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E-mail PageThe Galloping Ghost recounts the life and career of one of the Navy's most illustrious heroes. Fluckey revolutionized submarine warfare, sinking more enemy tonnage than any other skipper during the Pacific War. Postwar, he was involved in the development of the submarine-launched Regulus missile system and the Polaris and Trident systems that today are the bulwark of the Navy's deep-seas nuclear deterrent. The most decorated living American, Fluckey was director of naval intelligence, commander of the Pacific submarine fleet, and commander of NATO's Iberian operations at the height of the Cold War.
Carl LaVO is the author of Back from the Deep and Slade Cutter. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Carl LaVo has done a superior job on this book. (I also really enjoyed his book about Slade Cutter). Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey was a friend of mine, and I admired and respected him tremendously. Without question, he was one of the most, if not the most, outstanding Submarine Commanders of our Navy or the navy of any other country. I am sure that if he were still with us, he would say that he was delighted with what Carl has put together. This book, along with my 20 inscribed copies of "Thunder Below", are an important part of my extensive collection of WWII Military History books. This book is written with the same admiration and respect for the man that I will always feel. I recommend it highly. Great Job, Mr LaVo. Incidently, Carl LaVo was fortunate to be asked to serve as an Honorary Pall Bearer in Adm. Fluckey's funeral. .
