Where Away, first published in 1944, recounts the exploits of the Omaha class light-cruiser U.S.S. Marblehead in her service in the Pacific during World War Two. The Marblehead was in Borneo at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, and joined other ships of the Royal Netherlands and Royal Australian Navies in patrol duty and as escorts to merchant ships. On January 24, 1942, the Marblehead was attacked by Japanese bombers and hit by three...

A battered warship. A wounded crew. A voyage that should have been impossible.On February 4, 1942, in the dangerous waters of the Dutch East Indies, the USS Marblehead came under attack from Japanese bombers. Struck by enemy fire, burning, listing, and badly damaged, the American light cruiser seemed unlikely to survive.But the men aboard refused to abandon her.Where Away: A Modern Odyssey tells the extraordinary true story of the USS Marblehead and...