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COCHRANE

by Donald Thomas

The fictional heroics of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey are pale imitations of the deeds of Admiral Lord...

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CONFEDERATE ADMIRAL

by Craig L. Symonds

Winner of the 1999 John Lyman Book Award (NASOH) for best biography, this vivid, well-paced study illuminates the remarkable career of the Naval...

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DR. SPACE

by Bob Ward

Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Ward, who spent years investigating his subject, this biography presents a revealing but even-handed...

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FINDING AMELIA

by Ric Gillespie

In the seventy years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during a flight over the Central Pacific, their fate has...

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IRAQ AND BACK

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In April 2003, soon after Operation Iraqi Freedom had been declared a success, President Bush sent retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jay Garner to Iraq to...

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JOHN PAUL JONES

by Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, USNR (Ret.)

This fresh look at America's first sea warrior avoids both the hero worship of past biographies and the inaccurate and denigrating views of more...

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LEJEUNE

by Merrill L. Bartlett

Bluejacket Paperback Book Series This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps succeeds in...

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NAVIGATING THE SEVEN SEAS

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Essential reading as part of the Chief of Naval Operation's Professional Reading Program! Two high-achieving African Americans in the U.S. Navy...

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SEAL OF HONOR

by Gary Williams

Essential reading as part of the Chief of Naval Operation's Professional Reading Program! Now available in paperback, this biography of Medal of...

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TIN CAN MAN

by E.J. Jernigan

"A unique, bottom-up look at what our fathers did."—Tom Clancy E.J. Jernigan's memoir offers readers a fascinating glimpse of...

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TRUE BELIEVER

by Scott W. Carmichael

Read the extensive feature article on Montes in April 18, 2013 issue of The Washington Post magazine Ana Montes appeared to be a model employee of...

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U-BOAT ACE

by Jordan Vause

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...

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NO SURRENDER

by Hiroo Onoda

In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year...

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