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Red Scorpion: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher Mass Market Paperback – January 25, 2005

by Peter Sasgen (Author)

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The USS Rasher was one of America's most successful Word War II submarines, and her wartime exploits earned her three Presidential Unit Citations. Accordingly, the Rasher sank eighteen enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons, which was the second highest tonnage of the war. The Rasher's fifth war patrol is the stuff of legends: during a single night surface attack on a Japanese convoy off the Philippines in August 1944, she sank the escort carrier Taiyo and three maru Japanese warships, and later during the same patrol sank another ship. Rich in detail and entertaining to read, the book covers all aspects of the Rasher's combat history in a way that both the general reader and veteran submariner will appreciate. The author's father served aboard the Rasher for all eight of her war patrols, and this lively chronicle of events draws from his letters and papers as well as those of other crew members. In his examination of the factors that contributed to the Rasher's success, Peter Sasgen pays tribute to the skipper's daring and aggressive tactics.

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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"

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.

Mass Market Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (January 25, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743489101
ISBN-13: 978-0743489102
Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 1 x 6.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
Average Customer Review: 18 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,828,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6204 in Books > History > Military > Naval
- #24343 in Books > History > Military > World War II
- #26792 in Books > History > Military > United States

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I grew up listening to Rasher stories

ByClaudia G Ron February 3, 2014

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The descriptions of combat were great! However, not as detailed as my Dad used to tell. If they had been, the book would have been too long, I guess! He was on the boat with Capt. Nace and I think Adams just before Nace. I wish I had known about this book before my Dad died. I had hoped to read the incident when my Dad cursed at a visiting Exec. when the Exec. didn't respond to his call "Periscope of starboard bow!" Capt. Nace heard the commotion and came on the bridge: "What's going on!" Dad: "Periscope off the starboard bow!" Capt. Nace: "LEFT FULL RUDDER!" After chewing out the Exec. He chewed out my Dad for speaking that way to an officer.
My Dad was greatly disappointed when he visited the sub on display in Charleston and learned the Rasher had been scrapped. He felt that with her record she should have been on display. (But, I recently learned she had a lot of alterations post war and saw a lot of service. Also, I wish he had known that her conning tower, that he stood lookout on so much now stands at the sub school in New London, CT).
Oh! That reminds me. My Dad fell coming down for an emergency dive once, and Capt. Nace picked him up and dropped him down that hatch on the conning tower!

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If you love submarines, this book is for you!

ByAmazon Customeron March 18, 2017

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No holds barred look at the life of a WWII submarine. Great book! It makes you feel like you were there.

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great read! I served on Rasher SSR269 in the ...

ByKenneth A. Plankon April 17, 2017

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great read! I served on Rasher SSR269 in the 50's and 60's. great ship!

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Representative Protrayal of WW II Submarine Warfare

ByThomas E. Crewon August 5, 2004

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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.

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A well written story

ByGene R. Stull Sr.on February 11, 2015

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I've read most every Sub book and then found this one. I really enjoyed it and it kept my interest through out.

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A great submarine saga

ByJim McLaughlinon October 25, 2016

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Great book. A good balance of personal histories along with how submarines worked and fought in World War II. I've read a number of these, and this is one of the best!