{"product_id":"ice-brothers-paperback","title":"Ice Brothers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSloan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling World War II adventure story based on Sloan Wilson's experiences as a Coast Guard officer on the Greenland patrol\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Paul Schuman, a college senior and summer sailor, enlists in the Coast Guard. His beautiful, mercurial wife, Sylvia, wants him to stay at home in Massachusetts, but Paul is ready for adventure and eager to serve his country. His active duty begins when, without a day of training, he is assigned to be the executive officer aboard the \u003ci\u003eArluk\u003c\/i\u003e, a converted fishing trawler patrolling the coast of Greenland for secret German weather bases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the helm of the \u003ci\u003eArluk \u003c\/i\u003eis Lt. Cdr. \"Mad\" Mowry, the finest ice pilot and meanest drunk in the Coast Guard. Paul has a lot to learn from his captain, but not as much as communications officer Nathan Greenberg does. A Brooklyn engineer, Nathan does not know the difference between a ship's bow and its stern. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No matter how nasty Mowry might be, Schuman and Greenberg have to pay close attention, because deadly icebergs, dangerous blizzards, and menacing Nazi gunboats lurk along the frigid Arctic coastline. Surviving the war, Schuman soon realizes, will require every ounce of courage and intelligence he possesses--and that is before Mowry breaks down and the young officer is forced to take command of the \u003ci\u003eArluk\u003c\/i\u003e and its crew at the worst possible moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A masterful blend of high drama and convincing realism, \u003ci\u003eIce Brothers \u003c\/i\u003eis a true classic of World War II and one of Sloan Wilson's finest novels.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSloan Wilson (1920-2003) was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and graduated from Harvard University. An avid sailor, he joined the US Coast Guard shortly after Pearl Harbor and, during World War II, commanded a naval trawler on the Greenland Patrol and an army supply ship in the South Pacific. Wilson earned a battle star for his role in an attack by Japanese aircraft and based his first novel, \u003ci\u003eVoyage to Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, and two of his later books, \u003ci\u003eIce Brothers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePacific Interlude\u003c\/i\u003e, on his wartime experiences. In 1955 he published \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic portrait of suburban ennui heralded by the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic \u003c\/i\u003eas \"one of the great artifacts of popular culture in the 50's.\" It was adapted into a successful film, as was its bestselling follow-up, \u003ci\u003eA Summer Place\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author of fifteen books, Wilson was living with his wife of forty years, Betty, on a boat in Colonial Beach, Virginia, at the time of his death.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 594\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760592912672,"sku":"9781504051859","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0403805d6b59dedd8b955f5d56f9654.webp?v=1780184225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ice-brothers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}