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Bezig met laden... Dust on the Sea (1972)door Edward L. Beach, Edward L. Beach
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. After completing the excellent Run Silent, Run Deep, I searched for and managed to find a copy of its sequel, written almost 20 years later: Dust on the Sea. This book continues the narrative started in Run Silent, Run Deep, but does not show how good it is immediately. However, once the subs are on their way to sink enemy shipping, the tension builds, and the dangers without and within the sub grip you. The last 100 pages were quickly read, to find out what would happen to the officers and crew of the Eel. I think of the author's works as Tom Clancy concise, not "lite". Authentic, engaging, excellent read. Recommended. ( ) Richardson, captain of the U.S.S. Eel, is in a funk - ever since he used his submarine to destroy the lifeboats of a Japanese antisubmarine task force, in the process dicing up "Bungo Pete," its commander, with the Eel's screws. Edward Beach's novel Dust on the Sea is a solid WW II submarine adventure. Beach (author of [book:Run Silent, Run Deep]) was himself a submarine captain, so the details have a very authentic ring to them; those little details can make or break an action yarn. He immediately defines Richardson's competence by showing how he saves the sub, recognizing signs of an oncoming "Kona" wave as they enter harbor, a freakishly huge wave that poops the submarine, and had the hatches been open, would have most likely sunk it. The captain of the Eel is assigned to an American wolfpack under the leadership of his old captain, who has begun to exhibit strange behavioral quirks that Richardson is forced to defend to his executive officer. They have been assigned to patrol off the coast of China to prevent the Japanese from sending reinforcements to Iwo Jima and Okinawa during the Allies' planned attacks on those islands. What makes this book most interesting, aside from its typical WW II story line, is the heart-stopping realism of the -scenes. We Imaw Beach has been there. You participate in the palm-sweating, frenzied rush down the hatch after a plane has been sighted, yanking the lanyard to slam it shut, and crash diving as steeply as possible, remembering that a threehundred-foot submarine diving as vertically as possible, doesn't have much maneuvering room in two hundred feet of water. The scenes of their being depth charged are astounding. Read this book, then watch Das Boot, the greatest of all submarine movies IMHO. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1972, following the huge success of Run Silent, Run Deep, Edward L. Beach's second novel of submarine warfare was published to great acclaim. Like its predecessor, Dust on the Sea was lauded for its authentic portrayal of what it meant to be a submariner during the desperate years of World War II. Tense, dramatic and rich in technical and tactical detail, the book draws on Beaach's experience as a submariner in the US Navy to describe the commander and crew of the fictitious USS Eel as they battle overwhelming odds to destroy Japanese ships and save American lives. With no margin for error, the men withstand storms, depth charges and even hand-to-hand combat to defend their boat and themselves. Mistakes, as the title reminds us, result in the debris which serves as a brief grave maker for sunken ships: dust on the sea. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.5Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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