"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. Black and white photos and maps. Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $23.88
“USS COWPENS - Plank Owner Plaque” A large wooden plaque for the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). Weighing some four pounds. The warship was commissioned on 9 March 1991. Good Cond. — $99.00
"SUBMARINE COMMANDER" By Paul Schratz. During World War II, Schratz was an officer on the ill-fated sub USS Scorpion and escaped death when fate saw him to USS Sterlet and finally to USS Atule. Black and white photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $17.88
"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. Photos and maps. Hardback (book club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $11.88
"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. Black and white photos and maps. Hardback (Book Club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $29.95
“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! Black and white photos. 1980 Hardback (book club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $19.99
"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. Black and white photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $19.95
"RED SUN SETTING" The Battle of the Phillippine Sea. By William T. Y'Blood. Y’Blood leads you through every stage of the historic “Battle of the Philippine Sea,” as “Operation Forager” was fought in June 1944. Black and white photos. Hardback (Book Club) w/ DJ. Fair + + + Cond. — $10.95
"BRAVE SHIP BRAVE MEN" By Arnold S. Lott. A former officer on board the USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) during World War II. In May of 1945 the American destroyer-turned minelayer took six direct hits by kamikazes while on patrol off the island of Okinawa. 1986 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $17.95
"RETURN From The RIVER KWAI" By Joan and Clay Blair, Jr. Dramatic, true story of the real "River Kwai" and the American World War II submarine rescue mission of the incredible legend. Black and white photos and maps. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $17.88
“BATTLE Of LEYTE GULF” The Death Knell of the Japanese Fleet. By Edwin P. Hoyt. Disaster and triumph in the bloodiest sea battle of World War II and the largest naval battle ever fought. Black and white photos. 1972 first edition Hardback, not a Book Club. With dust jacket. Good Cond. — $18.95
“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. Black and white photos, maps and diagrams. 1987 Hardback edition, with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $34.00
"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. Black and white photos. Hardback (book club edition) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $17.99
"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. Photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $17.88
"The BEDFORD INCIDENT" By Mark Rascovich. (Fiction) Set during the cold-war ear the fictional American destroyer USS Bedford plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with an unseen Russian submarine. Hardback (book club) w/ dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $15.95
"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. — $16.95
"WOLF PACK" The American Submarine Strategy That Helped Defeat Japan. By Steven Trent Smith. Tracing the development of one of the most effective naval strategies employed by American submarines in World War II; the U.S. Wolf Packs. Photos, maps. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $21.88
"FIRST SHOT" The Untold Story of the Japanese Minisubs That Attacked Pearl Harbor. By John Craddock. The true and untold story of the failed Japanese mini-sub attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Rare black and white photos and maps. New Hardback with dust jacket. NEW — $19.95
"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. Photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $18.88
"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 onboard Bismarck. Hardback (Book Club) w/ DJ. Fair + + + Cond. — $17.95
"FIND And DESTROY" Antisubmarine Warfare in World War I. By Dwight Messimer. The complete, true story of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in World War I. Weapons, and tactics used between 1914 - 1918. Black and white photos, maps. New Hardback with dust jacket. NEW — $19.95
"ESCAPE From The DEEP" The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew. By Alex Kershaw. The tragic and true story of USS Tang's (SS-306) final patrol. Sunk by her own torpedo in October 1944. One of the greatest stories from WW II. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $26.00
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"UNRESTRICTED WARFARE" How a New Breed of Officers Led the Submarine Force to Victory in World War II. By James F. DeRose. True story of how a new breed of officers led the U.S. Submarine Force to victory in World War II. Photos, maps, diagrams. Hardback w/ DJ. Good + Cond. — $19.95
"BATTLEGROUND ATLANTIC" How The Sinking of a Single Japanese Submarine Assured the Outcome of World War II. By Richard N. Billings. True story of the last mission of the Japanese submarine I-52 and the discovery of her Atlantic wreck site. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $19.95
"WAR BENEATH The WAVES" A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine. By Don Keith. November 1943 U.S. submarine USS Billfish (SS-286) endures a 15-hour depth-charging forcing the XO to take command and save the boat. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $24.95
"RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP" By Captain Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.) (Fiction). The blockbuster novel that inspired the major motion picture by the same name. The fictional submarine USS Walrus swings into action against the Japanese in World War II. Scarce 1963 Hardback w/ JD. Good Cond. — $15.88
"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 (Not a Book Club), w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $19.95
“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. Photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. — $59.95
"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. Photos. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $18.88
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"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 submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN-739). Black and white photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $14.88
"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). No photos. First edition Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $12.95
"HALSEY's TYPHOON" The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue. By Bob Drury and Tom Calvin. World War II, December 1944, the U.S. Pacific Fleet runs head long into Typhoon "Cobra" and looses several warships! New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $19.99
"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. Photos and maps. Hardback (Book Club) w/ DJ. Good + Cond. — $18.95
"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 w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $12.88
“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. Photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. — $18.88
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"GALLANT LADY" A Biography of the USS Archerfish. By Ken Henry and Don Keith. A biography of the American submarine USS Archerfish (SS-311). From her launching through World War II duty to final destruction. Black and white photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out! —
"PT-109" John F. Kennedy in World War II. By Robert J. Donovan. The World War II adventure that made a President. PT-109 was sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer on the early morning of August 2, 1943. This is the true story. Black and white photos! Hardback edition w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $12.88
"The LUCK Of The DRAW" The Memoir of a World War II Submariner. By Captain C. Kenneth Ruiz, USN (Ret.). The author saw World War II action aboard a cruiser and later a fleet submarine. Black and white photos. New Hardback with dust jacket. Last of our inventory! NEW — $29.95
"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. No photos. Good Cond. — $99.00
"The FRANKLIN COMES HOME" The Saga of the most decorated ship in Naval History. By A. A. Hoehling. March, 1945, just off the Japanese coast, the carrier Franklin (CV-13) was struck by enemy bombs—832 men were killed. Black and white photos. Hardback edition w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $24.95
"SUB SAILOR" By Grover S. McLeod (Fiction). Join the fictional American submarine USS Terrapin, that became the scourge of the Japanese in the far Pacific war. Diagrams and illustrations. 1964 first edition Hardback, No Dust Jacket. Good Cond. — $15.88
“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." Black and white photos and maps. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $14.99
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"ALL HANDS DOWN" The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion. By Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler. True and tragic story regarding the 1968 loss of the nuclear sub USS Scorpion (SSN-589). Black and white photos. New Hardback with dust jacket. NEW — $18.88
"SUBMARINE WARRIORS" By Edwyn Gray. 18 exciting chapters full of real submarine stories from World War I and World War II; American, German, Japanese and British. Photos and index. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good + Cond. — $17.88
"DUST On The SEA" By Captain Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.) (Fiction). The USS Eel in American World War II Pacific submarine action. No photos or maps. First Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $12.95
“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. Black and white photos with maps. Hardback w/ DJ. Good + Cond. — $13.88
“WAR BENEATH The SEA” Submarine Conflict During World War II By Peter Padfield. Exploring the full spectrum of the submarine and anti-submarine warfare in all theaters of World War II; American, British, German and Japanese. Photos, maps. 1995 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $19.88
"RAIDERS Of The DEEP" By Lowell Thomas. The whole true and spine-tingling story of the German U-boat campaign in World War I. Deals with every aspect of Germany’s underwater warfare from that time. Black and white photos. 1932 Hardback edition with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $29.88
"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. Photos. Hardback, with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $29.95
"SHIPS FROM HELL" Japanese War Crimes on the High Seas. By Raymond Lamont-Brown. Dramatic true story of Allied POWs in World War II, sent to the Japanese home islands aboard transports in the Pacific. Black and white photos, maps. New Hardback with dust jacket. NEW — $29.95
"HELLCATS Of The SEA" By Charles A. Lockwood Jr. USN, and Hans Christian Adamson USAF. Nine U.S. submarines invade the Sea of Japan in June 1945. Maps and black and white photos. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $79.95
"The LAST PATROL" By Harry Holmes. Excellent operational history of the fifty-two (52) American submarines lost during World War II. Their successes, failures and their final dive when the sea closed over them forever. Photos. Rare Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $26.88
"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. Black and white photos, maps. Hardback edition w/ dust jacket. Sorry, sold out! —
"The GREAT SEA WAR" The dramatic story of naval action in World War II. Edited by E.B. Potter and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. One of the most authoritative, thoroughly documented accounts of all naval action in WWII. Maps. 1960 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $19.88
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"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. Maps and photos. 1989 Hardback w/ DJ. Autographed! Good Cond. — $119.88
“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. Black and white photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $17.88
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"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. Includes many black and white photos and maps. Hardback (Book Club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $19.95
"STALKING The RED BEAR" The True Story Of A U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union. By Peter Sasgen. Top-secret American sub operation into the Arctic Circle against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Photos, map. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $20.95
"OCTOBER FURY" By Peter A. Huchthausen. October, 1962; Soviet submarines rush into action against the U.S. Navy during the tense days of the Cuban missile crisis. Black and white photos and maps. New Hardback with dust jacket. NEW — $19.95
"U-BOATS OFFSHORE" When Hitler Struck America. By Edwin P. Hoyt. 1942, German U-boat's execute "Operation Drumbeat" sinking ships off America’s East Coast. Black and white photos, maps and diagrams. Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. — $12.95
"RED STAR UNDER The BALTIC" A First-hand Account of Life on Board a Soviet Submarine in World War Two. By Victor Korzh. The graphic memoir of a Soviet submariner during his years at sea in the Baltic during World War II. Black and white photos. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $21.95
"ZOOMIES SUBS And ZEROS" By Charles Lockwood and Hans Adamson. True stories of America's World War II Submarine lifeguard league in the Pacific. Black and white photos. Ultra rare Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $79.95
"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 w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $14.95
"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. Photos and maps. Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $12.95
"O GOD Of BATTLES" By Harry Homewood (Fiction). The American submarine USS Tigerfish in exciting World War II Pacific action. No photos or maps. Rare Hardback edition with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out! —
"CRUISERS For BREAKFAST" By John Mansfield, Jr. American submarines USS Darter (SS-227) and USS Dace (SS-247) in World War II Pacific action. Darter is lost in action. Includes black and white photos. New Hardback with color dust jacket. Autographed! NEW — $29.95
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"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 with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $9.95
“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. Many illustrations, no photos. Hardback (book club) with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $17.99
"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. Photos, maps. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $17.95
"SHINANO!" The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Supership. By Captain Joseph Enright. During World War II Enright was the skipper of Archerfish (SS-311). In 1944, he torpedoed and sank the largest ship of the war, Japan's super-carrier Shinano. Photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $19.99
“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. Black and white photos. Hardback (Book Club) with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $14.97
"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. Photos, maps. Hardback edition w/ DJ. Good Cond — $14.95
“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. Black and white photos and diagrams. 2002 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $19.88
"HELL ABOVE, DEEP WATER BELOW" By Dale Russell. Flying Fish (SS-229) enters the Sea of Japan in thrilling and true World War II U.S. submarine action adventure. Black and white photos and maps. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — Sale priced at just $18.99
"BATTLE BELOW" The War of the Submarines. By Robert J. Casey. American submarines in World War II, written in 1943 (during the war), permission to publish this book was withheld until 1945. Black and white photos. 1945 first edition Hardback––NO dust jacket. Sorry, sold out! —
"The SINKING Of The LANCASTRIA" The Twentieth Century's Deadliest Naval Disaster and Churchill's Plot to Make it Disappear. By Jonathan Fenby. June 1940, German aircraft sink the British liner Lancastria. Thousands are killed, in a tragic WW II disaster. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $19.99
"The DEPTHS Of COURAGE" American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941—1945. By Flint Whitlock and Ron Smith. The two authors team up to tell the story of America's World War II "silent service." Submarine action in the Pacific. Packed with photos. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $19.88
"SCORPION DOWN" Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the U.S.S. Scorpion. By Ed Offley. American submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost with all hands in May of 1968. Offley reveals a new story on her loss. Photos. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $21.95
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"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. Packed with color and black and white photographs. New Hardback with color DJ. NEW — $24.95
"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. Maps and photos. 1979 Hardback with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out —
“BLACK FLAG” The Surrender of Germany's U-Boat Forces. By Lawrence Paterson. May 1945, Germany surrender's and so must the U-boats. Here is the true story of the final act in the Battle of the Atlantic—the surrender of the mighty U-boats. Black and white photos. New Hardback w/ DJ. NEW — $19.95
“WAHOO" The Patrols of America's Most Famous WWII Submarine. By Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane, USN (Ret.). Lieutenant O’Kane was the executive officer on USS Wahoo (SS-238) and tells his story about this famed World War II submarine. Photos. Hardback (book club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $26.88
“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 Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $48.95
"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. Maps and an ndex. First edition 1966 Hardback with dust jacket. Autographed! Good Cond. — $129.95
“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. Photos and maps. 1988 Hardback (book club) w/ DJ. Good Cond. —- $14.88
“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. Photos, maps and diagrams. Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $16.95
“The BOAT” By Lothar-Gunther Buchheim. (Fiction) Originally translated from German “The Boat” gained great fame when it became the movie thriller, “Das Boot.” The extraordinary tale of life and death in a World War II German U-Boat. 1975 Hardback with dust jacket. Good + Cond. — $11.77
“COLD Is The SEA” By Captain Edward L. Beach, USN. (Fiction) The most advanced nuclear sub in history, the USS Cushing carries more explosive power than all the munitions used in two world wars. She secretly probes the Arctic waters near the U.S.S.R. Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $12.95
“The LAST CRUISE” By Commander William J. Lederer, USN. As the cold war starts in 1949, America submarine USS Cochino (SS-345) runs into trouble in the Atlantic, some 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The first U.S. sub lost since WWII. 1950 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $39.95
“The SEA WOLVES” The Story of German U-Boats at War. By Wolfgang Frank. Complete and true story of the German U-Boat campaign during World War II. The author was on the staff of Admiral Karl Doenitz and saw it from the inside the Nazi empire. Photos. 1955 Hardback w/ DJ. Fair + Cond. — $11.77
“USS MUDSKIPPER” The Submarine that Wrecked a Train. By William M. Hardy. (Fiction) Commander Jonathan Tolliver was a veteran of five war patrols; now on his final mission of World War II cruising his sub USS Mudskipper in waters off the coast of Japan. 1967 Hardback w/ DJ. Fair + + + Cond. — $12.00
“SUBMARINE WOLFPACK” By William M. Hardy. (Fiction) Five thousand miles from base, in the heart of Japanese home waters, the submarine commander maneuvered his wolfpack onto the flank of an enemy convoy. An epic, unforgettable novel. 1961 Hardback with dust jacket. Fair + + + Cond. — $12.00
"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. Black and white photos. Hardback with dust jacket. Autographed! Good Cond. — $49.99
"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. Photos and maps. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $19.99
“ALL The DROWNED SAILORS” By Raymond B. Lech. The cover-up of America’s greatest wartime disaster at sea––the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35). The cruiser was lost with 880 lives because of the incompetence of admirals, officers and gentlemen. Hardback with dust jacket. Sorry, sold out! —
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“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 the USS Pueblo (AKL-44) and her crew by the North Koreans in 1968. Photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Fair + + + Cond. — $19.88
“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). Black and white photos. Hardback edition with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $12.77
“BACK From The DEEP” The Strange Story of the Sister Subs Squalus and Sculpin. By Carl LaVO. This epic World War II submarine saga follows the two subs as they play out their dramatic destinies in the Pacific. Black and white photos. 1994 Hardback with dust jacket. Good Cond. — $18.88
“A BLUE SEA Of BLOOD” Deciphering The Mysterious Fate Of The USS Edsall. By Donald M. Kehn Jr. Foreword by James T. Nix. Outnumbered and outgunned, the American destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219) is sunk by the Japanese in 1942. Black and white photos. New Hardback, w/ DJ. NEW — $19.95
“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. Updates all previously published accounts including “JANAC.” Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $22.95
“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 WW II subs. Photos. Hardback w/ DJ. Good Cond. — $19.95