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Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea: The Daring Capture of the U-505 Paperback – April 15, 2012

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In June 1944, U.S. Navy Task Group 22.3, a "hunter-killer" force commanded by Daniel Gallery to track down German submarines, boarded and captured U-505 off the coast of Africa. It was the first time that an enemy ship of war had been captured on the high seas by U.S. Navy sailors since 1815, when the USS Peacock seized HMS Nautilus as part of the War of 1812. The extraordinary feat is described in gripping narrative by Gallery himself, who chronicles the long and arduous battle against the German U-boat under the most hazardous conditions. Once they succeeded in capturing and towing their prize seventeen-hundred miles across the Atlantic Ocean, U-505 proved to be of inestimable value, yielding secrets to radio codes among other things. U-505 is now on exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Institute Press; Reprint edition (April 15, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1557508062
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557508065
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches
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The author, who was there, give the story of the U-505 from laying of the keel though capture and beyond. His careful research describes her crew and commanders. Great insight from the U-Boot's perspective as well as the captors. Interesting, educational, worth while reading.
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Mux944
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, Well Told
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020
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The author knows his stuff. He was there and did it. Under his command of a aircraft carrier, he and his crew were the first American crew to capture, board and bring back to land, an enemy vessel since the War of 1812. He then fathered the idea and pushed our government to place this prize on exhibit after the war in Chicago.

This book was very refreshing to read. he author writes in a clear, understandable, conversational style. His leadup to the capture of the German submarine U-505 covers submarine construction, how they work, ship-board conditions, submarine tactics and a running account of the U-Boat sinkings verses the ever increasing submarine losses. Armed with the U-505's ships log he was able to relate everything from the subs launching, details of every mission, shore leave for the crew and finally to it's final hours. It's not a minute-by-minute account with lots of borig details though, just some highlights to get the feel for happenings during those times.

I was also impressed with how easy it was to understand the complexity of submarine operations. And this comes from an former diesel boat and nuclear boat submariner. I wished my former petty officers explained these complex submarine functions, like how a submarine dives and surfaces the way the author did, while I was qualifying for my dolphins.

The book, published in 1956, has a different slant to politics, warfare and technology. It was fun to read and very informative.
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capt.cm
4.0 out of 5 stars Good historical read about an infamous struggle
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
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I would actual give this book more like 4 1/4 stars but that option’s just not available. My personal feel is that a great story is told about a true event and done so in quite eloquent and entertaining fashion but gets slightly tainted at the very end because of the authors political views. Still a very good read and will enhance a tour of the U-505.
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Monica Gottfried
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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I enjoyed reading this book about the capture of the German U boat 505 by the men under the leadership of Daniel Gallery.
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JoyNealKidney
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating History
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2023
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Because the U-505 was captured the day I was born, I've been posting a review of James Wise's fabulous pictorial history of the Uboat. But someone urged me to read this one by Daniel V. Gallery, who was the commander of the task group involved in this "first capture of a foreign man-of-war in battle on the high seas by our Navy since June, 1815"!

The author lines up his own logbook of the capture alongside that of the U-505, noting that it was such an improbable but inevitable coming together. He also ends up aboard the sub at one point, his first time. He stressed to about "three thousand young lads" in the task group, all of whom knew about the capture, how important is was to keep the capture quiet, enabling the Americans to read the German naval codes aboard.

Equally fascinating is what it took for the U-505 to become part of the exhibits of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, although since this book was written, the Uboat is now housed inside the museum.
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Donald J. Hanson
3.0 out of 5 stars A Worthwhile Read for WW2 Sub Junkies
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019
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I have been fascinated by submarines for as long as I can remember. The U-505 was the first submarine I ever saw in person while on a field trip to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry back when I was in grade school. As I remember, we took the train from Madison, WI to Chicago. When I came across this book, I decided it was worth a read.

Daniel V. Gallery was the Commodore of the Jeep Carrier Anti-Submarine Task Force that captured the U505 during World War 2. The U-505 was the first enemy vessel captured by the US Navy since 1815. After the age of sail, enemy vessels were sunk rather than boarded and captured.

The book provides a detailed account of the war in the Atlantic during World War 2 from both the Allied and Axis perspective. The war was predominantly about German U-Boats sinking Allied cargo ships and the Allies sinking German submarines. By analyzing the German Navy’s war records the author was able to construct a detailed history of the U-505’s construction and cruises. While U-Boat cruises eventually had a high degree of success, by the time of the U-505’s last cruise the odds of her being sunk were virtually guaranteed, yet her crew set forth. Most crews perished when their boats were sunk, but some managed to get in lifeboats before they scuttled
their own ship and surrendered.

Somewhere the author decided the Allies should try to capture a U-Boat instead of sinking it or letting a surrendering crew scuttle the boat. In the book, he describes the techniques his task force developed to make this possible. They pioneered nighttime carrier landings so that they could keep search planes in the air around the clock. They were eventually able to locate the U-505, force her to the surface, and board her before her crew could scuttle her. They then towed her to an Allied port where she remained for the remainder of the war.

The remainder of the book discusses the post-war effort to convince the US Navy to give the U-505 to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry as a permanent war memorial and exhibit. By this time the author was a Rear Admiral, and he played a significant role in that process. Once they were given the U-505 they had to transport it from Portsmouth, NH to its permanent home in Chicago

If you are interested in World War 2 and especially submarine warfare, you will find Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea: The Daring Capture of the U-505 a book worth reading.
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Mike B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Submarine Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022
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The author writes a very good and thorough story. If you like sea stories especially submarine ones then you should enjoy this one. I watched the movie with Matthew McConaughey about U-505 but as usual Hollywood screwed it up. I gave this 4 stars because it was hard to follow sometimes and too technical for the average reader. I served in the Navy and took electronic training on a sub in Pearl Harbor but ended up flying on P3’s instead. I was glad to place my feet on the ground every night unlike some of my buddies that were out on subs. I have a very high respect for those brave men that served both above and below the sea.
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Kar88
3.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read...but...
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2018
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I enjoyed the limited portions of the book where he spoke about his personal experiences, however, the book kind of fell apart when he started providing his opinions and commentary on aspects of the Atlantic war that he wasn't directly involved in.
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