Review: Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea: The Daring Capture of the U-505

Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea: The Daring Capture of the U-505 by Daniel V. Gallery
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I used $0.99 worth of free Amazon credits toward Great on Kindle eBooks to 'purchase' this book.

The vast majority of the books that cost $0.99 on Great on Kindle seem to be older war history books. At the end of the book, there was a note to the reader that mentions www.digitalhistorybooks.com, and I imagine many of these books are associated with this. I purchased another two such books for $0.99: Black History: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid by Martin Caidin and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie.

Considering that this book was first published in 1956 and that I'm not all that into military history, this was an interesting read. The story was persuasive, diving into the lives at sea of the principal characters. The number of times he made fun of scientists did irk me, but overall it was surprisingly pleasant to read. I expected something drier and more pedantic, but Gallery seems like a very colorful man and really tries to get into the minds of his fellow and enemy combatants.

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