The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and
comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who
frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy
Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper,
Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any
American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far
more than merely sink ships - she changed forever the way
submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure
chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs,
reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal
diary kept by one of his torpedomen. And in a fascinating twist, he
uses archival documents from the Japanese Navy to give its version
of events. The unique story of the Barb begins with its men, who
had the confidence to become unbeatable. Each team helped develop
innovative ideas, new tactics, and new strategies. All strove for
personal excellence, and success became contagious. Instead of
lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on
the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo
boats. She was the first sub to use rocket missiles and to creep up
on enemy convoys at night, joining the flank escort line from
astern, darting in and out as she sank ships up the column.
Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey"
relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to
their limits. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfare's
long-distance, video-game style of battle than the exploits of the
captain and crew of the USS Barb, where the sub, out of ammunition,
actually rammed an enemy ship untilit sank. Thunder Below! is a
first-rate, true-life, inspirational story of the courage and
heroism of ordinary men under fire.
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