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Loading... Run Silent Run Deepby Edward L. Beach
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An absolute classic! The only book on this topic that has come close is Tom Clancy's Hunt for Red October. ( )If you liked the movie you'll love the book. The story starts a year before we are in the war. and goes though their training and several war patrols. Edward Beach was a submarine skipper in WWII and wrote two good seaquals to this book. "Dust on the Ocean" and "The Cold Sea" 0.026 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0304364657, Paperback)After Pearl Harbor, Captain Richardson is given command of a submarine with instructions to destroy Japanese shipping in the Pacific. Richardson's missions go well at first, but when he takes on the infamous Japanese destroyer, nicknamed Bungo Pete, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues. From the training of the crew right through to the breath-taking climax, this is a novel that reeks authenticity. Based on true events experienced by the author during World War II, this story will have fans of Tom Clancy and Lothar-Gunther Buchheim gripped from start to finish. 'If ever a book had a ring of reality, this is it' - NEW YORK TIMES(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:10 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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