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The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942
By John B. Lundstrom
From huddled command conferences to cramped cockpits, John Lundstrom guides readers through the maelstrom of air combat at Guadalcanal in this impressively researched sequel to his earlier study.  Picking up the story after Midway, the author presents a scrupulously accurate account of what happened, describing in rich detail the actual planes and pilots pitted in the ferocious battles that helped ...
Available Formats: Softcover
The Royal Navy
An Illustrated History
By Anthony J. Watts

The Royal Navy's long and glorious tradition of service to Britain is covered in this fascinating, illustrated history—from the age of empire, when it was the most powerful navy in the world, through two world wars, to its present status as a vital part of the NATO alliance.

Available Formats: Hardcover
Fatal Cruise of the Argus
Two Captains in the War of 1812
By Ira Dye

This is history, vibrant and on a grand scale and rich in the details of seafaring life with a focus on an American and a British naval officer whose separate paths converge in 1813 during a fierce battle between the Argus and the Pelican.

Available Formats: Hardcover
Brave Ship, Brave Men
By Arnold S. Lott
A masterpiece of World War II heroism, this book catches the spirit and tone of an incredible fighting ship, the USS Aaron Ward, a destroyer-turned-minelayer on the radar picket lines in the Pacific.
Available Formats: Softcover