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Silent Sea

Silent War, Book 2

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Silent Sea

By: Harry Homewood
Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
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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. They were a new breed: a brand-new fleet submarine crewed by draftees and reservists. Hidebound regular Navy officers believed they wouldn't fight. 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.

This true-to-life novel moves at breathtaking speed from the invasion of Guadalcanal through the battle of the Philippine Sea and to the coast of Japan. 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.

But American submariners paid dearly for their victories. 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 US Armed Forces. This is a novel about their exploits, how they fought, how they loved, and how they died, written by a man who was there.

©1981 Harry Homewood (P)2017 Tantor Fiction Sea Adventures Suspense War & Military Adventure Submarine War

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Historical Accuracy

Great listen , gave a good outline of submarine operations with not too much technical detail as you sometimes get from subject matter experts. Good continuity from book 1 Final Harbour.

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Entertaining yarn.

A little loose with the realities of submarine warfare but nonetheless keeps the attention of the listener with a fast pace and interesting story. A mix of factual background and fictional storyline puts a lot of gloss on what was often a mundane and routine life for a submariner between chances for action.

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