Don Keith, N4KC publishes twenty-first book

Active amateur radio operator and prolific author Don Keith, N4KC will release his twenty-first book, WAR BENEATH THE WAVES, in early April.

The non-fiction work will tell the story of USS Billfish, an American submarine that came under an intense depth-charge attack in the Makassar Strait off Borneo in 1943. The incident brought out the worst but also the best in its crew, and resulted in a story that was not revealed for sixty years.

Keith, an ARRL member and Amateur Extra class licensee, has written extensively about submarines, including three books about the Silent Service in World War II. He also co-wrote THE ICE DIARIES with Captain William Anderson, the story of USS Nautilus and her historic voyage beneath the polar ice pack to the North Pole in 1958. N4KC headed a special event operation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that achievement in August 2008, using the call sign N9N, and operating from the Submarine Force Museum and Historic Ship Nautilus.

WAR BENEATH THE WAVES will be published in hardback by NAL/Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Group USA. Four of Keith’s previous books were featured selections of The Military Book Club.

Bona fide reviewers may request a review copy or arrange an interview by contacting Heidi Richter, (212) 366-2203, Heidi.Richter@us.penguingroup.com.

Contact Don Keith N4KC at don@donkeith.com or visit his web site at www.donkeith.com.

Keith also maintains a web site devoted to his writings on amateur radio at www.n4kc.com.