Through Bitter SeasPaperback, 20 April 2023

A young ensign and his crew must face deadly air and U-boat attacks while undertaking the crucial role of towing ships into and out of battles in the Mediterranean during World War II.

Assigned to U.S. Navy Rescue Tug, the ATR-3X, not long after the German surrender in North Africa, Ensign Hal Goff and four other officers must support the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, shepherding navy ships to and from the bitter fighting. With the Allied advance finally stopped cold along the Winter Line beneath Monte Cassino, Hal and his ship become part of the grueling invasion of Anzio and the seemingly endless stalemate across Anzio's bloody beaches.

Phillip Parotti's new novel treats his readers to gripping World War II naval action in the Mediterranean Sea.