War of the Whales: A True Story

by Joshua Horwitz

Book Overview

Winner of the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award: "Horwitz's dogged reporting...combined with crisp, cinematic writing, produces a powerful narrative.... He has written a book that is instructive and passionate and deserving a wide audience" (PEN Award Citation). War of the Whales is the gripping tale of a crusading attorney who stumbles on one of the US Navy's best-kept secrets: a submarine detection system that floods entire ocean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451645015
• ISBN13: 9781451645019
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"