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U-Boat Ace
An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross …
Fields of Fire
Hailed as the most important novel to emerge from the Vietnam War when first published in 1978, this book launched a spectacular writing career for James Webb that now includes …
Pre-Astronauts
In the 1950s and early 1960s a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere, reaching the edge of outer space in tiny …
Pushing the Envelope
• Autobiography of a fighter and test pilot during World War II and Vietnam •Among first marines to fly a helicopter •First Marine to be named to the Navy Carrier Aviation Test …
Dust on the Sea
In 1972, following the huge success of Run Silent, Run Deep, Edward L. Beach's second novel of submarine warfare was published to great acclaim. Like its predecessor, Dust on the …
The Potemkin Mutiny
Hailed as an important contribution both to history and to sea literature when first published in 1961, Richard Hough's book gives a dramatic blow-by-blow account of the June 1905 …
Mother Was a Gunner's Mate
Told with skill and warmth, Wingo recounts the real world of women in a man's navy during a time of national emergency.
Cold is the Sea
Hailed as heart stopping and almost unbearably suspenseful, Edward L. Beach's third novel is set fifteen years after the end of World War II as the US Navy converts its fleet of …
Nothing Friendly In The Vicinity
the USS Guardfish during World War II •Fascinating study of the only sinking of a US warship by submarine friendly fire Claude Conner weaves a compelling tale of his experiences …
Requiem for Battleship Yamato
A narrative of brief compass yet immense force, Yoshida Mitsuru's work makes a singular contribution to the literature of the Pacific War. Long a favourite in Japan, it was not …