On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America\'s prized submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic.
Could he actually pluck those men from a watery grave? Or had all his pioneering work been in vain?.
In this thrilling true narrative, prize-winning author Peter Maas brings us in the vivid detail a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its center.
Navy officer Charles Swede Momsen--an extraordinary combination of visionary, scientist, and man of action.
While their loved ones waited in unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend upon one man, U.
S.
Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived. -- Tom Brokaw The #1 New York Times bestselling epic of nautical heroism and an immensely exciting tale of Submarine disaster and man pitted against nature On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America\'s newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic.
I couldn\'t put it down.
A suspenseful tale of terror, courage, heroism and American military genius.
In this thrilling true account, Maas vividly recreates the adventure, which will be aired as an NBC-TV movie in April 2001.
Navy officer Charles Swede Momsen.
Thirty-three members survived, largely because of the efforts of U.
S.
On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America\'s prized submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic