Six Christian missionaries are kidnapped by the Iranian government and become unwitting pawns in a high stakes gambit to embarrass a hated U.S. sitting president and ruin his chances of reelection. With the help of Israel’s vaunted intelligence agency, Mossad, the prisoners are located in an ancient fortified prison just outside the southeastern Iranian port of Kanarak, a resort city off the Gulf of Oman. Rescue Operation Exodus is launched, headed by Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jake Lawlor, grandson of a legendary WWII submarine commander. Will the torture and brainwashing be successful, or will Jake and his fellow SEALs save the day? Find out in Operation Exodus, a fast-paced thriller by Gene Masters, author of the best seller, Silent Warriors: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific, now available in print and Kindle on Amazon.com, and in audio book from Audible.com.

Operation Exodus

Literature & Fiction

Masters, Gene

Action & Adventure

Escarpment Press

The year is 1941. Shortly after the United States declares war on Japan in response to Pearl Harbor, Japan's Tripartite Treaty allies, Germany and Italy, declare war on America. The United States finds itself in a two-theater war. President Franklin Roosevelt sets as America's first priority the defeat of Nazi Germany, electing to wage a more-or-less holding war in the Pacific. In the beginning, the only force opposing the Japanese onslaught in the Pacific is the U.S. Submarine Service. Jake Lawler begins the war as executive officer aboard USS S-49, an aged S-class submarine, with orders to conduct unrestricted warfare against the enemy in the Pacific. When a freak, mid-sea grounding causes the loss of S-49, Jake assumes command of USS Orca, a new Gato-class submarine under construction in Groton, CT. As Jake prepares a new boat and a freshly assembled crew for war, the conflict in the Pacific is going badly for the Allies.This is the story of Captain Lawler's eleven war patrols, including an ongoing conflict with Imperial Japanese Navy Captain Hiriake Ito of the destroyer Atsukaze. The crew of the Orca is made up of grizzled veterans and wet-behind-the-ears youngsters, all working together for a single purpose: to bring an implacable enemy to its knees. Along the way, friendships are forged, and love affairs and marriages are created-and destroyed. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite libation, grab a comfortable chair, and enjoy a tale that's sure to hold your interest in Silent Warriors by Gene Masters.

Silent Warriors: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific

Genre Fiction

Silent Warriors: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific: Large Print Edition

The Laconia Incident is the true story of Korvettenkapitan Werner Hartenstein, captain of the WWII German submarine, U-156. It is Hartenstein's boat that attacks and sinks the Laconia on September 12, 1942. The subsequent, unprecedented actions taken by him, his crew, and the German U-Boat Command, after the actual torpedoing and sinking of the Laconia, make for a truly amazing tale. It's a story of how civility and mercy survive, even amidst the savagery and brutality of all-out war. It also shows how even the best-intentioned efforts can be foiled by stubborn adherence to well-established preconceptions, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

The Laconia Incident

Jonas Clark, A 33-year-old investment banker, is jolted awake one Friday morning by his girlfriend, in bed next to him, screaming and covered in blood. When he discovers the blood is his, and that he’s bleeding from painful puncture wounds in both his hands and his feet, he becomes even more alarmed. He has no memory of how they got there, or who made them.In the ensuing weeks, Jonas struggles to come to terms with the wounds—and the pain—as they appear, then disappear, every Friday thereafter. Is he subconsciously inflicting the wounds himself, as the doctors claim, or is there something more surreal going on? Join Jonas on his journey of discovery as he searches for answers, finally finding them—in the last place he thought to look.

The Wounds of Jonas Clark