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ABANDON SHIP! The Saga of the USS Indianapolis, the Navy’s Greatest Sea Disaster. By Richard F. Newcomb. True World War II story of the 1945 sinking of the American cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.88
The ADMIRAL’S Wolf Pack. The exciting story of the German U-boat campaigns of World War II, as told by the men who were actually there. By Jean Noli. Remarkable history of the World War II German U-boat, that draws heavily on Kriegsmarine combat records, and on interviews with those who served aboard the “Grey Wolves.” 1974 first edition Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.88
A GLORIOUS WAY TO DIE. The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleships Yamato. By Russell Spurr. Japan’s super-battleship Yamato. Largest, most powerful warship ever built. The full and complete history of this mighty vessel. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.88
AMERICA At WAR 1941-1945 The Home Front. By Clark G. Reynolds. The book title says it all, showing mostly in photos, the historic World War II years on the American home front. 1990 first edition Hardback book with dust jacket. 256 pages, countless (many are large) black and white photos. A large and heavy book, measuring 11 inches wide x 14 inches tall. Good Cond. $12.95
BACK From The DEEP. The Strange Story of the Sister Subs Squalus and Sculpin. By Carl LaVO. This true epic World War II submarine saga follows the two subs as they play out their dramatic destinies in the Pacific. 1994 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.95
BATFISH. The Champion ‘Submarine Killer’ Submarine of World War II. By Hughston E. Lowder with Jack Scott. During World War II USS Batfish (SS-310) sank 14 Japanese ships and 3 enemy submarines! 1980 Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Includes photos. Good Cond. $19.99
The BATTLE Of LEYTE GULF 23–26 October 1944. By Thomas J. Cutler. The dramatic full story of this, the greatest naval battle of all-time—based on the latest research. The newest and perhaps the best book on this fascinating subject. 1994 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.88
The BATTLE Of LEYTE GULF. By Edwin P. Hoyt. Disaster and triumph in the bloodiest sea battle of world war II and the largest naval battle ever fought. 1972 hardback (Book Club) edition, with dust jacket, black and white photos. Good Cond. $15.95
The BATTLE Of LEYTE GULF. By Adrian Stewart. Leyte Gulf was the last of the great naval battles. Spanning three days in October (23rd to the 25th) 1944, the battle proved to be the end of the once mighty Imperial Japanese Navy and the World’s largest naval battle, which resulted in an American victory. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $15.88
BATTLES Of The PHILIPPINE SEA. By Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., USN (Ret.) and Colonel Hans Christian Adamson, USAF (Ret.). The United States smashed Japan’s last-stand island defense line around the Philippine Sea in a series of great amphibious operations between April and October 1944. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $69.88
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK. A Survivors Story. By Baron Burkard Von Mullenheim-Rechberg. Bismarck was a grimly spectacular battleship—a massive floating gun platform. She sank the HMS Hood, in just 6 minutes! The author served on board Bismarck. Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $17.95
A BATTLE HISTORY Of The IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (1941-1945). By Paul S. Dull. This unique book focuses on all the major engagements of the Pacific war; Coral Sea, Midway, the crucial Solomons campaign, and the last ditch battles in the Marianas and the Philippines. 1978 hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Good Cond. $21.88
BIG RED. Three Months on board a Trident Nuclear Submarine. By Douglas C. Waller. Time Magazine correspondent Douglas Waller tells of his 3-month patrol under the Atlantic aboard the nuclear sub USS Nebraska (SSBN-739). Hardback edition with dust jacket, photos. Good Cond. $11.88 – Sorry, sold out!
BLACK MAY. The Epic Story of the Allies’ Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943. By Michael Gannon. Gannon unveils an excellent segment in WWII U-boat history; May 1943, the Allies destroyed 41 U-boats and damaged 37 others. Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. $14.88
BLIND MAN’s BLUFF. The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage. By Sherry Sontag, Christopher and Annette Drew. True stories of American submarine operation during the cold war era. Submarine espionage at its best. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $14.99
BLOOD On The SEA. American Destroyers Lost in World War II. By Robert Sinclair Parkin. True story of the seventy-one (71) U.S. destroyers lost in World War II. Covering the Pacific and Atlantic. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket, includes photos. Good Cond. $17.95
BLUE SKIES And BLOOD. The Battle of the Coral Sea. By Edwin Hoyt. American and Japanese Navy’s collide for the first time in the Pacific. True story of 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea. America’s first major sea battle of World War II. Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Good + Cond. $14.95
BOWFIN. The Story of one of America’s fabled Fleet Submarines in World War II. By Edwin Hoyt. War patrols of USS Bowfin (SS-287). During her Pacific war action, Bowfin saw nine patrols and sank over 67,000 tons of Japanese ships. 1983 Hardback (not a Book Club) with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.95 – Sorry, sold out!
The BRAVEST MAN. Richard O’Kane and the Amazing Submarine Adventures of the USS Tang. By Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist William Tuohy. Powerful true story of Richard O’Kane, America’s undersea ace of aces. His epic adventures in WWII subs. Hardback with dust jacket, black and white photos. Good Cond. $19.88
BUCHER: MY STORY. By Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, USN. The man who stood at the center of the most incredible events in the history of the U.S. Navy, tells the story of the capture of USS Pueblo (AKL-44) and her crew by the North Koreans in 1968. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out.
BUILD The MUSASHI. The Making and Sinking of the World’s Biggest Battleship. By Akira Yosimura. The complete history of the greatest battleship ever built. From her commissioning in 1942, to her tragic loss in October 1944, Japan’s 72,000-ton Musashi was a mighty warship. Hardback edition, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.77
BULL HALSEY. A Biography by E. B. Potter. By E.B. Potter. This is the first comprehensive biography of Admiral William F. Halsey, the best-known American naval hero of World War II. No man did more to assure U.S. victory in the Pacific war. 1985 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $20.88
CLEAR The BRIDGE! The War Patrols of the USS Tang. By Rear Admiral Richard O’Kane, USN (Ret.). True story of one of America’s top-scoring World War II submarines: USS Tang (SS-306). As told by her only skipper. 1977 Hardback edition. Good Cond. $29.95
CRY FROM The DEEP. The Submarine Disaster That Riveted the World and Put the New Russia to the Ultimate Test. By Ramsey Flynn. August, 2000, the giant Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank. Here is that tragic and true story. First hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $15.88
DEC. 7 1941. The Day The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor. By Gordon W. Prange with Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon. The events of December 7 are related with the dramatic readability of a novel. Extraordinary reminiscences. 1988 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.00
The DESTRUCTION Of CONVOY PQ-17. The Story of a Major Naval Disaster of World War Two and of its Political Repercussions. By David Irving. June 1942, Allies lose 24 of 35 ships bound for Russia as U-boats sink 142,000 tons in this ill-fated Atlantic convoy. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.95
DOUBLE-EDGED SECRETS. U.S. Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific during World War II. By W. J. Holmes. Incredible true story of the intelligence operation that won the war in the Pacific. The top-secret ‘Ultra’ codes used in WWII. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.88
ENCOUNTER. Combat History of U.S.S. Tinosa. By Allen E. Watrous. The Tinosa (SS-283) was commissioned in 1942, and survived World War II, sinking 16 Japanese ships at just over 64,000 tons. Hardback with dust jacket. Autographed by Tinosa crewman. Good + + Cond. $47.88
ESCORT COMMANDER. By Terence Robertson. True story of famed British Captain Frederic J. Walker. Escort ships under Walker’s command sank 21 German U-boats in World War II. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out!
FATAL VOYAGE. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis. By Dan Kurzman. True and tragic story of the sinking of the American cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) by Japanese submarine I-58 in (July 1945) World War II. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.99
FIND ‘Em, CHASE ‘Em, SINK ‘Em. The Mysterious Loss of the WWII Submarine USS Gudgeon. By Mike Ostlund. Recounting the tragic and mysterious loss of the American World War II submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-211). Gudgeon was lost in June 1944. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $39.95
The FRANKLIN COMES HOME. By A. A. Hoehling. World War II, March, 1945, just off the Japanese coast, the carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) was struck by enemy bombs—832 men were killed in the tragedy. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $21.88
The GERMAN NAVY In WORLD WAR TWO. By Edward P. Von der Porten. From the early days before World War II when the German navy was re-arming with their impressive battleships such as Bismarck and Turpitz this book tells the complete story. And naturally no book on the German navy in World War II would be complete without the heroic story of the U-boats. 1969 hardback, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $22.95
GUADALCANAL DECISION At SEA. The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 13 – 15, 1942. By Eric Hammel. An entirely new examination in vivid detail of the World War II Guadalcanal naval battle of November 13 – 15, 1942. Black and white photos, maps, appendix and index. 1988 first edition hardback, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.88
HOSTILE WATERS. The Death of Soviet Sub K-219. By Peter Huchthausen, Igor Kurdin and R. Alan White. True story of the 1986 Russian nuclear submarine disaster of K-219. Black and white photos and crew roster. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.00 Sorry, sold out!
I-BOAT CAPTAIN. How Japan’s Submarines almost defeated the U.S. Navy in the Pacific! By Zenji Orita. The true story of the failed Japanese submarine campaign in the Pacific during World War II. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $22.95
The INDEPENDENCE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. By Andrew Faltum. Detailing the light “Independence-class” CVL carriers that formed part of the fast-carrier task forces of World War II. 2002 hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.88
IRON COFFINS. A personal account of the German U-boat battles of World War II. By Herbert A. Werner. Author tells the true and exciting story of his Atlantic U-boat action in World War II. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.95
The JAPANESE SUBMARINE FORCE And WORLD WAR II. By Carl Boyd and Akihiko Yoshida. Authors painstakingly record and evaluate a diverse array of material on the Japanese submarine force in World War II. A fully analyzed series of successes and missed opportunities in submarine operations in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $55.88
The LAST BATTLE STATION. The Story of the USS Houston. By Duane Schultz. True story of the American cruiser, USS Houston (CA-30. Sunk by the Japanese off the coast of Java in early 1942. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.88
The LAST CRUISE. By Commander William J. Lederer, USN. As the cold war between Russia and America began, the Navy sent the USS Cochino (SS-345) on one of the first spy missions. Four-hundred miles north of the Artic Circle, on August 25, 1949 Cochino sank beneath the frigid waters. Rare book, very hard to find! 1950 first edition hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $44.88 – Sorry, sold out!
LEFT To DIE. The tragedy of the USS Juneau. By Dan Kurzman. True story behind one of the most devastating tragedies of World War II, the loss of the USS Juneau (CL-52)—torpedoed and sunk in 1942. Nearly 700 Americans died. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $39.99
The LEXINGTON GOES DOWN. A Fighting Carrier’s Last Hours in the Coral Sea. By A. A. Hoehling. The true and heroic story of the final battle for the American carrier USS Lexington (CV-2). Sunk in World War II in the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942). Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $23.88
The LITTLE GIANTS. U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan. By William T. Y’Blood. The definitive work on Escort Carrier (CVE) operations in the Pacific during World War II. 1987 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $33.88
LITTLE SHIP, BIG WAR. The Saga of DE-343. By Commander Edward P. Stafford, USN (Ret.). True story of the destroyer escort USS Abercrombie (DE-343) in Pacific, World War II action. Commander Stafford was an officer on board the vessel. 1985 Hardback with dust jacket. Black and white photos. Good Cond. $27.88
LONE WOLF. The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke. By Timothy P. Mulligan. This book presents the true story of World War II U-Boat ace, Werner Henke and his U-515. Henke sank 26 Allied vessels before being captured. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.99
LONELY VIGIL. Coastwatchers of the Solomons. By Walter Lord. Largely untold story of the Pacific War, the first complete account of the Coastwatchers of the Solomon Islands. Working deep behind Japanese lines in 1942 and 43. Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.88
LOST SUBS. From the Hunley to the Kursk, the greatest submarines ever lost—and found. By Spencer Dunmore. State-of-the-art underwater photography, makes this book truly amazing. Hardback edition with color dust jacket. Good Cond. $20.00
MEMOIRS: TEN YEARS And TWENTY DAYS. By Admiral Karl Doenitz. Doenitz became the leader of the dreaded German U-boat campaign in World War II. This is the true and fascinating story of Germany’s aggressive submarine war against the Allies. 1958 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $59.95
The MEN Of The GAMBIER BAY. By Edwin P. Hoyt. The escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) took part in the Allied landings on Saipan, Peleliu and Angaur. In October of 1944 the ship and her brave men, were involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where on the morning of October 25, she was sunk by surface fire from the Imperial Japanese Navy. Rare 1979 hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $69.88
NAUTILUS 90 NORTH. By Commander William R. Anderson USN, with Clay Blair, Jr. The dramatic account of the first atomic submarine voyage (USS Nautilus / SSN-571) from the Pacific to the Atlantic beneath the Arctic ice pack in 1958. 1959 hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $23.95 Sorry, cold out!
NIMITZ. By E. B. Potter. The biography of America’s greatest admiral; Chester W. Nimitz. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Admiral Nimitz was appointed the new commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. During World War II, he spearheaded the impressive American victory over the Japanese. 1976 Hardback edition. Good Cond. $21.88
OPERATION DRUMBEAT. The Dramatic True Story of Germany’s First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II. By Michael Gannon. The dramatic true World War II story of Germany’s first U-boat attacks along the American East Coast in 1942. 1990 first edition hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.95
PAWNS Of WAR. The loss of the USS Langley and the USS Pecos. By Dwight R. Messimer. As the war in the Pacific came into full swing, USS Langley (CV-1) was called upon to attempt a mad dash across the Indian Ocean to deliver fighter planes. Here is the full story behind this tragic episode, which lead to the loss of Langley, and later USS Pecos (AO-6). Hardback edition. Fair + + + Cond. $29.95
PT-109. John F. Kennedy in World War II. By Robert J. Donovan. The true World War II adventure that made a President. On patrol in the pacific, PT-109 was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer on the early morning of August 2, 1943. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $15.88
RED SCORPION. The War Patrols of the USS Rasher. By Peter T. Sasgen. True story of the American submarine USS Rasher (SS-269), dealing with her impressive World War II Pacific action against the Japanese Navy. Rasher had an astounding combat record. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $49.95
RED STAR ROGUE. The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S. By Kenneth Sewell. Shocking true story of a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine that sank during an attempt to fire a nuclear missile at Pearl Harbor in 1968. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $13.98
RED SUN SETTING. The Battle of the Philippine Sea. By William T. Y’Blood. The historic Battle of the Philippine Sea, June of 1944. The invasion of the Marianas, Operation Forager comes alive in Red Sun Setting. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.88
RISING TIDE. The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that Fought the Cold War. By Gary E. Weir and Walter J. Boyne. The dramatic and untold story of the Russian submarines that fought the Cold War versus the USA. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $18.88
The ROYAL OAK DISASTER. By Gerald S. Snyder. October 1939, Gunther Prien’s submarine U-47 sneaks into Scapa Flow and sinks the 29,000-ton British battleship Royal Oak, 833 men are lost. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $14.97
The SACRED WARRIORS. Japan’s Suicide Legions. By Denis and Peggy Warner. The complete and true story of Japan’s fanatical suicide squads known as the “Divine Wind.” Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $11.88
SAMURAI! By Saburo Sakai with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito. The heroic and exciting story of Japan’s greatest living fighter ace of World War II. Here is flaming air combat action in the skies over the Philippines, Guadalcanal and Rubaul. Saki tells much of his true story from the cockpit of his Zero fighter as Japanese pilots pit their skills and courage against the best American pilots. 1978 Hardback (Book Club) edition, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.88 – Sorry, sold out!
SAVED! The Story of the Andrea Doria – the Greatest Sea Rescue in History. By William Hoffer. On the night of July 25, 1956, the Italian liner SS Andrea Doria was rammed by the Swedish liner MS Stockholm. The doomed Andrea Doria sinks. Hardback (Book Club) edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.99
SEIZING The ENIGMA. The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes 1939-1943. By David Kahn. The true story how the Allies captured the U-boat “enigma” machine and broke the Axis World War II codes. Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $12.95
SHINANO! The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Supership. By Captain Joseph Enright. During World War II Enright was the skipper of USS Archerfish (SS-311). In 1944, he torpedoed and sank the largest ship of the war, Japan’s super-carrier Shinano. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.99
SHOOTING The WAR. Memoirs of A World War II U-Boat Office. By Otto Giese and Capt James E. Wise, Jr., USN (Ret.) The war diary of former German naval officer Otto Giese recounts a seafaring career of extraordinary scope. It begins with the drawing of World War II, while the author is a junior officer on board a liner, and continues through his confinement in a British prisoner of war camp after the war. Giese saw action aboard the U-106, U-405, and U-181. 1994 Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $27.88
SILENT RUNNING. My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine. By Vice-Admiral James F. Calvert. During world war II, Calvert served aboard two different American submarines; USS Jack (SS-259) and later the USS Haddo (SS-255). This is his riveting personal account of his submarine duty. Good + Cond. $19.00
SILENT VICTORY. The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan. By Clay Blair, Jr. The decisive word on American’s submarine activity in World War II. From before the war got underway until the last torpedo was fired in 1945. Large 1975 hardback book, over 1,000 pages! Good Cond. $59.00
The SINKING Of The BELGRANO. By Desmond Rice and Arthur Gavshon. During the Falklands War of 1982, the Argentina cruiser General Belgrano was sunk by a British submarine. 368 men lost their lives. 1984 hardback, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $28.88
SOLE SURVIVOR. Torpedo Squadron Eight – Battle Of Midway. By George Gay. Gay was the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight, flying from the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) at the battle of Midway, on June 4, 1942. 1986 Hardback edition. Autographed by George Gay. Good Cond. $41.99
SPY SUB. A Top-Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific. By Roger C. Dunham. True story of an American nuclear submarine’s desperate search for a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine (K-219) lost in the north Pacific. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.95 – Sorry, sold out!
The SINKING Of The BELGRANO. By Desmond Rice and Arthur Gavshon. April 1982 the Falklands War broke out. It was a brief battle between Britain and Argentina. The 12,000-ton Belgrano went to sea, unknowingly followed beneath the ocean by the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror. A salvo of torpedoes quickly sunk the Argentina cruiser. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $28.88
SUBMARINE! A Personal Account of War Beneath the Sea. By Commander Edward L. Beach USN. A thrilling and true account of war beneath the seas. Heroic crews and legendary submarines in World War II. They’re all here in this one great book: Wahoo, Harder, Tang, Trigger, Seawolf and many many more! Rare 1952 Hardback edition, with dust jacket. Good Cond. $19.88
SUBMARINE ADMIRAL. From Battlewagons to Ballistic Missiles. By Admiral I. J. Galantin, USN (Ret.). In this engaging personal memoir, Admiral Galantin chronicles the amazing evolution of the submarine. Hardback with dust jacket. Autographed! Good Cond. $39.99
SUBMARINE COMMANDER. By Paul R. Schratz. During World War II, Schratz saw action on the ill-fated submarine USS Scorpion (SS-278) the USS Sterlet (SS-392) and finally USS Atule (SS-403). At the end of World War II, he took command of the Japanese submarine I-203. 1988 first edition hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $26.88 – Sorry, sold out!
SUBMARINES At WAR. The History of the American Silent Service. By Edwin Hoyt. Complete history of American submarines from the present back to the American Revolution. Includes World War I and World War II. Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. $11.88
SUBMARINES In ARCTIC WATERS. By I. Kolyshkin. During World War II, the Russian’s were American Allies. This is the true and untold story of how the Russian submariners fought Hitler’s U-boats and enemy ships from beneath the cold North Atlantic. First (1966) hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $39.88
SUBMARINE DIARY. The Silent Stalking of Japan. By Rear Admiral Mendenhall, USN (Ret.). The author tells of his exciting and dangerous Pacific World War II U.S. submarine action aboard two different Fleet boats; USS Sculpin (SS-191) and USS Pintado (SS-387). Hardback edition with dust jacket. Autographed by the author. Good Cond. $69.88
SUBMARINE WARFARE. An Illustrated History. By Anthony Preston. The entire history of the submarine from the Civil War to nuclear subs. Packed with over 100 color and black and white photos! Hardback edition with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $9.95
SURFACE At The POLE . The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate. By Commander James Calvert, USN. Calvert commands the nuclear-powered submarine USS Skate (SSN-578) and describes his two celebrated voyages beneath the frozen crust of the top of the World. 1960 Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $17.88 Sorry, sold out
TALES From A TIN CAN. The USS Dale from Pearl harbor to Tokyo Bay. By Michael Keith Olson. The true World War II story of the American destroyer USS Dale (DD-353). From Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay in 1945. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $17.88
TAKE HER DEEP! A Submarine Against Japan in World War II. By Admiral I. J. Galantin, USN (Ret.). 1942, Lieutenant Commander I.J. “Pete” Galantin takes command of the submarine USS Halibut (SS-232). During world war II Halibut sank 13 enemy ships. Later, Halibut endured one of the most ferocious depth charge attacks of the war. 1987 Hardback edition. Good Cond. $19.88
TIN CAN SAILOR. Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939 – 1945. By C. Raymond Calhoun. The author was an ensign aboard the USS Sterett (DD-407) and tells the true story about the destroyers’ action in World War II. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.99
The TERRIBLE HOURS. The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History. By Peter Maas. Tragic 1939 sinking and daring rescue mission for trapped men inside the American submarine USS Squalus (SS-192). First edition hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $12.95
THEY CAME To KILL. By Eugene Rachlis. Eight German saboteurs who made a top-secret voyage from Germany aboard the submarine U-202, the enemy agents slipped ashore at Long Island, New York., in 1942. Hardback edition, black and white photos. Good Cond. $21.00
TRAGEDY At HONDA. By Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Jr. USN (Ret.) and Colonel Hans Christian Adamson, USAF (Ret.). September 1923, a squadron of American destroyer’s steamed south, down the coast of California. At 2100 hours the destroyers slammed into the jagged rocks of the California coast. 1960 first edition Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.00
U-BOAT COMMANDER. A Periscope View of the Battle of the Atlantic. By Commander Peter Cremer. Cremer commanded three different submarines; U-152, U-333 and U-2519. At the end of the war Cremer was one of Admiral Doenitz’ staff officers. 1982 Hardback edition (Not a Book Club) with dust jacket. Black and white photos. Good Cond. $20.88 – Sorry, sold out!
UNDER PRESSURE . The Final Voyage of the Submarine S-Five. By A.J. Hill. In the summer of 1920, USS S-5 was practicing crash dives off the U.S. Atlantic coast when tragedy struck. Due to a combination of errors, the small submarine suddenly ingested some 75 tons of ice cold saltwater and quickly fell to the bottom at a depth of 180 feet. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $16.88
UNDERSEA VICTORY. By W. J. Holmes. Documenting the outstanding efforts of American submarines during World War II. A true blow-by-blow account of U.S. submarine action. Starting just prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, ending with the official Japanese surrender in September 1945. First edition 1966 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $69.99
The UNDERWATER WAR. Submarines 1914–1918. By Edwyn Gray. True story of the development of the submarine by the British. And its use in World War I, 1914 to 1918. Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $12.88
UNRESTRICTED WARFARE. How a New Breed of Officers Led the Submarine Force to Victory in World War II. By James F. DeRose. The dramatic story of the harsh baptism by fire faced by U.S. submarine commanders during world war II. Hardback edition, with a full-color dust jacket. Black and white photos. Good + Cond. $16.88.
U.S. SUBMARINE ATTACKS DURING WORLD WAR II. By John D. Alden. The most complete compilation of data ever presented on the U.S. and Allied submarine operations in the war against Japan. First edition 1989 hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. $29.88
WAHOO. The Patrols of America’s Most Famous WWII Submarine. By Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane, USN (Ret.). O’Kane was the Executive Officer on the ill-fated USS Wahoo (SS-238). With O’Kane at his side, Commander Morton sets the pace in the Pacific submarine force during WWII. 1987 hardback edition with dust jacket. Black and white photos, and maps. Good Cond. $28.88
WAR FISH. By George Grider. Arguably one of the best submarine books to come out of world war II. Grider saw action aboard submarines; Wahoo, Pollack, Hawkbill and later commanded USS Flasher. 1958 hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. $59.00
WAR PATROLS Of The USS FLASHER. The true story of One of America’s Greatest Submarines. By William R. McCants. Officially Credited with Sinking the Most Japanese Shipping in World War II. The definitive work on USS Flasher, covering her entire career from launching until she was decommissioned in 1946. Hardback, with dust jacket. Autographed. Good Cond. $99.95
WOLF. U-Boat Commanders In World War II. By Jordan Vause. Drawing on a wealth of primary documents and, interviews or correspondence with U-boat commanders Jordan Vause follows individual officers from their youth and early naval training through their wartime experiences and into the often bitter peace that followed. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Includes black and white photos. Good + Cond. $14.88
ZOOMIES SUBS And ZEROS. By Charles Lockwood and Hans Adamson. True stories of America’s World War II Submarine lifeguard league in the Pacific. Ultra rare hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. $59.95
