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U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific

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U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific

Aaaap! Aaaap! The battle-station alarm blared through the boat. Half-naked, their bodies gleaming in the yellow light, the men tumbled out of their bunks. The narrow passageways were suddenly filled with men and then as suddenly cleared as each man fitted into his assigned position.

The USS Seawolf was one of the greatest submarine raiders of all time.

Having narrowly avoided the attack on Pearl Harbor the Seawolf set out for the seas of the Pacific to wreak havoc on Japanese shipping.

Joseph Melvin Eckberg was on the Seawolf from her maiden voyage and remained with her until January 1943. As chief radioman he was instrumental in assisting Captain Frederick Warder to find and destroy enemy targets.

From the claustrophobia of being trapped under water and the overwhelming fear of depth charges to the joys of aiding the war-effort and the camaraderie on the ship, Eckbergâ€™s account, told to the authors Gerold Frank and James Horan, gives remarkable insight into submarine warfare of the Second World War.

â€œIt is a narrative straight as a sword, from which emerges the story of how that happy marriage of courage and skill was achieved which made our submarines more than any other group the fleet that won the war.â€ The Saturday Review, Fletcher Pratt.

â€œThe successes of the Seawolf bear testimony to the effectiveness of single-purposeness and teamwork.â€ Jonas H. Ingram, U. S. Navy Commander-in-Chief.

Gerold Frank and James Horan were professional authors who wrote down Eckbergâ€™s story after meeting him on a slow train between New York City and New London, Connecticut, in August 1943. U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific was first published in 1945. Frank went on to become a prominent ghostwriter and passed away in 1998. Horan, author of more than forty books, died in 1981. Eckberg died four years before him in 1977.
Country USA
Manufacturer Independently published
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781520306742
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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