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GOING BACK





GOING BACK


by Charles J. Furey


Like millions of other young Americans in the 1930s, Charles Furey grew up surrounded by the images and memories of World War I, not knowing that he...





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HE WHO DARES





HE WHO DARES


by David Sutherland


It is surprising that with the passing of more than fifty years there are any firsthand accounts left of World War II that are worth the telling, but...





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IN THE GRAY AREA





IN THE GRAY AREA


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	Lt. Col. Seth Folsom, USMC is the recipient of the 2011 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award presented on behalf of the Marine Corps Heritage...





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INTREPID WOMAN





INTREPID WOMAN


by Betty Lussier



	A college student in Maryland when World War II began, Betty Lussier went to England to help the British fight off an impending invasion. Armed...





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JOHN PAUL JONES





JOHN PAUL JONES


by Samuel Eliot Morison


It vividly portrays the illustrious career of John Paul Jones, from his early training at sea in the British West Indian merchant trade to his...





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MEMOIRES OF THE ROYAL NAVY, 1690





MEMOIRES OF THE ROYAL NAVY, 1690


by Samuel Pepys



	Originally published by Pepys in June 1690, this is a defense of his administration of the Royal Navy and a criticism of his opponents. While Pepys...





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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY





OLIVER HAZARD PERRY


by David Curtis Skaggs


Co-winner of the North American Society for Oceanic History's 2007 John Lyman Book Award for Biography and Autobiography

 
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ONE MARINE'S WAR


by Gerald A. Meehl


An unusual account of a young American in combat in the Pacific during World War II, this book describes the experiences of a Marine language officer...





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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY





RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL OFFICER, 1841-1865


by William Harwar Parker


An engaging memoir of a naval officer who went south to fight for the Confederacy.
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SAVING BIG BEN





SAVING BIG BEN


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Father Joseph T. O'Callahan was the first military chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor. An unlikely war hero, the bespectacled math professor...





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THE MEASURE OF A MAN


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Maj. Roger G. B. Broome, USMCR, died from wounds received on Saipan before his daughter had a chance to know him. Now a well-known naval historian...





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THOMAS AP CATESBY JONES





THOMAS AP CATESBY JONES


by Gene A. Smith


Thomas ap Catesby Jones was one of the most controversial officers in the U.S. Navy during the first half of the nineteenth century. A fascinating...





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TRAILBLAZER





TRAILBLAZER


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	A Proceedings Magazine 2010 Notable Naval Book

	A Navy pioneer, Vice Adm. Samuel Gravely was the first African American to be commissioned a flag...





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WE WERE PIRATES





WE WERE PIRATES


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A sailor's extraordinary experiences on board an American submarine in the Pacific are candidly reported in this eyewitness account of war from a...





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BECTON





BECTON


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 American Veterans Center's "2008 Raymond G. Davis Award"  
This autobiography, published in cooperation with the...





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