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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 "Several years ago, I informed the Federal...

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U-BOAT ACE

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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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VIETNAM MEMOIRS

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A U.S. Army chaplain for the 25th Infantry Division recounts his experiences sharing the hardships and dangers that made up the daily routine of a...

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WE WILL STAND BY YOU

by Theodore C. Mason

Bluejacket Paperback Book Series This view of the war from the mess deck of a fleet tug is far different from those written from a flag bridge...

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WITH COMMODORE PERRY TO JAPAN

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With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-...

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WOMEN AT WAR

by James E. Wise, Jr.

Wise and Baron relate the compelling war experiences of thirty American female soldiers in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, highlighting their...

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YOU'RE STEPPING ON MY CLOAK AND DAGGER

by Roger Hall

"A splendid contribution to the nation's hilarity...The funniest (unofficial) record of rugged adventure in the OSS. And Hall has...

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A PRIVATEER'S VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD

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In 1719, Captain George Shelvocke, a poverty-stricken former Royal Navy officer, was appointed to command the Speedwell, a ship sent to prey on the...

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ADMIRAL ARLEIGH (31-KNOT) BURKE

by Ken Jones

Written by two World War II veterans who later became well-known war correspondents, this biography records the inspiring life of one of America'...

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ADMIRAL ARLEIGH BURKE

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Arleigh Burke is considered the father of the modern U.S. Navy to many. Sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader, Burke had an...

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ADMIRAL WILLIAM A. MOFFETT

by William F. Trimble

"A fascinating look at the father of naval aviation."—Library Journal "Superior naval history."—Booklist Naval...

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ADMIRALS IN THE AGE OF NELSON

by Lee Bienkowski

The period of the French Wars (1793-1815), known as the golden age of fighting sail in Great Britain because of the extraordinary victories won by...

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AN AMERICAN ADVENTURE

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A memoir of extraordinary scope, William Lloyd Stearman's reminiscences will attract those interested in early aviation, World War II in the...

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COMMODORE CHARLES MORRIS, USN

by Charles Morris

Introduction by Frederick C. Leiner. During his distinguished fifty-seven year naval career, Charles Morris was instrumental in bringing the...

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY

by George Dewey

One of America's best known naval heroes whose life straddled two centuries and several stages of naval development, tells his own story. See Related...

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