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“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
“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
“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