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

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Release Year
1996
ISBN
9780891415725
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0891415726
ISBN-13
9780891415725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
627048

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wahoo : the Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Military
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Richard O'kane
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
87-006925
Reviews
"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." --Naval War College Review "This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance." --Abilene Reporter News "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." --Sea Power "Like Clear the Bridge! , [Richard] O'Kane's bestselling account of the Tang's 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, O'Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable." --Springfield Sunday Republic
Synopsis
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 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. Praise for Wahoo "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." -Naval War College Review "This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance." -Abilene Reporter News "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." -Sea Power "Like Clear the Bridge! , Richard O'Kane's bestselling account of the Tang's 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, O'Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable." -Springfield Sunday Republic, 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 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. Praise for Wahoo "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." --Naval War College Review "This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance." --Abilene Reporter News "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." --Sea Power "Like Clear the Bridge , Richard] O'Kane's bestselling account of the Tang's 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, O'Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable." --Springfield Sunday Republic
LC Classification Number
D783.5

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  • by dw_2014
    Apr 20, 2024

    Another great deal on this purchase through BWB. Rapid, safe and secure shipping. Book at least as good as described if not better.

    Another great deal on this purchase through BWB. Rapid, safe and secure shipping. Book at least as good as described if not better.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks

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    Oct 22, 2024

    Very well written, puts you on board wit...

    Very well written, puts you on board with them.

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    Jan 01, 2020

    A classic of Naval literature.

    Great reading about the Wahoo,and the men who indured the many war patrols.

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    Nov 21, 2017

    GREAT BOOK!

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