Bøger af Edward L. Beach

Edward Latimer Beach Sr. (June 30, 1867 - December 20, 1943) was a United States Navy officer and author. He served in three of the United States' wars, ranging from the Spanish-American War up through World War I. He was the father of the future Captain Edward L. Beach Jr. who commanded the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton during her 1960 submerged circumnavigation and wrote the 1955 best-selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep.

Edward Latimer Beach Sr. (June 30, 1867 - December 20, 1943) was a United States Navy officer and author. He served in three of the United States' wars, ranging from the Spanish-American War up through World War I. He was the father of the future Captain Edward L. Beach Jr. who commanded the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton during her 1960 submerged circumnavigation and wrote the 1955 best-selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep.

This compelling, personal account of the war beneath the sea interweaves the story of the author and the crew of his boat, the USS "Trigger," which lost most of its crew, with the equally thrilling tales of other battle-hardened submarines and the brave men who fought in them.