"Run Silent, Run Deep" Topic
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| Coelacanth | 18 May 2005 9:55 p.m. PST |
I recently finished reading "Run Silent, Run Deep" by Edward Beach. It's about a U.S. Navy submarine captain, his executive officer and their battles against the Japanese (and each other). It was written by a man who was there (Beach was a submarine officer during the war). I first read the book while in high school, and it made quite an impression. I had feared that it wouldn't hold up to my recollection of it, but it did. The characters are courageous but believably flawed, and the action is memorable (if a bit vague at times - the subs Beach wrote of were still in service when the book was first published in 1955). If you only know the story through the Clark Gable film, give the book a try. To my mind, it's much better. |
| jdginaz | 18 May 2005 10:47 p.m. PST |
If you liked "Run Silent, Run Deep" you should read Beach's
"Submarine". It's the real thing, each chapter is about a different sub & Captain. IMO it's even better the "Run Silent, Run Deep" jdg |
| Cke1st | 19 May 2005 6:19 a.m. PST |
Yes, RSRD is good, far better than the movie. The sequel, Dust on the Sea, is also good, if not quite the equal of the first one. Part 3, Cold Is the Sea, is set in the more recent past and has a very different feel. I've about worn out my old copy of Submarine; I've never found a better description of what it was like (on the USN side, at least). Almost all of Beach's non-fiction is superb as well, although not offering much for gaming. Around the World Submerged and Wreck of the Memphis come to mind; the first is about USS Triton's record-setting cruise, the second is about the unexpected loss of a big armored cruiser (which happened to be commanded by Beach's father). |
| tankfan | 19 May 2005 6:28 a.m. PST |
I read this book quite a while ago. Greatly enjoyed it & highly recommend. |
| akudjinn | 27 Aug 2005 11:07 a.m. PST |
Also try Take Her Deep!: A Submarine Against Japan in World War II by Galantin. His boat survived the toughest depth charging of the war against an American boat. I'm hoping to include it in my upcoming Greatest U.S. Navy Stories Ever Told this spring. |
| grywolf1 | 30 Sep 2008 4:42 p.m. PST |
Clear the Bridge and Wahoo by Dick O'Kane are wonderful reads. Essentially it chronicles the experiences of the author as the exec of the Wahoo, then the skipper of the Tang, two of the hardest hitting U.S. subs of the war. Clear the Bridge also chronicles O'Kane's experiences as a POW |
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