Beyond the Call: Commander Lawson Paterson “Red” Ramage off Taiwan, 1944

Beyond the Call: Commander Lawson Paterson “Red” Ramage off Taiwan, 1944 follows a United States submarine skipper who drove his boat straight through a Japanese convoy in a daring night surface attack during the Pacific war of World War II. Listeners hear how Ramage’s decisions under fire shattered enemy shipping, protected his crew, and turned a chaotic engagement into a decisive victory at sea. The episode weaves together the larger submarine campaign, the tension of close-quarters combat, and Ramage’s insistence on sharing honor with his sailors. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.