Mr. Domagalski is the author of Under a Blood Red Sun: The Remarkable Story of PT Boats in the Philippines and the Rescue of General MacArthur (Casemate, 2014) and Into the Dark Water: The Story of Three Officers and PT-109 (Casemate, 2014).

Articles by John J. Domagalski

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First Strike

By John J. Domagalski
February 2022
The January 1942 raid on Balikpapan was more than just the U.S. Navy’s first sea battle of the Pacific war; it was a lifeline tossed to a fleet’s damaged spirits.

Prewar Voyage Down Under

By John J. Domagalski
February 2017
Rear Admiral John Henry Newton, on board the USS Chicago (CA-29), did not know his ultimate destination as the Northampton-class heavy cruiser gracefully sailed out of Pearl Harbor in early ...