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Forty Fathoms Down: An action-packed pre-WWII submarine adventure Kindle Edition

by Len Levinson (Author), J. Farragut Jones (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 345 ratings
A heart-stopping naval adventure! Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Michael DiMercurio, P.T. Deutermann and Harry Homewood.

It’s the first in a new breed of submarine … but is the Sebago doomed to become an iron coffin?

Connecticut, 1939

With the world poised on the brink of war, the US Navy is pinning its hopes on a new generation of super-efficient submarines. As the Sebago’s test dive begins, Lieutenant Jack McCrary is excited to put the new sub through its paces.

But events take a horrifying turn when a series of malfunctions threatens the lives of everyone on board – including Jack’s black-sheep brother, Ed.

And when the Sebago’s captain suddenly drops dead, Jack and his shipmates find themselves put to the test as never before.

The eyes of the world’s media are trained upon the Sebago as a desperate struggle for survival begins. But no one has ever escaped from a sunk submarine before …

Will any of the crew ever see the surface again? And will Jack survive to avenge a devastating loss?

With echoes of the real-life sinking of the USS Squalus, FORTY FATHOMS DOWN is a tense historical naval adventure set just before the outbreak of World War Two with themes of loyalty and repentance.
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  1. Print length
    356 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 20, 2022
  4. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09SZPC8ND
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (February 20, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 345 ratings

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Len Levinson

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Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Len Levinson served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1954-1957, and graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Social Science. He relocated to NYC that year and worked as an advertising copywriter and public relations executive before becoming a full-time novelist.

Len created and wrote a number of series, including the Apache Wars Saga, The Pecos Kid, and The Rat Bastards. He has had over 80 titles published.

After many years in NYC, he moved to a small town (pop. 3100) in rural Illinois, surrounded by corn and soybean fields, a peaceful, ideal location for a writer.

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  • Robert B Pereira
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great submarine Book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
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    I enjoyed reading this book as it moved so well from character to character and the in some stress of being trap on the ocean floor.
    Well done!!!
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  • Chaplain-GranStan
    4.0 out of 5 stars A naval history lesson
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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    I enjoyed the story, it as well written and interesting. I did find it disturbing that much was made over antisemitism. I served three years and eight months during the 1950s and never heard or saw many during that time period. i saw and heard a lot of other remarks and prejudices, but very seldom that one
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  • Peter Angelou
    5.0 out of 5 stars SUB DOWN!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023
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    Excellent story of the accidental sinking of a U S N submarine on it's first deep sea test dive.

    Fast flooding,sailors drowning, inaccurate coordinates of the sinking site followed up by the race against the clock to locate and rescue the survivors before oxygen ran out, and after rescuing crew member finding the cause of the sinking.
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  • 3R2
    5.0 out of 5 stars U S Subs
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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    Sub goes down because of a malfunctioning valve, the Navy blames the people who made it not the designer to save face. In doing do they lose the 1 officer who saved the crew of the sunkin sub
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  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Know Navy
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2022
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    Written by a soldier. I served on submarines. This book is one mistake after another. I couldn't finish it.
    He needs to do better research or stick to something he knows about.
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