Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang By Richard O'Kane

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The story of Tang and her gallant crew ranks with the most amazing of naval history. Whether rescuing Navy fliers off Truk or stalking enemy convoys off Japan, Tang carried the war to the enemy with unparalleled ferocity. Tang’s skipper on all five of her war patrols, Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane is acknowledged as the top submarine skipper of World War II. His personal decorations include three Navy Crosses and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He retired as a rear admiral from his command of the Submarine School, rounding out twenty years with the boats. He also wrote the classic Wahoo: The Patrols of America’s Most Famous WWII Submarine.Praise for Clear the Bridge!“There is no doubt that Tang was the best. . . . Most of the rest of us wondered what it was she had that the others didn’t. And here it is, in this extraordinary ‘tell it as it really happened’ book, written by the most daring, most professional submarine skipper of the war.”—Capt. Edward Beach, author of Run Silent, Run Deep “A classic of naval literature. . . . A stirring tribute, not only to [Richard O’Kane’s] gallant crew, but to all World War II submariners.”—Michael D. Hull, Military Magazine “Reading of [Tang’s] career and of the men aboard her is one of the great reading experiences of my life.”—Broox Sledge, The Book World

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This summer, although an inveterate landlubber, for some reason I binged on a number of submarine books. Those of Edward "Ned" Beach, Eugene Fluckey, Michael Gannon's Operation Drumbeat, and of course Dick O'Kanes Clear the Bridge.It was time well spent with each author as WW2 submarine warfare was a theater of combat that was among the most intense in a conflict noted for its unbridled intensity.These were ardent warriors and they were the right men at the right time. Yet it is very hard for us in 2019 quite comprehend just how ardent they were.The Naval Academy of the 1930s had produced a real crop of fighting men for both the surface and underwater fleets and the Navy did a remarkable job of training the enlisted men who served under them. As an Air Force veteran I have to admire just how good the Navy did with this forging of leaders and the fighting ranks.O'Kane was a product of an elite prep school and then the Academy. He was technically proficient,eager, and had honed his skills in the early parts of the war while serving with the legendary Mush Morton. When O'Kane took command he was ready in every way.As I worked through this book I found it to be grinding in its details: Diving and surfacing. Tracking plots, headings, contact reports, prep for the attack. Page after page after page of relentless details that make your eyes gloss over.But then it dawned on me that this is exactly the point. This type of warfare was relentless. It sometimes took hours to set up an attack and required all these details and tasks to be expertly executed. O'Kane does a good job in imparting that relentless pace and the reader should take the narrative in this spirit.What I found wanting however, was a more inward reflection of the psyche of the submariners. I certainly did not expect a warrior of O'Kanes disposition to be wearing his emotions on his sleeve, but did he make mistakes? How did he balance his good ambitions to fight the enemy with caution--after all, if his vessel is destroyed then it is no longer a war-fighting asset. I understand these gents were eager to fight but did they ever get reckless?I also wanted to learn about what strains men lived with after undergoing severe depth charging. I know that PTSD was not a term back then, but the British had done enough work in the previous world war on the psychological damage of shelling to know what it is about.Not to fault the fighting men of course, but humans react in many ways to horrific conditions and even soil themselves under such bombardments. What was the toll on O'Kane himself and his men? I did not expect scatological details, but there had to be after effects that diminished capabilities.Speaking of the conditions, we get no feel other than the close quarters and good food how it really was on board. Gannon, in his work, at least pays service to just how putrid it must have been even after the first week. The guys working in the engine room must have been totally deaf after a few weeks and I am sure the strain appeared in many ways.Again however, I understand O'Kanes task was to sink shipping and that is exactly what he went about doing. At least he does not describe his actions with the same "Golly gee whizz fellas" Mickey Rooney type language that Fluckey does in his book.Just too much overall seemed to be simply pulled from the logs--including headings down to a single degree such as 087 and the like...a bit too far in the weeds for my taste I admit.Yet I recommend reading this. It is compelling in revealing a true warrior who each time he led his crew out to sea was prepared to return carrying his shield or, so to speak, being carried upon it. His description of his capture by the Japanese is particularly worth reading. He was lucky to get out alive.I will post something similar for the other books with some variation on the details as they all seem to follow the same pattern. Sadly, I just have not yet run across a 5 star sub book yet but am open to suggestions.Neal Schier August 2019

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