Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous WW2 Submarine

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	• Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous WWII Submarine Richard O'Kane Presidio Press, 1996 - 342 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous WW2 Submarine

I found this book very informative with a lot of factual history of the Wahoo and it's famous crew. I read "The wake of the Wahoo" first then this book followed by "Clear The Bridge" written by Richard O'Kane. Anyone that has ever served on diesel submarines knows about famous Skippers such as Morton and O'Kane. I found this book very hard to put down and would recommend it to everyone interested in submarines.

Wahoo a detailed account of her WWII patrols

There are a lot of details presented on each target but I found that very boring after a while. The same thing over and over. The submarine Wahoo was a valuable item in the Navy's arsenal but I found so much detail to be a drag. I read about the first three patrols and then laid the book down for a long time before making the effort to finish the work.

I was disappointed because I was expecting another exciting recollection of the submarine warfare in WWII because I had recently read Thunder Below by Eugene B. Fluckey. That account of the USS Barb captured my attention. I read the whole book in three days. I just couldn't wait to pick it up and find out what was in store for the submarine whose logs were filled with creative and effective ways to attack the enemy and became a training tool for the submarine service. The Barb had many of the same torpedo failures as the Wahoo but ingenuity ruled and the most Navy's most decorated individual was a very effective submarine commander. Thunder Below is a wonderful reading experience for those interested in WWII exploits, especially of the submarine service.

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Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II SubmarineThis is an excellent book about the patrols of the Wahoo.
It is factual and accurate, and anyone that gives it a rating of less than 5 stars should stick with Fiction.

Wahoo

Very intertaining for the WW II history buff. I read this one in about 5 days.

Hard to Put Down

I got started reading WWII submarine books by reading the fictional, but based on actual experience "Run Silent, Run Deep." Since then, I've read just about every WWII U.S. fleet submarine book in print. This has always been one of my favorites.

O'kane has a very illustrative writing style. You'll feel like you're there when you are reading. Besides the fascinating "running and gunning" accounts, you'll also read anecdotal stories about crew life.

This is really a must read. If you liked "Run Silent, Run Deep," you'll like this true, non fictional account even better. Get the hardcover version, they did a nice job on it.

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The USS Wahoo's performance in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the empire is legendary.

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