Introducing my newest book The Laconia Incident.
It’s the true story of Korvettenkapitan Werner Hartenstein, captain of the WWII German submarine U-156. It is Hartenstein’s boat that attacks and sinks the HMT Laconia on September 12, 1942. Aboard the Laconia, besides British passengers and crew, were 1,800 Italian POWs and their Polish guards. The subsequent, unprecedented, rescue operation undertaken by him, his crew, and the German U-Boat Command, after the actual torpedoing and sinking of the Laconia, makes a truly amazing tale. It’s a story of how civility and mercy survive, even amidst the savagery and brutality of all-out war. It also shows how even the best-intentioned efforts can be foiled by stubborn adherence to well-established preconceptions, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
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My first novel, Silent Warriors, is a work of historical fiction centered around a WWII submarine, USS Orca, her skipper, Lt. Cdr. Jake Lawlor, and her crew of grizzled regulars and raw recruits. The book covers the entire Pacific campaign, 1941 through to final victory in 1945, as it follows Orca through eleven war patrols. It’s all about submarines, and the lives and loves of the men who fought in them. Military history buffs should enjoy this book. Silent Warriors is available as an e-book, in paperback, or as an audiobook. You can order your copy of Silent Warriors here.