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1	Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew more books like this by Alex Kershaw add to wishlist This is the adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, survived its sinking and endured months of brutal torture in captivity. By October 1944, the US Navy submarine Tang was legendary - she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	*Thunder Below!: The USS Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II more books like this by Eugene B Fluckey add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $16.09!** \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story O more books like this by Doug Stanton add to wishlist This World War II account of survival at sea also raises questions of military justice. The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese after it had delivered a top secret cargo that was later revealed to be elements of one of the bombs dropped on Japan. The crew abandoned ship and endured a five-day ordeal in open sea before the survivors were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway more books like this by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully add to wishlist The Battle of Midway was one of the most famous battles of World War Two. Now, for the first time since Gordon Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, two authors offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, this book makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources which correct previous accounts and ... see all copies from $13.84! new only from $20.43! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II more books like this by Barrett Tillman, Stephen Coonts (Foreword by) add to wishlist The true story of one of the greatest and most decisive conflicts in the history of naval warfare-from an award-winning author. In June, 1944, American and Japanese carrier fleets made their way through the Philippine Sea, both hoping to take control of the vital Marianas Islands. When they met, they embarked upon a naval engagement that escalated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine more books like this by Richard H O'Kane add to wishlist The USS Wahoo's performance in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the empire is legendary. see all copies from $6.93! new only from $11.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis more books like this by Pete Nelson add to wishlist Nelson tells the true story of 11-year-old Hunter Scott, who in 1998 began to uncover the truth behind a historic World War II naval disaster aboard the "Indianapolis," which led to the reversal of the wrongful court martial of the ship's captain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Run Silent Run Deep more books like this by Edward L Beach, Captain add to wishlist After Pearl Harbor, Captain Richardson is given command of a submarine with instructions to destroy Japanese shipping in the Pacific. Richardson's missions go well at first, but when he takes on the infamous Japanese destroyer nicknamed Bungo Pete, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues. From the training of the crew right through to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her more books like this by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy add to wishlist The May 11, 1945, attack on the USS "Bunker Hill" was the deadliest kamikaze assault of World War II, but the resilience of the ship and her crew proved crucial to Allied victory in the Pacific. Their story has remained a largely untold tale--until now. 16 pages of b&w photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II more books like this by Herman Wouk add to wishlist Herman Wouk's third novel, published in 1951, makes use of Wouk's experience as a Naval officer in the war to evoke a drama of duty, courage, and psychological insight. When a typhoon strikes the U.S.S. Caine, Captain Queeg's series of panicked commands completely destroy what little confidence and loyalty his crew has invested in him. Queeg's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist From the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the invasion of Europe and the final grudging surrender of the Japanese, Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison delivers a thrilling first-person chronicle of World War II battle at sea. This classic work of military history is culled from Morison's definitive fifteen-volume history of U.S. naval operations during ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan more books like this by Clay Blair, Jr. add to wishlist Part reference and part thriller, this is a comprehensive chronicle of the U.S. submarine war in the Pacific. see all copies from $6.79! new only from $22.09! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Tale of Two Subs: An Untold Story of World War II, Two Sister Ships, and Extraordinary Heroism more books like this by Jonathan J McCullough add to wishlist In 1943, the sub USS Sculpin, under attack by the Japanese, sank for the last time in what becaome one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. Naval history. Not only did several crew survive the sinking - an extremely rare event in WW II sub warfare - but several were aboard a Japanese aircraft carrier en route to a POW camp, when it was torpedoed ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Edge of Honor more books like this by Peter T Deutermann add to wishlist Leaving his beautiful wife Maddy in San Diego, Lieutenant Brian Holcomb embarks on an eight month tour of duty in the South China Sea at the height of the Vietnam War. Once at sea he must deal with the drug-abusing crew of a guided missile frigate and prepare them for a confrontation with North Vietnam's MIGs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It more books like this by Gregory A Freeman add to wishlist In July 1967, a rocket from a jet aboard the carrier USS "Forrestal" accidentally fired across the deck and hit a plane occupied by pilot John McCain, who barely escaped. The resulting explosion killed 134 men and nearly destroyed the ship. This mesmerizing, in-depth account tells the full story of the fateful fire and its aftermath. 16-page photo ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King more books like this by Thomas B Buell add to wishlist A comprehensive study of the most powerful naval officer in the history of the United States and controversial architect of victory in the Pacific. see all copies from $10.17! first editions
17 view cover	At All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Mariners Turned the Tide of World War II more books like this by Sam Moses add to wishlist In this astonishing untold account of heroism and history, two American Merchant Mariners board a burning, sinking ship in the Mediterranean and change the course of World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18	The Arnheiter Affair more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Invasion of France and Germany: 1944-1945 more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist The narrative opens with an account of the momentous events and decisions which culminated in operations NEPTUNE-OVERLORD in Normandy and ANVIL-DRAGOON in the South of France. The book follows the epic story of the landings themselves and of the essential role of naval gunfire in winning the beachheads. see all copies from $7.48! new only from $7.84! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine more books like this by Brian Herbert add to wishlist Herbert recounts the amazing exploits of Merchant Marines--the gallant seamen in the forefront of every American military action--by assembling a fascinating array of data from historical documents, government records, diaries and interviews with surviving veterans. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Pacific War Diary 1942 1945 more books like this by J Fahey add to wishlist Through the long naval campaign in the Pacific, an ordinary seaman defied regulations by surreptitiously compiling a diary on scraps of paper, writing it in secret when no one was looking. What Fahey recorded is a view of the war not found in history books--a vivid picture of an average sailor's daily life from the first taste of battle to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II more books like this by Robert J Donovan add to wishlist Seventeen years before John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States - in the early morning of August 2, 1943, to be exact - a PT or Motor Torpedo Boat under his command was rammed and sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer in the waters of Blackett Strait, in the Solomon Islands. Kennedy's wartime career had been unremarkable to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight more books like this by Robert J Mrazek add to wishlist One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. see all copies from $8.47! new only from $8.47! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	United States Destroyer Operations in World War II more books like this by Theodore Roscoe add to wishlist A detailed account of the operations of U.S. destroyers in the Second World War, prepared from personal narratives and official records. see all copies from $19.00! new only from $63.15! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls: June 1942-April 1944 more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist This volume picks up operations in the Aleutians where they were broken off after the Battle of Midway and carries them through the capture of Attu and Kiska, including the Battle of Komandorskis. The two great amphibious operations covered in this volume are the recovery of the Gilbert Islands and the conquest of the Marshalls. see all copies from $6.25! new only from $7.84! \| first editions \| SVS

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	New Guinea and the Marianas: March 1944-August 1944 by Samuel Eliot Morison see all from $3.86! new only from $7.84!
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