Beneath the waves : the life and navy of Capt. Edward L. Beach Jr. / Edward F. Finch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finch, Edward F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002.

Beach, Edward L.

United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.

United States.

United States. Navy--Submarine forces--Biography.

Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the U.S. Navy s best known submarine officers, Capt. Edward L. Beach, enjoyed fame both as a bestselling author and as a highly decorated naval officer. Not long after the success of his first novel Run Silent, Run Deep, which was later made into a major feature film, he commanded the first submarine to circumnavigate the globe submerged. During World War II, Beach earned ten decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross, while on twelve combat patrols in the Pacific. Following the war, he became the public face of the submarine community and served as an aide to the first chairma

Contents:

Part I : 1918-1941

Part II : 1941-1945

Part III : 1945-1953

Part IV : 1953-1957

Part V : Run silent, run deep

Part VI : 1957-1958

Part VII : 1958-1961

Triton

Part VIII : 1961-1966

Part IX : 1966-2002

Appendix I : A brief chronology of the life of Edward L. "Ned" Beach Jr.

Appendix II : Chronological bibliography of the published writings of Edward L. Beach Jr.

Appendix III : Brief biographies of Beach family members.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-250) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-453-7

OCLC:

857800304