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"An authoritative work on the awful, early effectiveness of German U-boats in disrupting shipping traffic off the east coast of the United States...A knowledgeable overview and exciting re-creation of the final U-701 attack and defeat. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" An oft-told tale, but Offley, who has spent decades researching it, makes the U-boat war new again by focusing on two central characters-a USAAF bomber pilot and the captain of the German submarine he sank. A terrifying evocation of what can happen when America lets its guard down. -- ""David Poyer, author of The Witness of the Whale"" Offley, a specialist in underwater operations, evokes the environment of U-boats that were themselves obsolescent-small, cramped, and operating at the limits of their effective range. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" We have a special appreciation for dramatic stories of untold wartime heroism, and Ed Offley's gripping tale does not disappoint. Veering from the well-worn paths of World War II's European and Pacific Theaters, Offley's The Burning Shore breaks new ground in its description of the German U-boat invasion of America's Eastern Seaboard in 1942, and the courageous efforts by an undermanned United States military to prevent the Nazis from crippling our war efforts in the Atlantic. Bravo. -- ""Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling authors """

An oft-told tale, but Offley, who has spent decades researching it, makes the U-boat war new again by focusing on two central characters-a USAAF bomber pilot and the captain of the German submarine he sank. A terrifying evocation of what can happen when America lets its guard down. -- David Poyer, author of The Witness of the Whale An authoritative work on the awful, early effectiveness of German U-boats in disrupting shipping traffic off the east coast of the United States...A knowledgeable overview and exciting re-creation of the final U-701 attack and defeat. -- Kirkus Reviews Offley, a specialist in underwater operations, evokes the environment of U-boats that were themselves obsolescent-small, cramped, and operating at the limits of their effective range. -- Publishers Weekly We have a special appreciation for dramatic stories of untold wartime heroism, and Ed Offley's gripping tale does not disappoint. Veering from the well-worn paths of World War II's European and Pacific Theaters, Offley's The Burning Shore breaks new ground in its description of the German U-boat invasion of America's Eastern Seaboard in 1942, and the courageous efforts by an undermanned United States military to prevent the Nazis from crippling our war efforts in the Atlantic. Bravo. -- Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling authors

An authoritative work on the awful, early effectiveness of German U-boats in disrupting shipping traffic off the east coast of the United States...A knowledgeable overview and exciting re-creation of the final U-701 attack and defeat. -- Kirkus Reviews An oft-told tale, but Offley, who has spent decades researching it, makes the U-boat war new again by focusing on two central characters-a USAAF bomber pilot and the captain of the German submarine he sank. A terrifying evocation of what can happen when America lets its guard down. -- David Poyer, author of The Witness of the Whale Offley, a specialist in underwater operations, evokes the environment of U-boats that were themselves obsolescent-small, cramped, and operating at the limits of their effective range. -- Publishers Weekly We have a special appreciation for dramatic stories of untold wartime heroism, and Ed Offley's gripping tale does not disappoint. Veering from the well-worn paths of World War II's European and Pacific Theaters, Offley's The Burning Shore breaks new ground in its description of the German U-boat invasion of America's Eastern Seaboard in 1942, and the courageous efforts by an undermanned United States military to prevent the Nazis from crippling our war efforts in the Atlantic. Bravo. -- Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling authors

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Ed Offley, a seasoned military reporter and Pulitzer Prize nominee, is the author of Scorpion Down and Turning the Tide. He has written about aspects of the Scorpion story for leading military journals and is the acknowledged expert on the topic. Offley has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss military and defense issues and has covered military operations and exercises in eighteen countries. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam and lives in Panama City Beach, Florida. Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.

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