Do you want an adventure story that seems to good to be true. Then this book is for you. Co-authored by the commanding Admiral of the US sub fleet in the Pacfic in WWII. It reads often like an ancient Greek tragedy. The hero of the book is Sam Dealey. Commander Dealey is famous as being the destroyer killer unfortunatly that reputation was his downfall. Dealey's story borders on the fantastic as he runs secret missions landing spies behind Japanese lines. Later he rescues a downed American pilot. As in any Greek tragedy the hero has a flaw. Commander Dealey's is his fantatical attacks on Japanese destroyers. In the conclusion of the book Admiral Lockwood reveals the Dealey was sunk by a destroyer that the Japanese captured from the US Navy.