U.S.S. Seawolf

Submarine Raider of the Pacific

By: Gerold Frank, James D. Horan, Joseph Eckberg

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

The USS Seawolf was one of the greatest submarine raiders of all time. Having narrowly avoided the attack on Pearl Harbor the Seawolf set out for the seas of the Pacific to wreak havoc on Japanese shipping.

Joseph Melvin Eckberg was on the Seawolf from her maiden voyage and remained with her until January 1943. As chief radioman he was instrumental in assisting Captain Frederick Warder to find and destroy enemy targets.

From the claustrophobia of being trapped under water and the overwhelming fear of depth charges to the joys of aiding the war-effort and the camaraderie on the ship, Eckberg's account, told to the authors Gerold Frank and James Horan, gives remarkable insight into submarine warfare of the Second World War.

Public Domain (P)2018 Tantor

Great Book

This book did not disappoint. Enjoyed it very much. Good narrative story and well performed by the narrator.

Fabulous book!

One of the best books I’ve heard . The descriptions and narration make you feel like you’re on the boat

ENJOYED TREMENDOUSLY

I ENJOYED THIS AUDIBLE BOOK, BEING A NAVY VET ALL THINGS NAVY ARE GOOD BUT I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT BEING ON A SUB AND WHAT IT TOOK TO BE A SUB SALOR IN WW2.

Informative

As a retired tin can sailor it is interesting to hear a sun sailor’s perspective on issues at sea. Great listen

Another Excellent WWII Sub Tale

Books that follow World War Two subs are becoming scarce. This audiobook was released in 2018 (paper edition in 2000), so to me this is a new one. I found the story as enjoyable as the best of the older WWII sub books. It is one of those titles for which I found myself saying, "Oh Boy!," whenever I returned to it. It ended all too soon. Loved it!
Narration was excellent; transparent.