Based on numerous interviews, letters, official reports and logs from the Navy, in addition to the unpublished memoirs of the main character, Surviving the Flier tells the story of the only submariners to escape their sinking submarine, elude capture by the enemy, and return home during WWII.  Submarines were the most dangerous branch of the Navy in WWII, killing one out of five men who volunteered. When USS Flier exploded and disappeared in seconds, only a handful of her men were given a second chance to escape those odds.  Determined to become the first to return home despite the enemy patrols scouring the islands for Allied soldiers and sailors, these men swam for hours in shark infested waters, built shelters and rafts, and stumbled on hidden intelligence networks and guerrilla warriors working to bring down the Japanese regime from the inside.Who they met and what happened to their boat would remain a closely-guarded secret for decades.  Even the family members of the lost crew could not be told details of the final seconds of Flier's life and why only these eight men returned.The first book from submarine enthusiast R.J. Hughes, this work combines expert research with the flair for storytelling she honed while working in a WWII museum leading tours, and designing exhibits.  

Surviving the Flier

History

Rebekah Hughes

Americas

Phoenix Flair Press

Based on numerous interviews, letters, official reports and logs from the Navy, in addition to the unpublished memoirs of the main character, Surviving the Flier tells the story of the only submariners to escape their sinking submarine, elude capture by the enemy, and return home during WWII. Submarines were the most dangerous branch of the Navy in WWII, killing one out of five men who volunteered. When USS Flier exploded and disappeared in seconds, only a handful of her men were given a second chance to escape those odds. Determined to become the first to return home despite the enemy patrols scouring the islands for Allied soldiers and sailors, these men swam for hours in shark infested waters, built shelters and rafts, and stumbled on hidden intelligence networks and guerrilla warriors working to bring down the Japanese regime from the inside.Who they met and what happened to their boat would remain a closely-guarded secret for decades. Even the f

Hughes, R. J.

Catherine's Pascha is a beautiful children's picture book about a perfectly ordinary young girl at Pascha, the Orthodox Christian celebration of Easter. Catherine doesn't like vegetables. She doesn't like naps. She doesn't like it when her mom combs her hair. She loves hot dogs, chocolate cake, and her best friend, Elizabeth. Most of all, she loves Pascha!Pascha! It's celebrated in the middle of the night, with processions and candles and bells and singing. And Catherine insists that she's not a bit sleepy.

Catherine's Pascha: A Celebration of Easter in the Orthodox Church

Children's Books

Riggle, Charlotte

Holidays & Celebrations

Award-Winning Finalist in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards This little book has a deep heart and enormous vision, simple enough to engage young readers and profound enough to inspire their parents. - His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese) This is one of my children's all time favorite Orthodox books! - Sarah Wright, Orthodox Motherhood When I brought the book in the house, it caught my 9-year-old's eye immediately, and she literally screamed, "MOM! IT SAYS 'PASCHA' ON IT! LET ME SEE!" And she proceeded to bury her face in it for the next hour. - Maura Oprisko, The Least of These Folks, my kids adored this book. In fact, as soon as we were finished reading it the very first time, they requested that we read it again. - Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley, My Little Poppies It's Pascha, and Catherine is determined to stay awake all night. Can she do it? Will she remember how to say "Christ is risen!" in Russian? Will her best friend Elizabeth remember how to say it in Greek? Will their parents let them play with burning candles, smash hard-boiled eggs, and eat sweets until the sun rises on Pascha?

Catherine's Pascha

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow begins on the morning of St. Nicholas Eve. Catherine's best friend, Elizabeth, is coming for a sleepover. They'll share a day filled with warm cookies, squabbles with siblings, holiday traditions, and the excitement of an unexpected snowstorm. It's all familiar, comfortable, and delightful. And yet Elizabeth is worried. She's spending the night with Catherine because her grandmother is ill, and her parents are heading to the hospital to see her. The brief references to Elizabeth's grandmother in the main story are developed into a fully realized wordless story-within-a-story in the corner of each spread. Both stories are filled with kindness, prayer, faith, and love. And snow. At the end of the day, the girls set out their shoes (with apples and carrots for St. Nicholas's horse), and their parents pray and keep vigil for Elizabeth's grandmother. All of them, in the end, receive joy.

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow begins on the morning of St. Nicholas Eve. Catherine's best friend, Elizabeth, is coming for a sleepover. They'll share a day filled with warm cookies, squabbles with siblings, holiday traditions, and the excitement of an unexpected snowstorm. It's all familiar, comfortable, and delightful. And yet Elizabeth is worried. She's spending the night with Catherine because her grandmother is ill, and her parents are heading to the hospital to see her. The brief references to Elizabeth's grandmother in the main story are developed into a fully realized wordless story-within-a-story in the corner of each spread. Both stories are filled with kindness, prayer, faith, and love. And snow. At the end of the day, the girls set out their shoes (with apples and carrots for St. Nicholas's horse), and their parents pray and keep vigil for Elizabeth's grandmother. All of them, in the end, receive joy.

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Surviving the Flier

Surviving the Flier

Catherine's Pascha: A Celebration of Easter in the Orthodox Church

Catherine's Pascha

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow