Description
The first edition, first printing of Wahoo: The Patrols of America’s Most Famous World War II Submarine, signed by Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane.
Octavo, x, 345pp. Blue hardcover. No additional printings noted. This copy appears unread. In the publisher’s fine dust jacket, $18.95 retail price on the front flap, bright illustrations.
Signed on the half-title by the author.
Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane (1911-1994) was a highly decorated United States Navy submarine commander during World War II. He served as the executive officer of the USS Wahoo under Dudley “Mush” Morton and later commanded the USS Tang. O’Kane is credited with sinking 33 Japanese ships, the highest total of any U.S. submarine commander during the war. On October 24, 1944, the Tang was sunk by its own malfunctioning torpedo during a battle in the Taiwan Strait, and O’Kane was captured and held as a prisoner of war until the end of the conflict. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the Tang, along with other decorations including the Navy Cross and Silver Star.
