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• U.S. Submarine Force Data Book (2000 Ed.) by Jim Christley
  Sections contained within the book:
  CLASS LISTING:
  Includes: Class Name, Design Designator, Number of ships, Construction Yard, Physical Characteristics such as Length, Beam, Displacements, Speeds, Endurance Ratings, Test Depth and Personnel Complement. Information relating to Sensor Systems (Sonar, Fire Control, Navigation, Communications and Periscopes) in addition to "as built" Armament and Engineering specifications and arrangements.
  INDIVIDUAL BOAT LISTING:
  Includes Hull Number, Boat Name, Class Name, Construction Yard, Number of War Patrols, Sponsor and 1st Commanding Officer along with Dates of Keel Laying, Launching, Commissioning, Decommissioning, Strike Date and information relative to Final Disposition and/or Foreign Transfer.
  NAME CROSS REFERENCE:
  Alphabetical listing of each boat by name with Hull Number and reference to previous or succeeding names assigned.
  COMPLETE ARMAMENT SECTION:
  Covers the full range of submarine Armament including: Torpedoes, Missiles, Mines and Deck Guns.
  SILHOUETTES:
  This section consists of hull silhouettes showing the evolution of submarine hull shapes from USS HOLLAND (SS-1) through USS VIRGINIA (SSN-774).
  GUPPY PROGRAM:
  Section devoted to coverage of all boats involved in the Fleet Snorkel and GUPPY conversion program.
  TABLE:
  Propulsion Configuration/Engineering Arrangement
  ILLUSTRATIONS: 86 and 188 pages
  Jim also was the Illustrator for the two books by Norman Friedman; U.S. Submarines Through (and Since) 1945
  Jim Christley is a member of USSVI and former Base CO of Lockwood Internet Base.
  The book may be ordered through Ron Martini--1723 Desmet--Sheridan, WY--82801 for $32.95. Cost to me is $29.95 and the $3.00 will be donated to LIB.
  

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  Carlos Ciliberti--Novel--The Next Best Thing
  Paperback: 211 pages --Publisher: Writers Club Press; (September 2001)
  ISBN: 059520001X
  Is there an item you'd recommend instead of or in addition to this one? Let the world know! Enter the item's ASIN (what's an ASIN?) in the box below, select advice type, then click Submit. There is an old saying, "If you want to predict the future,plan it" has never been more true and more compelling in THE NEXT BEST THING.
  Carl Ciliberti takes us on two journeys into the future;the unraveling of the microscopic with biochemical wisdom that reveals a New Human, the other, the macroscopic matter with metaphysical wisdom that forsees the possibility of meaningfulness and purposefulness of human existence in a universe that continues to create itself and be created by choices people make.
  How does one plan the future? The author masterfully through his characters bring them alive on each page conceptualizing change from the present circumstances with everything connecting, interacting and interelating.
  At the end of your read of 'planning futures' you will be forced by this Science Fiction to sit back in your favorite chair and contemplate the common destiny of creation and your maximum participation with others and all the systems of matter and energy.
  Do you want a preferred future? That is the hidden question that pulsates in the minds and feeling of all the main characters. Their answer is an overwhelming yes. How to they achieve it? Read their plan and share their vision with thoughtful assumptions.
  This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name. Carlo is a member of USSVI and Lockwood Internet Base

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• Book Description:
  Spindrift is a collection of true seagoing anecdotes about the experiences of three brothers, each of whom served aboard U.S. Navy ships during his service. One of the authors was a Torpedoman Second Class on U.S.S. Barbero, a guided missile diesel submarine in the early 1950s. The second author served as a seagoing Marine Corporal aboard the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Wasp during the 1960s. The third author, a career Naval Aviator, served aboard a number of aircraft carriers over a 33 year career ultimately retiring as a Rear Admiral. The three authors present to the reader three different perspectives and three different writing styles about three different periods in the history of the U.S. Navy. The perspectives are the submarine service, the seagoing Marine Corps aspects of life aboard an anti-submarine warfare aircraft carrier and the attack carrier Navy. The book is divided into four parts: the first deals with life aboard diesel submarines in the 1950s as well as nuclear-powered submarine operations in the 1970s. The torpedoman, Dan and his aviator brother, Paul provide the anecdotes in this part. Part II deals with surface ships operations over a thirty year period (1952-1982) and is written exclusively by brother, Paul, the aviator. Part III deals with aspects of aircraft carrier operations over the same thirty year period and is written by the Marine, Bob and his aviator brother, Paul. Part IV deals with women in Naval Aviation and the anecdotes contained therein come from the experiences of the aviator. The underlying theme of the stories stresses the notion that the sea services seem to contain more than their share of genuine, all-American characters., over 40 b/w photographs, 6" x 9".
  Dan is currently editing another book which is a huge collection of recollections of submariners transititioning from diesel to nuclear submarines. Dan is a member of USSVI and of Lockwood Internet Base
  This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name.
  Spindrift by Dan Gillcrist and brothers Paul and Bob
  

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  Battlin' Bastards and Pigboats: The Pow and Submarine Interface During WWII
  by Robert K Harmuth
  Paperback: 393 pages --Publisher: Xlibris Corporation; (December 2001)
  ISBN: 0738852740
  Battlin' Bastards and Pigboats, November 1, 2003
  Reviewer: Larry Hobson (see more about me) from Palmdale California, Author of "The Day of the Rose."
  This is one of the best and true accounts of World War II and the fighting that took place in the Phillipines. The story is told through the eyes of some of the men that were there and how their lives were affected and changed. What they felt like as the Phillipines fell into the hands of the enemy forces in 1942. Men like, Mansfield Young and Manny Eneriz and their experiences on what was called the Bataan Death March and their will to live while others lost their lives on the long march. Any one that could survive what the Japanese put these men through, must have had bodies of steel or they sat on the right hand side of God. The death march was only the beginning of their long ordeal and the book tells the complete story.
  This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name.
  Bob is a member of USSVI and 2003 Lockwood Internet Base Commander

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  Cruisers For Breakfast by John Mansfield
  Cruisers For Breakfast: War Patrols of the USS Darter & USS Dace 302 Pages, 26 b/w photos, hardcover w/4-color dust jacket. "Cruisers for Breakfast" epitomizes the actions, triumphs, tragedies and personal accounts of two gallant World War II submarines and the members of their crews at the height of the Pacific War. In October of 1944, Darter (SS-227) and Dace (SS-247) encountered the Imperial Japanese Navy en route through the Philippines to attack the Americans. The massive enemy task force, bound for the Battle of Leyte Gulf, totaled 32 warships! During the night, Darter sank one cruiser and damaged another. Dace torpedoed two more. Before the sun came up the next morning, Darter unexpectedly ran aground and had to be abandoned. Rescued by Dace, the Darter crew scrambled to safety while the Japanese Navy searched for the two subs, just a short distance away! Here for the first time is the entire story of these two famous WWII subs and their desperate battle against the powerful Japanese Navy. This is a first edition (1997) hardback, with dust jacket. Written by John G. Mansfield, Jr., a former submariner, who earned his dolphins aboard the WWII sub Menhaden (SS-377). All books will be personally signed by the author.
  Price $25.00 plus $3.95 Postage & Handling. Discounts to booksellers.
  How to order: E-mail: SS377Bunkmates@aol.com, or Send Check or Money Order to: John Mansfield, Media Center Publishing, 6706 20th St. E., Tacoma, WA 98424 or Call (253) 922-7551 to use Visa/Mastercard. Fax: (253) 922-0469.
  John is a USSVI member and Base Commander of new Tacoma Base (South Sound Base).

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• Ron Martini--Hot Straight and Normal:A Submarine Bibliography

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• Ron Martini--A Pearl Study: A Pearl Harbor Bibliography-Pending Publication

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  Sea Stories
  by Corwin Mendenhall, Rear Admiral (Ret)
  Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours from Amazon
  Trade Paperback: 331 pages ;--Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co; (February 1, 2001)
  ISBN: 080594804X
  About the Author:>br> Rear Admiral Corwin Mendenhall was inspired to write "Sea Stories" after encouragement from friends and family saying, “Where is the rest of the story?” He has been a member of the following organizations since 1945: Submarine League, Navy League, Naval Ordnance Association, Military Order of World Wars, and the Army and Navy Club of Washington. In addition to enjoying boating, tennis, and gardening, he is also a member of the Kiwanis Club, Benbrook Lakeshore Neighbors Association, the Submarines Veterans of World War II, Cowboy Chapter, and Son of the Republic of Texas.
  This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name.
  

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  Submarine Diary: The Silent Stalking of Japan
  by Corwin Mendenhall, I. J. Galatin (Introduction)
  Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours via Amazon
  Paperback: --Publisher: United States Naval Inst.; (April 1995)
  ISBN: 1557505829
  A realistic day-by-day account of US submarine warfare..., March 5, 2001
  Submarine Diary provides a realistic day-by-day account of US submarine warfare in WWII. When I find a topic I like -- and WWII submarine warfare is one -- I like to read all about it and watch movies so that I understand and enjoy the topic to it's fullest. I also like to make comparisons between the various works. In this light, Submarine Diary fills in some gaps, provides a different perspective than some of the other books, and reinforces some topics in other books. For example, the faulty Mk-10 torpedoes discussed in War in the Boats is present here as well, which solidifies this as a real deficiency and not as 1 writer's excuse.
  The only criticism I have of this book is it too short. It left me wanting more. But it appears to be an accurate depiction of the daily routine of a submarine in combat; plenty exciting with intermittent periods of boredom. A more fleshed out version would be even better.
  "The book gives the reader a unique look into the daily operations of a WWII Fleet submarine stalking Japanese ships in the Pacific. The insight is unique because although Mendenhall was an officer aboard the USS Sculpin and then the USS Pintado, he was "an enlisted man's officer" and he tells the story of his patrols aboard these submarines from that perspective. I enjoyed reading this book because at one moment it relates the daily grind of serving on a sub and the next moment, it explodes with action as an enemy ship is spotted and attacked. I recommend this book to anyone who is a WW II submarine junkie because it is an account of real men and real times.
  This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name.
  Corwin is a USSVI member and currently lives in the San Antonio area.
  

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• Thunder Below!: The Uss Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
  by Eugene B. Fluckey
  Trade Paperback: 466 pages --Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr (Trd); (August 1997)
  ISBN: 0252066707
  The USS Barb was the Navy's most successful submarine in WW II. And Adm. Fluckey is the last surviving Medal of Honor holder from the Submariner Service in WWII. The Barb operating mainly in the South China Sea, the Formosa Strait and the forever mysterious Sea of Okhotsk, the Barb sank at least 29 Japanese ships and climaxed its final patrol with an audacious commando raid on land during which the crew destroyed a 16-car train. This was the sole U.S. military landing on Japanese soil during the war. Drawing on ship's logs, letters, interviews, diaries and his own memory, Fluckey, a retired rear admiral, reconstructs every attack by and against the sub from its eighth through its 12th and last patrol. This was the 15-month period when he served as the Barb's skipper, winning the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses\ for his daring exploits. Fluckey is a fine writer with a lively, colorful style. His book is packed with action and suspense and is rich in details about the day-today operation of a submarine in combat.
  Adm. Fluckey is a USSVI member of the Chesapeake Base. This book can be purchase via: http://www.amazon.com and searching on the Book Title or the author's name.
  
  

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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." Ron details his life on the Seal and the terror of being depth charged in WWII. He softens it with details of some great liberty times. The following is a review from a WWII CO: "The U.S. Submarine force in World War II made a unique contribution to winning the war in the Pacific against the Japanese Empire. At the beginning of the war not one submariner had sunk an enemy ship. World War II submarines were less than 2% of the Navy, yet they accounted for 55% of the Japanese tonnage sunk. By the end of the war the Pacific Submarine Force had sunk 1,178 merchant ships and 214 Japanese Navy ships -- the oil supply from Indonesia had been terminated. How was this possible? Read this book.
  This book is written by one of the few enlisted submarine authors from World War II. Ron 'Warshot' Smith has "been there and done that." This is Ron Smith's World War II story. With the permission of his parents, he enlisted in the Navy the day he graduated from the 11th grade in Hammond, Indiana, in 1942, at 17 years of age. Six months later he was aboard the submarine USS Seal (SS-183) in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, getting ready for his first war patrol. The Japanese Empire was doomed and didn't even know it. America mobilized fifteen million young men like Ron Smith and demanded unconditional surrender of her enemies. Three years later both Germany and Japan were decimated and surrendered unconditionally.
  This is the story of Ron's life and of his shipmates in Seal, as well as their equally hazardous liberty parties ashore -- warts and all. This book vividly describes what a 300-plus depth charge attack is like from the After Torpedo Room of a fleet boat in World War II. Ron's battle station was between four torpedo tubes in the After Torpedo Room. He was connected with all of the compartments through the sound-powered telephone system. He reported to the Captain in the Control Room. When the last depth charge was dropped on Seal the count was 367. When the day was done Seal was in a shambles. The Captain ordered "Battle Surface" rather than take more punishment from the Japanese destroyers. He told the crew they would die fighting on the surface rather then die in the next attack by the destroyers. Ron's Battle Surface assignment was to man a 20mm gun on the after deck of the submarine -- a suicide assignment against enemy destroyers. You must read TORPEDOMAN to see how Seal (and Ron) survived. Ron is a member of USSVI and SVWWII and a member of Lockwood Internet Base. The book is available through him for $18.00: Check or Money Order. Ron Smith--29119 Sedgefield--Spring, TX--77386
  

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  Zeb Alford, Captain, USN (Ret)