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Thunder Belowby Eugene B. Fluckey
Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey's account of his war patrols in U.S.S. Barb reads almost like an adventure novel. Fluckey had a way with prose, and Barb's patrols under his commande were some of the most exciting and innovative of the war. Fluckey was an outstanding commanding officer, and never one to be bound by conventional thinking. His impromptu commando attack on a Japanese train, and his employment of rockets for shore bombardment, are only a couple of his innovations. The book's title refers to the sound of distant depth charges.
The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in Historyby Peter Maas
An outstanding biography of Vice Admiral Charles "Swede" Momsen. Sometimes called the ultimate submarine officer, Momsen became concerned early in his career with the problem of escape from a sunken submarine. He invented the Momsen Lung personal escape device, and created the original design for what would become the McCann Rescue Chamber. He was also a diver, pioneering the use of mixed gases. During World War II Momsen led the investigation that solved the Navy's torpedo problems, and developed American submarine wolf pack technigues. Post-war, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Albacore. Much of this book, of course, concentrates on the loss of U.S.S. Squalus in 1939, and Momsen's direction of the rescue and salvage work.
Submarine Warfare: An Illustrated Historyby Anthony Preston
U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design Historyby Norman Friedman
U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design Historyby Norman Friedman, James L. Christley
The Fleet Type SubmarineA reprint of NAVPERS 16160 of June 1946, this facsimile edition will allow the submarine historian or enthusiast to obtain an important reference without spending several hundred dollars on one of the rare original copies. This is a facsimile, so there are places where some of the graphics aren't quite as sharp as in the original, and the fold-out color diagrams have been reduced to fit a normal page and printed in black and white. A nicely produced book, and certain to fill that empty space in your library.
Death of the U.S.S. Thresherby Norman Polmar
Submarine historian Norman Polmar originally wrote this in 1964. It remains the best book on what happened to Thresher, and on what was done in the aftermath of that loss to not only prevent further submarine sinkings, but to find a way to rescue sailors from still intact boats sunk beyond the depth where conventional rescue methods are possible.
Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the USS Tangby Richard H. O'Kane
After spending the early years of World War II as Executive Officer in "Mush" Morton's Wahoo, Dick O'Kane was given command of the new Balao class submarine Tang. In five war patrols in Tang, O'Kane established himself as the most successful American submarine commander in terms of confirmed enemy ships sunk. He was also a pretty good writer.
U.S.S. Barb (SS-220): American Submarine War Patrol ReportsAfter five mostly uneventful patrols in European waters, Barb was transferred to the Pacific, where the action was hotter. The last five of her twelve war patrols, under Eugene B. Fluckey, were among the most productive of the war. Fluckey was an innovative officer, never satisfied with just doing what was expected. During the eleventh patrol, a surface invasion of Namkwan Harbor, located on the Chinese coast, sank several ships and earned Fluckey the Medal of Honor. On the twelfth patrol, a party of Barb sailors went ashore in northern Japan, set charges, and blew up a train. During the same patrol Barb became the first American submarine to fire rockets in combat, and the only sub to do so until the First Gulf War. This volume includes a Foreword by Barb officer Everett P. Weaver.
U.S.S. Cod (SS-224): American Submarine War Patrol ReportsContains the text of the actual patrol reports filed by U.S.S. Cod's three wartime commanders, covering her seven war patrols. Includes an Introduction and notes by series editor and submarine author J.T. McDaniel.
U.S.S. Wahoo (SS-238): American Submarine War Patrol ReportsAn updated edition of the first in this series, this book contains the actual patrol reports filed by the two wartime commanders of U.S.S. Wahoo. The reports have been subjected to some minor editing and explanatory notes have been added, but otherwise the six patrol reports are just as filed. In place of the seventh war patrol report, an excerpt from United States Submarine Losses: World War II is included. Also contains an Introduction, an article on "Mark 14 Torpedo Problems," and appendices. Published August 2005.
U.S.S. Tang (SS-306): American Submarine War Patrol ReportsDuring five war patrols under the command of Richard H. O'Kane, the Balao class fleet submarine U.S.S. Tang was credited with sinking a total of 31 Japanese ships, for a wartime total of 227,800 tons. The victim of a circular running torpedo during her fifth war patrol, only nine members of her crew, including O'Kane, survived to spend the rest of the war in Japanese captivity. This volume contains the complete text of Tang's five official war patrol reports. Also included is an Introduction, notes, and additional reference material.
Subs Against the Rising Sun: U.S. Submarines in the Pacificby Keith Milton
Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War IIby Theodore R. Treadwell
John P. Holland, 1841-1914: Inventor of the Modern Submarineby Richard Knowles Morris
The Legend of Electric Boat: Serving the Silent Serviceby Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Forward by Edward L. Beach
Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Submarineby Tom Clancy