| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Description |
xi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228). |
| Contents |
A tired old workhorse -- Ina and the South American venture -- Admiral Dönitz and his Grey Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Grey Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving ever closer -- Denied a safe port -- An uneasy feeling -- Torpedoes in the night -- The raft -- A most hopeless night -- Dawn -- Desperation -- Running out of time -- The shrimp boat and a surprise -- Ina -- Lucille -- Triumphant return to Lorient -- Morgan City and the hospital -- The Laconia: a sinking and a rescue -- Spies, duty, and the turning of the battle tide -- Passages so far from home -- Sonny. |
| Summary |
"On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued--and each family member had to find their own path to survival." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Downs family.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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Downs family. (OCoLC)fst00217234
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Military operations, Naval -- Submarine.
(OCoLC)fst01710248
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Shipwreck survival. (OCoLC)fst01761960
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Survival at sea. (OCoLC)fst01761961
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Gulf of Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01239980
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Added Author |
O'Leary, Alison, author.
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| Added Title |
True story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II |
| ISBN |
9781681771304 |
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1681771306 |
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