The Terrible Hours / Peter Maas - Autographed Book / USS Squalus SS-192 / SubmarineBooks.com

On the eve of World War II, America’s newest submarine USS Squalus (SS-192) plunged helplessly to the North Atlantic bottom during a test dive. Young Lieutenant Commander Charles 'Swede' Momsen races to the rescue! Until his advent, it was accepted that if a submarine went down, her crew was likely doomed. But Momsen, in the face of an indifferent, often sneering naval bureaucracy, battling red tape and disbelieving naysayer's every step of the way, risked his own life again and again against the unknown in his efforts to invent and pioneer every escape and rescue device, to save an entombed crew. Miraculously at a depth of 243 feet, thirty-three Squalus crew members still survived in the sunken submarine. Prizewinning author, Peter Maas brings us, in vivid detail, a blow-by-blow account of the May 1939 disaster of USS Squalus and the subsequent rescue of her trapped crewmen.

This book was a "Bestseller" and later made into a TV movie. 259 pages, no photos, maps or index. 1999 first edition hardback with dust jacket. We have a very limited supply of this new, unread and autographed book.

New autographed Book --- $59.95

The man behind the greatest submarine rescue in history

by Peter Maas

This New Hardback book is autographed by the author!

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The Author

Peter Maas (at left) has written several bestselling books including: The Valachi Papers, Serpico, Manhunt and In a Child's Name. His most recent number-one bestseller (before "The Terrible Hours") was Underboss. Sadly, Mr. Maas passed away in August of 2001––he was 72.

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"A suspenseful tale of terror, courage, heroism... I couldn't put it down." Tom Brokaw

"Peter Maas has established himself as one of the nation's most respected nonfiction authors." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Mr. Maas proves once again there is little he cannot achieve with the written word." New York Times Review

"Each time I pick up Maas, I feel that I have been given a backstage pass to an American moment." Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Peter Maas offers insights only the best reporters can unearth." Boston Globe

"Thrilling... A wonderful book... A harrowing tale of suspense." Portland Oregonian