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To: BykrBayb
He was Chief Exec at age 24 when the war ended, watching, through binoculars, the festivities aboard the Mighty Mo in Tokyo Harbor.

He had been on 9 patrols mostly aboard The Jack. The Jack sank the 9th most in tonnage out of 200 US subs. Calvert was the TDC operator...he with the most responsibility for getting the fish to their targets. The stories of these patrols are fasinating.

Calvert left the Navy at age 52 as Rear Admiral. He was the third nuke skipper, taking the Skate to, and surfacing at, the North Pole for a first. This voyage is described in a prior book by Calvert which I haven't tracked down ...yet.

7 posted on 03/02/2004 5:06:07 PM PST by gorush
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To: gorush
Sounds like a really good book. After I asked you to give an overview, it occurred to me to go to amazon.com. There were several reviews, all of them quite positive. I assume you've looked for his earlier book at amazon and ebay. I don't know where else to look.
8 posted on 03/02/2004 5:11:02 PM PST by BykrBayb (Temporary tagline. Applied to State of New Jersey for permanent tagline (12/24/03).)
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To: gorush
What was the name of Calvert's other book?
20 posted on 03/02/2004 5:59:29 PM PST by KeyTapper (There can be...only one.)
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