Includes index.

Map on lining papers.

The Eighth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Hokkaido, 21 May-9 July 1944 -- The Ninth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the South China Sea, between Formosa and the Philippines, 4 August-3 October 1944 -- The Tenth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the East China Sea, adjacent Kyushu, Japan, 27 October-25 November 1944 -- The Eleventh War Patrol of the USS Barb in the East China Sea, Formosa Straits, along the China coast to Wenzhou, 19 December 1944-15 February 1945 -- Intermezzo -- The Twelfth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the southern Okhotsk Sea, north of Hokkaido, 8 June-2 August 1945.

The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships - she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey.