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Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
Eugene B. Fluckey
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Description for Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 907.
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 Jones's 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, ... Read more
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 Jones's 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066702
SKU
V9780252066702
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About Eugene B. Fluckey
Eugene B. Fluckey, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.), was a 1935 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. For his valor under fire, Lt. Cdr. Fluckey was awarded four Navy Crosses and the Congressional Medal of Honor, unequalled by any living American. The crew of the USS Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation. In 1989 the U.S. ... Read more
Reviews for Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
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
Tom Clancy