Waves Astern

An interesting story about an interesting man, told in a most entertaining fashion. A real page turner

          Dr Bob Allota, coauthor, The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon



In Waves Astern, E. Spurgeon Campbell recalls eight decades of adventures to exotic and sometimes isolated destinations while serving his country.


At 20, was a radio operator in the Merchant Marine during World War II, later surviving enemy attacks and the sinking of the Henry Bacon whose cargo was a group of Norwegian refugees. recalls the February night in a lifeboat in the filled with terrified refugees, his efforts to send SOS signals in gale-force winds, and of their miraculous rescue.


Decades later, he and the survivors were reunited when he was honored by the Norwegian government.


s odyssey includes Cold War episodes in and , and a 20-year career with Radio Free Europe.