Escape from the deep
Subtitle: the epic story of a legendary submarine and her courageous crew
By: Alex Kershaw.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780306815195
Subjects: Tang (Submarine); World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; Prisoners of war -- Japan; Prisoners of war -- United States
Description: Details the history of the U.S. Navy submarine Tang in the Pacific theater of World War II, the explosion that led to its sinking, the ordeal of its surviving crew members and their capture by the Japanese, followed by months of brutal captivity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index.