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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
At the height of the Vietnam War, Brian Holcomb, an ambitious young naval officer, discovers serious problems aboard the guided missile ship on which he is serving--problems which make the ship vulnerable to a potentially deadly air assault by the North Vietnamese, and which her captain seems unwilling or unable to address.
Author
Series
World War II Navy volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling, multi-layered World War II adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war
Marsh, Mick, and Tommy were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man desperately in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Graduation set them on separate paths into the military, but they were all forever changed during the Pearl Harbor attack...
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Whether she was dragging men to safety from the wreckage of a torpedoed ship or scavenging for food to help feed the starving inmates in hellish Japanese POW camps, Judy was adored by the British, American, Australian, and other Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her in World War II"--Back cover.
7) Sink or swim
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
In January 1942, twelve-year-old Colton is on his family's fishing boat in the Atlantic with his older brother Danny when the boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, and Danny is severely injured; realizing how close the enemy is, Colton takes his brother's enlistment papers and joins the Navy, determined to do his part to defeat Germany--if only he can keep his age a secret and survive life at sea.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy’s sacrifice, James D. Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of “Ironbottom Sound.” Here, in stunning cinematic detail, are the seven major naval actions that began in August 1942, a time when the war seemed unwinnable and America...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the ... full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Time-traveling Nathan Hale tells the story of the Civil War naval battle between two ironclad ships: the United States' Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack. Includes a time line of the real William B. Cushing's experiences in the Civil War.
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