{"product_id":"silent-running-9780471127789","title":"Silent Running","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402493567319,"sku":"9780471127789","price":24.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471127789.jpg?v=1730480575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/silent-running-9780471127789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}