Silent Sea (The Silent War) (Volume 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1532856652 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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He later became Chicago Bureau Chief for Newsweek, chief editorial writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, and for eleven years had his own weekly news program syndicated to thirty-two PBS television stations. After Pearl Harbor he reenlisted and made eleven war patrols in the Southwest Pacific. . About the Author Harry Homewood was a qualified submariner before he was seventeen years old, having lied to the Navy about his age, and serving in a little "S"-boat in the old Asiatic Fleet
Slick said Homewood delivers another great tale.. Harry Homewood delivers a great look at the world of the Silent Service. His characters come across as real people. Some easy to understand and others quite complex. Yet, in the end he helps you understand the hard task masters and crew members with problems that explains their actions in life aboard a submarine. You have trouble putting down the first book of the series and even more trouble setting down the second. For those who enjoy WWII stories, this is an excellent choice. I specific. Silent Sea 3 and a half stars, .a must read for WW2 buffs This is the second part of the saga of 2 sister ship submarines, Mako and Eelfish. in action in the Pacific during WW2. Both parts of the story can be read independently but it's better to read them in order. The first book deals primarily with the Mako from mid 19Silent Sea 3 and a half stars, .a must read for WW2 buffs Robert P. Campbell This is the second part of the saga of 2 sister ship submarines, Mako and Eelfish. in action in the Pacific during WW2. Both parts of the story can be read independently but it's better to read them in order. The first book deals primarily with the Mako from mid 1942 up to the point where it's sunk (not a spoiler as the description for this book so states) around the Solomon Islands near the end of that year. This book deals with action by the Eelfish from that point through the end of the. 2 up to the point where it's sunk (not a spoiler as the description for this book so states) around the Solomon Islands near the end of that year. This book deals with action by the Eelfish from that point through the end of the. "Good WW II submarine story" according to The South Plainsman. A great book. Somebody said it was boring and not factual. It is far from boring, and, of course, it is fiction. I highly recommend both books in this series.
As they listened to the death throes of their sister ship Mako sinking in the Pacific where the waters were six miles deep, the crew of USS Eelfish suddenly came of age. By the end of the war, submarines such as Eelfish had so tightened the noose of naval blockade around Japan that the enemy was finished as an industrial nation, unable to fight effectively. They were a new breed: a brand-new fleet submarine crewed by draftees and reservists. This is a novel about their exploits, how they fought, how they loved, and how they died, written by a man who was there.. But fight they did with reckless abandon, proving themselves on two fronts — against the Japanese at sea, and against their own Admirals, who clung to outmoded concepts of how to wage war under the sea. One out of every five men who went to sea in submarines in the Pacific died in combat, the highest percentage of any branch of the U.S. But American submariners paid dearly for their victories. This true-to-life novel moves at breathtaking
He later became Chicago Bureau Chief for Newsweek, chief editorial writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, and for eleven years had his own weekly news program syndicated to thirty-two PBS television stations. Harry Homewood was a qualified submariner before he was seventeen years old, having lied to the Navy about his age, and serving in a little "S"-boat in the old Asiatic