It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over 100 feet high--a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm". In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Junger depicts the courage, terror, and awe which the men of the fishin...

It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over 100 feet high--a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm". In a book taut with the fury of the elements, Junger depicts the courage, terror, and awe which the men of the fishing vessel "Andrea Gail" faced as they were caught in the grip of a savage force of nature.