U-505

Admiral Daniel V. Gallery boarded and captured a German U-Boat at sea in June, 1944the first American officer to so capture an enemy warship since 1815!

U-505 is Admiral Gallery's own story of his extraordinary featand also a gripping narrative of the fierce Allied war against the German U-Boat fleet.

"EXCELLENT."Chicago Tribune

"Terrificthe first-hand story of Uncle Sam's U-Boat killers."Chicago Daily News

"Brimming with thrills."Philadelphia News

"An engrossing talePungent, entertaining, informative."Navy Times

"A humdinger of a sea storya highly readable book, trimmed from stem to stern with the writer's irrepressible sense of humor."Chicago Sunday Times

"Excellent in several ways: it provides a fine quick survey of the whole Atlantic war, it describes the operation of the German U-boat service, and, most dramatically, it tells how an American task force under Admiral Gallery achieved the unique feat of capturing a German submarine."Publishers' Weekly

"U-505 IS ONE OF THE WAR'S MOST EXCITING MEMOIRS."Chicago News

"One of the best non-fiction books about World War II."Raleigh News & Observer

"A first-rate adventure talesuspense and excitement told with a seaman's salty zestexcellent reading."Chicago Sunday Tribune

"A masterful job that merits the attention of every lover of sea stories."Pittsburgh Press

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