Operation: Snare Drum

A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel (USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller, Book 1)

By: Scott Cook

Narrated by: Dave Alexander

December 7, 1941 - America is attacked by the Japanese and dragged into a worldwide struggle for power unlike anything ever seen on Earth.

While the United States and the Navy reel from the devastation of Pearl Harbor, the Nazis begin a brutal campaign within sight of the shores of the nation. U-boats prowl the American coast from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, sinking shipping seemingly unopposed!

Now, one young and untested captain is given an experimental new submarine and sent on a top-secret mission. The German operation "Drumbeat" is well under way, and it's up to Lt. Commander Arthur Turner and the crew of the USS Bull Shark to draw a thin blue line.

Somewhere off our shores, a secret Nazi ship lurks. This disguised enemy vessel is directing the U-boat attacks and she must be stopped. Can Captain Turner and his untried boat and crew sink the Nazi plan before Germany cripples the American war effort in the Atlantic?

Exciting combat, deadly intrigue and a desperate struggle for power bring Turner and the Nazis together in an explosive and very personal contest that can have only one victor!

©2021 Scott W Cook (P)2024 Scott W Cook

Compelling and exciting

What a great story! What I really enjoyed, aside from the obvious fun of nail-biting submarine combat, was that the story looked at a more obscure part of WW2. It also involved a personal story and was more than just a submarine going around torpedoing Japanese ships - which is great fun, too!

The author takes some dramatic license here and there and weaves a compelling, thrilling and exciting tale with great description, good character development and a narrator who really brings the world of 1942 to life. I highly recommend this book.

This boomer -vet loved the story

great action story with a real flavor of life at sea on a US sub.

Very entertaining and fun adventures..

Truly surprised to find newer novels that have a old novel simple entertainment and great , real , dialog of characters. There is NO political correct or modernist political/ ideology smuggling AT ALL in these stories..JUST A GREAT YARN, COOL CHARACTERS, GREAT EXCITEMENT..BRAVO..
ALSO, THE NARRATOR IS SIMPLY OUTSTANDING...REALY COMPLETES THE WHOLE GREAT PACKAGE..

Great detail wasted

The technical detail in this book is outstanding. I've read many WW2 sub novels and the technical details in this book are some of the best. Given this I can overlook some historical plot stretches such as U boats not shooting at vulnerable targets and civilian women assisting in submerged attacks. However it is the cheezy stereotypical accents employed by the narrator, and the constant chuckling and goofing around by the characters that detracted from the realism of this book. I hope the sequels improve on these glaring faults!

Edge of my seat!

This is exactly what I was looking for after reading everything else available. Excellent story well done. I could hardly stop listening. Look forward to book 2.