{"product_id":"silent-running-my-years-on-a-world-war-ii-attack-submarine-paperback-softback-9780471197058","title":"Silent Running; My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471197058","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSilent Running\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMy Years on a World War II Attack Submarine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames F. Calvert (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471197058, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 October 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert forsharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult andexciting time.\" --President George Bush\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for twoweeks R\u0026amp;R after reliving Jim's only too realistic warpatrolling adventures.\" --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN(Ret.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S.submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes withlucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of whatit was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing thesuccesses and disappointments, ... This is a true story with tealpeople, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting toread and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.)President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations,1974-1978.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he hastold the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tangof the real thing. This is the way it really was.\" --Frederick B.Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of theSeawolf.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTraining for the Big Show.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On to Pearl Harbor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Patterns of War in the Deep.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the Gates of Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fighting Wounded.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Taste of Defeat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Tanker Sweep.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Australia and Admiral Jay.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The New Skipper.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Gallant Retreat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Farewell, Forgiveness, and Tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decisions at Guam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Deliverance by the Bomb.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tokyo--Hail and Farewell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afterword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453450219800,"sku":"9780471197058","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471197058.jpg?v=1785284630","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/silent-running-my-years-on-a-world-war-ii-attack-submarine-paperback-softback-9780471197058","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}