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BrucePowers -> Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 3:02:18 AM)

Mine is The Good Shepherd by CS Forester - convoy escort during the battle of the Atlantic

Bruce



Nomad -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 3:41:12 AM)

War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945 [:D][:D] [ time to duck ] Well you did ask for fiction. [:)][8|]



YankeeAirRat -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:19:46 AM)

Away All boats- Dodson
In Harm's Way- Basset
Run Silent Run Deep - Beach

Those are the ones sitting on my shelf right now. There are others that I have read in the past and just can't remember the names off hand



madflava13 -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:22:06 AM)

The Caine Mutiny



Nomad -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:25:09 AM)


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ORIGINAL: madflava13

The Caine Mutiny


I thought that was a true story? [:(][&:][:D]



philabos -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:25:11 AM)

The Last Lieutenant by Gobbell - a fascinating read about what it was like to be a naval officer abandoned in the Philippines



BrucePowers -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:31:19 AM)

True, I did ask for fiction[:D]

I forgot about Run Silent Run Deep (I read it many, many, many years ago in high school). I still vote for Good Shepherd.



tsimmonds -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:38:34 AM)

Nicholas Monsarrat's The Cruel Sea



BrucePowers -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 4:53:01 AM)

Thanks guys. The reason I started this thread was to get some ideas for summer reading material. You have given me things to think about.



Drex -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 5:08:49 AM)

Didn't Forrester write the Hornblower series?



RevRick -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 5:30:18 AM)

Second that motion about "The Cruel Sea." One of the really great books about WWII at sea.



RevRick -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 5:31:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Drex

Didn't Forrester write the Hornblower series?


Correct. He wrote both.



John 3rd -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 6:15:43 AM)

I have to agree with Run Silent, Run Deep...



bradfordkay -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 7:30:50 AM)

Here's a lesser known one... Alistair MacLean's "South by Java Head".



Andy Mac -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 12:40:29 PM)

Douglas Reeman "A ship must die"



rockmedic109 -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 12:41:08 PM)

He also wrote Sink the Bismark which was fairly good.

He wrote numerous non-fiction naval books as well which, though well written, were a little dry and definately written for a different audience than his Hornblower series; Hornblower series being far more simple and easy to read than his non-fiction works.


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ORIGINAL: Drex

Didn't Forrester write the Hornblower series?


Correct. He wrote both.




rtrapasso -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 3:33:49 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Nomad


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ORIGINAL: madflava13

The Caine Mutiny


I thought that was a true story? [:(][&:][:D]



[:D] [:D] [:D]

No - Herman Wouk (who served on a DMS, iirc) might be flattered about that, but it was definitely fiction.



panda124c -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 7:53:30 PM)

"Mr Roberts"



RUPD3658 -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 7:54:55 PM)

Enemy at the Gates



mlees -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 11:01:52 PM)


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ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Enemy at the Gates


Umm, where's the "naval" in thast fiction?[;)]



rtrapasso -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 11:03:36 PM)


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ORIGINAL: mlees


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ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Enemy at the Gates


Umm, where's the "naval" in thast fiction?[;)]



There were boats in it!! [:'(]



RUPD3658 -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 11:10:32 PM)


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ORIGINAL: mlees


quote:

ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Enemy at the Gates


Umm, where's the "naval" in thast fiction?[;)]



Missed the naval part.[:-]

Das Boot then.



Mynok -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 11:14:34 PM)

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ORIGINAL: RUPD3658
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ORIGINAL: mlees
quote:

ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

Enemy at the Gates


Umm, where's the "naval" in thast fiction?[;)]



Missed the naval part.[:-]

Das Boot then.


Musta missed the fiction part too. Enemy at the Gates wasn't fiction anymore than Incredible Victory. [:)]



YankeeAirRat -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/8/2006 11:16:33 PM)

A couple others that I had thought of again.

Goobye to some - G. Forbes  The story of a PB4Y-2 squadron in the Pacific near the end of the war
Dauntless - B. Tillman
Hellcat-B. Tillman

Both of the B. Tillman books are out of print, but if you can find them they are pretty good action books.



witpqs -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 3:43:48 AM)

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ORIGINAL: RevRick

Second that motion about "The Cruel Sea." One of the really great books about WWII at sea.


And a fantastic movie. I'll have to check out the book one day.



BrucePowers -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 4:50:26 AM)

witpqs;
I agree the movie was great. Until this thread, I did not know it was a book.

edited for not putting brain in gear.[:D]



afspret -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 11:03:19 AM)

Run Silent, Run Deep

In Harms Way

Anything by Douglas Reeman that had a WWII plot line.



herwin -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 2:09:19 PM)


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ORIGINAL: pbear

"Mr Roberts"


Yes, although it was based on Mack McKinney.



seydlitz_slith -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 2:28:02 PM)

Not Fiction, but definitely a must read book:  Japanese Destroyer Captain  by Hara
Other very good non-fiction related to WITP if not strictly naval would be Samuari! by Saburo Sakai and Martin Caidin's Ragged, Rugged Warriors.



spence -> RE: Favorite WWII naval historical fiction (6/9/2006 7:19:01 PM)

I liked "The Good Sheperd" a lot.

For Pacific Theater I greatly enjoyed "The Last Tallyho".  Can't remember who it was by.



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