Browsing: Navy

20th Century

The Taking of K-129

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When a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank to the ocean floor, the CIA enlisted billionaire Howard Hughes in a secret mission to retrieve it. The true story comes to life in this “absorbing, suspenseful chronicle of a remarkable Cold War episode” (The Wall Street Journal).

20th Century

Midnight in the Pacific

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As World War II raged on, the US fought tooth and nail to take Guadalcanal from Japan — an effort that would prove successful and turn the tide of the Pacific War. “Thoroughly satisfying” (Kirkus Reviews).

Action and Adventure

Never Call Me a Hero

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Meet Dusty Kleiss, the American pilot who sank three of Japan’s most important ships during the Battle of Midway. This “honest, riveting” memoir offers “a vivid and unforgettable firsthand view into America’s greatest victory at sea” (New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton).

Asia

Tin Can Titans

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From “an acknowledged master of Pacific War history” (New York Times bestselling author Stephen Harding) comes this narrative account of a World War II naval squadron. “A stirring story of the generation that went to war to save mankind” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Bruce Henderson).

Aviation

The Fleet at Flood Tide

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A New York Times bestseller with more than 700 five-star Goodreads ratings: This riveting history examines the June 1944 attack by the US on the Mariana Islands — a moment that changed modern war. “An impressively lucid account… Admirable, fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal).

Action and Adventure

The Twilight Warriors

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A vivid award-winner from a “first-rate storyteller” (Publishers Weekly): In the twilight days of World War II, a band of pilots engaged in a brutal battle over Okinawa. This history is a “riveting masterpiece” (New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts).