Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang

ISBN: 0891415734

Author: O'Kane, Richard

Condition: Used

The story of Tang and her gallant crew ranks with the most amazing of naval history. Whether rescuing Navy fliers off Truk or stalking enemy convoys off Japan, Tang carried the war to the enemy with unparalleled ferocity. Tangs skipper on all five of her war patrols, Rear Admiral Richard H. OKane is acknowledged as the top submarine skipper of World War II. His personal decorations include three Navy Crosses and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He retired as a rear admiral from his command of the Submarine School, rounding out twenty years with the boats. He also wrote the classic Wahoo: The Patrols of Americas Most Famous WWII Submarine.Praise for Clear the Bridge!There is no doubt that Tang was the best. . . . Most of the rest of us wondered what it was she had that the others didnt. And here it is, in this extraordinary tell it as it really happened book, written by the most daring, most professional submarine skipper of the war.-Capt. Edward Beach, author of Run Silent, Run DeepA classic of naval literature. . . . A stirring tribute, not only to [Richard OKanes] gallant crew, but to all World War II submariners.-Michael D. Hull, Military MagazineReading of [Tangs] career and of the men aboard her is one of the great reading experiences of my life.-Broox Sledge, The Book World

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