This book is about the life and accomplishments of Maurice Sevik (1923-2011). A Sephardic Jew born in Istanbul who migrated to United States in 1943 and became "a leader in the US Navy’s Combatant ship and submarine acoustic silencing." The book comprises his memoirs, unpublished essays and his niece Claire Sagues’ memoirs. The book also includes a genealogy chart and a richly illustrated family album.
"I wonder what my father would think if he knew that his memoirs would one day beco ...