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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Pacific Crucible Pacific Crucible Ian W. Toll On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the… OL16229569W
Nixon's Trident Nixon's Trident John Darrell Sherwood,Naval Historical Center (U.S.) Series: U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War OL17322445W
Knowing the enemy Knowing the enemy Richard A. Mobley "Covers the Navy intelligence establishment's support to the war effort in Southeast Asia from 1965 to 1975. It describes the contribution of naval intelligence to key strategic, operational, and tac… OL17340283W
The battle off Midway Island The battle off Midway Island Taylor, Theodore An account of the June, 1942, air battle between American and Japanese forces which proved a decisive defeat for the Japanese and the turning point of the war in the Pacific. OL1830437W
The good shepherd The good shepherd C. S. Forester The mission of Commander George Krause of the United States Navy is to protect a convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships making their way across the icy North Atlantic from America to England. There, t… OL1937784W
Hell from the heavens Hell from the heavens John F. Wukovits The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa. OL20002059W
The Kamikaze hunters The Kamikaze hunters Will Iredale "Follows a group of young men who fought towards the end of World War II, from their enlistment and initial training to the terrifying and unexpected reality of fighting against pilots who would rath… OL20031836W
Kaiten Kaiten Michael Mair,Joy Waldron "In November 1944, the U.S. Navy fleet lay at anchor in Ulithi Harbor, deep in the Pacific Ocean, when the oiler USS Mississinewa erupted in a ball of flames. Japan's secret weapon, the Kaiten--a man… OL21090591W
The Navy war The Navy war Arthur B. Layton vii, 134 p. : 28 cm OL2623913W
Doris Miller Doris Miller Vickie Gail Miller Presents a biography of Doris Miller, an African-American sailor from Waco, Texas, who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, defended his ship, and rescued several crewmen. OL2706686W
SS Jeremiah O'Brien SS Jeremiah O'Brien Walter W. Jaffee xiv, 400 p. : 24 cm OL2774963W
Memories & memorials Memories & memorials Steve Ewing vi, 218 p. : 28 cm OL3353511W
A necessary end A necessary end Nathaniel Benchley A young man's diary reveals the fears, frustrations, and humor which filled his three years in the Navy during World War II. OL3934862W
Submarines in the Pacific Submarines in the Pacific G. C. Skipper Describes the role of American submarines during World War II as they patrolled the Pacific Ocean in deadly wolf packs. OL5592698W
Battleground Atlantic Battleground Atlantic Richard N. Billings In June, 1944, U.S. Navy warplanes sank a Japanese submarine called the I-52 in the Atlantic, an event of enormous strategic importance. For the I-52 was to return to Japan with the lethal ingredient… OL5836385W
Clear the Decks! Clear the Decks! Daniel V. Gallery This book is a view of Navy orations set in the time of World War II. There is much humor brought out by Daniel Gallery the commander of his vessel as he describes some of the antic that take place … OL6596824W