The Hero Ship

by Hank Searls

Based on a naval battle in which he fought in World War II, bestselling novelist Hank Searls reveals the dramatic truth of high-ranking mutiny on a US carrier. As real as the stab of a searchlight.Boston Herald TravelerOutstanding.National Observer

324 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1970

About the author

Born Henry Hunt Searls Jr. novelist and screenwriter Hank Searls, author of the best-selling Overboard, Jaws II (based on the movie), and Sounding, is creator of the New Breed TV series and writer for the 1960's classic television series The Fugitive . His novel Pilgrim Project became Robert Altman's film Countdown. He has lived most of his life on, under, or over the ocean, having been a world-cruising yachtsman, underwater photographer, and Navy flier.