As a wee lad I read lots of books. Still do, for that matter. My favorite author, without a doubt, was Robb White. He wrote “nautical adventure novels for young people set in the Pacific War”. That's the best short description I can come up with. My two favorites were “Up Periscope” and “Flight Deck”. I still have the very paperbacks I read and re-read countless times (see scanned pic). They are so worn and fragile now I dare not even open them. I've been buying up hard back versions of his books from Amazon, “Torpedo Run”, “The Survivor”, “Silent Ship, Silent Sea”, and “Surrender”. They are all available for cheap prices. Used, worn, but serviceable. But... My two favorites? They are available, but at HUGE prices. How interesting. “Up Periscope” was made into a movie, which I saw once years ago. It was nothing like reading the book at 15 years old. Robb White died in 1990, at 81 years. He was born in the Philippines in 1909, and served as an ensign in the US Navy in WW-II. All his stories centered around young men in the navy faced with situations far from home requiring physical and moral courage. All were related to naval aviation in some way. I'm going to find my two favorites, hopefully at less than the asking price out there on the Interwebs.
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