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A review by lekakis
The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan by James Scott
3.0
This is an interesting book, summarizing the life and times of 3 WW2 submarines (Drum, Tang, SilverSides). The first 3/4 of the book focus on the missions and skippers of these 3 submarines. The last fourth of the book is dedicated to the life of American submariners (from Tang) as war prisoners in Japan.
I enjoyed the first 3/4 of the book because I haven't read any other books about the subject. However, the last forth is similar things to "Unbroken" and the story of Louis Zamperini. So not much new stuff there. That makes me believe that if you read books like "Clear the bridge" and "Wahoo" probably the first chapters of the book would be just a repetition of these books.
Anyway it was a pleasant read, but yeah probably there are better things to read on submarines, or the life as a war prisoner in WWII Japan.
I enjoyed the first 3/4 of the book because I haven't read any other books about the subject. However, the last forth is similar things to "Unbroken" and the story of Louis Zamperini. So not much new stuff there. That makes me believe that if you read books like "Clear the bridge" and "Wahoo" probably the first chapters of the book would be just a repetition of these books.
Anyway it was a pleasant read, but yeah probably there are better things to read on submarines, or the life as a war prisoner in WWII Japan.