Run Silent Run Deep - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671811193 ISBN 13: 9780671811198

Synopsis

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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From the Back Cover:

December 1941, and Captain Edward Richardson is given command of a US submarine. His instructions are to train up an inexperienced crew and take them out into the Pacific to destroy Japanese shipping. But while their missions go well at first, it is not long before tensions begin to surface amongst the men. And when they finally take on the infamous Japanese destroyer, Bungo Pete, a terrifying game of cat and mouse begins...

From the training of the crew right through to the breathtaking climax, this is a novel that reeks authenticity. Based on true events experienced by the author during the Second World War, and made into a major Hollywood film, Run Silent, Run Deep is one of the true classics of naval literature.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0671811193
• ISBN 13: 9780671811198
• Binding: Paperback