OT but not OT?? books for reserch

fire-fox · 08-28-06, 03:33 AM

hi i just looked around amazon.co.uk and found Silent Victory: the U.S Submarine Victory Against Japan by Clay Blair http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

and some one said that this was a must get book and that it was used by MicroPross for "Silent Service" and "Silent Service II." and was wondering if its any good

PeriscopeDepth · 08-28-06, 03:37 AM

Silent Victory is more or less the Bible for any info concerning WWII US sub ops.

PD

fire-fox · 08-28-06, 03:52 AM

chears PD thats all i needed to now, just didnt whont any turkis

Capt. D · 08-28-06, 08:57 AM

SINK 'EM ALL by Charles A. Lockwood and PIG BOATS (previously published as 'United States Submarine Operations in World War II') by Theodore Roscoe are also very good.

Happy Hunting

Donner · 08-31-06, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt. D

...PIG BOATS (previously published as 'United States Submarine Operations in World War II') by Theodore Roscoe ...

That book is actually an abridgement of the latter title. Even though "United States Submarine Operations in WW2" was written in the late 1940s and lacks info on the intelligence breakthroughs (Ultra, etc), it is still a very exciting and informative read. Highly, highly recommended!

Onkel Neal · 08-31-06, 09:46 PM

To learn and to get fired up, I recommend:

Wahoo
Clear the Bridge
Bowfin
War in the Boats
Thunder Below

That should keep you busy for a couple weeks!

tedhealy · 08-31-06, 10:25 PM

To get fired up, I'd throw in Red Scorpion by Peter Sasgen. It's a fictionalized account of the Rasher's patrols by the son of someone who served on the Rasher on every patrol. While it is fictionalized, it is based on the actual war patrols, interviews, and reports. It gives you a great sense of being there.

Capt. D · 09-01-06, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

To learn and to get fired up, I recommend:

Wahoo
Clear the Bridge
Bowfin
War in the Boats
Thunder Below

That should keep you busy for a couple weeks!

May I also recommend

Batfish
Silversides
War Fish (By George Grider who served on the Wahoo with Mush Morton and Dick O'Kane. Finally becoming the Captain of the USS Flasher)
and
U.S. Submarines in World War II - An Illustrated History (I picked it up at the Submarine Museum in Groton last year. Has excellent photos and information on the submarine war from 1941 through 1945)

Happy Hunting

fire-fox · 09-02-06, 09:34 AM

hi thanks ill just get the one i menstiond for now.

err..... is Roscoe a comman sir name in the US, becouse thats me sir name and in the UK ive never here'd of anyone else with it

08-28-06, 03:33 AM	#1
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	OT but not OT?? books for reserch hi i just looked around amazon.co.uk and found Silent Victory: the U.S Submarine Victory Against Japan by Clay Blair http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE and some one said that this was a must get book and that it was used by MicroPross for "Silent Service" and "Silent Service II." and was wondering if its any good __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

08-28-06, 03:52 AM	#3
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	chears PD thats all i needed to now, just didnt whont any turkis __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

08-31-06, 09:46 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	To learn and to get fired up, I recommend: Wahoo Clear the Bridge Bowfin War in the Boats Thunder Below That should keep you busy for a couple weeks! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-02-06, 09:34 AM	#9
fire-fox Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Peoples Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 326 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	hi thanks ill just get the one i menstiond for now. err..... is Roscoe a comman sir name in the US, becouse thats me sir name and in the UK ive never here'd of anyone else with it __________________ Running subs aground since SH1 and Silent Service Running SH5 @ 100% difficulty + TWoS 2.2.19(RealNav + BDU + port smoke + food) + Carotio_IntercontinentalRadioPack tweaked + The Little Ships of SH5 - Coaster Pack

08-28-06, 03:37 AM	#2
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Silent Victory is more or less the Bible for any info concerning WWII US sub ops. PD

08-28-06, 08:57 AM	#4
Capt. D Helmsman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Warren, Michigan Posts: 109 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	SINK 'EM ALL by Charles A. Lockwood and PIG BOATS (previously published as 'United States Submarine Operations in World War II') by Theodore Roscoe are also very good. Happy Hunting

08-31-06, 10:25 PM	#7
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	To get fired up, I'd throw in Red Scorpion by Peter Sasgen. It's a fictionalized account of the Rasher's patrols by the son of someone who served on the Rasher on every patrol. While it is fictionalized, it is based on the actual war patrols, interviews, and reports. It gives you a great sense of being there.