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Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher (Bluejacket Books) - Softcover

Sasgen, Peter

 
9781557504043: Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher (Bluejacket Books)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1557504040 ISBN 13: 9781557504043
Verlag: Naval Institute Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

The USS Rasher had an extraordinary record in World War II: she sank 18 enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons--the second highest tonnage of the war. Her fifth war patrol is the stuff of legends. In August 1944 during a single night surface attack on a Japanese convoy off the Philippines, she sank the escort carrier Taiyo and three marus, and later during that same patrol she sank another ship. Reading more like a novel than an operational history, this book covers all aspects of the Rasher's combat history in a way that both the general reader and veteran submariner will appreciate. Author Peter Sasgen is the son of a Rasher crew member, and from his father's perspective he follows the sub from the builder's way through eight action-packed patrols to war's end. His richly detailed descriptions of submarine operations include lively commentary by former shipmates and excerpts from patrol reports along with a close examination of patrol procedures, communications, life guarding, and other topics rarely covered in such detail. Sasgen also explores the essence of submarine combat--aggressive leadership--and its role in the Rasher's success.

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Peter T. Sasgen is a graphic designer and photographer.

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Verlag
Naval Institute Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1557504040
ISBN 13 
9781557504043
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
392
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