Wolfpack 351

By: R. Cameron Cooke

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

After a harrowing war patrol in the Sea of Japan, the US submarines of Wolfpack 351 are low on fuel, torpedoes, and morale. Their only means of escape is a narrow passage teeming with enemy aircraft, mines, and coastal batteries - and guarded by a menacing Japanese fleet led by a legendary admiral hellbent on stopping them.

Facing the imminent destruction of the entire wolfpack and with few options remaining, the American admirals in Pearl Harbor turn to an aging submarine, the only boat close enough to help. With time running out, the USS Aeneid - a V-boat from another era - must spring the trapped submarines from their watery prison before they meet their fates under the hull-shattering wrath of the enemy's depth charges.

©2019 R. Cameron Cooke (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent! Very Compelling Story

This book is the last of a series of three focusing on WW2 naval submarines. As were the previous two, it was both excellently written by R. Cameron Cooke and read by Tim Campbell. While each one shared a compelling story where you do not want the it to end, I found myself most mesmerized by “Wolfpack 351”. The author and reader saved the best one for last. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Good overall read

Very interesting, good progress, no boring or drab spots, enjoyed every minute of its precession and development of the story.

Great story!

I thoroughly enjoyed the telling of this tale. The narrator did a fine job of bringing the story to life. I highly recommend this book.

Well written

Well written. I served in the Army and generally hate Army books. I enjoy submarine stories because I don’t know what items are tactically unsound. I have no reason to believe this isn’t tactically sound. I recommend this one before the Crash Dive series.

Love a good submariner story

There is something about being hidden under the water with a machine of war that is both fearsome and vulnerable. This book was able to develop characters and a good story line with a steady pace of action and excitement exploring both aspects of being a terrifying weapon and the possibility of being crushed like a bug.

Good plot, many twists

I only choose this book because for me it was free, but it is worth paying for: I will likely buy more of this author, like I did from David Poyer. The story has a somewhat slow start, but it makes sense at the end. The highlight on strategy versus tactics is well worth noticing in a field in which often only tactics make the headlines. Another strength is the non-flat representation of Japanese soldiers. Storyline has many unexpected twists, but not all twists are fully unexpected-> 4*. The reading is very good -> 5*.

Not The Worst Book I've read...

...but not the best either. But it was nice to have J. Peterman from Seinfeld read it to me.