Submarine!

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Edward L. Beach, a veteran of World War II's Silent Service, offers a groundbreaking and authentic personal account of American submarine warfare in the Pacific. As one of the few who survived to tell their story, Beach recounts his twelve harrowing war patrols aboard the USS Trigger. He vividly captures the elation, desperation, and numbing fear of hunting the enemy, detailing fierce battles, sinking ships, enduring relentless depth charge attacks, and stalking other submarines. Weaving his own experiences with those of fellow submariners, Beach illuminates the immense courage and profound terror of life beneath the waves. This book remains a definitive first-person narrative of WWII submarine combat.