
by Bernard Cole
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Submarine Pioneers
by Richard Compton-Hall
Hardcover - 192 pages (February 2000)
Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750921544
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Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity : My Patrols on the Submarine Uss
Guardfish During WWII
by Claude C. Conner
Tradepaper Re-issue November 2004 - 240 pages
Savas Publishing Co; ISBN: 1882810414
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First Shot
by John Craddock
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Book Description:
The first-ever account of the sinking of a Japanese midget submarine, one
hour before the Pearl Harbor attack.
For six decades, the sunken sub's location remained a mystery-until
accidentally discovered in 2002. First Shot chronicles the stories of the
recent discovery and the naval engagement sixty-four years ago, exploring
one of the great what-if questions in our nation's history: If the warning
signs had been heeded, would the outcome of the Japanese air attack have
been different?
Unheeded warnings, missed opportunities, a failure to connect the dots-more
than 60 ago, America was rocked by a devastating surprise attack on its
Pearl Harbor naval base, one that destroyed a big part of our nation's
Pacific fleet. To this day a controversy rages over whether that attack
could have or should have been detected ahead of time. In First Shot, John
Craddock investigates a little-known but clear eleventh-hour warning that,
had it been heeded, might have enabled the Navy's Pearl Harbor command to
blunt the Japanese assault and save ships and lives.
Craddock reveals that the attack plan of Japan's Admiral Yamamoto included
five midget submarines, each carrying two men and two torpedoes. First Shot
vividly recreates the action on the deck of the U.S.S. Ward on the morning
of December 7 as the outmoded relic of an earlier war engaged a tiny,
state-of-the-art undersea fighting machine.
Hardcover: 288 pages - Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain
Press; 1 edition (October 14, 2005)
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The Fleet Submarine Torpedo Data Computer (Paperback)
by Harvey G. Cragon (Author), Author (Editor, Illustrator)
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Product Description
The U.S Fleet Submarines of WW II were equipped with Torpedo Data Computers that generated gyro angles for the torpedoes. These angles provided steering information to the torpedoes that allowed them to lead and intercept the target; similar to a football quarterback leading a running receiver to catch the pass.
The first chapters of this book describe the early history of gyro guided torpedo development, early torpedo tactics and hand-held steering calculators. Other early chapters briefly describe the development of the Torpedo Data Computers, other components of its torpedo fire control system, and the arithmetic components of the Torpedo Data Computer.
A Torpedo Data Computer performed two major functions: the Position Keeper function and the Angle Solver function. The Position Keeper predicted the present position of the target from prior periscope observations, estimated range to the target, target course, submarine speed, and submarine course. The Angle Solver computed the gyro angle based on the predicted present target and some of the parameters used by the Position Keeper. The characteristics of the torpedo type were also inputs to the Angle Solver. Different torpedo types had different running speeds and turning radii and behaved differently at different submarine depths.
The Torpedo Data Computer was an electromechanical analogue computer occupying a space of approximately 30 cubic feet and housed in the submarine s conning tower. The geometries of the Position Keeper and the Angle Solver functions are illustrated along with the derivations of the Position Keeper and Angle Solver equations and their flow charts. Photographs of all the input cranks and output dials of a Torpedo Data Computer are shown with an explanation of their purpose.
Most of the research material for this book consisted of primary sources, such as Navy manuals from the years 1940-44. Photographs of the TDC were taken on the USS Razorback and USS Torch. An appendix briefly describes the WW II torpedo computers of Britain, Germany, and Japan.
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Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II
And the Baker's Boy Went to Sea
by Mary Cummings
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* Hardcover: 195 pages
* Publisher: Sparkling Press (March 1, 2006)
* ISBN-10: 0977485501
Review: Vivid characters, edge-of-the-seat tension, a compelling story - AND THE BAKER'S BOY WENT TO SEA is an absolute dead-on account of how it really must have felt to live and serve in a submarine's sardine can-style quarters under the constant threat of lethal attack.
How DID a 15 year old boy manage to enlist for submarine duty in WW II? Find out in this unique tale that will capture the attention and imagination of the adventure-starved boy (and anybody else) on your list!
Sixteen WWII submarine veterans provided the author with factual substance and authenticity for the novel.
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Unrestricted Warfare: How a New Breed of Officers Led the Submarine
Force to Victory in World War II
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Submarines by Michael Dimercurio,
Michael Benson
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Paperback: 356 pages ; Publisher: Alpha Books; (February 4, 2003)
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Ghost of War: The Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese-American Relations, 1945-1995 (Hardcover)
by Roger Dingman
List Price: $39.95
Hardcover: 373 pages -- Publisher: Naval Institute Press (November 1997)
ISBN: 1557501599
Professor Dingman spins a compelling narrative of the accidental sinking of a Japanese merchant ship sailing under safe passage negotiated clandestinely by the U.S. and Japan during the last part of WWII. Much wider implications include causal factors relating to the whole issue of the nature of the war in the Pacific as presented in such works as Craig Cameron's American Samurai, John Dower's War without Mercy, Gerald Linderman's World within War and the rest of the literature on racism and predatory warfare. Beyond the nature of war, however, Dr Dingman deals with the myths that linger, especially the way societies recreate their memories of war. Almost as soon as the sinking occurred the creation of different, divergent public memories of the incident in both countries would spoil the well to such an extent that a rift between private and public factions in both would allow a third party, China (PRC), to reap the benefits of salvage. Here the works on the creation of public myth, like Marling and Wetenhall's Iwo Jima, resonate. The multi-archival approach Dr Dingman can use because of his fluency in Japanese is employed at not only the highest levels, in the tradition of Ernest May, Akira Iriye, and Waldo Heinrichs, but also at the level of the common man employed by diplomatic historians like Michael Hunt who in his seminal The Making of a Special Relationship, explores popular culture as well. A gripping tale, heard to put down, this book has lessons for us not only about World War Two, but the lingering myths and malaise of Vietnam.
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Collectors
Book-Dolphin Scholarship Calendar Cartoons. A very nice collection of
submarine cartoons in a supurb heavy hardback quality cover. This is coffee
table quality 8X11" format. 96 "slick" pages inside with 300+ cartoons.
A must have. Price is $12.00 and it includes shipping. Email me or call if
you want it. I am the only source in the country for this!
Memoirs
Rickover: The Struggle for Excellence
by Francis Duncan
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LOST SUBS
by Spencer Dunmore
From the Hunley to the Kursk. This richly illustrated book details the loss
of some the
great boats. This includes the Thresher/Scorpion and Kursk.
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Death in the Doldrums by Bernard Edwards
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*Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Leo Cooper Ltd (July 30, 2005)
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Attack & Sink: 21 U-Boats attack 63 merchant ships in WW II
by Bernard Edwards
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Twilight of the U-Boats
by Bernard Edwards
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Hardcover: 256 pages, Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (April 2004)
Book Description
A leading British naval authority looks at the declining fortunes of the
once invincible U-boat arm of the German Navy that had seriously threatened
the Allies with defeat in the early years of World War II. To tell the
story he focuses on U-223, commanded by Karl-J|rgen Wdether and
commissioned in Kiel in January 1943. The submarine's murderous
fourteen-month career, which ended dramatically in the Mediterranean in
March 1944, is fully examined, and its exploits viewed in the wider context
of the time. 256 pages. Hardcover. 6 x 9 inches. Description: The impact
of the German U-Cruiser Type IX submarines on the Atlantic battle
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My Decision to Live (Paperback)
by Nader Elguindi (Author)
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After many surgeries and a great deal of rehabilitation, Nader continues his career in the U.S. Navy, eventually becoming the first naval officer to earn the coveted Dolphins with a prosthetic leg. Following several appeals with the Navy's Physical Evaluation Board, Nader learns that his wish to remain as an active duty officer in the U.S. Navy has failed.
Discouraged from the failure but not deterred in life, Nader stumbles into a business opportunity and starts his own information technology company. Nader s story comes full circle ten years after his tragic accident when he wins one of the largest small business contracts from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a distinguished branch of the U.S. Navy.
About the Author
Nader Elguindi is an expert on leadership and motivation. He started his career as a trained nuclear engineer in the U.S. Navy submarine force, becoming the first person to earn his Dolphins with a prosthetic leg. After leaving the Navy, Nader built a consulting firm, Cydecor, from scratch, acquiring such clients as Hendrick Automotive Group, Duke Energy, and BSN medical. Following the collapse of the technology market in 2000, Nader reinvented his company, building from the foundation of Cydecor and venturing into government contracting. Today, Nader serves as president of his consulting firm, Cydecor, which represents federal clients, is an author and peer volunteer at Walter Reed. He resides in Arlington, Virginia.
The proceeds from My Decision to Live will be donated to non-profit groups supporting the wounded warriors at Walter Reed.
# Paperback: 155 pages--# Publisher: Hudson House (March 5, 2007)--# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1587768577
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Sea Assault (Mass Market Paperback)
K Boats : Steam-Powered Submarines in World War I
by Don Everitt
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Descending from Duty (Paperback)
by J. Ryan Fenzel (Author)
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* Paperback: 312 pages
* Publisher: Ironcroft Publishing (February 16, 2006)
* ISBN-10: 0977168808
* Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
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Thunder Below! : The Uss Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in
World War II
by Eugene B. Fluckey
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Cry from the Deep : The Submarine Disaster (Kursk) That Riveted the
World and Put the New Russia to the Ultimate Test
by Ramsey Flynn
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* Hardcover: 304 pages - Publisher: HarperCollins (December 1, 2004)
* ISBN: 0066211719
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U.S. Submarines Since 1945 : An Illustrated Design History
by Norman Friedman, James L. Christley (Illustrator)
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U.S. Submarines Through 1945 : An Illustrated
Design History
by Norman Friedman
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The Fifty-Year War : Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War
by Norman Friedman
Hardcover - 600 pages (November 1999)
**If you don't know who Norman Friedman is in the military writing field,
you are really new! His classic books; U.S. Submarines Through/Since 1945
are technical classics. He also writes for the Naval Institute Proceedings
magazine and did the review for them of Blind Man's Bluff. I personally
consider him in the top 5 of all Naval and Submarine writers.
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Submarine Admiral : From Battlewagons to Ballistic Missiles
by I. J. Galantin
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Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea: The Daring Capture of the U-505
By Daniel V. Gallery
BlueJacket Books-Paperback-U.S. Naval Institute
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Hellions of the Deep : The Development of American Torpedoes in
World War II
by Robert Gannon
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Operation Drumbeat : The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First
U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II
by Michael Gannon
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Decoding History : The Battle of the Atlantic and Ultra
by W. J. R. Gardner
Hardcover (December 1999)
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Modern U.S. Navy Submarines
by Robert Genat, Robin Genat
Basically a picture book covering LA Class, Ohio Class, Seawolf class and
NSSN but it is supported by a lot of text also.
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The German Submarine War, 1914-1918
by RH Gibson and Maurice Prendergast
Hardback-438 pages-Published by Naval Institute Press-2003
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Shooting the War: The Memoir and
Photos of a U-Boat Officer in WWII
by Otto Giese and James E. Wise
Tradepaper-312 pages-104 photos-Published by Naval Institute Press
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Spindrift
by 3 Navy brothers-One on the Barbero. Spindrift :
Stories from the Sea Services: by Dan Gillcrist, Paul Gillcrist, Dan
Robert, Robert Gillcrist
List Price: $24.95
Hardcover (October 1998)
3 Navy/Marine Brothers write a book! One
(Dan) was a submariner (TM) on the Barbero, another a Navy carrier pilot
and the third was a seagoing Marine on a carrier also. The book is divided
into 4 parts. The first about life on a DBF in the 50's and some nucs into
the 70's. Part II deals with target ops from 52-82 and is written by Paul
the aviator. Part III deals with carrier ops from the view of the Marine
(Robert). Part IV concerns women and their part in aviation as seen by the
aviator Paul. Paul also has written 3 other non-fiction books on aviation.
List Price: $24.95 Hardcover 368 pages and I recommend it! (October 1998)
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
NOTE! Anyone ordering will receive a "bookplate" with the authors (all 3
autographs) that you can put inside the book. This will increase the value
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Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U 505
U-Boat Hunters: Code Breakers, Divers and the Defeat of the U-Boats
1914-1918
by Robert M. Grant
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Hardcover: 184 pages, Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (April 2004)
Book Description
The story of how British naval intelligence was able to break German naval
codes in World War I is fully explored by the noted U-boat historian Robert
Grant. Examining radio interception records, telegrams, and the records of
the Admiralty salvage department, Grant has unearthed an amazing tale of
resourcefulness and danger. Along with collecting cipher information from
many differing sources, intelligence personnel in Room 40, the nerve center
in the Admiralty, sent Royal Navy divers to collect data from U-boat wrecks
around Great Britain and Ireland and had ground crews comb through the
wreckage of crashed zeppelins. Their efforts paid off. With their new-found
insights into U-boat operations, the "men of Room 40" could hunt down and
destroy U-boats at sea. This intriguing look at early successes in
deciphering U-boat codes is sure to join the author's previous work as a
standard reference on U-boat warfare. It includes an updated list of German
submarines sunk or interned. 184 pages. 20 photographs. 3 line drawings.
Hardcover. 81/2 x 121/2 inches.
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The Devil's Device : Robert Whitehead and the History of the Torpedo
by Edwyn Gray
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Disasters of the Deep
by Edwyn Gray
Hardback-288 pages-Published by Naval Institute Press-2003
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The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1940-1943
by Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani
In trade paperback-352 pages-30 photographs
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Pigboat 39 : An American Sub Goes to War
by Bobette Gugliotta
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Submarine (Eyewitness Books)
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US Submarine Crewman 1941-1945
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Battlin' Bastards and Pigboats: The POW and Submarine Interface
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Shadows on the Horizon : The Battle
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by Winthrop A. Haskell, Jurgen Rohwer
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Torpedo Junction : U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942
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Raising the Hunley : The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost
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Another Place, Another Time ; A U-boat Officer's Wartime Album
U-Boat Emblems of World War II
by Georg Hogel
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The Voyage of the Hunley
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Jane's Submarines War Beneath the Waves: From 1776 to the Present Day
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Robert Hutchinson, follows the development of the submarine as a weapon of war from its earliest designs in the 16th Century to the last vessels at sea today. Included are text, tables, illustrations and photographs of: The first submarines World War I designs Inter-war designs and disasters World War II operations ’Cold War’ submarine design and operations The latest submarine designs Submarine accidents through the years, including details on the Russian ‘Kursk’ that sank in 2000. Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons has provided illustrations for many of the major ‘landmarks’ for designs from 1776 through to the present day.
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K-19 : The Widowmaker : The Secret Story of the Soviet Nuclear
Submarine
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October Fury
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Steel Shark in the Pacific : USS Pampanito SS-383
by Walter W. Jaffee
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Once in a while a gem is found amidst the rubble of the book world.
Such a find is "US Silent Service - Dolphins & Combat Insignia
(1924-1945)". Written by David A. Jones and Published by R. James
Bender Publishing. ISBN 0912138882 and 224 pages of superb
quality paper and cover. It is a glossy paged book with the best
photography I've seen in a long time. There are two other insignia
books on the market but they are both are international in scope. This
books takes Prichard's 10 pages of the U.S. dolphins and expands
and embellishes it into a 224 page beautiful history lesson of not only
the dolphin insignia but it also includes a lot of history of the force as
well.
Did you know for example that there was an authorized "submariner"
pin in WWI? Or that Admiral King did not design the dolphins? Or
that the Australian made version of the Combat pin had no holes for
stars? The book is full of interesting bits of information and is lavishly
interspersed with photos of launchings, launch tags, EB pins, postmarks,
matchbooks, combat flags, mess hall and liberty cards photos and many
photos of sailors from the WWII era. There was also a pin of a guy
riding a torpedo which was given out for the successful completion of
TM school .
This book will make you the expert on dolphin insignia and a lot more.
Available for $39.95 + $3.50 S&H to R. James Bender Publishing,
POB 23456, San Jose, CA 95153-3456.
U.S. Subs Down Under: Brisbane 1942-1945
by David Jones, Peter Nunan
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press; (November 15, 2004)
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Run Silent
by Philip Kaplan
While heavily illustrated, this book which traces the history of the silent
service pulls most of it's material from the elite corps of men who rode
the boats.
New in August 2002-This 240 page 10X10 book is nice addition to the coffee
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Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet
by Andrew Karam
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I saw this book on the submarine list on Amazon.com, and decided to pick it
up. I am very glad I did! This is an outstanding personal account of the
author's time as an enlisted man on the USS Plunger, a 594 (Permit) class
attack submarine, in the late 1980's. The author has written a
"semi-fictional" account, based on a mix of his experiences and actual
events during his underway periods on Plunger. He carefully avoids
classified material, yet manages to convey a real flavor for the complex
technical equipment and "interesting" people on board a nuclear submarine.
We follow him, as a senior enlisted man, on the various duty stations in
engineering, and learn a fair amount about the nuclear and steam propulsion
systems along the way. Various operations are also detailed, including a
tense trail of a Delta IV class SSBN in the Sea of Okhotsk, an area
considered by the USSR to be "territorial waters".
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In the Course of Duty : The Heroic Mission of the USS Batfish
(Paperback)
by Don Keith
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Book Description:In February 1945, the Japanese High Command sent four
submarines on a secret recovery mission to the Philippines. An American
submarine wolfpack was sent to intercept them.
During the night, the submarine USS Batfish engaged the enemy. And in the
ensuing skirmish, a fully armed torpedo lodged in a firing tube. With the
enemy alerted to their presence, and their own torpedo threatening to
destroy them, the crew of the Batfish entered into a 72-hour battle. In an
astonishing display of skill, fortitude, and mariner's luck, the Batfish
not only survived, but they destroyed a record-breaking three enemy
submarines in a single engagement. This is the never-before-told story of
the submarine, the captain, and the crew of the USS Batfish, and a
testament to the bravery of those who endured hell under the waves.
* Paperback: 336 pages
* Publisher: NAL Trade (October 4, 2005)
* ISBN: 0451216598
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Gallant Lady : The Biography of the USS Archerfish
by Don Keith (Author), Ken Henry (Author)
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Hardcover--352 pages--Publisher: Forge; 1st edition (June 1, 2004)
ISBN: 0765305682
Don Keith is an Alabama native and attended the University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa where he received
his degree in broadcast and film. He has won numerous awards from the
Associated Press and United Press
International for news writing and reporting, as well as Billboard
Magazine's "Radio Personality of the Year" during his more than twenty
years in broadcasting. His first
novel, The Forever Season, won the Alabama Library Association's "Fiction
of the Year" award.
Book Description
She looked like just about like the other diesel powered, Balao-class
submarines crafted in the '40s. But there the similarity ends. Because the
Archerfish--named for a fish that kills its victims with a lethal blast of
water from below--won a unique, heroic place in military history and the
memories of her crew members.
Here is her story: from her assembly in New England, her dedication at the
hand of Eleanor Roosevelt, her service in World War II, where she broke the
back of the Japanese Navy and sank the largest ship ever sunk by a
submarine, to the details of her critical role in the Cold War,
crisscrossing the oceans for six years to foil Soviet naval intelligence.
Here too, is the story of her officers and enlsited men, who waited years
to serve on the Archerfish. In their own words, these men tell how, against
all odds, they sent a Japanese aircraft carrier to the ocean floor . . .
served in peacetime in the Navy's only all bachelor crew . . . steered
their ship into exotic ports all over the world . . . welcomed B-girls,
Japanese war veterans, royalty, Playboy bunnies and a goat aboard ship,
with equal hospitality. As they helped their sub outlast fires and even an
earthquake, they worked hard, played hard and lived even harder.
An extraordinary real-life odyssey, Archerfish is a vivid, unforgettable
portrait of submariners' life.
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U-Boats Destroyed : German Submarine
Losses in the World Wars
by Paul Kemp
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Underwater Warriors one and two man submarines in both
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Workshop Practice For Ship Modellers
by Brian
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Love Stories of World War II
by Larry King (Editor)
Hardcover - 304 pages (November 6, 2001)One story from a Submariner/Ron
Smith.
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Black Submariners In The United States Navy, 1940-1975
by Glenn A. Knoblock
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For as long as an American naval force has existed, black sailors have
served itwith bravery, distinction, and little or no recognition. They have
since earned praise for service in the American Revolution, the War of
1812, and the Civil War, and more recently, they were integral to the
development of the U.S. Submarine Service. Their roles limited by
segregation, black submariners nonetheless were a key element of the
"Silent Service" throughout World War II. With desegregation came expanded
opportunities, and black submariners witnessed the birth and evolution of
the nuclear-powered submarine, and some of the tensest moments of the Cold
War. These men paved the way for those who followed-their contributions
deserve recognition, and their stories deserve to be told.
This exploration of the role of African American submariners chronicles
their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical
overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to
which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of
becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during
World War II. An account of black submariners in post-war service during
desegregation, the development of the nuclear submarine, and throughout the
Cold War follows. Oral histories of over fifty black submariners who served
in World War II and post-war form the heart of the book. Photographs of the
men profiled, including wartime photographs, complement the text.
Appendices outline the naval steward rating system, list all black
submarine stewards serving in World War II, top stewards by number of war
patrols, and those lost or killed during wartime service. Rear Admiral
Melvin G. Williams, Jr., submarine fleet commander and son of one of the
men profiled, provides a foreword.
* Hardcover: 494 pages by McFarland & Company (July 6, 2005)--
* ISBN: 0786419938
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Type XXI
U-Boat-Revised Edition
by Fritz Kohl and Eberhard Rossler
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Voyage of the Deutschland
by Paul Konig & Ernst Bischof
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Shadow Divers : The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked
Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert
Kurson
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Hardcover: 400 pages--Publisher: Random House; (June 29, 2004)
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This superlative journalistic narrative tells of John Chatterton and Rich
Kohler, two deep-sea wreck divers who in 1991 dove to a mysterious wreck
lying at the perilous depth of 230 feet, off the coast of New Jersey. Both
had a philosophy of excelling and pushing themselves to the limit; both
needed all their philosophy and fitness to proceed once they had identified
the wreck as a WWII U boat. As Kurson, a writer for Esquire, narrates in
this debut, the two divers next undertook a seven-year search for the
Uboat's identity inside the wreck, in a multitude of archives and in a host
of human memories. Along the way, Chatterton's diving cost him a marriage,
and Kohler's love for his German heritage helped turn him into a serious
U-boat scholar. The two lost three of their diving companions on the wreck
and their mentor, Bill Nagle, to alcoholism. (Chowdhury's The Last Dive,
from HarperPerennial in 2002, covers two of the divers' deaths.) Thesuccessful completion of their quest fills in a gap in WWII history-the fate of
the Type IX Uboat U-869. Chatterton and Kohler's success satisfied them and
a diminishing handful of U-boat survivors. While Kurson doesn't stint on
technical detail, lovers of any sort of adventure tale will certainly
absorb the author's excellent characterizations, and particularly his
balance in describing the combat arm of the Third Reich. Felicitous
cooperation between author and subject rings through every page of this
rare insightful action narrative. If the publishers are dreaming of another
Perfect Storm, they may get their wish.
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Who knew that German submarine U-869, long thought to have been sunk off
Gibraltar in 1945, was actually sunk by its own torpedo less than 60 miles
from Brielle, New Jersey? No one--until 1991, when two death-cheating
wreck-divers began exploring the boat's wrecked hull, 230 feet underwater.
Death-cheating? In the seven years between its discovery and its positive
identification, U-869 claimed the lives of three experienced wreck divers
and scared away many more. Though Kurson's historical...
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U.S.S. Albacore
by Robert Largess and James Mandelblatt.
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Published by Portsmouth Marine Society-1999
189 Pages. This is the definitive study of the USS Albacore SS 569, the
forerunner to the nuclear submarine Navy. Many pictures. A very thorough
study.
Kangaroo Express
by Richard Lanigan
The epic story of the submarine Growler with recollection by a former
skipper. This was the boat that Gilmore was lost on and later awarded the
Medal of Honor. A great read. Softback
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Galloping Ghost: The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Captain Eugene Fluckey (Hardcover)
by Carl Lavo (Author)
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Eugene Fluckey was one of the great naval heroes of World War II. His exploits as captain of the submarine USS Barb revolutionized undersea warfare and laid the groundwork for the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine fleet that today is the primary deterrent and capability of the United States against nuclear attack. Now a retired rear admiral living in Annapolis, Maryland, he is the most decorated living American, having earned numerous presidential, congressional, and military honors, including the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses. In the war against Japan, Fluckey fired the first ballistic missiles from a submarine, sank more tonnage than any other U.S. submarine skipper; including an aircraft carrier, a cruiser, a destroyer, and blew up a train after landing submariners-turned-saboteurs on mainland Japan in 1945. The title of this biography is the legendary submariner s nickname, "Galloping Ghost, " a reference to the hit-and-run tactics that left his enemies baffled about the direction of his attacks.
Here is the admiral's story, told with the exclusive access to Admiral Fluckey's personal papers and based on interviews with him, his family, Barb shipmates, official Navy documents, and the recollections of his contemporaries. The author, Carl LaVO, who spent years researching the subject, offers not only a dramatic, action-filled account of Fluckey's wartime experiences, but also a lively description of his life before and after that captures the infectious optimism contributing to his many successes.
LaVO describes meeting the ninety-year-old retired admiral: With a full shock of hair, trim build, natty clothes, and buoyant demeanor, Fluckey looked much younger and still displayed his characteristic dry wit, despite the fact that Alzheimer's disease had robbed him of many memories. When asked about a long-forgotten episode of his life, the admiral replied with a twinkle in his eyes and hearty laugh, I don t know. You tell me. LaVO took up his challenge and with this book presents Admiral Fluckey's full biography.
About the Author
Carl LaVO, a graduate of the University of Florida at Gainesville, is the author of Slade Cutter: Submarine Warrior and Back from the Deep: The Strange Story of the Sister Subs Squalus and Sculpin, both published by the Naval Institute Press. He has also written many articles for the Institute's two magazines, Proceedings and Naval History, and a variety of general-interest periodicals. His television appearances include the History Channel series Silent Service and Man, Moment and Machine.
An award-winning journalist, LaVO is assistant managing editor of the Courier Times in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife Mary Anne. He is an experienced scuba diver and has explored many of the water-filled caverns and subterranean rivers of Florida, exceeding depths of two hundred feet. A childhood interest in the atomic submarine Nautilus and the book Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne gave him a lifelong curiosity about the Silent Service and undersea exploration.
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BuOrd acknowledged problems from early in the war, but their processes and their tunnel vision prevented them from realizing that the weapon sent to the fleet was grossly defective. One of World War II's forgotten heroes, Admiral Lockwood drove the process for finding and fixing the three major defects. This is first book that deals exclusively with the torpedo problem, building its case out of original research from the archives of the Bureau of Ordnance, the Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral Lockwood's personal correspondence, and records from the British Admiralty at the National Archives of the United Kingdom. These sources are complemented by correspondence and interviews with men who actually participated in the events.
One Navy admiral called it "one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era." To this day, the U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster has eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost crew. But a small handful of Navy and government officials knew the truth from the very beginning: The sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion and its crew of 99 men on May 22, 1968, was an act of war.
In this major work of historical reporting, Ed Offley reveals that the sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion has never been a mystery, but rather a secret buried by the U.S. government in a frantic attempt to keep the Cold War from turning into a hot war. The Soviets had torpedoed the Scorpion in reprisal for the destruction of the Soviet missile sub K-129, which the Americans had sunk in the Pacific just ten weeks earlier. But why does the U.S. Navy continue to hide the real story of what happened on that fateful day in 1968?
In Scorpion Down, military reporter Ed Offley tells the true story of the U.S.S. Scorpion for the first time and dramatically recounts a little-known episode that nearly brought about World War III. And he conclusively demonstrates that the Navy's official account of the Scorpion incident--from the frantic open-ocean hunt for the wreckage to a court of inquiry's final conclusions--is nothing more than a carefully constructed series of lies.
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I had met Ken Ruiz at the Naval Academy in 1941 as a midshipman. He was a very brave and lucky naval officer;
he is indeed made of the "Right Stuff". Submiitted by: Capt. Dan C. Clements USN(Ret), Nashville, TN.
Red Star Rogue : The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike
Attempt on the U.S.
Included here are some familiar names. Slade Cutter, who earned four Navy Crosses as a skipper in World War II, describes the process that made him a capable submariner. Dennis Wilkinson, first skipper of the nuclear-powered Nautilus in the 1950s, tells of being in the first missile-firing submarine in the 1940s. Robert McNitt recalls his experiences as executive officer to Medal of Honor skipper Gene Fluckey. Among the other submariners who present their personal memories are Jerry Beckley, contemplating the possibility of firing nuclear missiles during the 1962 Cuban crisis; Hosey Mays, describing what it was like to be a black man in a boat with a nearly all-white crew; Paul Foster, discussing the sinking a German U-boat in World War I; and Wayne Miller, explaining the enormous satisfaction he felt when he earned his silver dolphins.
About the Author
Stillwell was director of the U.S. Naval Institute's history division from 1993 to 2004. Prior to that he served as the first editor-in-chief of the Institute's Naval History magazine and earlier was managing editor of the organization's Proceedings magazine. From 1982 to 2004 he served as director of the Naval Institute s oral history program, one of the oldest and largest in the United States.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Stillwell is a retired Naval Reserve commander who served in the late 1960s on board the tank landing ship Washoe County and the battleship New Jersey. He and his wife Karen live in Arnold, Maryland. They are the parents of three sons, James, Robert, and Joseph.
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Slade Cutter: Submarine Warrior by Carl Lavo
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Honor, Courage, Committment: Navy Boot Camp
by J.F. Leahy
Hardcover-264 pages and 33 photographs by Naval Institute
The Author follows a company through boot camp in 2000 at Great Lakes.
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Ask the Chief: Backbone of the Navy
By: J. F. Leahy
The author is a coauthor of the upcoming "Chief Petty Officer's Manual."
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Whenever sailors are confronted with "unsolvable" problems-be it a fouled
anchor or paint that
won't dry-they often throw up their hands and exclaim, "We'd better ask the
Chief." That
refrain, heard for generations throughout the Navy, is the theme for Jack
Leahy's newest book.
Written at sea, his book provides a compelling picture of the Chief Petty
Officer's community
in the U.S. Navy. As a guest of the Chief Petty Officer's mess aboard USS
George Washington
during Operation Enduring Freedom, Leahy was granted complete and
unfettered access to all
areas of the massive carrier and the other ships in her battle group. He
interviewed nearly
one hundred Navy Chiefs from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special
warfare communities
and recounts their stories of daily life at sea. In doing so, he presents
the true backbone
of the modern Navy: the wisdom, character, and dignity of the Chief Petty
Officer's community.
This book of contemporaneous oral history follows the format that proved so
successful with
Leahy's earlier book on Navy boot camp. Color photographs help bring the
story to life.
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Book of the construction of submarines in Pacific North
West
Beneath the Surface : Submarines Built in Seattle and Vancouver 1909
- 1918 (Paperback)
by Bill Lightfoot
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The fascinating story of the only navy submarines to be built on the
Pacific North West Coast of North America.
* Paperback: 342 pages--* Publisher: Cordillera Books (June 20, 2005)
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Under Ice : Waldo Lyon and the Development of the Arctic Submarine
(Texas A&m University Military History Series, No 62)
by William M. Leary, John H. Nicholson
Hardcover - 320 pages 1 Ed edition (January 1999)
Texas A&M University Press; ISBN: 0890968454
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San Diego's Navy : An Illustrated History
by Bruce Linder
Hardcover (June 2001)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557505314
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The Terrible Hours : The Epic Rescue of Men Trapped Beneath the Sea
by Peter Maas
Hardcover - 240 pages 1 Ed edition (October 1999)
In The Terrible Hours, Maas reconstructs the harrowing 39 hours between the
disappearance of the submarine Squalus during a test dive off the New
England coast and the eventual rescue of 33 crew members trapped in the
vessel 250 feet beneath the sea. It's also the story of Momsen's triumph.
Under the worst possible circumstances, Momsen led a successful mission and
helped change the future of undersea lifesaving. Not only has Maas written
a carefully researched and suspenseful tribute to a true hero, in the
process he has salvaged a long-forgotten, riveting piece of American
history.
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Patrol Report U.S.S. Wahoo by J.T. McDaniel
by J. T. McDaniel
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Tradepaper: 300 pages--Publisher: Riverdale Electronic Books; (July 2004)
ISBN: 1932606076
Description: In a word, this book is brilliant. Join the crew of USS
Bacalao for adventure on the high seas. J. T. McDaniel takes us from the
builder's yard in Connecticut to white hot combat in the Pacific Theater.
McDaniel's writing has the human understanding of Edward L. Beach, and the
technical precision of Tom Clancy. Don't miss this one. If you're a fan of
naval combat novels, this is as good as it gets.
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Patrol Report U.S.S. Cod by J.T. McDaniel
U.S.S. Cod (SS-224): American Submarine War Patrol Reports
by J. T. McDaniel (Editor)
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Edition: Trade Paperback
* Publisher: Riverdale Books (May, 2005)
* ISBN: 1932606041
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This is an amazing volume. The author is amazing. He is the only
person on the planet publishing Patrol Reports. He is
working on the U.S.S. Wahoo next. 320 pages of her 7 War patrols. We
need to preserve this one. Very nicely put together.
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Forgotten Fleet : The Mothball Navy
by Daniel Madsen
Hardcover - 240 pages (January 2000)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557505438
Although not strictly about submarines, this book will stay with you a long
time! Very highly recommended by me.
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Enigma Uboats : Breaking the Code
by Jak P. Mallmann-Showell
Hardcover - 192 pages (August 2000)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557502021
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The German
Navy Handbook 1939-1945
by Jak P. Mallmann-Showell
Hardcover - 288 pages 1 edition (July 1999)
Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750915560
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U-Boats at War : Landing on Hostile Shores
by Jak P. Mallman-Showell
Hardcover (March 2001)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 155750864X
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U-Boats in Camera 1939-1945
by Jak R. Mallmann-Showell
Hardcover - 192 pages (September 1999)
Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750915579
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U-Boat Warfare: The Evolution of the Wolfpack
by Jak R. MallmanShowell
Hardcover by USNIP in 2002-160 pages
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Hitler's U-Boat Bases
By Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Hardback- 224 pages, 150 photographs
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USS Requin SS481 Book for sale by Author
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Cruisers for Breakfast
by John Mansfield
The story of the Darter and the Dace in WWII
300 pages, Hard Cover, 4 color dust jacket--Price: $25.00 plus $3.00 S&H
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War Patrols of the USS Flasher
by William R. McCants
465
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Nautilus SSN 571
by William McNally
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Submarine Diary : The Silent Stalking of Japan by a former sub
commander
by Corwin Mendenhall
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Sea Stories
by Rear Admiral Corwin Mendenhall
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Paperback - 331 pages (February 1, 2001)
Dorrance Publishing Co; ISBN: 080594804X
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Mendenhall is doing fine living in the San Antonio area. He rode the
Sculpin, Pintado in WWII and later the Catfish. The sequel to his first
book "Submarine Diary," Rear Admiral Corwin Mendenhall, U.S. Navy
(retired), offers up this tell-all autobiographical account highlighting
his illustrious career in the Navy and life adventures he has experienced
for nearly 84 years.
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Submarines, Technology, and History
by John Merrill
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Following the author's career in Navy research and development related to
submarine systems, these historical monographs represent a post-career
interest in exploring the history and telling the story of the development
and implementation of several submarine or submarine-related technologies.
Historical research led to investigation of convoying merchant ships during
both World Wars. An interest in sonobuoys brought P.M.S. Blackett and his
broad contributions to science, antisubmarine warfare and operations
research to the author's attention.
Several of the papers present the only public record of the creativity of
some individual engineers and scientists and their contributions to the
United States Navy. In most of the papers submarines provide a common
thread. With some exceptions, events of the 20th Century predominate.
Paperback: 138 pages
Publisher: Infinity Publishing (March 16, 2004)
* ISBN: 0741418126
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Bells to Sonar
by John Merrill
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Looking Around: A history of Periscopes by John Merrill
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Find and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in
WW1 by Dwight Messimer
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Verschollen: World War 1 U-Boat Losses
by Dwight R. Messimer
New Hardback in 2002-304 pages
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Death on the Hellships: POWs at Sea in the Pacific War
by Gregory F. Michno
Hardcover (June 2001)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557504822
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USS Pampanito : Killer-Angel
by Gregory Michno
Hardcover - 464 pages (April 2000)
Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0806132051
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The U-Boat Hunters : The Royal Canadian Navy and the Offensive
Against Germany's Submarines
by Marc Milner
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Subs Against the Rising Sun : U.S. Submarines in the Pacific
by Keith Milton
Hardcover - 403 pages (December 14, 2000)
Yucca Tree Pr; ISBN: 1881325458
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Spies for Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War
by Jeffrey M. Moore, Mike Ennis
Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (January 2004)
ISBN: 1591144884
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A Time to Die : The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy
by Robert Moore
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288 pages - Publisher: Crown (January 14, 2003)
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John P. Holland, 1841-1914 : Inventor of the Modern Submarine
by Richard Knowles Morris
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II 15 Volume
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by Samuel Eliot Morison
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Another Place, Another Time: A U-boat Officer's Wartime Album
by Timothy P. Mulligan (Foreword), Werner Hirschmann, Donald E. Graves,
Christopher Johnson (Contributor)
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Hardcover: 255 pages - Publisher: Naval Institute Press (October 15, 2004)
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Neither Sharks Nor Wolves : The Men of Nazi Germany's U-Boat Arm,
1939-1945
by Timothy Mulligan
Hardcover - 340 pages (April 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557505942
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Fresh Water Submarines: The Manitowoc Story
by RADM William Nelson
Tradepaper-180 pages
Tells the story and tribulations of building 28 WWII submarines in
Wisconsin and getting them tested and down the Mississippi
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Iron Men and Tin Fish The Race to Build a Better Torpedo during World War II
by: Anthony Newpower
ISBN: 0-275-99032-X
256 pages: Hardcover, figure; photos; tables
Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth
Publication Date: 8/30/2006
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Description:
From the American entry into World War II until September 1943, U.S. submarines experienced an abnormally high number
of torpedo failures. These failures resulted from three defects present in the primary torpedo of the day, the Mark XIV.
These defects were a tendency to run deeper than the set depth, the frequent premature detonation of the magnetic influence
exploder, and the failure of the contact exploder when hitting a target at the textbook 90-degree angle. Ironically,
despite using a completely independent design, the Germans experienced the same three defects. The Germans, however, fixed
their defects in six months, while it took the Americans 22 months. Much of the delay on the American side resulted from
the denial of senior leaders in the operational forces and in the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd) that the torpedo
itself was defective. Instead, they blamed crews for poor marksmanship or lack of training. In the end, however, the
submarine force itself overcame the bureaucratic inertia and correctly identified and fixed the three problems on their
own, proving once again the industry of the average American soldier or sailor. Contrary to the interpretations of most
submarine historians, this book concludes that BuOrd did not sit idly by while torpedoes failed on patrol after patrol.
"Iron Men and Tin Fish is a great read. It should be mandatory reading
for all who go to sea in Navy ships. It will leave a lasting impression
regarding the value of intellectual arguments and why we as Navy
personnel have a sacred responsibility to call a "spade a spade" when
warfighting readiness is questioned."
--Vice Admiral Albert H. Konetzni, U.S. Navy (Retired); Commander
Submarines, Pacific Fleet May 1998 - May 2001
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German U-Boat Losses During World War II : Details of Destruction
by Axel Niestle
Hardcover - 160 pages (August 1998)
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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion (Hardcover)
by Ed Offley (Author)
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Blind Man's Bluff meets The Hunt for Red October in the shocking untold story of an American
submarine torpedoed at the height of the Cold War--and the decades long cover-up that
followed.
Ed Offley, formerly editor-in-chief of The Stars and Stripes, and military reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is currently military reporter for the News Herald in Panama City, Florida. He has appeared on numerous national and regional television and radio shows to discuss military and defense issues, including Fox News, ABC, C-SPAN, and CNN. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Offley served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He lives in Panama City Beach, Florida.
* Hardcover: 480 pages--Publisher: Perseus Books Group (April 20, 2007)
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Clear the Bridge! : The War Patrols of the U.S.S Tang
by Richard H. O'Kane
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Wahoo : The War Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II
Submarine
by Richard H. O'Kane, Richard H. Kane
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Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em : The Mysterious Loss of the WWII Submarine USS Gudgeon
by Mike Ostlund
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In April 1944, the highly decorated submarine USS Gudgeon slipped beneath the waves in one of the most dangerous patrol areas in the most dangerous military service during World War II. Neither the Gudgeon nor the crew were ever seen again.
Author Mike Ostlund's "Uncle Bill" was aboard the ship as a lieutenant junior grade. Through extensive research of patrol reports in U.S. and Japanese naval archives, interviews with veterans who had served aboard the Gudgeon before its final patrol, and the personal effects of the lost men's relatives, Ostlund has assembled the most accurate account yet of this remarkably successful submarine's exploits, of the men aboard, from steward to captain, and of what we know about her demise.
Through these stories we experience the excitement of first sighting, then closing in on an enemy ship, and the seconds ticking away as the crew awaits the detonation of torpedoes. We hear the groans of collapsing bulkheads through the hull of the submarine, then the eerie cry of inch-thick steel as it is rent apart. The swish-swish-swish of a Japanese destroyer's attack approach. The thundercrack of exploding depth charges between muttered prayers and anguished, flinching anticipation where the crew, all equal in peril now, must sit absolutely still and take the punishment as they suppress the urge to do something, anything.
We also share the anguish of the girls they left behind when they learned the ship was lost; and of the memories and life lessons of the young men who went to sea abord Gudgeon before its last patrol knowing hardly anything, and coming home having seen too much.
Mike Ostlund holds a masters degree the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Naval Submarine League, an associate member of the United States Submarine Veterans, and an honorary research affiliate of NUMA Australia. He lives with his wife and children in Iowa City, Iowa. This is his first book.
Hardcover: 416 pages-Publisher: The Lyons Press (July 1, 2006)-ISBN: 1592288626
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War Beneath the Sea : Submarine Conflict During World War II
by Peter Padfield, Softcover-560 pages
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The Submarine: A History
by Thomas Parrish, Tom Parrish
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Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Viking Books; (May 6, 2004)
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"The Submarine" by Thomas Parrish
Viking-2004-576 pages including notes and large bibliography
Over the past ten years, many submarine books have passed by my reading
chair. There has been a fair mix of fiction and non-fiction. The fictional
books are needed to keep a level of interest and fun going through the much
tougher reading non-fiction works. Some of the fictional books are keepers.
All of the non-fiction works have lasting value and are keepers. Some of
these later genre of books are ingrained in my mind as worthy of greater
accolades than they receive in that brief period before and after the
publishing date.
In my opinion, "The Submarine" falls into that more worthy class. There are
two books that are recent that tell the whole story of submarines and
retain the readers interest throughout. "The Navy Times Book of Submarines"
and "The Submarine" are those two works. Certainly you must say that Clay
Blair's works and Norman Friedman's technical works are very important but
in ways that handle a specific time frame or the more technological
advances in submarine building.
Parrish does a superior job of research and his bibliography of 10 pages
indicates his devotion to detail and accuracy. Yet the book is full of
anecdotes and facts that were new to me and added great interest. The book
traces early developmental history to the Holland versus Lake early days
through the battles with Admiral Rickover and Electric Boat and Congress.,
I never tire of hearing tales of the wily Rickover or of the work done by
"Red" Raborn in the early Polaris missile program. All areas are covered
from the Turtle through the USS Virginia SSN 774.
The books should be included in every serious submarine historian's library
and referred to often. Although my library now resides in storage and is
waiting it's placement as the cornerstone of a planned museum's library,
this book will stay here and join my retained works that form the core of
my knowledge. Those being Silent Victory, Thunder Below, Submarine
Operations in WWII, Friedman's 2-volume work, United States Submarines,
Admiral Lockwood's books, Blind Man's Bluff, Hitler's U-Boat Wars and a few
others.
My thanks to Thomas Parrish for his devotion and for helping me fulfill the
Creed of U.S. Submariner Veterans, which is to "perpetuate the memory of
our shipmates."
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U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of U-564
by Lawrence Paterson
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Hardcover: 208 pages - Publisher: Greenhill Books (March, 2004)
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The First U-Boat Flotilla
by Lawrence Paterson
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* Hardcover: 300 pages- Publisher: Naval Institute Press (May, 2002)
* ISBN: 1557502951
Book Description:
In this dramatic story, Lawrence Paterson draws on the original war diary
entries of Germany's premier submarine unit, the 1st U-boat Flotilla, to
describe events of the war at sea from 1939 to 1944. Compiled by the
flotilla commander, the war diary was a formal record that included combat
results. From laying mines along Britain's eastern seaboard to the
desperate final battles, the roller-coaster fortunes of Karl Doenitz's
"Grey Wolves" are recorded in detail. War diary entries include the
commencement of hostilities, the first clashes, the Battle of the Atlantic,
and much more. Appendixes detail the U-boat types of the first flotilla and
German submarine development between the wars. Both U-boat enthusiasts and
those with a taste for adventure will be engrossed by the skilled narrative
that captures the immediacy of the day-to-day high-risk operations.
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Second U-Boat Flotilla
by Lawrence Paterson
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* Hardcover: 224 pages - * Publisher: L. Cooper (March 31, 2003)
* ISBN: 0850529174
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At the forefront of Nazi U-boat attacks in the Atlantic, the large cruiser
submarines of the Karl Dvnitz's Second U-boat Flotilla--the
Saltzwedel--littered the ocean with sunken ships while under the command of
such legendary figures as Albrecht Achilles, Reinhard Hardegen, and Werner
Hartenstein. Their tumultuous fortunes are fully documented in this book by
an acknowledged U-boat expert, who draws on the personal reminiscences of
these veteran undersea warriors and their war diaries. A companion volume
to the author's First U-Boat Flotilla, the new study describes the
flotilla's dramatic nine-year history, from its formation in 1936 to the
bitter combat of World War II and the eventual intact capture of two of its
boats, complete with Enigma code machines, that ultimately spelled its
doom.
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Fast-Attack Submarine: The Seawolf Class
by Gregory Payan
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 48 pages (October 2000)
Children's Press; ISBN: 0516233386
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Around the World With the U.S. Navy: A Reporter's Travels
by Bradley Peniston
Hardcover - 208 pages (October 1999)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557506655
Not a submarine book in it's entirety but this Navy Times reporter does
include a cruise on a new SSN.
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The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine
by www.periscopefilm.com
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USS Perch SS-313 as an example of the then modern fleet type submarine. At the time of its original
publication, this document was classified. This reprint is a facsimile of the original edition. Most
of the book is quite satisfactory and quite readable. But a few pages were evidently relatively week
in the original and did not copy well. In general these are still readable but some of the pictures are
not too clear. This is a detailed look at the boat by system, tanks, buoyancy, engineering, ventilation,
refrigeration, water, trim, air systems, hydraulic system, steering and so on. It is a general introductory
book that a new sailor entering the service would use for getting overall familiarity about subs and in fact
it was the text for SubSchool.
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Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718-1990
by Norman Polmar, Jurrien Noot
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Cold War Submarines: Us & Soviet Design & Construction
by Norman Polmar, Kenneth J. Moore
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Argonaut:The Submarine Legacy of Simon Lake
by John J. Poluhowich
Hardcover - 224 pages (November 1999)
Texas A&M University Press; ISBN: 0890968942
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Submarine Warfare : An Illustrated History
by Anthony Preston
Hardcover - 160 pages (April 1999)
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The Royal Navy Submarine Service
by Anthony Preston
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Submarine Badges and Insignia of the World : An Illustrated
Reference for Collectors
by Pete Prichard
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Crazy Ivan : Based on a True Story of Submarine Espionage
by W. Craig Reed, William Reed
Our price: $15.95
Format: Paperback
Publisher: IUniverse/Writer's Showcase
Pages: 216
Published: Mar-2003
Book Description
No other U.S. Navy Diver, photographer or spy has taken pictures of any
Soviet submarine from as close proximity as did W. Craig Reed of the Soviet
Victor III that almost ended his life. CRAZY IVAN chronicles this true
story and reveals intimate details about near-death underwater espionage
missions once classified at the highest levels of Top Secret... "When I
enlisted...I had no idea I would become a Navy Diver assigned to nuclear
fast attack submarines conducting underwater espionage operations with U.S.
Navy SEAL teams. I had no idea that I would accidentally become embroiled
in a Top Secret Codeword program that would take me 400 feet down into the
black, cold waters just off the coast of Soviet Russia, where sophisticated
listening devices were strapped to a Soviet communications cable. I also
had no idea that I would be called upon to take close-proximity espionage
pictures of the Soviet's most lethal attack boat, resulting in one of the
Cold War's most devastating collisions between a U.S. and Soviet submarine.
A never before revealed accident that nearly cost the lives of 130
sailors."
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Sub: An Oral History of US Navy Submarines (Hardcover)
by Mark Roberts (Author)
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Crew members tell their true stories of life under the surface-from World War II to today's war on terror-in this exceptional illustrated volume.
From the deadly undersea warfare of World War II through the silent Cold War stand-offs in the deep, to the cutting edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the front line of our nation's defense at sea. And the men who sail them have become heroes above and below the waves. These are their stories-in their own words. In Sub, author Mark Roberts has compiled insightful interviews and recollections from the submarine veterans themselves-accompanied by detailed photos and illustrations of both man and machine at work.
It's a gripping chronicle of undersea warfare as told by those who know firsthand what it means to drop through the hull of a boat, to sink into the dark, freezing waters of the deep-and to have death never more than one torpedo away.
About the Author
Mark Roberts is the author of over a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction, including Strike Force Baghdad.
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* Hardcover: 304 pages--Publisher: Berkley Hardcover; 1 edition (April 3, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0425208125
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The Rickover Effect: How One Man Made a Difference
by Theodore Rockwell
Paperback--488 pages Dimensions (in inches): 1.07 x 9.00 x 6.00
Publisher: iUniverse.com; (October 2002)
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Serving the Silent Service : The Legend of Electric Boat
by Jeffrey L. Rodengen
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Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two : European Theatre of
Operations 1939-1945
by Jurgen Rohwer
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Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two : German, Italian, and
Japanese Submarine Successes in World War Il, 1939-1945
by Jurgen Rohwer
Hardcover - 384 pages (April 1999)--United States Naval Inst.; ISBN:
1557500290
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Fire at Sea: Tragedy of the Soviet Submarine Komsomolets
by D. A. Romanov
(Hardcover - November 2002)
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United States Submarine Operations in World War II
by Theodore Roscoe
There are two books every serious submarine reader should have. Silent
Victory is one and this is the other. This book has been in publication
since 1949. This edition is the most current.
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War in the Boats : My World War II Submarine Battles
by William J. Ruhe
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Luck of the Draw : The Memoir Of A World War II Submariner: From Savo Island To The Silent Service?
by C. Kenneth Ruiz, John R. Bruning
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I found LUCK OF THE DRAW to be a fascinating first-person narration of submarining which made me feel that I
was actually on board POLLACK with Ken and his brave shipmates. I later served with some of the officers he
describes during their many brushes with death on war patrols in the Pacific. With my 20 years submarine
experience including duty in four boats, from junior officer to skipper, I confirm that this book obviously
tells it like it was...combat under much stress and doing their very best within the limitations of their
submarine and its torpedoes. POLLACK and Ken sank or damaged 50,000 tone of Japanese shipping with only four
tubes forward and two aft. She experienced both good and bad luck most every day on patrol! Though I was never
assigned to cruiser duty, Ken let me visualize every aspect of the battle of Savo Island, He survived the
sinking of his ship, the cruiser VINCENNES. He stayed afloat for over six hours without a life jacket until
rescued, following the surprise night attack by a Japanese high-speed task force.
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To Die Gallantly : The Battle of the Atlantic
by Timothy J. Runyan
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I-400: Japan's Secret Panama Canal Strike Submarine
by Henry Sakaida, Gary Douglas Nila, Koji Takaki
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Red Scorpion : The War Patrols of the USS Rasher
by Peter T. Sasgen
Re-released by USNIP in Trade Paperback in 2002
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New Book on the U505
Hunt and Kill: U505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic
by Theodore P. Savas (Editor)
Hardcover: 320 pages ; Publisher: Savas Beatie; (June 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1932714014
Book Description
One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U505 on June 4, 1944. The
top secret seizure of this massive Type IXC submarine provided the Allies
with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the
war U505 was transported to Chicago, where today 1,000,000 visitors a year
pass through her at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U505. The chapters cover
her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, general Type IX
operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed
the boat, and her capture, transportation, and restoration for
posterity.
The contributors to this fascinating volume--a Who's Who of U-boat
historians--include: Erich Topp (U-Boat Ace, commander of U-552); Eric Rust
(Naval Officers Under Hitler); Timothy Mulligan (Neither Sharks Nor
Wolves); Jak Mallman Showell (Hitler's U-boat Bases); Jordan Vause (Wolf);
Lawrence Patterson (First U-boat Flotilla); Mark Wise (Enigma and the
Battle of the Atlantic); Keith Gill (Curator, Museum of Science and
Industry), and Theodore Savas (Silent Hunters; Nazi Millionaries).
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Submarine Commander : A Story of World War II and Korea
by Paul R. Schratz
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One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed
at last.
Early in 1968 a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off
Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have
been. Compelling evidence, assembled here for the first time, strongly
suggests that the sub, K-129, sank while attempting to fire a nuclear
missile, most likely at the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
We now know that the Soviets had lost track of the sub; it had become a
rogue. While the Soviets searched in vain for the boat, U.S. intelligence
was able to pinpoint the site of the disaster. The new Nixon administration
launched a clandestine, half-billion-dollar project to recover the sunken
K-129. Contrary to years of deliberately misleading reports, the recovery
operation was a great success. With the recovery of the sub, it became
clear that the rogue was attempting to mimic a Chinese submarine, almost
certainly with the intention of provoking a war between the U.S. and China.
This was a carefully planned operation that, had it succeeded, would have
had devastating consequences. During the successful recovery effort, the
U.S. forged new relationships with the USSR and China. Could the
information gleaned from the sunken sub have been a decisive factor shaping
the new policies of détente between the Americans and the Soviets, and
opening China to the West? And who in the USSR could have planned such a
bold and potentially catastrophic operation?
Red Star Rogue reads like something straight out of a Tom Clancy novel, but
it is all true. Today our greatest fear is that terrorists may someday
acquire a nuclear weapon and use it against us. In fact, they have already
tried.
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Overdue and Presumed Lost: The Story of the USS Bullhead
By: Martin Sheridan
List Price: $16.95, $11.87, $5.08
First Published in 1947 and is based on the author's notes kept during the
Bullhead's first war patrol in March/April 1945 and supplemental
information from official Naval sources.
Edition: Trade Paperback, 176 pages, Publisher: United States Naval Inst.;
(February 2004)
Book Description
The USS Bullhead was the last American naval vessel lost in World War II.
This history of the submarine-from launch to disappearance-is told by the
only war correspondent allowed on a wartime submarine patrol. Narrow
escapes from floating mines, fast dives to avoid enemy aircraft, and a
daring sortie to rescue three badly hurt survivors of a downed B-29 are
just a few of the adventures Martin Sheridan recounts. Trained as a feature
writer, he shares his own experiences as well as the humorous and poignant
incidents of everyday life aboard the submarine to capture that intangible
spirit of camaraderie and sense of impending danger.
First published in 1947, the narrative is based on a journal the author
kept during the Bullhead's first war patrol in March and April 1945 and
supplemental information from official Navy reports. The book, supported by
a unique collection of period photographs, describes the perilous undersea
war in the Pacific as only a firsthand account can. 176 pages. 23
photographs. Paperback. 6 x 9 inches.
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The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945 (Hardcover)
by Flint Whitlock (Author), Ron Smith (Author)
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In World War II, a chosen few fought a silent war beneath the waves...These are their stories.
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, ill-equipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is being forgotten as the veterans of that force pass into history.
To preserve their heroic tales of war beneath the sea, critically acclaimed author and military historian Flint Whitlock, in collaboration with decorated WWII submarine veteran Ron Smith, set out on a journey of more than two years to interview submariners and to record their stories before the memories of their endeavors are lost forever. Here, those stories are chronicled in honor of those who gave their all for their country.
About the Author
Flint Whitlock is the author of Given Up for Dead: American GIs in Hitler's Slave-Labor Camp at Berga and many others.
Ron Smith enlisted in the Navy and was awarded the Submarine Combat Insignia, the Purple Heart, and many other commendations. He is also
author of the book "Torpedoman."
Review: By Ron Martini
If you were expecting a sequel to Torpedoman forget it. This book is a unique look at the submarine war with Japan in WWII. It tells Ron's story from a young teenager through
the war years but in a way that keeps you turning the pages. Ron's life is interspaced neatly with his co-authors view and history of the rest of the war
in the Pacific. One chapter is the continuing history and the next switches to Ron's story. You will learn what Ron real desire to do in the Navy and what happened. You'll live
the terror of the "click-boom" depth charges that those men lived through. How many more depth charges would it have taken to sink the boat? One? Perhaps! I rate the book a 4* of 5 only
because I reserve 5* for books like Thunder Below and Silent Victory. Thanks Ron for a wonderful cruise through the submarine war.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 432 pages
* Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (November 6, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0425217434
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TORPEDOMAN
by Ron Smith
Written about a WWII submarine by someone who served on it. He tells you
how it really was from an enlisted man's point of view. A true story in
it's detail about the submarine he served on and some real "sea stories."
Cost is $18.00-softback- to Ron Martini-1723 Desmet-Sheridan, WY 82801.
Blind Mans Bluff : The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew
Still available in Hardcover for around $18.20 but check the price first.
This books is still on Amazons top 9,000 best selling books out of 1.5
million - 304 pages (November 1998)
With materials combed from newspaper reports, American and Soviet archives,
and the
testimonies of officers and servicemen that could come forward only with
the end of the Cold War, Blind Man's Bluff looks at one of the hottest
theaters of that era--the ocean depths, and how submarines have been used
by both the navy and the CIA to gather intelligence and launch covert
operations. Many of the actions described will be familiar to fans of
military thrillers, but few readers will have heard these exploits
described in such detail before. Included in the book are the stories of
American tapping of Soviet communications cables in the Barents Sea, how
the navy used a mathematical formula to find a lost warhead, and the tale
of the legendary Glomar Explorer, a CIA-built excavation vessel. The
authors, veteran investigative journalists (Drew is a reporter for the New
York Times), have concentrated equally on the interdepartmental rivalry
between the CIA and the navy. They paint an intriguing portrait of the
internal struggles--for funding , materials, manpower, and the president's
attnetion--that dictated how the Cold War was waged."
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From Polaris to Trident : The Development of US Fleet
Ballistic Missile Technology (Cambridge Studies in International Relations,
Vol 30)
by Graham Spinardi
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Blind Fight
By C.M. Stewart-Crew member of the USS Cobia SS245
This book is was originally written in 1950 and revisions and reprinted in
1992. It contains excerpts from a diary during WWII. Available in Softback
(72 pages) for $10 or via E-Mail for $5. Contact CM Stewart-
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Submarine Stories: Recollections from the Diesel Boats (Hardcover)
by Paul Stillwell (Editor)
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Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Naval Institute, Submarine Stories presents nearly five dozen first-person accounts from men who were involved with gasoline- and diesel-powered submarines during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The story of these boats, their technological evolution and tactical value, is also the story of the men who went to sea in them. The accounts illustrate the human aspects of serving in diesel boats: the training, operations in peacetime and war, liberty exploits, humorous sidelights, and special feelings of bonding and camaraderie that grew among shipmates.
PAUL STILLWELL, an independent historian, is the editor or author of nine previous books, including one on submarines titled Sharks of Steel, which he coauthored with Vice Adm. Robert Y. Kaufman. Other books include three collections of oral histories: Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! Recollections of a Day of Infamy, Assault on Normandy: First-Person Accounts from the Sea Services, and The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers. In addition, he wrote three illustrated battleship histories of the USS Arizona, New Jersey, and Missouri that are filled with stories of crew-members. All of these titles were published by the Naval Institute Press. The Golden Thirteen was named by the New York Times as one of the notable history books of 1993. Stillwell has been a frequent guest on network and cable television programs, including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, the Discovery Channel, A&E, and the History Channel.
* Hardcover: 352 pages--Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (April 2, 2007)--* ISBN-10: 1591148413
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Russian Submarines: Guardians of the Motherland (Paperback)
by Wayne Frey
List Price: $24.95
Product Description: This book is intended to be an illustrated view to a few of Russia.s modern submarines. It offers
looks not available anywhere else of the experimental Beluga, with its body of revolution design. The Alfa, which turned
the western world on end with its unexpected arrival on the scene, is shown closely for the first time in a book, out of
the water in dry dock photographs revealing delightful detail. The Akula, the modern day workhorse of the Russian Navy,
and the immense Typhoon are also shown. Both of which have an enormous presence wherever they are seen. Many of the photographs
inside the book are dry dock pictures.
About the Author: Wayne Frey was born in 1958 in Monroe Louisiana. A graduate from Northeast Louisiana University, Wayne has
traveled several times overseas to research Russian submarines, investigate submarine bases, and interview submarine officers.
Wayne is a member of the St. Petersburg Submarine Club, in St. Petersburg Russia, an organization dedicated to helping the
widows and orphans of submariners .still on patrol., and a gathering point of submariners who truly belong to the Brotherhood
of the Fin Submariners.
Details: * Paperback: 123 pages, * Publisher: Infinity Publishing (July 26, 2006)
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REGULUS: The Forgotten Weapon
by Stumpf , David K.
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Book Description: Paducah, KY Turner Publishing 2006. 1st edition ISBN: 1-56311-277-9.
This book was unavailable for the past 4 years except for a few used copies at very high prices. Now you can have it new!
Regulus: provides a detailed report on Chance Vought's Regulus I and II guided missiles, the program that paved
the way in the fields of inertial navigation, missile guidance and impact accuracy. The book covers examples of
the day-to-day operations as well as the yearly milestones for the program as it reached operational status, and
covers naval deployment on aircraft carriers, to heavy cruisers and finally to the five submarines that patrolled
the North Pacific. Detailed appendices include detailed discussions of the missile's guidance systems, nuclear warheads,
flight operations and production summaries. This book covers the complete history of every unit that was involved
with the missile program at Chance Vought and the Navy, as well as all key individuals identified with the background
and previous involvement with the missile program. 192 pages, illustrated Hardcover. New in New Dust Jacket.
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The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine (Hardcover)
by Michael Sturma (Author)
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Carl Boyd :
“A detailed, beautifully written slice of the history of U.S. Navy submarine warfare. The important story of the hellish explosion of a Japanese mine against the American submarine Flier is the crucial incident in this insightful account. This is an example par excellence of combat history coupled with thoughtful analysis at the tactical and operational levels with an occasional strategic perspective and frame in the not too distant background. The reader can almost smell the stench of Second World War submarine diesel fuel while also gaining an appreciation for the importance of U.S. Navy undersea warfare in helping to bring about the collapse of the Empire of Japan in August 1945.”—Carl Boyd, author of American Command of the Sea through Carriers, Codes, and the Silent Service
"Don Keith :
“Michael Sturma has done an admirable job of compiling existing work and bringing it together in one place, applying it as necessary to enhance the understanding of the time, place, and events while he tells the story of one particular submarine and her crew. The work is a worthy contribution to World War II history in general and to scholarship on the submarine service in particular.”—Don Keith, author of Final Patrol: True Stories of World War II Submarines
Book Description
The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the water, the eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep in enemy territory and without food or drinking water, the crewmen soon realized that their struggle for survival had just begun.
Noted historian Michael Sturma’s vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS Flier has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. The eight sailors who survived the disaster became the first Americans of the Pacific conflict to escape from a sunken submarine and return safely to the United States.
Though some of the Flier’s mysteries remain with the submarine beneath the sea, this account sheds light on the nature of underwater warfare and naval protocol and demonstrates the high degree of cooperation that existed among submariners, coast watchers, and guerrillas in the Philippines. Sturma fills a historical gap by detailing this important episode of the Second World War.
* Hardcover: 232 pages--* Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (February 1, 2008)
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The Defeat of the German U-Boats : The Battle of the Atlantic
by David Syrett
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HM Submarines in Camera 1901-1996
by J. J. Tall, Paul Kemp
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Submarines & Deep-Sea Vehicles
by Jeffrey Tall
A very nice coffee table quality book in large format of 256 pages with
hundreds of photos and illustrations.
Thunder Bay Press-Sept 2002
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Business in Great Waters : The U-Boat Wars, 1916-1945
by John Terraine, Ray Westlake
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Raiders of the Deep
By: Lowell Thomas
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Trade Paperback: 402 pages , Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (March
2004)
This is a long awaited reprint of a 1928 book.
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The Bravest Man : The Story of Richard O'Kane & U.S. Submariners in
the Pacific War
by William Tuohy
Hardcover - 422 pages (September 2001)
Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750927674
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The Greatest Submarine Stories Ever Told : Dive! Dive! Fourteen
Unforgettable Stories from the Deep (Greatest) (Hardcover)
by Lamar Underwood (Editor)
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Book Description:
For decades, readers and filmgoers alike have found the drama of submarine
stories to be compelling and irresistible: men locked in steel cocoons,
fighting the sea, the enemy, even themselves. There are sea chases,
submarine wolf packs stalking their prey, stunning and numbing depth-charge
attacks, survival epics, miraculous rescues, and journeys of exploration.
Submarine tales inherently are filled with action, adventure, and vivid
portraits of
extraordinary skill and courage in the face of agonizing death beneath the
waves.
The Greatest Submarine Stories Ever Told will bring readers, in a single
book, some of the most engaging and illuminating prose ever put on paper
about submarines. These twenty tales are not just about torpedo and
depthcharge attacks, vivid as those are. They are also about feats of
exploration, such as the Nautilus nuclear sub surfacing at the North Pole;
unusual military feats like the German attack on British ships at Scapa
Flow; and the courage and teamwork used to carry out operations when the
odds of success and survival seemed nil.
The distinguished works excerpted will include, among others: Sharks and Little
Fish; Nautilus 90 North; Torpedo Junction, Homer Hickam Jr.'s superb
account of battles with U-boats off the Atlantic Coast in 1942; and
accounts of famous submarine tragedies such as the losses of America's
Thresher and Russia's K-19.
* Hardcover: 296 pages - * Publisher: The Lyons Press (August 1, 2005)- *
ISBN: 1592287336
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U-Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang Luth
by Jordan Vause
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Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L.
Hunley
by Sally M. Walker
List Price: $18.95
Library Binding: 112 pages
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (January, 2005)
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Rising Tide: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines That Fought the
Cold War
by Gary E. Weir, Walter J. Boyne
Hardcover: 304 pages--Publisher: Basic Books; (October 14, 2003)
ISBN: 0465091121
Dr. Gary E. Weir, a leading expert on submarines, is Historian of Science
and Technology at the
U.S. Naval Historical Center.
The epic, courageous, and disastrous untold stories of the submarine war
between the U.S. and
the Soviets, through the eyes of the Russian admirals who commanded the
submarine fleet.
For devotees of submarine espionage such as Blind Man's Bluff, Rising Tide
tells the Soviet/ Russian
side of the most secretive operations of the Cold War. For the first time,
seven Russian admirals
with decades of experience on submarines or commanding fleets give us the
inside stories as told
to leading naval historian Dr. Gary Weir.
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Torpedoes in the Gulf : Galveston and the U-Boats, 1942-1943
by Melanie Wiggins
Softback
Paperback (May 1995) - Texas A&M Univ. Press; ISBN: 0890966486
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U-Boat Crews 1914-45 (Elite Series, 60), Uniforms, hats, insignia
by Gordon Williamson
Softback
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A Submariners' War: The Indian Ocean, 1938-1945
by Michael Wilson
Gloucestershire, UK: Tempus, 2000
Chapters on British, French, Dutch, US, German, and Italian submarine
operations in the Indian Ocean.
4-6week delivery time from UK
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Naval Shipbuilders of the World: From the Age of Sail to the Present
Day
by Robert J. Winklareth
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Hardcover - 384 pages (April 12, 2000)
Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 186176121X
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Submarines Under Ice : How They Conquered the Arctic Ocean
by Marian D Williams
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U 505: The Final Journey
by James E. Wise Jr.
List Price: $32.95 - $21.75 - $11.20
Book Description:
On 4 June 1944 the German submarine U 505 became the first man-of-war
captured by the U.S. Navy in battle on the high seas since the War of 1812.
Attacked by the American hunter-killer force Task Group 22.3 off the coast
of West Africa, the 750-ton U-boat was forced to the surface after a fierce
bombardment. Abandoned by the crew while partially afloat, it was boarded
by American sailors and secretly towed to Bermuda. Renamed USS Nemo, it
made a war bond subscription tour before docking to await scrapping. The
book offers a vivid description of these events and continues the story by
explaining how U-505 became a major attraction at theMuseum of Science and
Industry in Chicago.
Author Jim Wise tells of the efforts of Dan Gallery, the commander of Task
Group 22.3, to convince the Navy to transfer U505's ownership to the museum
in his native Chicago. Wise chronicles the boat's arduous journey down the
St. Lawrence River and across three Great Lakes to the shores of Lake
Michigan for restoration. He then offers a memorable description of the
staggering engineering feat that moved the boat overland to an outdoor
exhibit area at the museum, where it was opened to the public in 1954. By
the turn of the century, museum executives determined that nearly fifty
years of exposure to the elements and more than 24 million visitors had
taken their toll. They raised millions of dollars to restore the U boat and
build an indoor site four stories below ground that the author calls an
architectural wonder. In addition to the fully restored boat, there is an
exhibit area filled with artifacts and interactive stations to give
visitors a taste of what it was like for the crewmen in battle. Some two
hundred photographs of the U-boat and exhibit are included in the book.
Hardcover: 204 pages - Publisher: Naval Institute Press (June 30, 2005)
* ISBN: 1591149673
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U Boat Operations of the Second World War : Career Histories, U1-U510
Vol 1 of 2
by Kenneth Wynn
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U-Boat Operations of the Second World War : Career Histories,
U511-U1525
by Kenneth G. Wynn
Hardcover - 336 pages Vol 2 (July 1998)
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557508623
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Submarine Technology for the 21st Century
by Stan Zimmerman
230 pages (February 8, 2000)
Trafford Publishing; ISBN: 1552123308
This small, but fact-filled book should be required reading for everyone
involved in submarine
and antisubmarine warfare--both ashore and afloat--and makes an unusally
good desk-top reference for day-to-day use. Capt. John Prisley USN (Ret)
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