Admiral Daniel V. Gallery boarded and captured a German U-Boat at sea in June, 1944тАФthe first American officer to so capture an enemy warship since 1815!
U-505 is Admiral GalleryтАЩs own story of his extraordinary featтАФand also a gripping narrative of the fierce Allied war against the German U-Boat fleet.
тАЬEXCELLENT.тАЭтАФChicago Tribune
тАЬTerrific...the first-hand story of Uncle SamтАЩs U-Boat killers.тАЭтАФChicago Daily News
тАЬBrimming with thrills.тАЭтАФPhiladelphia News
тАЬAn engrossing tale...Pungent, entertaining, informative.тАЭтАФNavy Times
тАЬA humdinger of a sea story...a highly readable book, trimmed from stem to stern with the writerтАЩs irrepressible sense of humor.тАЭтАФChicago Sunday Times
тАЬExcellent in several ways: it provides a fine quick survey of the whole Atlantic war, it describes the operation of the German U-boat service, and, most dramatically, it tells how an American task force under Admiral Gallery achieved the unique feat of capturing a German submarine.тАЭтАФPublishersтАЩ Weekly
тАЬU-505 IS ONE OF THE WARтАЩS MOST EXCITING MEMOIRS.тАЭтАФChicago News
тАЬOne of the best non-fiction books about World War II.тАЭтАФRaleigh News & Observer
тАЬA first-rate adventure tale...suspense and excitement told with a seamanтАЩs salty zest...excellent reading.тАЭтАФChicago Sunday Tribune
тАЬA masterful job that merits the attention of every lover of sea stories.тАЭтАФPittsburgh Press