So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II - Softcover

“Through their meticulous research, Tougias and O'Leary take you where few historians dare, into the dark sea where an American family is floundering to stay alive, and onto the steel-planked deck of the German U-boat that put them there. This is priceless history―two hundred pages of 'you-are-there.'”
- Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of "A Higher Call"

“They don't come any better than Michael J. Tougias. His latest, So Close to Home, is a truly gripping, deeply affecting saga of undersea warfare and an extraordinary American family caught in the crosshairs of history.”
- Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of "The Longest Winter" and "The Few"

“Gives a solid perspective of the hardships endured by ordinary people.”
- Library Journal

“A little-known story ― told from multiple points of view ― about how World War II got a lot closer than most people think.”
- New York Post

“A harrowing adventure story at sea, a surprising recovery of frightening historical material that had been shrouded in obscurity, and an unexpected, humanizing look at the enemies―the U-boat commanders―who turn out to be quite different from the conventional Nazi monsters of most WWII representation.”
- Washington Independent Review of Books

“Tougias (The Finest Hours), a writer who specializes in survival stories, and journalist O’Leary impressively render the grim early period of U.S. involvement in WWII.”
- Publishers Weekly