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58 8 AMERICA N NAVIES ...................................................................... 5 8 World Wars. ............................................................................ 58 Post–World War II to Present............................................... 5 9 NAVAL GERMAN NAVY.............................................................................. 5 9 World War I............................................................................ 5 9 World War II........................................................................... 5 9 OTHER NAVIE S .............................................................................60 US Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 2: The LCT, LSM, and LST. David Doyle.This second of two volumes onAmerican landing craft of WorldWar II focuses on the larger LCT, LSM, LCS(L) (3),andLSTvesselsthattransportedtanksandheavy equipmenttotheshoresofNorthAfricaandNormandy and throughout the Pacific. Size: 9” x 9” • 188 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6012-1 • hard • $19.99 USS Hornet (CV-8): From the Doolittle Raid and Midway to Santa Cruz David Doyle. USS Hornet (CV-8),made famous through its launching of the16USArmyB-25MitchellbombersflownbyJimmy Doolittle'sraiders inthefirstUSstrikeonJapan inMay 1942,wasthethirdandlastYorktown-classaircraftcarrier completed.Serving the US Navy for just over one year, the warship had a brief yet heroic life.Descriptive and informativecaptionsputthereaderonthedeckofthis historicwarship throughout itsshorthistory. Size: 9" x 9" • 117 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5862-3 • hard • $19.99 USS New Jersey (BB-62): FromWorld War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship David Doyle. Preserved today as a museum in her namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat duringWWII and the Korean War and was the only battleship of any nation to see service during the VietnamWar. Size: 9" x 9" • 235 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5663-6 • hard • $19.99 USS Tennessee (BB-43): From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa in World War II David Doyle. One of the most famous US warships ofWWII, the USS Tennessee fought her way from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Follow the story of this ship and the men who sailed her into history in this profusely illustrated volume. Size: 9" x 9" • 255 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5668-1 • hard • $19.99 PT Boats: The US Navy’s Fast Attack Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War II David Doyle. Powerful, fast, and heavily armed—yet made of wood,the US PT boats ofWWII were produced by numerous firms in a variety of configurations.This profusely illustrated volume displays the creation and history of these iconic powerboats. Size: 9" x 9" • 199 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5666-7 • hard • $19.99 Liberty Ships:America’s Merchant Marine Transport inWorldWar II DavidDoyle.Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in theAllied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of theAxis duringWWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 vessels of this type placed into service during the war transported the tremendous output ofAmerican industry toAllied troops on the front line, providing the means to vanquish the enemy. Size: 9” x 9” • 295 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5959-0 • hard • $19.99 USSMissouri(BB-63):America’sLastBattleship DavidDoyle. Oneof themost famousUSwarshipsof thetwentiethcentury,theUSS Missouri wasthesiteof the Japanese surrender endingWWII.She went on to serve inKoreaandtheGulfWar,beforebeingretiredas amemorialatPearlHarboradjacenttotheUSS Arizona . Thisprofuselyillustratedvolumedisplaysthecreationand 70+yearhistoryof this iconicship. Size: 9" x 9" • 266 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5562-2 • hard • $19.99 USS North Carolina (BB-55): From WWII Combat to Museum Ship David Doyle. One of the most famous US warships of the twentieth century, the USS North Carolina is the most dec- orated battleship in US history, and is preserved today as war memorial.This profusely illustrated volume presents the creation and 70+ year history of this iconic ship. Size: 9" x 9" • 281 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5563-9 • hard • $19.99 USS Iowa (BB-61): The Story of "the Big Stick" from 1940 to the Present. David Doyle. The USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in the United States Navy's last, and most bat- tle-worthy,battleship class,which also included the New Jersey,Wisconsin, and Missouri .This volume explores Iowa's design,construction, launching,and commissioning, as well as its extensive wartime activities in bothWorldWar II and Korea. Size: 9" x 9" • 277 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5417-5 • hard • $19.99 USS Yorktown (CV-5): From Design and Construction to the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway David Doyle.This volume explores Yorktown'sconstruction,prewarandwartimeactivities throughcarefully researchedphotos,manyofwhich have never before been published,which are repro- duced in remarkableclarity.Coupledwithdescriptive and informativecaptions,thisbookputsthereaderon thedeckofthishistoricwarshipthroughoutherhistory. Size: 9" x 9" • 180 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5288-1 • hard • $19.99 USSLexington(CV/CVA-16):FromWorldWar II to Present-Day Museum Ship David Doyle. Launched duringWWII, the USS Lexington (CV-16) foughtvaliantlyacrossthePacific,inflictingconsiderable damagethroughthirty-fivecampaigns.Itspilotsdowned hundreds of Japanese aircraft, participating in the sinking of over a million tons of enemy vessels.Then Lexington continued toserve into the1990s,racking up almost a half-million landings aboard. Size: 9” x 9” • 210 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5925-5 • hard • $19.99 UnitedStatesNavalVessels:TheOfficialUnited States Navy Reference Manual Prepared by theDivisionofNavalIntelligence,1September 1945 ThefirstpartcomprisesthemanualentitledONI 222-US: United States Naval Vessels. The second partofthisbook isastudycompiledbytheStatistical SectionoftheOfficerofNavalIntelligence,entitledThe UnitedStatesFleet(fromPearlHarbortoOct.1,1945). Size:8.5"x11"•1500bwphotos•672pp. ISBN:0-7643-0090-3•hard•$75.00 AMERICAN NAVIES Privateers of the Revolution: War on the New Jersey Coast, 1775-1783 Donald Grady Shomette. Maritime historian and archaeologist Donald Grady Shomette reveals the little known history of how Pennsylvania and New Jersey privateers, privately owned ships of war some called pirates, manned by over 18,000 men, influenced the fight for American independence. Size:6"x9"•43colorandb/w images•400pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5033-7•hardcover•$34.99 The Confederate Steam Navy: 1861-1865 Donald L. Canney. The Confederate SteamNavy is the first book-length study of the naval vessels of the Confederacy, detailing their technology, development, design, and construction. Illus- trated with over 150 photos, plans, and period engravings, it places the vessels in the context of the transitional naval technology of the era. Size:9.125"x8.125"•152color&bwphotos•192pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4824-2•hard•$39.99 WORLD WARS USS Wisconsin (BB-64): From World War II to the Persian Gulf to Museum Ship. David Doyle. The Wisconsin fought through the final year of WWII, saw extensive service during the KoreanWar,and then was recalled to arms to liberate Kuwait during the GulfWar in 1991.This book documents the battleship from design and construction, through combat during each of its wars, to its preservation today. Size: 9” x 9” • 258 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6013-8 • hard • $19.99 USS Enterprise (CV-6): The “Big E” from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte. David Doyle. The US Navy’s USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle Raid to the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz,and Guadalcanal to the Philippine Sea and Leyte.This book explores Enterprise’s design and construction,wartime activities,and ultimate postwar decommissioning and scrapping. Size: 9” x 9” • 236 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6075-6 • hard • $19.99 USS New York (BB-34): FromWorldWar I to the Atomic Age David Doyle. ThebattleshipUSS NewYork served theNavy from1914until justafter WWII.The hundreds of photographs in this volume trace the history of this warship from her launching in 1914, through two world wars, to atomic bomb testing.Part of the Legends ofWarfare series. Size: 9" x 9" • 241 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5824-1 • hard • $19.99 US Landing Craft of WWII, Vol. 1: The LCP(L), LCP(R), LCV, LCVP, LCS(L), LCM, and LCI David Doyle. No less than Dwight Eisenhower describedAndrewJacksonHigginsas"themanwho won thewar forus," referring to the landingcrafthe perfected.USWWIIlandingcraft,theLCP(L),LCP(R),LCV, LCVP,LCM,and LCS(L),are presented in this volume (the first of two on US landing craft),along with the largerLCI (LandingCraft,Infantry).Thesevessels,built inthetensofthousands,formedthearmadathatput Allied troops ashore in NorthAfrica,theAleutians,and Normandy and across the Pacific. Size: 9" x 9" • 176 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5861-6 • hard • $19.99 58