Review: Great book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
I am a combat vet and love talking to vets of any service. I am in the Army Infantry but have always had an interest in the Navy. The day I walked into the recruiting station I intended to talk to the Navy recruiter about signing up. He was out to lunch but the blood sucking Army recruiter caught me in the hallway. Long story short is I am now ending 22 years of service with the Army. The point of that rant is this book is like sitting down with a submarine vet and asking him a ton of questions. I read very few books twice but this one I read twice in a month. Very relaxed writing style and the stories flowed together. Some writers like to write about 'Me, Me, Me' but Mr Barbieri talked a lot about the respect he had for the other members of his crew. He covered items in details that even us non-submariners understand what he's talking about. I could go on all day about how great this book was but won't. If you are interested in the Cold War, diesel boats, or life on a submarine you will enjoy this book. Writing this review makes me want to read it again for a third time.