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A tribute to the abilities of the WWII small carrier.,
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This review is from: Clear the Decks! (Mass Market Paperback)
A "must read" for anyone interested in the WWII carrier navy, R.Adm. Gallery relates the tedium of service in Iceland, the terror of being stalked by German U-boats in the North Atlantic, capped off with the true-adventure tale of his Carrier Task Group's *capture* of the German U-boat 505 (now on display in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry) off the African coast. D.V. Gallery intersperses writing fit for an adventure novel with the facts of history from the "big seat" aboard the USS Guadalcanal - one of the "baby flat-tops" of the Second World War (probably the single most underrated warship of that war)
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Salty, irreverent, highly amusing,
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Clear the Decks!"Salty, irreverent, highly amusing" -- New York Times "One of the best adventure tales of the war." -- Time Magazine "A book you don't want to put down once you start reading it." -- Our Navy "Clear The Decks... has an authentic, briny tang to it. And the climax, the tale of Admiral Gallery's brilliant capture of a German U-Boat, is breath-taking.... Anyone who wants to know the real reason why our Navy wins wars ought to read this book." -- Herman Wouk "As an action-packed account of a baby flattop's campaign against U-boats in World War II, this is a corker. The author writes with warmth, understanding, clarity and rough humor." -- St. Louis Post Dispatch "A good deal more than a series of belly-laughs." -- BOMC News "You do not need to be a lover of the sea to enjoy this splendid and humorous." -- Columbus Dispatch "A RIP-SNORTING ACCOUNT!" -- Los Angles Mirror
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Clear The Decks... has an authentic, briny tang to it,
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Clear the Decks!"Salty, irreverent, highly amusing" -- New York Times "One of the best adventure tales of the war." -- Time Magazine "A book you don't want to put down once you start reading it." -- Our Navy "Clear The Decks... has an authentic, briny tang to it. And the climax, the tale of Admiral Gallery's brilliant capture of a German U-Boat, is breath-taking.... Anyone who wants to know the real reason why our Navy wins wars ought to read this book." -- Herman Wouk "As an action-packed account of a baby flattop's campaign against U-boats in World War II, this is a corker. The author writes with warmth, understanding, clarity and rough humor." -- St. Louis Post Dispatch "A good deal more than a series of belly-laughs." -- BOMC News "You do not need to be a lover of the sea to enjoy this splendid and humorous." -- Columbus Dispatch "A RIP-SNORTING ACCOUNT!" -- Los Angles Mirror
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