Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher [Hardcover]

Peter T. Sasgen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995

The Rasher sank 18 enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons -- the second highest tonnage of the war. This book covers all aspects of the boat's outstanding combat history.

Editorial Reviews

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"'A fine adventure story and well told. Mr. Sasgen has added another worthy chapter to the history of a too long' "silent service".' - Submarine Review; 'A thoroughly researched book... Sasgen has cut to the quick, and his narrative, though detailed, is not overbearing.' - Associated Press" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Peter Sasgen was born in Illinois in 1941. After graduating from college in Philadelphia, he served in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a graphic designer and photographer in Washington, D.C. He is the author of a technothriller about submarines titled War Plan Red. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 366 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press; 2nd edition (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557507600
• ISBN-13: 978-1557507600
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,408,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Representative Protrayal of WW II Submarine Warfare, August 5, 2004

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Thomas E. Crew (Long Beach, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher (Paperback)

This book provides a wonderful protrayal of life onboard a WW II fleet submarine. The essential facts about a submarine's systems, equipment and operational environment are carried forth on top of the human experience of a submarine sailor. The author provides abundant technical detail without ever losing site of the human aspects of war. Through the use of abundant first person information from the veterans themselves this book comes alive and makes you feel as if you are part of the crew. For me this is WW II history at its best. While this book is a specific history of a single submarine it also provides a representative picture of life aboard a WW II submarine. Such unit and ship's histories are so much more readable than the battle monographs or big picture campaign histories that the publishers seem to prefer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Red Scorpion, September 23, 2006

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E. R. Clemons (Westborough, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher (Mass Market Paperback)

As boy, I was always fascinated by submarines. This true story of one submarine in the Pacific Theater, shows the extremely difficult life of a 'submariner' taken from the diaries and stories of people who lived it out. Peter Sasgen has presented this period in our history with the intimate knowledge of his father's life aboard the Thrasher. I now have a much better understanding of what the Pacific was like during that time.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, November 24, 2005

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D. E. W. Turner "dewt" (Hereford, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher (Mass Market Paperback)

My husband recommended this book to me as a source for research I'm doing on submarine warfare in WWII. I was pleased with the style of writing and the information supplied. I recommend it for anyone looking for a good read on WWII submarine warfare.