“She tells us about watching our ships burn in the harbor, and digging bullets out of her kitchen wall, worrying about her dog Hula Girl, and what it was like to carry a gas mask everywhere. Dorinda not only provides us with a child’s unsophisticated view…from the vantage point of half a century later, she also enriches that account with today’s deeper understanding.”
Capt. Edward Beach, USN retired, WWII Submarine Commander