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A HOME ON THE ROLLING MAIN

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From first joining the Royal Navy in 1940 until the end of the campaign against Japan, Ditcham was in the front line of the naval war. After brief...

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BALDWIN OF THE TIMES

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Hanson W. Baldwin, a New York Times's editor for almost forty years, was one of America's best-known military writers and analysts of World...

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BULL HALSEY

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Applauded by the public and revered by the men who served under him, Adm. William F. Halsey was one of the leading American personalities of World...

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FLOATING PRISON

by Louis Garneray

In 1806 Lt. Louis Garneray's ship was en route to France when it was captured by the Royal Navy. Confined for nine years with hundreds of others in...

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NIMITZ

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Called a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II, first published...

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TEDDY SUHREN

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Teddy Suhren, the commander of U-564, was one of the most successful U-boat skippers of World War II. He is said to have fired more successful...

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THE ABLEST NAVIGATOR

by J. Wandres

This action-packed biography focuses on a 1944 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, who was one of only fifty Jewish midshipmen commissioned in his...

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TAIWAN'S STATESMAN

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A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and...

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A PLAIN SAILORMAN IN CHINA

by Bruce Swanson

“A Plain Sailorman in China is beautifully written and a pleasure to read; an inspiration. The companion authors’ appendix, I.V....

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CHARLIE TWO SHOES AND THE MARINES OF LOVE COMPANY

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This is the tale of an eleven-year-old Chinese boy, Tsui Chi Hsii--better known by his American name Charlie Tsui, or Charlie Two Shoes. Befriended...

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CIRCLE OF TREASON

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Watch SANDY GRIMES talk about the Ames Mole Hunt on "Fox Files" Watch SANDY GRIMES presentation at the National Archives, 20...

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FAITHFUL WARRIORS

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Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-...

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