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So close to home : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II /

"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 mer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tougias, Mike, 1955- (Author), O'Leary, Alison (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Edition:First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Subjects:
Downs family.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Shipwreck survival > Mexico, Gulf of.
Survival at sea > Mexico, Gulf of.

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Call Number: D744 .T58 2016
 
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