So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II

by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary

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"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." --
  • ISBN10 1681771306
  • ISBN13 9781681771304
  • Publish Date 3 May 2016 (first published 2 May 2016)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Pegasus Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 352
  • Language English