Torpedo Junction

In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death.  Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies.  As astonished civilians witnessed explosions from American beaches, fighting men dubbed the area "Torpedo Junction."  And while the U.S. Navy failed to react, a handful of Coast Guard sailors scrambled to the front lines.  Outgunned and out-maneuvered, they heroically battled the deadliest fleet of submarines ever launched.  Never was Germany closer to winning the war.  Homer Hickam chronicles a little-known saga of courage, ingenuity and triumph in the early years of World War II. From nerve-racking sea duels to the dramatic ordeals of sailors and victims on both sides of the battle, Hickam dramatically captures a war we had to win because this one hit terrifyingly close to home.Although technically not one of the Josh Thurlow novel series, Homer Hickam's first book, Torpedo Junction, is a companion-piece for The Keeper's Son.

 
Torpedo Junction
 
Torpedo Junction
In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death.  Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies.  As astonished civilians witnessed explosions from American beaches, fighting men dubbed the area "Torpedo Junction."  And while the U.S. Navy failed to react, a handful of Coast Guard sailors scrambled to the front lines.  Outgunned and out-maneuvered, they heroically battled the deadliest fleet of submarines ever launched.  Never was Germany closer to winning the war.  Homer Hickam chronicles a little-known saga of courage, ingenuity and triumph in the early years of World War II. From nerve-racking sea duels to the dramatic ordeals of sailors and victims on both sides of the battle, Hickam dramatically captures a war we had to win because this one hit terrifyingly close to home.Although technically not one of the Josh Thurlow novel series, Homer Hickam's first book, Torpedo Junction, is a companion-piece for The Keeper's Son.
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