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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
United States merchant marine casualties of World War II United States merchant marine casualties of World War II Robert M. Browning "Describes each recorded attack on American-flagged merchant ships, as well as an accounting of the men and the ships, which were a part of this worldwide conflict; depicts the exciting and often vio… OL15916999W
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
Helmet for my pillow Helmet for my pillow Robert Leckie Leckie provides one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of WWII. Follow his odyssey, from basic training to the raging battles in the Pacific. OL16992762W
War beneath the waves War beneath the waves Don Keith In November 1943, a young officer named Charlie Rush drew duty on the USS Billfish, a submarine in the Pacific. While the Billfish was on war patrol in the Makassar Strait off Borneo, a Japanese task… OL17056638W
Bloodstained sands Bloodstained sands Michael G. Walling "For the men who served in America's amphibious forces during World War II, the conflict was an unceasing series of D-Days. More than 200 landings were made across every theatre, most against well en… OL19714206W
Indianapolis Indianapolis Lynn Vincent,Sara Vladic Based on a decade of original research and reporting, the riveting, emotionally wrenching, and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the U.S.S… OL19746482W
Twilight of the Gods Twilight of the Gods Ian W. Toll The final volume of the magisterial Pacific War Trilogy from acclaimed historian Ian W. Toll, "one of the great storytellers of war" (Evan Thomas). Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the h… OL20982271W
Joe Rochefort's War Joe Rochefort's War Elliot Carlson,Donald Showers 1 volume : OL21060866W
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 last stand of the tin can sailors The last stand of the tin can sailors James D. Hornfischer "This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of… OL2654706W
The two ocean war The two ocean war Samuel Eliot Morison This book has been written in the hope of breinging the exploits of the United States Navy in World War II to the attention of new readers. I have not attempted a uniform condensation of the fifteen … OL2917793W
History of United States naval operations in World War II History of United States naval operations in World War II Samuel Eliot Morison 15 v. : 23 cm OL2917797W
Silent victory Silent victory Clay Blair With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific ca… OL3234996W
Reaper Leader Reaper Leader 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… OL3353512W
The last voyage of the SS Henry Bacon The last voyage of the SS Henry Bacon Donald R. Foxvog "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt referred to them as the 'Ugly Ducklings,' yet they provided a vital link between the United States' Arsenal of Democracy and the Allied Forces. A total of 2,710 L… OL5450695W
The adventures of M. James The adventures of M. James James, Michael "A World War II diary written during the height of Naval operations in the Pacific by a young sailor aboard the USS Monterey, CVL-26, from 1943 to 1946"--Provided by publisher. OL5816828W
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
In Harm's Way In Harm's Way Doug Stanton On July 30, 1945, the "USS Indianapolis" was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated three hundred men were killed upon impact; close to nine hundred sailors were cast in… OL6002988W
Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em Mike Ostlund xviii, 524 pages : 23 cm OL8982781W