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How they got over
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Eloise Greenfield |
Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists. |
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The right thing
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Scott Waddle |
"The untold story of the deadly collision of the nuclear submarine USS Greenville with a Japanese fishing vessel, and one man's courageous decision to do the right thing." |
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God and Sea Power
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Suzanne Geissler |
Gallons of ink have been used analyzing Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan's thoughts, his naval theories, and his contribution to sea power. One vital aspect of his life, however, has been ignored or misunder… |
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SEAL Team Six
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Howard E. Wasdin |
Howard E. Wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of Navy SEALs and Special Forces sniper training. The battle of Mogadishu left eighteen American soldiers dead. Wasdin's dramatic account, combine… |
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Can't Hurt Me
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David Goggins |
New York Times best seller
Over 4 million copies sold
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through s… |
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John Barry
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Tim McGrath |
Brave and ambitious, Barry ascended the ratlines to become a successful merchant captain at a young age, commanding the most prestigious ship in the colonies. During the War for Independence, he face… |
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American sniper
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Chris Kyle |
The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. |
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The trident
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Jason Redman |
"A Navy SEAL's highly-charged account of his combat missions in Iraq and his miraculous recovery from wounds that might have killed him--if it were not for his grit and the devotion of his wife and f… |
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Brothers forever
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Tom Sileo |
"Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men… |
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American sniper
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Chris Kyle |
A member of Navy SEAL Team 3 describes his life as a father and husband, and as the serviceman with the most confirmed sniper kills in the U.S. military's history, in a memorial edition filled with r… |
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John Paul Jones
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Joseph Callo |
xxiii, 250 p. : 23 cm |
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The magical stranger
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Stephen Rodrick |
To better understand his father--a Navy pilot who died when his plane crashed in the Indian Ocean--the author spent eighteen months with members of his father's former squadron, the World-Famous Blac… |
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Reaper Leader
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Steve Ewing |
"Although Jimmy Flatley made a significant contribution to the U.S. victory over Japan, few outside the close-knit naval aviation community have heard his colorful story. "A naval hero in every sense… |
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Conduct under fire
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John Glusman |
A gripping chronicle of courage in captivity, of sacrifice and survival, Conduct Under Fire recounts the fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor through the eyes of the author’s father and th… |
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It's Your Ship
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D. Michael Abrashoff |
The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone try… |
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At Ease
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Evan Bachner,Wayne Miller (Photographer),Horace Bristol (Photographer),Victor Jorgensen (Photographer),Barrett Gallagher (Photographer) |
A pictorial record of the Navy during World War II forgoes the common depictions of battle in favor of showing the sailors themselves, as they trained, prepared, and found time to relax in the shadow… |
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Captains contentious
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Louis Arthur Norton |
In Captains Contentious, accomplished maritime historian Louis Arthur Norton observes that many of the captains of the Continental Navy were quite obstinate as compared to their British counterparts.… |
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Mad Jack Percival
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James H. Ellis |
"Captain John "Mad Jack" Percival, one of the most colorful figures of the Old Navy era, was a legend in his time. Known as a seaman of uncommon ability and fearlessness, he led such an extraordinary… |
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Rule Number Two
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Heidi Squier Kraft |
When Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft's twin son and daughter were fifteen months old, she was deployed to Iraq . A clinical psychologist in the US Navy, Kraft's job was to uncover the wounds of war… |
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Faith of my fathers
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Mark Salter John Mccain,John McCain,Mark Salter,John Mccain,John McCain |
John McCain is one of the most admired leaders in the United States government, but his deeply felt memoir of family and war is not a political one and ends before his election to Congress. With cand… |
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