Wahoo
Author: O'Kane, Richard
ISBN: 9780891415725
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jun 1996
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>The career of the USS i>Wahoo/i> in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles./b>br> br> Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, i>Wahoo /i>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. i>Wahoo/i> took the war to Japan's front porch, and Morton became known as the Navy's 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 O'Kane, who went on to become the leading submarine captain of the Second World War.br>br>b>Praise for /b>i>b>Wahoo/b>/i>br>br>"The 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."b>-Naval War College Review/b>br> br> "This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance."b> -Abilene Reporter News/b>br> br> "A 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."b>-Sea Power/b>br> br> "Like i>Clear the Bridge!/i>, Richard O'Kane's bestselling account of the Tang's 33 confirmed sinkings, i>Wahoo/i> 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, O'Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable."b>-Springfield Sunday Republic/b>
ISBN: 9780891415725
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Jun 1996
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>The career of the USS i>Wahoo/i> in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles./b>br> br> Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, i>Wahoo /i>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. i>Wahoo/i> took the war to Japan's front porch, and Morton became known as the Navy's 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 O'Kane, who went on to become the leading submarine captain of the Second World War.br>br>b>Praise for /b>i>b>Wahoo/b>/i>br>br>"The 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."b>-Naval War College Review/b>br> br> "This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance."b> -Abilene Reporter News/b>br> br> "A 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."b>-Sea Power/b>br> br> "Like i>Clear the Bridge!/i>, Richard O'Kane's bestselling account of the Tang's 33 confirmed sinkings, i>Wahoo/i> 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, O'Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable."b>-Springfield Sunday Republic/b>
