What's even better is how he slipped into a Japanese harbor and went nuts with the torpedo tubes, zipped out and then played cat-n-mouse with a hornet's nest of pissed off destroyers (no idea why they'd be angry...
) for several hours before finally making it to the 20-fathom curve and diving to make a clean getaway.
Even if you're not much interested in Naval warfare, pick up a copy of "The Galloping Ghost" by Lavo. Admiral Fluckey's story is, in a word, amazing.
Amazon.com: Galloping Ghost: The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Captain Eugene
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