{"product_id":"silent-running-my-years-on-a-world-war-ii-attack-submarine-paperback","title":"Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames F. Calvert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert forsharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult andexciting time.\" --President George Bush \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for twoweeks R\u0026amp;R after reliving Jim's only too realistic warpatrolling adventures.\" --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN(Ret.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S.submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes withlucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of whatit was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing thesuccesses and disappointments, ... This is a true story with tealpeople, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting toread and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.)President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations,1974-1978. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he hastold the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tangof the real thing. This is the way it really was.\" --Frederick B.Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of theSeawolf.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. \u003ci\u003eSilent Running\u003c\/i\u003e is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. --President George Bush \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for two weeks R\u0026amp;R after reliving Jim's only too realistic war patrolling adventures. --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S. submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes with lucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of what it was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing the successes and disappointments, ... This is a true story with teal people, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting to read and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.) President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-1978.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he has told the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tang of the real thing. This is the way it really was. --Frederick B. Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of the \u003ci\u003eSeawolf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. \u003ci\u003eSilent Running\u003c\/i\u003e is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. --President George Bush \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for two weeks R\u0026amp;R after reliving Jim's only too realistic war patrolling adventures.\" --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S. submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes with lucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of what it was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing the successes and disappointments, ... This is a true story with teal people, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting to read and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.) President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-1978.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he has told the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tang of the real thing. This is the way it really was.\" --Frederick B. Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of the \u003ci\u003eSeawolf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES F. CALVERT, Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.), one of the Navy's most decorated officers in World War II, commanded a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, served as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, and headed the First Fleet in the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.24 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407093657905,"sku":"9780471197058","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/CIsK36zWLS9780471197058.webp?v=1783076729","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/silent-running-my-years-on-a-world-war-ii-attack-submarine-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}