Tom Elsasser, Capt. USNR (Ret), is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a veteran of over ten years on active duty as a
nuclear submarine officer. He made seven Polaris deterrent patrols and served as the Training Officer at the Nautilus prototype. His final active duty assignment was as a member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board (NPEB), tasked with ensuring the operational safety of nuclear powered units of the US Navy’s Atlantic Fleet. This novel draws from that experience. He currently resides in Philadelphia where he was born and raised.
