| Description |
xi, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-253) and index. |
| Contents |
Thunder below -- The bravest man -- The most dangerous mission -- The greatest patrol -- Battle Royal -- The deep -- The terrible hours -- Blow and go -- The last attempt -- Guests of the Japanese -- Torture farm -- The coldest winter -- The last stretch -- Liberation -- Back from the deep -- To the last man -- The survivors of the USS Tang -- USS Tang. |
| Summary |
Details the history of the U.S. Navy submarine Tang in the Pacific theater of World War II, the explosion that led to its sinking, the ordeal of its surviving crew members and their capture by the Japanese, followed by months of brutal captivity. |
| Subject |
Tang (Submarine : SS-306)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
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Prisoners of war -- Japan.
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Prisoners of war -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780306815195 |
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0306815192 |
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