USS Libri GmbH Submarine Legends- USS Tang

Some submarine stories are remembered for a single battle. Others compress an entire war into a handful of patrols-where judgment, machinery, courage, and chance are separated by seconds. USS Tang belongs to that rare second category.USS Tang - America's Most Successful WWII Submarine, Richard O'Kane, and the Final Patrol in the Pacific follows one of the most extraordinary American submarine careers of World War II, from commissioning and combat preparation to five relentless Pacific patrols and the catastrophic final mission of October 1944.Under Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane, Tang became synonymous with aggressive submarine warfare. This volume places the reader inside that story while also explaining the systems, tactics, crew organization, and operational realities that made her achievements possible.Inside, you will discover: - How Tang fought - convoy penetrations, night surface maneuvering, torpedo attacks, radar, the Torpedo Data Computer, and the decisions behind some of her most successful engagements.- The men behind the record - O'Kane's experience aboard USS Wahoo, the specialists who operated Tang, daily life inside a Balao-class submarine, and the discipline required during combat.- The lesser-known missions and details - including the remarkable rescue of twenty-two American airmen near Truk, unusual patrol episodes, Japanese records, and the postwar reassessment of Tang's victories.- The complete final patrol - the battles in the Formosa Strait, the circular-running torpedo that struck Tang, escape from the sunken submarine, and the ordeal endured by the nine surviving crewmen.Carefully researched and written in the premium narrative-history style of Submarine Legends, the book combines operational history, technical understanding, human experience, archival evidence, and carefully selected historical imagery.By the final pages, the reader will understand far more than Tang's famous combat record. You will see how an American fleet submarine actually hunted, fought, survived, and sometimes failed beneath the Pacific-and why USS Tang and her crew remain central to the history of submarine warfare.