{"product_id":"silent-running-james-f-calvert-9780471127789","title":"Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine","description":"\"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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James F. Calvert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471127787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471127789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.54w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/1995 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1995 pg. 1240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1995 pg. 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1996 pg. 114","brand":"James F. Calvert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980965019903,"sku":"9780471127789","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0989adc6-a15b-40fb-ad9f-0750f547d990.jpg?v=1683252923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silent-running-james-f-calvert-9780471127789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}