John Domagalski tells the little-known stories only World War II veterans can tell.

The Lake in the Hills author recently released his new book, “Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II.”

Two years in the making, the book includes stories relayed by veterans during about 20 interviews. Domagalski, 43, spent two years writing and researching the book through looking at historic records from World War II, many of which he found at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.