This soft copy book Men of Poseidon by Richard W. Graves was published by Willow Valley Pr  in Nevada City, Nevada in the year, 2000.  It is in very good shape.  Added value is the signature of the author who was a crew member of the USS Rall.

 It is  as mentioned signed by the author Richard W. Graves.  This highly autobiographical book follows Dick Graves from his early involvement in the war to the day of the Rall's decommissioning On December 11, 1945.   History will record that in the navy  destroyer escorts were WW II's most expendable ships.  This is the story of the the daily life, the fears and the courage of the young men aboard the Destroyer Escort USS Rall (DE-304). 
 She was  launched on 23 September by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California.  She was sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Rall, widow of Lieutenant (junior grade) Rall; and commissioned on 8 April 1944. The book is filled with the real events of ship life: the difficulties of convoy duty, the constant search for Japanese submarines, and the yearning for mail from home, a few hours of sleep and a cold beer!  At the battle of Okinawa, destroyer escorts were sitting ducks for kamikaze attacks. In 20 seconds of heart-stopping action, the Rall destroyed four suicide planes and took a 500 pound bomb through the side, resulting in 21 killed and 38 wounded. . It includes a perspective from the surviving  crew's 50-year reunion held in Liouville Kentucky, in 1995.