U-505 e-bog

Admiral Daniel V. Gallery boarded and captured a German U-Boat at sea in June, 1944-the first American officer to so capture an enemy warship since 1815!U-505 is Admiral Gallery's own story of his extraordinary feat-and also a gripping narrative of the fierce Allied war against the German U-Boat fleet."e;EXCELLENT."e;-Chicago Tribune"e;Terrific...the first-hand story of Uncle Sam's U-Boat killers."e;-Chicago Daily News"e;Brimming with thrills."e;-Philadelphia News"e;An engrossing tale...Pungent, entertaining, informative."e;-Navy Times"e;A humdinger of a sea story...a highly readable book, trimmed from stem to stern with the writer's irrepressible sense of humor."e;-Chicago Sunday Times"e;Excellent in several ways: it provides a fine quick survey of the whole Atlantic war, it describes the operation of the German U-boat service, and, most dramatically, it tells how an American task force under Admiral Gallery achieved the unique feat of capturing a German submarine."e;-Publishers' Weekly"e;U-505 IS ONE OF THE WAR'S MOST EXCITING MEMOIRS."e;-Chicago News"e;One of the best non-fiction books about World War II."e;-Raleigh News & Observer"e;A first-rate adventure tale...suspense and excitement told with a seaman's salty zest...excellent reading."e;-Chicago Sunday Tribune"e;A masterful job that merits the attention of every lover of sea stories."e;-Pittsburgh Press