Heroes Beneath the Waves by Mary Nida Smith

In the early 1940s, many considered it the adventure of a lifetime to sign up for US submarine duty. Here are true stories of teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many of the brave men who traversed the depths of the sea into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.The unbelievable true stories of the heroic men who rode submarines and protected the United States through the twentieth century. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history-books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men-gallant heroes-who served and are serving today on submarines. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide.

Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut.

Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block them out for self-perseverance. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by-to know that freedom is not free. Trained for years to keep silent-for loose lips sink ships'-many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.

Heroes Beneath the Waves by Mary Nida Smith