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

384 Pages·1996·28.41 MB·English

by  Richard H. O’Kane

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WAHOO
The
Patrols
of America's Most Famous
World War Submarine
II
Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane, Ret.
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PRESIDIO
Copyright © 1987 by Richard H. O'Kane
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHART
Caroline Islands Adjacent Truk 34
Bougainville 77
Vitiaz Strait 132
*Running Gun & Torpedo Battle
(Initial Engagement) 146
"Running Gun & Torpedo Battle 152, 155
East China Sea 189
Yellow Sea 198
The Kurils and Honshu 254
Sea of Japan 290
Sea of Japan (showing attack sites) 310
DIAGRAMS
Cutaway Submarine 8
Midship Cross Section 9
Submarine Approach and Attack 37
Twenty-nine cribbage hand 201
PHOTOGRAPHS
Submarine Interiors following p. 62
Third and Fourth Patrols following p. 172
Area Charts by Author
*Battle charts by DevilleG. Hunter, SMlc (which belieany sensational writing
about this action).