Author: United States Strategic Bombing SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Interrogations of Japanese Officials
Author: United States Strategic Bombing SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Author: Mark L. EvansPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476686866
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This is the thrilling story of USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Her story spans 51 years (1961-2012) of active service from the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis to the first global cruise by nuclear-powered ships, to the first strikes during the Vietnam War, battles against the Iranians and Iraqis in the 1980s and 1990s, a pivotal role during 9/11 and the Global War on Terrorism, and hunting pirates off the Horn of Africa. More than just an operational history of Enterprise, this book recounts the experiences of the men and women who served on board--the pilots who flew from the flight deck, the men who fought to save the ship during a fire in 1969, the sailors who brought retribution against Al-Qaeda terrorists--with detailed descriptions of sorties through flak-filled skies and harrowing escapes from capture behind enemy lines. This book is dedicated to the men and women who have served on board Big E, and to those who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
Bureau of Ships Journal
Author: United States. Navy Department. Bureau of ShipsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Handbook of Japanese Explosive Ordnance
Author: United States. Office of the Chief of Naval OperationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammunition
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Enterprise
Author: Barrett TillmanPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This is the epic and heroic story of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and of the courageous men who fought and died on her from Pearl Harbor to the end of the conflict. Acclaimed military historian Barrett Tillman recounts the World War II exploits of America’s most decorated warship and its colorful crews— tales of unmatched daring and heroism.
Bureau of Ships Journal
Author: The World War II Shipboard Journal of CPO Charles Joseph Sullivan
Author: USS Wisconsin Radio ClubPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365224570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
CPO Charles Joseph Sullivan was Chief Boatswain's Mate and Master-At-Arms onboard the Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) for the duration of the ship's involvement in World War II. He kept a meticulous daily journal of all of the onboard activities that he observed. This book contains a transcript of his entire journal with key events annotated, including photographs from his personal collection. His journal starts when the Wisconsin departed the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. After transiting the Panama Canal, the Wisconsin steamed to Pearl Harbor and beyond into some of the most important naval engagements of the war. CPO Sullivan saw his ship attacked by Japanese aircraft, including Kamikazes. The Wisconsin bombarded Formosa, Luzon, Okinawa, and the Japanese mainland. Sullivan was there the whole time - 105,831 miles worth and 1,562 sixteen-inch shells fired - from the day the Wisconsin was commissioned until the day she dropped anchor in Tokyo Bay at war's end. It's documented here, in his own words.
Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway
Author: David RigbyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472834720
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told – until now. It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the US Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific. This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.
Final Voyages
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563112892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
What finally happened to the USS Arkansas, the Pennsylvania, the Saratoga? Naval historian Kermit (Kit) H. Bonner follows the stories of more than 30 battleships, cruisers and destroyers to their final destinations. Some survive as public museums, some became foreign naval vessels, others wound up in scrapyards or rest eternally at the bottom of the sea. Hundreds of one-of-a-kind photos illustrate the proud heritage of these former rulers of the waves, as well as the men who sailed them.
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