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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The story of the last reunion of Air Group 16 - the pilots, radiomen and gunners who served on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the Pacific during World War II. Follows veterans and their families as they arrive in Washington, D.C. for their final reunion at the dedication of the National World War II Memorial.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Shortly after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out at the helm of the USS Essex, intent on rounding Cape Horn and hunting British whaling and merchant ships in the Pacific Ocean. Porter's odyssey took him to exotic isles and brought glory to the fledgling American navy, and in The Shining Sea, celebrated historian George C. Daughan tells the full story of this historic voyage for the first time. Porter's cruise is now regarded...
Author
Pub. Date
[1957]
Edition
[First edition].
Language
English
Description
First published in 1957, this book details the important part that the sea power played in winning the Civil War."In the past few decades there has been a resurgence of interest in the Civil War reflected in an avalanche of Civil War novels, biographies, and monographs. The writers responsible for this torrent have for the most part focused attention on the battlefields, the halls of Congress, the economics of war, and the actors, big and small. The...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"1918: America is at war with Germany, and, for the first time in history, the US Navy has allowed women to join up alongside the men. Ten thousand of them rush to do their part. German-American Marjory Kunwald enlists in the Navy to prove her patriotism. Suffragette Blanche Lawrence to prove that women are the equal of men. And shy preacher's daughter Viv Weston in a desperate attempt to hide from the police. Even as the US military pours into France...
51) Navy
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Reviews the history, modern day life, and equipment of the Navy, and details the enlistment and promotion procedures.
53) US Navy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Readers learn about . . . [the] history [of the US Navy,] the types of missions its members do, and the equipment and training these missions require"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle drawn from the history of the United States Navy, with outcomes both glorious and notorious.
"From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle drawn from the history of the United...
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