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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN num: 9780870215575
ISBN number: 0870215574
Label: US Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer: US Naval Institute Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 343
Printing Date: 1986-03
Publishing house: US Naval Institute Press
Sale Popularity Level: 517948
Studio: US Naval Institute Press
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After Pearl Harbor, Captain Richardson is given command of a submarine with instructions to destroy Japanese shipping in the Pacific. Richardson's missions go well at first, but when he takes on the infamous Japanese destroyer, nicknamed Bungo Pete, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues. From the training of the crew right through to the breath-taking climax, this is a novel that reeks authenticity. Based on true events experienced by the author during World War II, this story will have fans of Tom Clancy and Lothar-Gunther Buchheim gripped from start to finish. 'If ever a book had a ring of reality, this is it' - NEW YORK TIMES
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When you read Run Silent, Run Deep you will realize that the book is so well written it feels like you are on a sub in WWII. If I'm not mistaken, Beach served on the boats so he writes in a very accurate, yet engaging style.
Besides just being a genuinely good read, Run Silent Run Deep is a snapshot of submarine technology during the 1940's. You'll learn about submarine operation, construction, and tactics. One of the big problems for the U.S. submarine fleet was dud torpedoes. Beach covers this topic also. Tokyo Rose is even brought up in this fast moving book about submarine warfare. All in all, it's very historical and educational.
At one time or another, I've read just about every book in print about the U.S. fleet submarines in WWII. Although this book is fiction, you'll learn a lot about what life must have been like in the silent service during the Pacific war. I've read it three times. It's that good.
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This book incorporated an interesting story line with an education on submarine warfare in WWII. The combination makes it enjoyable for the student of history or someone who just wants a good read.
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Run Silent, Run Deep is an exciting book based on the real life exploits of auther Edward L. Beach. Starting with training at sub school, this book lets us see through the eyes of submarine Captain Richardson as he trains his crew and takes them to war with the Japanese.
The submarine warefare sections are excellently written and extremely atmospheric, even in the training sections. Each time the story hit another naval combat section, I found myself unconciously reading quicker and quicker just through the excitement of it all.
The only criticism I could level at the book was that is was a little bit anti-climactic. As the story progresses, there are numerous references to the great Japanese sub-sinker called Bungo Pete. Predictably, the climax of the story is when Richardson himself is sent out to duel with Bungo Pete for one last cat and mouse duel. However, the duel is a little disappointing compared to some of the other naval encounters witnissed in the book, leaving the end a little unfulfilling.
Overall, an excellent book which I heartily recommend for anyone who wants to read a quick paced, action novel about submarine warfare.
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Based loosely on Edward L. Beach's actual experiences in WWII, this is the best example of a submarine warfare novel I've ever had the pleasure to read. Captain Beach was a master of the military thriller before the term had even been invented. If you've read Run Silent Run Deep, it's probably time to read it again. If you've never read it, you're in for a treat!
Jeff Edwards, Author of "Torpedo: A Surface Warfare Thriller"
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Edward L. Beach, Jr. rolled aspects of several real Navy officers into "Rich" Richardson, the central character in Run Silent, Run Deep, including "Swede" Momsen, "Mush" Morton, Howard Gilmore, "Dusty" Dornin, George Street and, of course, Beach himself. In the same way, the three fleet boats Beach served in, Trigger, Tirante and Piper, provided models for some scenes in the story.
If you've seen the movie, but never read the book, you're in for a surprise. The book covers a much longer period, from late December 1941 until the end of the war. And, while Richardson has two wartime commands in the book, just as in the movie, he is ashore nursing a broken leg, and standing in for Momsen solving the torpedo exploder problem, when Walrus is lost. The conflict with Bledsoe starts much earlier, in the old S-16, when Richardson feels compelled to withdraw his recommendation that Bledsoe get his own command after Bledsoe fouls up and nearly gets the boat sunk during a qualification test. The little detail that both of them are in love with the same girl adds to the conflict. Of course, a major difference is that Richardson survives, though that becomes fairly obvious from the opening words of the novel, which is told in the very first person.
There are aspects of the undersea battle in the World War II Pacific that get less attention than they might today. Richardson is telling the story from his own viewpoint, so obviously he can't relate anything he doesn't see. Also, these old fleet subs were still primary fleet components when this book was very first published in 1955, and many of the details were still classified. Beach provides as much detail as he can, but some processes remain deliberately obscure.
Of Beach's three Richardson novels (Run Silent, Run Deep; Dust on the Sea; and Cold is the Sea) this is the very first and the best, though I will add that all are excellent.
The Naval Institute Press edition also includes an Introduction by Edward P. Stafford.
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