The Immortals: A World War II Story BY Steven T Collis
The Immortals: A World War II Story BY Steven T Collis
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In 1943, German U-boats lurked in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, anxious to bring down Allied ships.
On board the Dorchester, at 3:30 in the afternoon, signals flashed from the Tampa up ahead. Through the snow, the bright flashing code was clear: "We are being followed. Submarines estimated in our vicinity. Inform all ships to close up tightly and stay closed for the night."...
All four chaplains descended into the lower holds. By then, the troops knew something was going on; the announcement had blared over the loudspeakers. It was vague. The ship was entering into troubled waters, where U-boats were known to prowl; they were to put on their life jackets and clothes just to be safe. Tensions were rising.
During World War II, four chaplains were assigned to the SS Dorchester with more than 900 men on boar. Alexander Goode, a Jewish rabbi; John Washington, a Catholic priest; George Fox, a Methodist minister; and Clark Poling, a Baptist minister all offered comfort, reassurances, and prayers along with a warning from the captain that a German submarine was hunting their convoy.
Thoroughly researched and told in an engrossing nonfiction narrative, this true story alternates between accounts told from the perspective of the Nazi U-boat captain and his crew (as found in their journals and later interviews) and survivors from the Dorchester who credit the four chaplains with saving their lives after their ship was torpedoed.
Hard cover.
On board the Dorchester, at 3:30 in the afternoon, signals flashed from the Tampa up ahead. Through the snow, the bright flashing code was clear: "We are being followed. Submarines estimated in our vicinity. Inform all ships to close up tightly and stay closed for the night."...
All four chaplains descended into the lower holds. By then, the troops knew something was going on; the announcement had blared over the loudspeakers. It was vague. The ship was entering into troubled waters, where U-boats were known to prowl; they were to put on their life jackets and clothes just to be safe. Tensions were rising.
During World War II, four chaplains were assigned to the SS Dorchester with more than 900 men on boar. Alexander Goode, a Jewish rabbi; John Washington, a Catholic priest; George Fox, a Methodist minister; and Clark Poling, a Baptist minister all offered comfort, reassurances, and prayers along with a warning from the captain that a German submarine was hunting their convoy.
Thoroughly researched and told in an engrossing nonfiction narrative, this true story alternates between accounts told from the perspective of the Nazi U-boat captain and his crew (as found in their journals and later interviews) and survivors from the Dorchester who credit the four chaplains with saving their lives after their ship was torpedoed.
Hard cover.