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The Uss Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War Ii Download Free Book THUNDER BELOW: THE USS BARB REVOLUTIONIZES SUBMARINE WARFARE IN WORLD WAR II DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK Eugene B. Fluckey | 464 pages | 01 Jul 1997 | University of Illinois Press | 9780252066702 | English | Baltimore, United States Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II At midnight, eight saboteurs in two rubber rafts paddled six hundred yards to shore every single crewman had volunteered and buried fifty-five pounds of explosives under the track. Get a copy, you won't be able to set it down once you crack the cover! During this patrol, Barb sank four Japanese merchant ships and numerous enemy small craft. He can count, his admirals can count, his crew can count. Jun 07, William rated it liked it. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Langston Hughes called it "a great dark tide from the South": the unprecedented influx of Fluckey primarily talks about himself. An officer is looking…. Just finished this book. I point interested readers to his fine analysis. They used the last Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II the 40mm shells to blow up a lumber mill at Shibetoro, again hitting a fuel tank and causing an inferno. For his valor under fire, Lt. So it was for me to read this intimidatingly large, detailed, military tome. For the first time in U. Fluckey, a former Boy Scout, was all-American down to his lanky frame, red hair, and freckles, and his persistence and ingenuity were apparent at every turn. When Teters came aboard, we christened him Dave. From the Frying Pan. Fluckey Paperback, Be the first to write a review. Spectacular front seat experience to one of the US's greatest skipper's endeavors. Be the first to write a review. Submarines Down? Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, Luckey Fluckey relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. Jun 01, GymGuy rated it liked it Shelves: wwiisubmarine. It was a bold gamble; the ship Fluckey had been eyeing, the USS Barbhad sunk only a single ship in six patrols under its previous commander. His understanding of navigation, astronomy, physics, geometry, human nature and need, and bureacracy fed his boat's successes. Pedestrian but fun. Fluckey camouflaged the Barb by wrapping white bed sheets around its conning tower, then tracked the ship for five tense hours. But back to the book- It Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II dry. He wouldn't have it any other way. Five years later, I accepted the challenge. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. Better than fiction This is one of the most heartfelt, real, and Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II accounts of warfare in Wwii that I have ever read. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of you-are-there moments. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Wikimedia Commons. In the U. Four down, eleven to go for Fluckey to win his whiskey. Action Start to finish action. The bow is in the bottom mud. Search for Survivors. Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press. In the U. Meanwhile, Fluckey obtained from him the location of Japanese minefields and air bases. Calvert I couldn't make it through 'Thunder Below! Average rating 4. Thunder Below! The history of the Barb is told in a first person type of story telling, recreating the conversations between the captain and crew. All his life, Uncle Bud sought information from veterans about his brother's Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II this book was a part of it, so Uncle Bud bought them from the author and veteran himself. Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ's groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Resting on Midway Island between patrols, he opened a letter from his wife, Marjorie, that began. Search for Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II. So it was for me to read this intimidatingly large, detailed, military tome. Barb to PearlA Pearl to Barb. Audiobook: I enjoyed this book. Johanna Beyer. In the end he is without weapons ammunition and has only destroyed 14 vessels. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped shape the field and still exercise a powerful influence in I would not have thought a naval history book could make me cry any more than I would have expected it to inspire me as a reading teacher--but cry and learn I did as I turned the pages of Thunder Below! Save the Queenfish. Thunder Below! The thunderous roar Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II 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. Add to cart. Jun 01, GymGuy rated it liked it Shelves: wwiisubmarine. This is a story about very intelligent and brave sailors working as a team with some luck to achieve there objectives. I love this story: Tell me something Ed. Yet Pollyannas rile This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Aug 23, Gary Misch rated it it was amazing. No one had ever had such a perfect target. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Amazin Great read. She only found out when other navy wives told her that her husband was winning Navy Crosses and that the Barb had sunk an aircraft carrier the Unyoin September The brand-new engines-aft freighter exploded. View 2 comments. Cant be put down. Fluckey cares about his men, and his proudest achievement is that none of the crew were awarded a purple heart even though he was awarded the Medal of Honor. If this was a Tom Clancy book, i would say it was way over the top. The Japanese, by contrast, didn't even have radar in many cases. Format: BOOK. Scoreboard of USS Barb. Escorts came after the Barb and fired 38 depth charges, but Fluckey fooled them by filling a five-gallon milk can with oil and releasing it to create an oil slick, suggesting that one of the depth charges had hit home. Hell and High Water: The USS Barb Jun 07, William rated it liked it. While it may not have contained An exciting and informative walk through WWII submarine warfare from one of the most successful and decorated crews of the time. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfare's 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. Navy, Major Combatants. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen. Fluckey leaped out like a daredevil stunt driver at the state fair, strode over, and shook the hand of a hugely grinning FDR. World Wars Books. Johanna Beyer. Aug 22, Gary Detrick rated it really liked it. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. I truly enjoyed the book and highly recommend it to any and all armchair historians. Calvert I couldn't make it through 'Thunder Below! On his second patrol, in the South China Sea, Fluckey followed up on the accolades he had earned, proving he was not a one-trick pony. Women filing gender-based asylum claims Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II faced skepticism and outright rejection within the U. Be proud of a night none of us will ever forget. Scoreboard of USS Barb. Everyone loves him- just ask him. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. I do not write many reviews and since the ones Thunder Below: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II varied so much I thought I would give it a shot. Reading like a fiction adventure, I had to keep reminding myself that these were actual accounts of historical events. I point interested readers to his fine analysis. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. But at least it doesn't read like a text book-there are some personal interjections in the writing. In that case, we can't Eight hits, no errors. Complaint: Grievance among Friends. In Mayon that first patrol as co-commander, Fluckey, then thirty, took his boat into the treacherous Sea of Okhotsk, off the Russian coast. I can't even really wrap my mind around this and how it affected and colored the generation - and future generations. University of Illinois Press. On May 30, —Memorial Day evening—they found a convoy of four freighters with one destroyer escort; the Herring sank the destroyer with one torpedo, scattering the convoy. What a thrill! His understanding of navigation, astronomy, physics, geometry, human nature and need, and bureacracy fed his boat's successes. Enlarge cover. On November 10,after stalking a light cruiser, he sank it with three torpedoes, killing men. Eugene B. Three stars out of three. Usually I tell folks if you want an exciting submarine warfare book you need to read the German stuff, but now I finally have an American account to recommend.
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