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During World War II, James Patric served for two years aboard the destroyer USS George E. Badger. This book records the USS George E.... Læs mere
`A compelling portrait of a quiet hero, of the racial climate between 1926 and 1959, and of the last days of propeller-driven naval aviation.’ - Booklist Jesse Leroy Brown was born in 1926 to sharecroppers in segregated southern USA.
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.
Presents the story of fighter pilot Howard C 'Scrappy' Johnson, covering his early years in Knoxville, Tennessee and following him through his student career at the University of Louisville, and his enlistment as an Air Force cadet at the onset of 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