Stumbled across the e-book after seeing more than one trailer for the Tom Hanks film. While I enjoyed the story and the added history, the writing can't hold a candle to a book such as [b:A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN|479122|A Rage for Glory The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN|James Tertius de Kay|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1175104152s/479122.jpg|467540].

Side note - finished on Veterans Day, and found out that Mariners who serve in wartime in hazardous waters can (and should) be granted veteran status. The Merchant Marine has the highest percentage of casualties of all the armed forces - roughly 1 in 26 died while serving in World War II.