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Book Review of Silent Running : My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine

Silent Running : My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine
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An enjoyable story by a man who was executive officer on two subs during World War II. He started out as an ensign, his class at Annapolis having been graduated a year early due to the war. By the time the war ended, he had been on numerous war cruises and see it all, and was but 24 years old.