So close to home : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II
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Author
Tougias, Mike, 1955-
Contributors
O'Leary, Alison, Author
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Status
Available
Westover - Adult Nonfiction
940.5451 TOUGI
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Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 237 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781681771304, 1681771306

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Maps on lining papers.
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On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued--and each family member had to find their own path to survival. -- Amazon.com

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, M., & O'Leary, A. (2016). So close to home: a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Mike, 1955- and Alison, O'Leary. 2016. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II. New York: Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Mike, 1955- and Alison, O'Leary. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II New York: Pegasus Books, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Tougias, M. and O'Leary, A. (2016). So close to home: a true story of an american family's fight for survival during world war II. First Pegasus Books cloth edn. New York: Pegasus Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Mike, and Alison O'Leary. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2016.

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