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| Genre/Form: | Biography Personal narratives |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Calvert, James F., 1920-2009. Silent running. New York : J. Wiley, c1995 (OCoLC)604729380 |
| Named Person: | James F Calvert; James F Calvert |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James F Calvert |
| ISBN: | 0471127787 9780471127789 047119705X 9780471197058 |
| OCLC Number: | 32349105 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xvii, 282 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Training for the big show -- On to Pearl Harbor -- Patterns of war in the deep -- At the gates of Tokyo -- Fighting wounded -- A taste of defeat -- The tanker sweep -- Australia and Admiral Jay -- The new skipper -- A gallant retreat -- Farewell, forgiveness, and tragedy -- Decisions at Guam -- Deliverance by the bomb -- Tokyo, hail and farewell. |
| Responsibility: | James F. Calvert ; foreword by Edward L. Beach. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in James Calvert's candid portrait.
From rigorous training and shakedown cruises off the coast of New England, to tense patrols within shouting distance of Japan's major cities, the progress of the newly commissioned USS Jack parallels Calvert's own growth from callow ensign to charter member of one of the sharpest attack teams in the fleet.
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