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2) Korea Strait
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
3) The command
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 8
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
4) Peacemaker
Author
Series
Alan Craik novels volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
6) Black storm
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 7
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
8) Navy brat
Author
Series
Navy series (Debbie Macomber) volume 3
Publisher
Wheeler/Chivers
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
9) The crisis
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 12
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Assigned to improve an undisciplined patrol craft squadron in the Red Sea, Naval Commander Dan Lenson and his Tactical Analysis Group find themselves on a humanitarian mission in famine-stricken northern Africa, where a young jihadist coordinates a violent insurgency.
Author
Series
Sunrise at Normandy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France--including those of her own family's summer home--in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt will turn into naval bombardment plans. As the...
15) Sailor proof
Author
Series
Shore leave volume 1
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Naval Chief Derrick Fox wishes he could exact a little revenge on his ex by showing off a rebound fling. His submarine is due to return to its Bremerton, Washington, home base soon and Derrick knows all too well there won't be anyone waiting with a big, showy welcome. Arthur Euler is the guy you go to in a pinch--he's excellent at out-of-the-box solutions. It's what the genius music-slash-computer nerd is known for. So when he finds out Derrick needs...
16) The nugget
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant Bobby Steele, USN, is a fresh-faced and eager naval aviator: a "Nugget," who needs to learn the ropes and complex procedures of taking off and returning safely to his aircraft carrier. A blurry night of drinking lands him in an unfamiliar bed aboard the USS Oklahoma; later that day, the Japanese destroy Pearl Harbor. After cheating death and losing his friend in this act of war, the formerly naive Steele vows to avenge the attack. Flying...
17) The Academy
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 22
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In his final tour of duty after a remarkable career at sea, Dan Lenson is appointed Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. He begins at a difficult time: Congress is cutting military budgets in the wake of the devastating world war with China, calls for radical reform are upending traditions, and Dan himself faces legal jeopardy for his actions during the war. And when a Category 5 hurricane threatens to overwhelm the coast, Dan must...
Author
Series
Honor series volume 13
Publisher
Pineapple Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Politics, love, and war swirl around Captain Peter Wake (USN) in Havana when the USS Maine explodes on a quiet evening in February, 1898. Working with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt in the tense pre-war days, carrying out a perilous espionage mission inside Cuba, and leading a disastrous raid on the Cuban coast, Wake is in the middle of it all. This is the first of a dynamic trilogy set during the Spanish-American War in the Caribbean,...
19) Gemini cell
Author
Series
Shadow Ops volume 4
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a consummate professional, a fierce warrior, and a hard man to kill. But when he sees something he was never meant to see on a covert mission gone bad, he finds himself -- and his family -- in the crosshairs. Nothing means more to Jim than protecting his loved ones, but when the enemy brings the battle to his front door, he is overwhelmed and taken down. That should be the end of the story. But Jim is raised from the...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"P. T. Deutermann's previous novels of the US Navy in World War II - Pacific Glory, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and Sentinels of Fire - have been acclaimed by reviewers and readers for their powerful drama and authentic detail.In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942-1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the offensive...
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