Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine

ISBN: 0891415726

Author: Richard H. O'Kane

Condition: Used

The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles.Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, Wahoo was commanded by the astonishing Dudley W. Mush Morton, whose originality and daring new techniques led to results unprecedented in naval history; among them, successful down the throat barrage against an attacking Japanese destroyer, voracious surface-running gun attacks, and the sinking of a four-ship convoy in one day. Wahoo took the war to Japans front porch, and Morton became known as the Navys most aggressive and successful sea raider. Now, in a new quality paperback edition, her full story is told by the person most qualified to tell it-her executive officer Richard OKane, who went on to become the leading submarine captain of the Second World War.Praise for WahooThe accounts of the patrols are spine-tingling, both in triumph and tragedy. It is a tale of great courage, brilliant leadership, and daring innovation in a new type of submarine warfare fought largely on the surface in waters closely controlled by the enemy. Well-written, a gripping story for anybody with a love of the sea or adventure in submarine combat.-Naval War College ReviewThis is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance. -Abilene Reporter NewsA first-hand-and first-rate-narrative, told by the former executive officer of this legendary WWII submarine, which gives readers an intimate feel for life aboard the boats that helped beat the odds in the battles of the Pacific and put Japan on the defensive.-Sea PowerLike Clear the Bridge!, [Richard] OKanes bestselling account of the Tangs 33 confirmed sinkings, [Wahoo] is a rousing, authentic war adventure that could well become a classic of its type, crack[ling] with the tensions, boredom, and occasional exhilaration of submarine life under the Pacific, OKane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable.-Springfield Sunday Republic