The Tenth Fleet

by Ladislas Farago

s/t: The True Story of the U.S. Navy's Phantom Fleet Battling U-Boats During World War II

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction, Naval History

Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Ladislas Farago was a military historian and journalist who published a number of best-selling books on history and espionage, especially concerning the World War II era.

He was the author of Patton: Ordeal and Triumph, the biography of General George Patton that formed the basis for the film "Patton" and wrote The Broken Seal, one of the books that formed the basis for the movie ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''.

One of his more controversial books was Aftermath: Martin Bormann and the Fourth Reich .

Reviews

[Jason Pawlak · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a crucial part of our Navy's history that is not talked about all that much. If you want the details of the u-boat war in the Atlantic ... this seems to me to be rather comprehensive. Authored by someone that was there!

That said, it took some effort to make it through the book. Can't say it was really a page turner. If I didn't have interest in the history of the 10th Fleet, I may not have made it past the first 50 pages.

But I am very glad I read through to the end. This is important history to have an understanding and an appreciation for.