War Beneath the Sea

by Frank Bonham

Torpedoed! The first torpedo Keith Stocker ever saw was the one that sank the freighter taking him to San Francisco. Rescued by an American submarine, Keith determined to become a submariner himself. The rigors of training were followed by assignment to the U.S.S. Mako, about to start her last patrol in the dangerous waters of the Pacific. And aboard the Mako Keith came face to face with the fact that a submarine was a hunter, and he had to be one too, if he and his mates were to have the slightest chance of survival. An action-packed story in torpedo-filled waters!

Genres: Historical Fiction

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Frank Bonham (February 25, 1914 – 1988) was an author of Westerns and young adult novels. Bonham wrote 48 novels, as well as TV scripts. Bonham was born in Los Angeles. He was a UCLA graduate. Bonham was known for his works for young adults written in the 1960s, with tough, realistic urban settings, including The Nitty Gritty and Durango Street, as well as for his westerns. Several of his works have been published posthumously, many of which were drawn from his pulp magazine stories, originally published between 1941 and 1952. Durango Street was an ALA Notable Book.

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this in the early 1980's and I loved it.

Since there is currently no description of the book, I'll add what my flawed memory still retains.

A young man is on Hawaii when the US enters World War II. He heads back to California on a ship carrying pineapples, and it gets torpedoed. He is rescued and joins the Navy and serves on a submarine.

[Michael Ulrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't get enough...in junior high