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THE OSPREY AND THE SEA WOLF IBD

MARK SCOTT SMITH
ROLLING WAVE BOOKS
07 / 2018
9780692133422
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Sinopsis

In 1942 a German U-Boatácampaign in the Western Atlanticá(Operation Drumbeat)ácame close to severing the vital artery of war supplies between America and Great Britain. Unprepared and ill-equipped, America struggled to counter this skilled offensive as U-Boats sent nearly 300 ships and 5000 men to the bottom off the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.This history-inspired novel is told from the points of view of two protagonists: Rainer,áa 32 year-old career Naval officer and highly successful U-Boatácommanderáfrom the lovely Hanseatic city of Lübeck Germany,áand Ramón,áa 24 year-old Mexican-American B-25 pilot, who, through academic and athletic prowess, has successfully navigated the racism of his SW Texas home.áThe story follows these two warriors through the deadly dance of submarine warfareáoff the east coast of America, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. ááRainer, aádevoted family man,áis concerned about his family',s safety during Britisháair raids and the impact of Nazi indoctrination on his children.á Returning home a hero after weeks on patrol, he is fully absorbed with his loving family, butá increasingly aware of the troubling nature of the Nazi regime.á á á ááInexperienced in warfare, Ramónáis thrust into conflict with the wily U-Boat commander as he deals with his ownáissues of racism, intimacy and trust.áTraining Mexican pilots in Yucatán and flying with a special anti-submarine attackáunit out of Cuba, he experiences intrigue, betrayal,áloss and love.á á á á á