{"id":90,"date":"2026-05-27T20:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackobrienbooks.com\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:10:01","slug":"the-last-u-boat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jackobrienbooks.com\/?page_id=90","title":{"rendered":"The Last U-Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- THE LAST U-BOAT BOOK PAGE -->\n<section class=\"job-book-page\">\n  <style>\n    .job-book-page {\n      max-width: 1100px;\n      margin: 0 auto;\n      padding: 56px 20px;\n      font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\n      color: #222;\n      line-height: 1.65;\n    }\n\n    .job-book-hero {\n      display: grid;\n      grid-template-columns: 310px 1fr;\n      gap: 42px;\n      align-items: start;\n    }\n\n    .job-book-cover {\n      width: 100%;\n      max-width: 310px;\n      border-radius: 5px;\n      box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.22);\n    }\n\n    .job-book-page h1 {\n      font-size: 2.4rem;\n      margin: 0 0 18px;\n    }\n\n    .job-book-page p {\n      font-size: 1.08rem;\n      margin: 0 0 1.15em;\n    }\n\n    .job-quote-line {\n      font-size: 1.25rem;\n      font-style: italic;\n      margin-top: 8px;\n    }\n\n    .job-book-actions {\n      margin-top: 24px;\n      display: flex;\n      flex-wrap: wrap;\n      gap: 12px;\n    }\n\n    .job-button {\n      display: inline-block;\n      background: #222;\n      color: #fff !important;\n      text-decoration: none;\n      padding: 11px 18px;\n      border-radius: 5px;\n    }\n\n    .job-button.secondary {\n      background: #75614a;\n    }\n\n    @media (max-width: 800px) {\n      .job-book-hero {\n        grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n      }\n    }\n\/* Ken Burns \/ Image container *\/\n.job-kenburns {\n  margin-top: 44px;\n  width: 750px;\n  max-width: 100%;\n  margin-left: 140px;\n  margin-right: 0;\n  height: 450px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  position: relative;\n  background: #111;\n  box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.22);\n}\n\n.job-kenburns img {\n  position: absolute;\n  inset: 0;\n  width: 112%;\n  height: 112%;\n  top: -6%;\n  left: -6%;\n  object-fit: cover;\n  object-position: center 25%;\n  opacity: 0;\n  animation: jobKenBurns 35s infinite linear;\n}\n\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 5s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 10s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 15s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 20s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 25s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 30s; }\n.job-kenburns img:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 30s; }\n\n@keyframes jobKenBurns {\n  0% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.08); }\n  4% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.12); }\n  20% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.34); }\n  28% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.44); }\n  100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.44); }\n}\n\n.job-caption {\n  font-size: .95rem;\n  color: #666;\n  margin-top: 10px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 800px) {\n  .job-kenburns {\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 240px;\n    margin-left: 0;\n    margin-right: 0;\n  }\n}\n.awards-section {\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: center;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 22px;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  margin-top: 40px;\n}\n\n.awards-section img {\n  width: 120px;\n  height: auto;\n}\n.job-awards {\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: center;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 22px;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  margin-top: 30px;\n}\n.job-awards img {\n  width: 120px;\n  height: auto;\n}\n.job-section-head {\n  margin-left: 65px;\n}\n  <\/style>\n\n  <div class=\"job-book-hero\">\n    <div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"job-book-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/jackobrienbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cover-12x18-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"Cover of The Last U-Boat by Jack O\u2019Brien\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div>\n      <h1><em>The Last U-Boat<\/em><\/h1>\n\n      <p>Near the end of World War II, Nazi saboteurs secretly construct a U-Boat along the shore of Lake Erie as part of a desperate plan to cripple the American war effort. 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