Comments on: DBF http://checkswithchart.com/2009/11/04/dbf/ Bold, but not reckless Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: virgil xenophon http://checkswithchart.com/2009/11/04/dbf/#comment-1482 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:30:19 +0000 http://checkswithchart.com/?p=1391#comment-1482 Thanks for the link to “after battery.” This ex-zoomie can’t get enough of tales from the “lower” :) end of the blue spectrum. Started reading them in grade school. I think the first one was the story of the rescue attempts on the USS Squalus when I was in 5th grade. I’ve read and own practically every book written about WWII ops–British, German as well as US.

Have seen almost every movie ever made as well. Always fascinating. For my money you still can’t beat the collection of stories in Ed Beach’s book “Submarine” for a real “you-are-there” experience. Loved the TV series “The Silent Service” as well–each episode based on one of the stories in the book aired around 59-60 IIRC.

(I guess the reason that so many more tales from the “Silent Service” make it into print than about combat flying/ops (or so it seems to me) is that there are so many more crew–officers and enlisted–along for the ride per mission during patrol and/or combat than is the case with we zoomies. )

]]> By: Seth http://checkswithchart.com/2009/11/04/dbf/#comment-1479 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:54 +0000 http://checkswithchart.com/?p=1391#comment-1479 good one

]]> By: Chief Torpedoman http://checkswithchart.com/2009/11/04/dbf/#comment-1478 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:36:26 +0000 http://checkswithchart.com/?p=1391#comment-1478 Couldn’t agree more. Great post.

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