{"product_id":"book-hpra","title":"An Ocean of Courage and Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on survivor accounts, this gripping novel opens days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and details three years of sea battles that spanned between Hawaii and the shores of Okinawa with the crew of one of the most decorated ships of the Pacific War. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eOnboard the heavy cruiser USS\u003cem\u003e Salt Lake City\u003c\/em\u003e, Lieutenant Commander Justin Collier was 230 miles west of Pearl Harbor accompanying the USS\u003cem\u003e Enterprise\u003c\/em\u003e on a secret mission when Japan attacked the United States. Upon his return to Honolulu, the gravity of the war begins to change him, as does every subsequent mission, including a rare beach landing with an Army infantry division. He fears his wounds of war, both physical and mental, will be incurable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eMeanwhile, on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, hundreds of wounded men lay scattered in cots and stretchers in and around the naval hospital, and volunteer nurse Heidi Collier feels overwhelmed by the number of casualties. She had watched the bombing by Japanese planes as she huddled with her two children in front of their home, hoping that her husband aboard the USS\u003cem\u003e Salt Lake City\u003c\/em\u003e was safe wherever he was. In her prayers, she feels he is still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eLieutenant Riley Bracken feels the sudden g-force of his catapult-launched observation floatplane with each harrowing mission. Alerting the USS\u003cem\u003e Salt Lake City\u003c\/em\u003e of enemy ships gives him purpose, which is why no one can know about his recent bouts of vertigo. He can't risk losing what he loves most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eFifteen-year-old Al Jowdy lied about his age in order to join the Navy. Whatever he believed Navy life would be was shot out of the water-twice-when his ships were torpedoed. Now aboard the \u003cem\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/em\u003e, he fears his luck may have run out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Ocean of Courage and Fear\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the harrowing, never-before-told events that surrounded the crew of the USS\u003cem\u003e Salt Lake City\u003c\/em\u003e as they endure all the major action in the Pacific War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shadow Mountain","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349970264368,"sku":"BDhpra","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49349970297136,"sku":"ZEhpra","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49349970395440,"sku":"ZMhpra","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hpra-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776000965","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hpra","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}