Unsinkable Sailors: The fall and rise of the crews of the USS Frank E. Evans, is a non-fiction book to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the June 3, 1969 sinking of the USS Frank E. Evans, written by Lakewood, Colorado author Paul Sherbo. Using official documents and survivor interviews the author has compiled in book form the first comprehensive American version of the tragic 1969 collision at sea in which the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-745), a United States Navy destroyer, was struck by the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The author describes in detail the actions leading up to, during and after the catastrophic incident as told by survivors and witnesses from both ships involved. Operating as part of a combined force with the Royal Australian Navy and other allied naval ships, the Evans executed a starboard turn into the path of Melbourne at 0315 a.m. on June 3, 1969 and was cut in half by the heavier and larger war ship. Evans' broken off bow section sank almost immediately taking 73 unfortunate crewmembers with it. Only one body was recovered in the aftermath of the collision, bringing the total lost to 74. Out of the 273 crewmembers on board, 199 survived. Five crewmembers assigned to the Evans were not aboard at the time of the collision. The stern section, although severely damaged, remained afloat. Throughout the book, the courage and heroic spirit of both ships' crews add a genuine admiration for their bravery despite their confusion in the sudden turn of events.

Shadows of Heroes Author: D. M. Ulmer; Editorial Assistant: Doris Littlefield; Managing Editor: Dari Bradley; Executive Editor: Nelson O. Ottenhausen. January 1949, early in the undeclared Cold War, the U.S. diesel-electric submarine Kokanee has illegally penetrated deep into Soviet Union waters of the White Sea and is detected by a pair of Russian destroyers. Depth charges fall on Kokanee and seem on the verge of tearing the besieged ship apart. A vindictive Russian captain is determined to eradicate the Americans. Two U.S. intelligence agents have been put ashore, their mission: determine whether the Soviets are developing a nuclear powered submarine. Commander Terry Martin violated Kokanee's patrol orders and risks everything, including his career, against the long odds of acquiring information essential to the long term security of the United States.

Count the Ways is the tale of a reluctantyoung businessmancalled upon to vindicate the memory of his grandfather. Flashbacks between the years 2000 and 1950unfold a touching story of an unlikely romance between a US Naval Academy Midshipman and an obstinate Iowa farm girl. The grandson discovers amazingparallels between his own and his grandfather's life. The recovery of his grandfather's remains in Korea sends David Judge, twenty-eight, upon a life-changing journey. Lieutenant Junior Grade Brendan Judge, missing in action since 1953, married Carlie Buhl two years earlier. He was said to have betrayed her, thus setting in motion events that resulted in her tragic death. Survivors of the era unfold a moving tale of Brendan Judge's struggle to win the elusive Carlie over the objections of her father, Tom Buhl, who sees his daughter as key to preventing the loss of his beloved farm. Follow along as Count the Ways remembers the summers of 1950 and the year 2000.