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Eugene B. Fluckey Thunder Below! (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Thunder Below! : the Uss *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
- Publication Name
- Thunder Below!
- Title
- Thunder Below!
- Subtitle
- The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0252066707
- EAN
- 9780252066702
- ISBN
- 9780252066702
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Release Date
- 01/07/1997
- Release Year
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 10in
- Item Width
- 7in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / General, Military
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Joness locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships--she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen. And in a fascinating twist, he uses archival documents from the Japanese Navy to give its version of events. The unique story of the Barb begins with its men, who had the confidence to become unbeatable. Each team helped develop innovative ideas, new tactics, and new strategies. All strove for personal excellence, and success became contagious. Instead of lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo boats. She was the first sub to use rocket missiles and to creep up on enemy convoys at night, joining the flank escort line from astern, darting in and out as she sank ships up the column. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfares long-distance, videogame style of battle than the exploits of the captain and crew of the USS Barb, where they sub, out of ammunition, actually rammed an enemy ship until it sank. Thunder Below! is a first-rate, true-life, inspirational story of the courage and heroism of ordinary men under fire.
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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252066707
ISBN-13
9780252066702
eBay Product ID (ePID)
596020
Product Key Features
Book Title
Thunder Below! : the Uss *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / General, Military
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
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A sprightly memoir by a young submarine captain in the Pacific war, written by an old man looking back as a retired admiral, perhaps a bit amazed at the feats of his reckless youth. -- Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post Book World Fluckey offers a grippingly detailed account of his command's hell-and-high-water feats, which won him the Congressional Medal of Honor, as well as four Navy Crosses. . . . A standout in a field crowded with his first-rate entries. -- Kirkus Reviews, "The real story of a real hero."--Tom Clancy A sprightly memoir by a young submarine captain in the Pacific war, written by an old man looking back as a retired admiral, perhaps a bit amazed at the feats of his reckless youth. -- Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post Book World Fluckey offers a grippingly detailed account of his commands hell-and-high-water feats, which won him the Congressional Medal of Honor, as well as four Navy Crosses... A standout in a field crowded with his first-rate entries. -- Kirkus Reviews, A sprightly memoir by a young submarine captain in the Pacific war, written by an old man looking back as a retired admiral, perhaps a bit amazed at the feats of his reckless youth. -- Thomas E. Ricks,The Washington Post Book World, A Main Selection of the Military Book Club. Winner of the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature given by the Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery. "The real story of a real hero."--Tom Clancy
Copyright Date
1992
Dewey Decimal
940.54/5974
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- Aug 02, 2018Top favourable review
Admiral Fluckey is a great sailor, submariner and leader who writes just as well. At the top of my list.
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Minds eye view of a sub commander's thought processes.
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Outstanding, true, World War II story!
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