Sasgen, Peter T.
Red scorpion : the war patrols of the USS Rasher / Peter T. Sasgen. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1995. - xviii, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Originally self-published by the author, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index.
The USS Rasher had an extraordinary record in World War II: she sank 18 enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons--the second highest tonnage of the war. Her fifth war patrol is the stuff of legends. In August 1944 during a single night surface attack on a Japanese convoy off the Philippines, she sank the escort carrier Taiyo and three marus, and later during that same patrol she sank another ship. Reading more like a novel than an operational history, this book covers all aspects of the Rasher's combat history in a way that both the general reader and veteran submariner will appreciate.
Author Peter Sasgen is the son of a Rasher crew member, and from his father's perspective he follows the sub from the builder's way through eight action-packed patrols to war's end. His richly detailed descriptions of submarine operations include lively commentary by former shipmates and excerpts from patrol reports along with a close examination of patrol procedures, communications, life guarding, and other topics rarely covered in such detail. Sasgen also explores the essence of submarine combat--aggressive leadership--and its role in the Rasher's success.
1557507600 (acid-free paper)
94048541
Rasher (Submarine)
D783.5.R37 / S27 1995
940.54510973 Sas 15
Red scorpion : the war patrols of the USS Rasher / Peter T. Sasgen. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1995. - xviii, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Originally self-published by the author, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index.
The USS Rasher had an extraordinary record in World War II: she sank 18 enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons--the second highest tonnage of the war. Her fifth war patrol is the stuff of legends. In August 1944 during a single night surface attack on a Japanese convoy off the Philippines, she sank the escort carrier Taiyo and three marus, and later during that same patrol she sank another ship. Reading more like a novel than an operational history, this book covers all aspects of the Rasher's combat history in a way that both the general reader and veteran submariner will appreciate.
Author Peter Sasgen is the son of a Rasher crew member, and from his father's perspective he follows the sub from the builder's way through eight action-packed patrols to war's end. His richly detailed descriptions of submarine operations include lively commentary by former shipmates and excerpts from patrol reports along with a close examination of patrol procedures, communications, life guarding, and other topics rarely covered in such detail. Sasgen also explores the essence of submarine combat--aggressive leadership--and its role in the Rasher's success.
1557507600 (acid-free paper)
94048541
Rasher (Submarine)
D783.5.R37 / S27 1995
940.54510973 Sas 15