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This story will place you within the hull of a WW II fighting submarine, from which, like the author, you will not come out the same as when you entered. Nothing fully compares with the drama of isolation, tension, and constant danger experienced by submarine crew members encased - or it could be said, imprisoned - in their heavily armed killer-predator for months on end during war time. They fight above and below the surface of the sea. |
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Reviews
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Dale Russell's thoughtful
biography is one of several World War II recollections recently written
in an apparent attempt
to finally lay the ghost of that great conflagration to rest. It covers
just a year in the author's life, but one in which - like
many young men of his generation - he was plucked from his family to fight
an unknown enemy in the alien and
dangerous environment of a fleet submarine in the Pacific. Unlike most
naval biographies, written by retired officers,
this is written from the point of view of an ordinary, enlisted seaman,
sweating away in the filthy, slimy stench of a tiny
torpedo room. It takes the reader into the drama and danger of battle
and creates a cinema-screen picture of life
aboard a submarine in the brief tension of battle and the much longer
bouts of boredom, frustration and claustrophobic
conditions. But this is not a book about war, it is a book about survival
- survival against all the odds of missions into
enemy waters, depth charges, and treacherous seas. But more important,
it is about the survival of ordinary, decent,
gentle manhood despite conditions that you might expect to create degenerate
animals. This book should be read by
all who are interested in the human experience in war and peace.
Reviewed by Ray Taylor, London, 2001
This story is a classic, written from an enlisted man's point of view. A real-life adventure which anyone with military experience can relate to and every reader will enjoy. William R. Wolfe, Editor, Polaris Magazine
This is an interesting account of a dedicated young American's life and experiences in submarines during the second half of World War II, and his readjustment and adoption to create a successful life after that war.
The accurate and gripping battle sequences take the reader through the hell above and both the safety and dangers of the deep water below.
Walter L. Small, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Former Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet
A fine history of a fine sailor in an awful war. Hank Searls, Author "JAWS 2"; "JAWS: THE REVENGE," and 15 Other Books
Congratulations on your book Hell Above, Deep Water Below. It's a terrific account from one who was really there.
Carl
LaVo
Associate Editor, Bucks County Courier Times
Author of "Back From The Deep"
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