Recently I've been spending a lot of my off-watch time reading books. Which inspired me for a new post. (I know it's been a while, but hey, I've been at sea.) A year or two ago I picked up a book called Tidal Rip. It was about what is basically World War III and submarines are play a big part. As it turns out Tidal Rip was part of a series of books by Joe Buff. The series details the adventure of Captain Jeffery Fuller and his ship the USS Challenger. His ship is unlike any other out there. The best thing is each book can be read by itself and you won't be completely lost. So check out his other books Thunder in the Deep, Deep Sound Channel, Crush Depth, Tidal Rip, Straight's of Power, and Seas of Crisis to continue the adventures of Jeffery Fuller.
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This book isn't about subs, but I'm sure you'll agree that there are too few books in general about the recent achievements of U.S. Navy sailors. So I offer this new one for your attention: "No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf" (Naval Institute Press, 2006; http://www.nohigherhonor.com ).
In 1988, this third Roberts was on its maiden deployment, escorting Kuwaiti tankers through the chaos of the Iran-Iraq War, when struck it an Iranian mine. The explosion broke the ship's keel, ripped a 25-foot hole beneath its waterline, and set fires on four decks. With seawater rising around their boots, the well-trained crew fought flames and flooding into the night. Four days later, the U.S. retaliated, sending two Iranian warships to the bottom in Operation Praying Mantis, the largest surface-warfare action since World War II.
The author of "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors," James D. Hornfischer, had this to say:
-- "As fast-moving and tightly built as a Perry-class frigate, NO HIGHER HONOR drops the reader into the crucible of the 1988 tanker war in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy's most harrowing combat theater since World War II. The astonishing story of the saving of the USS Samuel B. Roberts illustrates the value of inspired naval leadership and the transcendent power that comes from pride of heritage." ( http://tinyurl.com/jau6q )
In the book's foreword, former JCS chairman Adm. (ret.) William Crowe wrote this:
-- "Mesmerizing...riveting...should be required reading for those who choose a career in the small-ship navy." ( http://tinyurl.com/h3wx7 )
And Curt of "Chaotic Synaptic Activity" wrote:
-- "Gripping descriptions... I read it in two evenings, and would have liked to have stayed up the first night and make it all the way through." ( http://tinyurl.com/l5web )
There's no big-bucks advertising campaign to get the word out about this new book. I'd be grateful for any attention you might be able to give it, personally or on your blog.
Thanks again. Brad Peniston
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