Eugene B. Fluckey > Quotes

“Today we live; tomorrow—who knows? Best we be prepared and rested to avoid being bested. Yet, maybe we can cheat a bit on this and celebrate.”
― Eugene B. Fluckey, Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II

“Good Lord, do deliver us—from all the ghosties and ghoulies, and long-leggity beasties, and things that go boomp in the night!”
― Eugene B. Fluckey, Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II

“Swish, I don't want a bastard, I want a leader. We don't drive men on board the Barb. We lead them. From my experience with bastards, they achieve about equal results. But there's one big difference. When you lead men, they ship over and want to stay with you. Anything else?”
― Eugene B. Fluckey, Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II