• Biography of the 'father of the carrier task force' • Details Mitscher's incredible tactical skills • Paperback reprint of a classic work Air Admiral Marc Mitscher, who led... Læs mere
The USS Bullhead was the last American naval vessel lost in World War II. This is the submarine’s history—from launch to disappearance—as told by the only war correspondent allowed on a wartime submarine patrol.
The first volume of this authoritative biography of David Glasgow Farragut’s explres his long career in the navy before the Civil War. He was about sixty... Læs mere
Conventional military wisdom holds that the amphibious assault against a defended beach is the most difficult of all military... Læs mere
Fighter pilot Butch O'Hare became one of America’s heroes in 1942 when he saved the carrier Lexington in what has been called the most daring single action in... Læs mere
This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots - Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley - who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat... Læs mere
The Battle of Tassafaronga took place on the night of November 30, 1942, when the Americans attempted to surprise a far larger Japanese force delivering food to their soldiers on... Læs mere
Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, and see friendly ships erupt in flames. Russell Crenshaw is one of those few.
This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive.... Læs mere
Ana Montes appeared to be a model employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), advancing quickly through the ranks... Læs mere