| Description |
x, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"No man above or below the waves was as admired-or feared-as this determined naval commander... Among submariners in World War II, Dudley "Mush" Morton stood out as a warrior without peer. At the helm of the USS "Wahoo" he completely changed the way the sea war was fought in the Pacific. He would relentlessly attack the Japanese at every opportunity, going through his supply of torpedoes in record time on every patrol. In only nine months, he racked up an astounding list of achievements, including being the first American skipper to wipe out an entire enemy convoy single-handedly. Here, for the first time, is the life and legend of a heroic, dynamic, and ultimately divisive submarine commander who fought the war on his own terms, and refused to do so any other way." |
| Contents |
Pinky and Mush -- A Mind of His Own -- Ice Cream and Sailor Suits -- The New Fleet Boat -- Ingredients in the Stew -- The Ineffective Fleet -- Opportunities to Attack -- Wahoo's Fiasco -- "If the Skipper Wakes Up ..." -- Reciprocal! -- The Wrong Ball -- Relieved -- Pinups and "Sonza Bitches" -- The Definition of "Reconnaissance" -- Like Ants Off a Hot Plate -- "New Epic of Submarine Warfare" -- Clean Sweep -- The Smoky Maru -- One-boat Wolf Pack -- Sucker Punch -- The Thud of a Dud -- Errol Flynn and Cary Grant -- Damn the Torpedoes -- "He Wants Wahoo the Worst" -- On Eternal Patrol. |
| Subject |
Morton, Dudley W. (Dudley Walker), 1907-1943.
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Wahoo (Submarine : SS-238)
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Submarine captains -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Navy -- Officers -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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| Added Title |
World War II story of "Mush" Morton and the USS Wahoo |
| ISBN |
9780451234889 |
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045123488X |
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9780451238108 paperback |
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0451238109 paperback |
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