WWII Pacific subs- recommended movies and books

[swdw]

Got nothing on search, so I thought I'd start this. These books have a 4.5+ rating on different sites.

Books
United States Submarine Operations in WWII- look for used copies on Alibris (Out of print, Incredible book that the author took the patrol reports and made a narrative story from them)

Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II (an ebook version is available)

Submarine! by Edward beach. (ebook available)

Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang


DVD's
Silent Victory- Submarine Warfare in WWII- Documentary

Submarines: The Silent Service in World War II- Documentary

Destination Tokyo- movie starring Cary Grant

Operation Pacific- John Wayne

Run Silent Run Deep- Clark Gable

Up Periscope- James Garner


Add your favorites and I'll copy and paste them here. Please limit it to US subs. You can post u-boat related stuff in the SH5 forum

[Rockin Robbins]

Oh my! Maybe a photo of my bookshelf? I'll be back!:D

[cdrsubron7]

There's one more movie you can add;

Torpedo Run - Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine

Also a novel which I just finished awhile back.

USS Seawolf - Submarine Raider Of The Pacific.

by Gerold Frank, James Horan & J.M. Eckberg

:yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

It's too bad the search didn't work for you. We have a whole forum just dedicated to submarine movies and books. Here are a couple of threads to get you started.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=218512&highlight=submarine+books+movies
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=218003&highlight=submarine+books+movies

And the forum itself.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=186