| Escape From The Deep - The Epic Story Of A Legendary Submarine And Her Courageous Crew
(2008)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Prisoners of war - Japan; Prisoners of war - United States; Tang (Ship : SS-306); World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Submarine; World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese |
| Publication Date |
4/28/2008 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.0
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6.1
mm)
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| Publisher |
Da Capo Press |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth patrol, tragedy struck-the Tang was hit by one of her own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive in their submerged “iron coffin” one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface. While the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges, just nine of the original eighty-man crew survived a harrowing ascent through the escape hatch. But a far greater ordeal was coming. After being picked up by a Japanese patrol vessel, they were sent to a secret Japanese interrogation camp known as the “Torture Farm.” They were close to death when finally liberated in August, 1945, but they had revealed nothing to the Japanese-not even the greatest secret of World War II. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
Bookman's |
| Purchase Price |
$12.35 |
| Acquire Date |
12/23/2011 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
D783.5.T35 .K47 2008 |
| Dewey |
940.5451 |
| ISBN |
9780306815195 |
| Cover Price |
$26.00 |
| No. of Pages |
270 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
The story of the Tang, its sinking, and the survivors.
Sometimes, when hiking in the mountains, I see a tree growing from a crack in the rock, with no soil to nourish it. Inevitably, the phrase "the tenacity of life" comes to mind. That same phrase works with this sort of story. Not every man clings to life with such tenacity but some do, and that is how we get stories like this one. |
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