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Escape from the Deep: A True Story of Courage and Survival During World War II
Escape from the Deep A True Story of Courage and Survival During World War II
Author: Alex Kershaw
In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface, while the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges. As the air ran out, some of the crew made a daring ascent th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780306817908
ISBN-10: 030681790X
Publication Date: 4/13/2009
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Type: Paperback
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A very interesting book. Follows the career of the USS TANG in WWII submarine action. She was the most successful US sub and was struck by one of her own torpedoes off the Chinese coast. Several men escaped the sunken submarine, survived and became POW's.


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