War in the Boats My WWII Submarine Battles - Ruhe, William J.

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War in the Boats My WWII Submarine Battles by Ruhe, William J. Format: PaperbackPublished by Brassey's, 1996 Submarine duty in World War II was extraodinarily dangerous - more than 20 per cent of US submariners lost their lives. What kind of man faced these odds, day after day, in a cramped, leaky sub hundreds of feet below the sea? Bill Ruhe was one. A 26-year-old ensign, he kept a journal on eight action-filled patrols against the Japanese in the South Pacific. withstood its extreme pressures.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more