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Originally Posted by Schnee
I've never understood why a series / movie hasn't been done on the Silent Service. Dunno if it would come close to Das Boot, but reading Blair's Silent Victory indicates that US Subs had to pull off stuff as scary as what Uncle Karl's flunkies had to do.
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Because the USN calls it "The Silent Service" for good reasons.
And also, because that generation of skippers and seamen are lost to the ages, there will probably never be a counterpart Hollywood production of Band of Brothers or The Pacific that will focus on "The Silent Service".
there was a 1950's TV series titled The Silent Service, i believe. couple two three seasons. the episodes were 30 minute (?) vignettes of action in the Pacific. i think they are available via YouTube.
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