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“Get the Hell Out of There We’re Going Down” by Donald Harold Schuh stepped onto the international stage at the 2026 London Book Fair, held 10–12 March at Olympia, London. This year, the book fair welcomed 1,005 exhibitors and more than 33,000 visitors.
The London Book Fair (LBF) is one of the most prestigious events in the publishing world, uniting authors, publishers, literary agents, and industry professionals from over 100 countries. Far beyond a traditional book fair, it is a global marketplace for the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, film, and digital media — where deals are made, voices are amplified, and new stories find their readers.
This is where authors meet publishers, literary agents pitch to foreign buyers, and book lovers discover their next great read. It is, above all, where ideas become movements.
Some history books tell you what happened. This one puts you on the ship.
Get the Hell Out of There — We’re Going Down is Donald Harold Schuh’s gripping and meticulously researched account of the USS Helena CL50 and USS Houston CL81 during World War II — told through the eyes of the men who were actually there, including Schuh’s own father. It is the rare kind of military history that never loses the human being inside the uniform.
From the attack on Pearl Harbor to the fierce naval engagements of the Pacific — including the Battle of Cape Esperance and the Battle of Guadalcanal — Schuh weaves personal testimony with precise historical detail, placing readers alongside sailors who faced impossible odds in some of the war’s most brutal confrontations. The result is a narrative that is as emotionally immediate as it is historically rigorous.
Enriched with rare photographs, original documents, detailed Pacific theater maps, and firsthand accounts, this is more than a chronicle of battles. It is a testament to the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of the men who served — and a long-overdue tribute to the stories that might otherwise have gone untold.
For readers of military history, naval warfare, or simply the extraordinary things ordinary people do in extraordinary times, Get the Hell Out of There — We’re Going Down is an essential and deeply human record of one of history’s most defining conflicts.
Donald Harold Schuh brings both personal devotion and historical rigor to this account — driven by a son’s desire to honor his father’s service and ensure that the stories of the men who fought in the Pacific are never forgotten.
