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1.

The last stand of the tin can sailors

by - Hornfischer, James D.
The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (2005, Bantam)
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2.

Shattered sword

by - Parshall, Jonathan
The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway (2007, Potomac Books Inc.)
Description: Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without questio ...
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3.

An Honorable German

by - Charles McCain (2009, Grand Central Publishing)
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When World War II begins, Max Brekendorf, a proud young German naval officer, fights for his coun ...
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4.

British battleships 1939-45 (2)

by - Konstam, Angus
Nelson and King George V classes (2009, Osprey Publishing)
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5.

Voyage of the Grey Wolves

by - Wilson, Steven (2004, Kensington Publishing Corp.)
Description: Fiction. An interesting story taking place at the very end of WWII. A respected u-boat commander ...
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6.

Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45 Volume 1

by - Williamson, Gordon (2002, Osprey Pub Co)
Description: From the publisher: This, the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats, traces their d ...
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7.

Struggle for the middle sea

by - O'Hara, Vincent P.
The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945 (2009, Naval Institute Press)
Description: The Mediterranean Sea was the most intensely contested body of water in World War II. As the maritim ...
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8.

Thunder Point

by - Higgins, Jack (1994, Berkley Publishing Group)
Description: Story of a British intelligence agent diving on a mysterious U-boat found in the Caribbean. The comm ...
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9.

Enigma

by - Harris, Robert (1996, Random House)
Description: A really good novel dealing with the Enigma code-breaking effort o ...
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10.

Escape from the deep

by - Kershaw, Alex
A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew (2008, Da Capo Press)
Description: The adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, ...
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11.

The Big E

by - Stafford, Edward Peary
The Story of the USS Enterprise (2002, Naval Institute Press)
Description: One of the more famous aircraft carrier names to emerge from WWII.
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12.

Bismarck

by - Zetterling, Niklas
A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship (2009, Casemate)
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The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck-a masterpiece of engineering, well-armored with a m ...
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13.

The Cruel Sea

by - Monsarrat, Nicholas (1999, United States Naval Inst.)
Description: The story is about convoy escorts, first aboard the corvette H.M.S. Compass Rose, and later on the f ...
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14.

The Raft

by - Trumbull, Robert
The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea (1992, United States Naval Inst.)
Description: Experiences of three downed U.S. Navy flyers, H.F. Dixon, Tony Pastula, and Gene Aldrich, who spent ...
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15.

Down to the Sea

by - Henderson, Bruce
An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II (2008, Collins)
Description: This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follo ...
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16.

We were pirates

by - Robert Schultz
A Torpedoman's Pacific War (2009, Naval Institute Press)
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A sailor's extraordinary experiences on an American submarine in the Pacific are candidly reporte ...
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17.

Left for dead

by - Pete Nelson
A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis (2003, Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
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Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. ...
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18.

The Man Who Never Was

by - Montagu, Ewen
World War II's Boldest Counter-Intelligence Operation (2001, United States Naval Inst.)
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19.

Why the Allies Won

by - Overy, Richard (1997, W W Norton & Co)
Description: This book devotes a chapter to each of the decisive military campaigns of the war. One is entitled ...
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20.

Shadow Divers

by - Kurson, Robert (2004, Random House)
Description: Finding a wreck and identifying this as U-869.
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21.

Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story

by - Fuchida, Mitsuo (2001, United States Naval Inst.)
Description: Very interesting story of the battle from the Japanese point of view. The foreword is written by Adm ...
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22.

The German Navy Handbook: 1939-1945

by - Showell, Jak P. Mallman (1999, Sutton Publishing, Limited)
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23.

Grey Wolf

by - Williamson, Gordon
U-Boat Crewman of World War II (2001, Osprey Pub Co)
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24.

Allied Secret: The Sinking of Hmt Rohna

by - Jackson, Carlton (2002, Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd))
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25.

War At Sea: A Naval History of World War II

by - Miller, Nathan (1995, Simon & Schuster)
Description: This is a general look at naval warfare in WWII. Includes excellent bibliography for further readin ...
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26.

Thunder Below!

by - Fluckey, Eugene B.
The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II (1992, University of Illinois Press)
Description: Covering the 5 patrols of USS Barb in the Pacific, written by her commander of the time, one of the ...
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27.

Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea

by - Hammel, Eric M.
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Nov. 13-15, 1942 (1999, Pacifica Pr)
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28.

First U-Boat Flotilla

by - Paterson, Lawrence (2002, United States Naval Inst.)
Description: The history of the 1st U-Flotilla from 1935 to 1944. Using much primary source material including in ...
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29.

British battleships 1939-45 (1)

by - Konstam, Angus
Queen Elizabeth and Royal Soverign Classes (2009, Osprey Publishing)
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With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at ...
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30.

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

by - Wynn, Kenneth (1998, United States Naval Inst.)
Description: Career Histories, U-511 - Uit25. This is the second of two volumes cover ...
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