War Under the Pacific

World War II #23

by Keith Wheeler

Book 23 of the Time-Life World War II series. This definitive series chronicles the major junctures, personalities, campaigns, and strategies of the world's most consuming war.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, World War II, Military History

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Christian Orr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as “Operation Pacific” and “Run Silent, Run Deep” made me a fan of submarine movies as a wee-bitty kid, “War Under the Pacific” made me a fan of submarine books as a pre-teen kid. Concise yet at the same time superbly detailed, with the optimal balance of informative text and fascinating photographs.

[Valerie Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one more than most of the weapon-specific volumes in the series - service in the submarines was as terrifying as I imagined, but also more versatile than I expected. Submarines provided "lifeguard duty" for downed pilots in the Pacific, ran supplies through the Philippine blockade, and more.

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very exciting volume about a little-known (or at least talked about) part of the Pacific Theater. The book details the rise of the naval submarines, their early woes, and ultimate dominance over the Japanese. Excellent details and stories of great sacrifice and heroics. Truly an inspiring volume!

[Jerome Otte · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another volume from Time-Life Books series on World War 2. Like the others in the series, it is very well written and lavishly illustrated with photos and diagrams, often from Time-Life's own archives.It tells the story of the undersea war in the Pacific, through both the stories of individual submarines and their captains and crews, and by recounting overall strategies to defeat the Japanese, in which the subs played a large role.It also talks in depth about the unpreparedness of the ships and crews for combat at the beginning of the war, due to peacetime constrictions and lack of money for training and equipment,which plaqued all of America's armed forces in that period. A "must have" for naval and World War 2 buffs, it lives up to Time-Life's usual high standards.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book in the Time-LIFE series, this time focusing on submarine warfare in the Pacific during World War II.