Wahoo - Softcover

O'Kane, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553281615 ISBN 13: 9780553281613

Publisher: Bantam, 1989

Synopsis

The USS Wahoo's performance in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the empire is legendary.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

About the Author:

Richard O'Kane was 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 was the author of Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang and Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous WWII Submarine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0553281615
• ISBN 13: 9780553281613
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback