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In a wartime Navy of giant carriers and battleships, tiny wooden subchasers did not command much attention. Yet these 110-foot warships, manned mostly by inexperienced reservists, performed vital chores for the fleet everywhere there was action in World War II.
"The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1920- ) played a... Læs mere
"Porter was courageous, passionate, intelligent, farsighted, dedicated and generous. Yet he was also impulsive, avaricious, hot-tempered, conceited, sometimes vicious, and, finally,... Læs mere
the USS Guardfish during World War II • Fascinating study of the only sinking of a US warship by submarine... Læs mere
Chronicles the Navy Medical Department's participation in Vietnam, beginning with the Navy's rescue of the French survivors of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and ending with the Navy's rescue of Vietnamese refugees fleeing the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.
From 1861-1865, the American Civil War raged at sea as well as on land and saw the use of numerous technological innovations, chief among them the ironclad warship.... Læs mere
Captain Glenn F. Howell kept a detailed account of his activities in China for 62 years. His journals now make up 202... Læs mere
A memoir of the author’s medical career in the US Navy, from the Cold War 1960s to his retirement on the brink of the twenty-first century.
New in paperback, this book focuses not only on battles and ships but on the colourful men, such as Oliver Hazard Perry and Stephen... Læs mere
Applauded by the public and revered by the men who served under him, Adm. William F. Halsey was one of the leading American personalities of World War II.
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, United States looked to graduates of the naval academy to fill its need for qualified... Læs mere
During the 1920s and 1930s Adm. Joseph Mason Reeves (1878-1948) emerged as the most important flag officer in... Læs mere