The Depths of Courage, (Paperback)

from tillywern

Having had an interest in Wwii submarines since childhood, this book provides a decent overview of the US Pacific theater. It is a fast read covering the historical aspects but with some biography thrown in as well. Some material, aspects of a sailors life, may not be appropriate for young readers.

from hardlyhardy

"The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945" by Flint Whitlock and Ron Smith, something like a submarine itself, goes both above and below the surface. Whitlock and Smith give readers the big picture of how submarines contributed so mightily to the Allied victory in ...