World War II Book 2: Dead in the Water (2)

About this book

The author of the acclaimed Vietnam series sets his sights on World War II. Hank and Theo are brothers who share everything including a sense of duty a love of baseball. They have been inseparable for their entire lives. But when America is drawn into World War II the young brothers find themselves fighting the same war on opposite sides of the globe. As an airedale in the Navy Hank now lives aboard an aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown. His job is to assist the pilots who soar off each day to engage Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean. It is a crucial and terrifying duty in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. As the days at sea become weeks and months Hank adapts to life apart from his family. He even adapts to the fear of torpedoes. But in an era of prejudice and segregation its Hanks choice of friends that might prove most dangerous of all.