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1	*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 $6.95! new only from $16.09!** \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	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 $13.53! new only from $20.43! \| first editions \| SVS
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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! \| first editions \| SVS
8	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
9	The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945 more books like this by Flint Whitlock, Ron Smith, Albert Konetzni (Foreword by) add to wishlist In World War II, a chosen few fought a silent war beneath the waves...These are their stories. In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, ill-equipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	History of United States Naval Operations in World War II more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist This final narrative volume of Morison's history recounts the infamous campaigns for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two of the most bitterly contested campaigns of the war. When the U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima, they expected to secure it within a few days. No one had anticipated Japan's determination to defend the island to the last man. Morison ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	When Duty Whispers Low more books like this by John J Gobbell add to wishlist Unseen forces seem to be manipulating events during World War II to cause a series of disasters for a lieutenant commander in the US Navy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Sicily-Salerno-Anzio: January 1943-June 1944 more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist This volume takes up the story of American naval activities in the Mediterranean, covering three major amphibious operations--the invasion of Sicily (HUSKY), the capture of the Salerno beachhead (AVALANCHE), and the long Anzio beachhead struggle (SHINGLE). see all copies from $5.76! new only from $7.84! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Brave Ship, Brave Men more books like this by Arnold S Lott add to wishlist Chester W. Nimitz called this book about the USS Aaron Ward on the radar picket lines in the Pacific, "the finest story of the war that I have been privileged to read... a beautiful writing job". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II more books like this by Alvin B Kernan, Donald Kagan (Foreword by), Frederick Kagan (Foreword by) add to wishlist A memoir of life aboard aircraft carriers during World War II. Here, Alvin Kernan combines vivid recollections of his experience as a young enlisted sailor with a rich historical account of the Pacific war. Kernan served in many battles and was aboard the Hornet when it was sunk by torpedoes in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. see all copies from $5.75! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Pacific Warriors: The U.S. Marines in World War II: A Pictorial Tribute more books like this by Eric M Hammel add to wishlist FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA to the shores of Tripoli, as the Marine Corps Hymn relates, and more recently in the epic battle of the Chosin Reservoir in Korea and the siege of Hue City in Vietnam, America's "soldiers of the sea" have fought their country's baffles around the world for more than two centuries. From Belleau Wood in the Great War to ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise more books like this by Edward Peary Stafford add to wishlist A lasting memorial to the USS "Enterprise, " this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship in the naval victory in the Pacific has remained a favorite World War II story for more than 25 years. 32 photos. 5 maps. see all copies from $8.62! new only from $18.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'em: The Mysterious Loss of the WWII Submarine USS Gudgeon more books like this by Mike Ostlund add to wishlist The first book about the loss of a highly decorated submarine during the war in the Pacific see all copies from $11.45! new only from $16.28! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Left for Dead more books like this by Pete Nelson add to wishlist The most notorious and tragic episode in the history of the United States Navy--the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by Japanese submarines on July 30, 1945--becomes the subject of Hunter Scott's school history project. Hunter makes great efforts to understand the complex court-martial of Captain McVay, writing to survivors to flesh out a side of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Road to Tokyo more books like this by Keith Wheeler add to wishlist This definitive series chronicles the major junctures, personalities, campaigns, and strategies of the world's most consuming war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.42! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Cruise of the Lanikai more books like this by Kemp Tolley add to wishlist see all copies from $8.95! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship more books like this by Bill White, Robert Gandt, John McCain (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS "Intrepid"survived combat in World War II to become the recovery ship for America's first astronauts and later returning to action in Vietnam. White and Gandt bring this history to life in a stirring tribute. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $13.05! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II more books like this by Joseph A Springer add to wishlist In action of Okinawa on March 19th , 1945, the USS Franklin was struck by two bombs from a Japanese dive bomber, the second of which ignited a fire that triggered ammunition, bombs and rockets. Within moments, 798 sailors were dead, radio and communications were destroyed, and the Franklin lay dead in the water with a thirteen degree list, fifty ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $18.72! \| SVS
23 view cover	Little Ship, Big War: The Saga of De343 more books like this by Edward Peary Stafford add to wishlist This stirring tribute to The USS Abercrombie and her sister ships captures the wartime navy from the sailor's view. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.05! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Making Waves: Navy Women of World War II more books like this by Evan Bachner add to wishlist In the spirit of our successful books "At Ease" and "Men of WWII", this book focuses on the women of the second world war. While traditionally female secretarial and clerical jobs took an expectedly large portion of recruits, thousands of WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) Performed previously atypical duties in the aviation ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $7.10! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Pacific Campaign: The U.S.-Japanes Naval War 1941-1945 more books like this by Dan Van Der Vat add to wishlist Using previously neglected archives of firsthand accounts, Dan van der Vat interweaves eyewitness testimony with sharp, analytic narrative in a vivid account of the war in the Pacific. Filled with startling new insights, he examines strategic and political aspects of the war, on both sides and at all levels. 24 pages of photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS

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