Silent running
my years on a World War II attack submarine
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Word Count
70,500 words, Guess
Page Count
282 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL783439M
- ISBN-100471127787
- OCLC Control Number32349105
- OCLC Control Numbersilentrunningmyy0000calv
- Library of Congress Control Number95015447
and 2 more
- LibraryThing65346
- Goodreads4353749
Classifications
- DDC940.54/26
- LCCD782.J33 C35 1995
Description
In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in James Calvert's candid portrait. From rigorous training and shakedown cruises off the coast of New England, to tense patrols within shouting distance of Japan's major cities, the progress of the newly commissioned USS Jack parallels Calvert's own growth from callow ensign to charter member of one of the sharpest attack teams in the fleet.
First Sentence
The cold wind whistled by my ears, and I was grateful for the heavy Navy watch cap I had snuggled down over them.
Excerpt
The cold wind whistled by my ears, and I was grateful for the heavy Navy watch cap I had snuggled down over them.
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