In October 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine TANG, already famous as the most effective attack sub in the Pacific theater, was sunk by one of its own malfunctioning torpedoes. Nine of the crew managed to miraculously escape, only to find themselves captured, starved and horrifically brutalized by the Japanese. Drawing from interviews and personal accounts of many of these survivors, author Alex Kershaw dramatically captures their story. This book is a riveting look into the dangerous and deadly world of the submarine in combat. It is yet another tragic portrayal of often-ignored Japanese evils before and during the war. And finally, above all, it is a very difficult book to put down.Once again I find myself in awe of my father's generation and the high price they paid to fight what truly needed fighting. There is much to be learned from these stories and these people.
