Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II Free Audiobook Download by Eugene B. Fluckey

The USS *Barb* was a revolutionary submarine of her time and one of the first to have fully submerged, streamlined design that made it very difficult for other ships to spot, let alone attack. The *Barb* revolutionized warfare, allowing it to sink 8 Japanese battleships and sinking 19 cargo vessels during its service in World War II.

With the war in Japan reaching a turning point, the *Barb* began its career as a front-line submarine. Operating in some of the most dangerous waters in the Pacific, its engineers and crews demonstrated that they had what it took to make history. This was a new kind of warfare, and one which would redefine submarine warfare forever.

Eugene B. Fluckey, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, took command of the submarine USS Barb on December 10, 1941, to lead her into battle against Japan in the Pacific Theatre of World War II from September 1943 through March 1945. Her success was due in large part to advances made by her captain and crew who successfully implemented new tactics that put an end to Japanese submarine supremacy.

This audiobook tells the true story of how the USS Barb changed warfare in the Pacific during World War II. The Barb's captain, Eugene B. Fluckey, had a vision for what submarines could do in this new type of warfare which included using their torpedoes to create a tsunami.

Thunder below! is a true-life account of the USS Barb, an American submarine that converted to an experimental fleet boat in 1942. This type of boat was able to dive faster and deeper than any other vessel before it, which gave it a strategic advantage in the war. The book follows the crew through their life aboard the ship and their experiences at sea as they do their job against German submarines sinking allied ships.

In 1942, when the United States was building its first fleet of submarines, they were still far from becoming a major player in the world. But Captain Eugene B. Fluckey, Jr., commanding officer of the USS Barb, a new fleet ballistic missile submarine that would change everything with the first underwater-launched ballistic missile, had his own ideas on how to revolutionize submarine warfare in World War II.