MILITARY FICTION
Crash Dive
By Craig DiLouie
6 total booksCOMPLETE
WWII submarine warfare at its most visceral. Craig DiLouie puts you inside the hull of an American submarine as the depth charges fall — claustrophobic, technically accurate, and impossible to put down. Follows Lt. Charlie Harrison across the entire Pacific campaign.
READING ORDER
Read in order from Book 1. The series follows a single continuous arc across Lt. Charlie Harrison's Pacific campaign — each book picks up where the last left off.
CATCH-UP GUIDES IN PROGRESS
The author is doing a full re-read of this series. Detailed catch-up summaries — key events, character status, world state — will be added book by book as he finishes.
1
Crash Dive201510/10
“DiLouie puts you inside the hull. The claustrophobia is suffocating. The authenticity is absolute. Submarine warfare has never been more real.”
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2
Silent Running201610/10
“The Blackfin goes deeper into the Pacific. The patrols become longer, the targets rarer, the pressure more constant.”
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3
Battle Stations20169/10
“The Pacific war intensifies. Battle Stations shows what happens when enemy forces learn to hunt submarines effectively.”
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4
Contact!20179/10
“The war expands. Submarines are no longer raiders but strategic weapons in a war of attrition.”
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5
Hara-Kiri20189/10
“The war reaches its endgame. Japanese forces become increasingly desperate and increasingly dangerous.”
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6
Over the Hill20189/10
“The series concludes with the Blackfin returning from the war it helped win — and the human cost of total victory.”
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