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Originally Posted by sharkbit
Just curious-What do you think of Beach's accuracy?
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The accuracy of his novels is top notch. Beach is an incredible writer and his narrative brings everything to life without overwhelming you with technical minutiae.
Beach and most of the other good authors will sometimes downplay the technical side because of the necessity of writing for a wide audience, an audience that may not know the difference between a TDC and an SJ. Beach did a great job of balancing the somewhat conflicting desires of writing a technically and historically accurate novel while at the same time appealing to a wide and only partially informed audience.
The ultimate edition of RSRD is in the U.S. Naval Institute's Classics of Naval Literature series. It is a finely crafted hard bound edition and should last for decades. It comes with a ribbon page marker. "The Wreck of the Memphis" is also available in this series. I have both books and they are true treasures of my collection. See this link for more info:
http://www.usni.org/store/books/clas...ilent-run-deep