Waves Astern: A Memoir of World War II and the Cold War

“An interesting story about an interesting man, told in a most entertaining fashion. A real page turner”

Dr Bob Allota, coauthor, “The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon”

In Waves Astern, E. Spurgeon Campbell recalls eight decades of adventures to exotic and sometimes isolated destinations while serving his country.

At 20, Campbell was a radio operator in the Merchant Marine during World War II, later surviving enemy attacks and the sinking of the Henry Bacon whose “cargo” was a g...