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The Sonarman's War: A Memoir of Submarine Chasing and Mine Sweeping in World War II
This memoir is an intimate and often irreverent account of one man's coming of age during World War II. This memoir is drawn not only from memory, but from the author's surviving diaries from the conflicts, daily logs of the three ships upon which he served, and the secret reports of military commanders and other official records--Provided by publisher.
260 pages, Paperback
First published September 9, 2010
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September 3, 2025
A great example of the genre of books by WWII veterans who served in the enlisted ranks. This is well written, and the story is well told. We know they were the greatest generation, but this kind of intimate look at their lives during the war is captivating and engrossing. Mr. Jones's book is more of a travelogue of the ports they visited than a history of the war but that appears to be a reflection of the lived experience of he and his peers. This was completely worth the read!
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