The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan Audiobook

Quotes

• “This is the most absorbing narrative of submarine warfare that I’ve read in years. The research is so deep, and the writing so vivid, I could practically feel the vast ocean closing over me as these three boats ranged the Pacific looking for the kill.”

  — James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author

• “Beautifully researched and masterfully told, James Scott’s book is an enthralling and important addition to the story of undersea warfare.”

  — Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from the Deep

• “Scott, a journalist turned naval historian, combines patrol reports and extensive interviews with former submariners to reconstruct the achievements of three of the most successful US submarines…Scott presents the submariners aboard his chosen trio of ships as a team, brought together to do a high-risk job that ‘pushed boat[s] and men to the limit,’ and their story is an exciting one.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Scott recounts the Pacific war patrols of three US submarines, of which two today are on display…Providing character sketches of the boats’ commanders that note leadership style and pugnacity, Scott puts each on the periscope and describes the ensuing patrol…Though focusing on commanders, Scott expands to describe crew members’ roles, which further evokes the claustrophobic, dangerous world of the WWII sub.”

  — Booklist

• “Using voluminous official records plus interviews and an amazing number of unpublished diaries and letters, former Charleston Post and Courier investigative reporter Scott delivers a gripping, almost day-by-day account of the actions of three submarines…Military buffs will lap it up, but general readers may find it difficult to resist the tension, drama, and fireworks of this underappreciated but dazzlingly destructive American weapon of World War II.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “The War Below provides an intensely personal look inside the pressure hulls of three Pacific Fleet submarines that established historic records against the Japanese Empire. The epic war patrols of USS Silversides, Drum, and Tang provide gripping reading and serve as a memorial to the lost boats and crews ‘still on patrol.’”

  — Barrett Tillman, author of Enterprise