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Title details for Escape from the Deep by Alex Kershaw - Available

Escape from the Deep

A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew

by Alex Kershaw
Richard Poe
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Alex Kershaw is widely praised for his enthralling nonfiction. In this harrowing war saga, he recounts the incredible story of the U.S. Navy's deadliest World War II submarine, the USS Tang. Across the Pacific theater, dodging mines and depth charges, the 80 men of the Tang became legends. By 1944, they had sunk more Japanese ships than any other Allied submarine.

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  • Release date

    May 7, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781456105822
      • File size: 174616 KB
      • Duration: 06:03:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Kershaw details the journey of the U.S.S. TANG submarine across the Pacific during WWII and its crew's ultimate capture and torture by the Japanese. Narrator Richard Poe delivers a powerful reading that makes the TANG and its crew the central focus of the listener's attention. Poe makes each character as real and honest as the last; the crew members are stern, commanding, and terrified. With strong resolve and steady pacing, Poe lets the story unfold in a matter-of-fact tone that brings a sense of authenticity and drama that propels the listener to the heart-wrenching climax. Poe never ceases to impress, commanding the listener's attention from start to finish. L.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 31, 2008
      Popular historian Kershaw (The Bedford Boys
      ) chronicles the extraordinary WWII heroism of the crew of the USS Tang,
      “the deadliest submarine operating in the Pacific,” in this spellbinding saga. The Tang’
      s captain, Cmdr. Richard O’Kane, was a celebrated maverick whose “contempt for the enemy was absolute.” He was offered the opportunity to operate alone in the dangerous Formosa Strait, and the boat’s crew sank 13 ships on “one of the most destructive patrols of the war.” But the last torpedo malfunctioned and boomeranged on the Tang,
      killing half the crew instantly and sinking the sub. The explosion threw O’Kane and several others into the ocean, but most of the rest were trapped below; only nine of 87 survived. They were picked up by a Japanese patrol boat and taken to a POW camp, tortured and starved. O’Kane, who earned the Medal of Honor, weighed only 88 pounds when liberated. Relying on interviews with survivors and oral histories, and writing with his customary verve, Kershaw delivers another memorable tale of uncommon courage. 16 pages of b&w photos. 100,000 first printing; 10-city author tour.

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  • English

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