A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang . Captain Richard Hetherington O'Kane commanded the submarine, which achieved its greatest success when it took on an entire Japanese convoy and destroyed it. But its last torpedo boomeranged, striking the Tang . Mortally wounded, the boat sunk. Nine of the crewmen, including O'Kane, made it to the surface. This is the true story of death and survival in the high seas -- and of the submarine and her brave captain who would become legends.