A review by laheath
So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II by Alison O'Leary, Michael J. Tougias

4.0

As noted by the authors, this is a piece of WWII history that not many people have heard. This book tells the true story of a family returning to Texas from South America where the father had been working. As they traveled through the Gulf of Mexico, their boat was torpedoed by a German U-boat and the family was separated, struggling to survive. The authors clearly researched the material to not only tell the family's story, but also that of some of the crew, the U-boat captains and some of the people that aided in their rescue and recovery. The book even follows the story into the years after the war ended, including the Nuremberg trials.