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61 61 NAVAL HISTORY AMERICAN NAVIES................................................................61 World Wars......................................................................61 Post–World War II to Present........................................62 GERMAN NAVY.......................................................................62 World War I. ....................................................................62 World War II....................................................................63 OTHER NAVIES ......................................................................63 USS Indianapolis (CA-35): FromPresidential Cruiser, to Delivery of the Atomic Bombs, to Tragic Sinking in WWII David Doyle. Returning from a secret mission to transport an atomic bomb across the Pacific, USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine, becoming the last large warship lost by the US duringWorldWar II. Delay in the mission to recover surviving crew resulted in the largest loss of life aboard a single ship in US Navy history. Size: 9"x9" • Over 240 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6262-0 • hard • $19.99 USS Alabama (BB-60): From Tarawa, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa, to Museum Ship David Doyle. The fourth and final battleship in the South Dakota-class, the USS Alabama served in both the Atlantic and Pacific duringWorldWar II, participating in many of the most famous battles of the war. Size: 9"x9" • Over 240 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6235-4 • hard • $19.99 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 Gulf War in 1991. This book documents the battleship from design and construction, through combat during each of its wars, to its preservation today. Size: 9"x9" • 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"x9" • 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. The battleship USS NewYork served the Navy from 1914 until just after 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"x9" • 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 describedAndrew Jackson Higgins as "themanwho won the war for us," referring to the landing craft he perfected.USWWII landingcraft, the LCP(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 larger LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry).These vessels, built in the tens of thousands, formed the armada that put Allied troops ashore in NorthAfrica, theAleutians, and Normandy and across the Pacific. Size: 9"x9" • 176 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5861-6 • hard • $19.99 AMERICANNAVIES Privateers of the Revolution: War on the New Jersey Coast, 1775–1783 DonaldGradyShomette.Maritimehistorian and archaeologist Donald Grady Shomette reveals the little known history of howPennsylvania andNew Jersey privateers, privatelyownedshipsofwar somecalledpirates,mannedbyover 18,000men, influenced the fight for American independence. Size: 6" x 9" • 43 color and b/w images • 400pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5033-7•HC•978-1-5073-0031-2 (E-Book) • $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 Kidd (DD-661): FromWWII and Korea to MuseumShip DavidDoyle. Fletcher-classdestroyers were the mainstay of the US Navy’s destroyer force duringWWII.With175of theclass commissioned, the Fletchers were the most numerous of the American “Tin Cans”—as destroyers are affectionately known. Today, Kidd is the only one of the type has been pre- served in WWII configuration. This book uses color photography to provide reader an illustrated tour of the ship, above and below deck. Size 9"x9" • 283 color and b/w photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6465-5 • hardcover • $19.99/£18.99 GBP/$28.99 CAD USS Lexington (CV-2): From the 1920s to the Battle of Coral Sea inWWII David Doyle. When commissionedonDecember 14, 1927, Lexingtonand her sister ship, Saratoga, were the world's largest aircraft carriers. This profusely illustrated book, an expanded andupdated versionof the author's earlier work, puts the readeronthedeckof Lexingtonthrough her construction, evolution, andultimateMay8, 1942, sinkingat theBattleof Coral Seaandfinisheswith the discovery of her wreck in 2018. Size 9"x9" • 258 b/w and color photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6490-7 • hard • $24.9999 GBP/$35.99 CAD USS Saratoga (CV-3): From the 1920s–30s andWWII Combat, toOperationCrossroads . David Doyle. This profuesely illustrated book tells the story of USS Saratoga (CV-3), one of only three pre-WWII aircraft carriers to survive the war. Size: 9"x9" • 330 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6466-2 • hard • $24.99 USS Intrepid (CV-11/CVA-11/CVS-11): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Mu- seum Ship. David Doyle. USS Intrepid , the “Fighting I,” was one of America’s longest-serving and iconic aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Intrepid and her crews weathered ka- mikazes, torpedoes, and typhoons throughout three years of heavy combat. Size 9"x9" • 330 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6357-3 • hard • $24.99 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), and LST vessels that transported tanks and heavy equipment to the shores of NorthAfricaandNormandy and throughout the Pacific. Size: 9"x9" • 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-25Mitchell bombers flownby Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders in the first US strike on Japan inMay 1942,was the thirdand lastYorktown-classaircraft carrier completed. Serving the US Navy for just over one year, the warship had a brief yet heroic life. Descriptive and informative captions put the reader on the deck of this historic warship throughout its short history. Size: 9"x9" • 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"x9" • 235 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5663-6 • HC • 978-1-5073- 0173-9 (E-Book) • $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"x9" • 255 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5668-1 • HC • 978-1-5073- 0177-7 (E-Book) • $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"x9" • 199 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5666-7 • HC • 978-1-5073- 0172-2 (E-Book) • $19.99 Liberty Ships:America’s Merchant Marine Transport inWorldWar II DavidDoyle.Althoughnot aweapon in the traditional senseof theword,arguably no itemin theAlliedarsenal contributedasmuch to the defeat of theAxis duringWWII as did the Liberty ships. The2,710 vessels of this typeplaced into serviceduring thewar transported the tremendousoutput ofAmerican industry toAllied troops on the front line,providing the means to vanquish the enemy. Size: 9"x9" • 295 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5959-0 • hard • $19.99 BACKLIST 61