War Beneath the Waves: A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine

by Don Keith

Overview

From the national bestselling author of Final Patrol comes a gripping story of heroism under the sea.

In November 1943, while on war patrol in the Makassar Strait, the USS Billfish submarine was spotted by the Japanese, who launched a vicious depth charge attack. Explosions wracked the sub for fifteen straight hours. With his senior officers incapacitated, diving officer Charlie Rush boldly assumed command and led key members of the crew in a heroic effort to keep their ship intact as they tried to escape.

Now, in War Beneath the Waves, this intense story is finally told in all its harrowing detail. It is an inspiring tale of one man's leadership and courage under fire, and of the remarkable efforts of a submarine crew to do their duty and save their ship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101186244
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/06/2010
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	280,943
File size:	478 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Don Keith is the award-winning author of War Beneath the Waves, The Ship That Wouldn’t Die, Undersea Warrior, In the Course of Duty, The Ice Diaries, and other nonfiction works on American naval heroism. He is also the coauthor, with George Wallace, of the submarine thrillers Final Bearing and Firing Point.

Editorial Reviews

"Riveting. That's the best word to describe the white-knuckle tension and drama that Don Keith delivers in War Beneath the Waves. [Keith] writes in an engaging, you-are-there style calculated to bring the reader to the edge of his seat."—John Sledge, Mobile (Alabama) Press-Register

"A seasoned chronicler of submariners tells the tale of a heroic feat of endurance in the fall of 1943...dealing equally with hardware and interpersonal dynamics of WWII submarining, Keith will inform and please both the rank newcomer to the subject and the well-read expert on it. Invaluable for WWII submarine annals."—Booklist

"A story of extraordinary courage and valor...Don Keith has done yeoman's work setting the stage and detailing [the] story."—Florida Times-Union

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