A fascinating account of a dramatic untold chapter in hemingway s life his pursuit of german u boats during world war ii from the summer of 1942 until the end of 1943 ernest hemingway lived in havana cuba and spent much of his time in the gulf stream hunting german sub marines in his wooden fishing boat the pilarthis phase of hemingway s life has only been briefly touched upon in . From the summer of 1942 until the end of 1943 ernest hemingway actively patrolled the gulf stream and the waters off cubas north shore in his wooden fishing boat pilar looking for german submarines his patrols were supervised by. In the hemingway patrols ernest hemingway and his hunt for u boats writer terry mort examines hemingways decision to join the navy efforts for several months during world war ii in 1942 the us navy enlisted ernest hemingway and friends to equip his 38 wooden fishing vessel the pilar in order to seek and destroy german submarines. The hemingway patrols ernest hemingway and his hunt for u boats by terry mort august 24 2009 juliet lapidos the hemingway patrols ernest hemingway and his hunt for u boats by terry mort scribner hardcover 272 pages 26 purchase this book bookshop o amazon . From the summer of 1942 until the end of 1943 ernest hemingway spent much of his time patrolling the gulf stream and the waters off cubas north shore in his fishing boat pilar he was looking for german submarines these patrols were sanctioned and managed by the us navy and were a small but useful part of anti submarine warfare at a time when u boat attacks against merchant shipping in