Ever since I wrote On Distant Shores about an Army pharmacist in WWII, I’ve been longing to tell a story about a pharmacist on the US Home Front, especially about the expanding roles of women in the profession. First, as a pharmacist myself, I’m fascinated by pharmacy practice in World War II. Lillian’s story had a two-fold inspiration. It was a horrible time as the Navy scrambled to protect shipping with meager resources, and it really brought the war home to Americans.
Many of these sinkings were viewed by people on shore, at the beach with their families.
In the first six months of 1942, one hundred merchant ships were sunk off the US East Coast, killing thousands of merchant marines and passengers. Arch’s naval story was inspired by the real events of Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat), Germany’s U-boat offensive off America’s East Coast.
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