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92 reviews
Jenna Blum

Harvest Books, 2005

Wonderful story
I read ths book along with about 4 co-workers; we had formed a small reading group. This was my pick for the month. We all thought it was a terrific book and had a lot to discuss about it at the end. I'm looking forward to another book by this author.

2009 Poetry Speaks boxed calendar
Inc. Sourcebooks

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008

A year of poets and poetry based on the bestselling book with audio, bringing you short poetry from the greatest poets past and present, along with their thoughts and reflections on their craft and fascinating biographical information. Includes much-loved favorites and little-known works by well-known as well as new poets, and introduces the reader to many new talents working today.

A War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945 A History of US Book 9 (A History of Us)

1 review
Joy Hakim

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

War and Peace
We are using this book alongside of the Tapestry of Grace curriculum. It is an excellent source for chronological history. Joy Hakim presents the information in a manner that is easily understood for my girls in lower grades as well as detailed enough for my high school age daughter. I highly recommend her entire series.

Galloping Ghost: The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Captain Eugene Fluckey

4 reviews
Carl Lavo

US Naval Institute Press, 2007

Great Companion to THUNDER BELOW!
First, let me say that I am an unabashed admirer of Adm. Fluckey. I truly see him as a hero both professionally and privately. He was always happy to autograph items for me, and even offered some invaluable advise upon occasion. That being said, anyone who has read anything on his wartime exploits will undoubtedly walk away agreeing that he was a true American Hero. Definitely read his ...

US Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II (New Vanguard)

2 reviews
Gordon Rottman

Osprey Publishing, 2008

A Good Starting Point
This work is a good starting point for those who wish to learn about and to a limited extent understand the operational use of US PT Boats in WWII. The book takes the technological route here and delves in to the process of design, weapons, crewing and tactics associated with these small craft. As is the case with most of these books on naval matters it does not deal with the operational ...

Baseball Saved Us

16 reviews
Ken Mochizuki

Lee & Low Books, 1995

Baseball Saved US
Mochizuki, K. (1993). Baseball Saved Us. New York. LEE & LOW BOOKS. The story of "Shorty" and his family living at an interment camp during WWII can be used when teaching students about war, especially WWII. Younger students can relate to the character of "Shorty" and his struggles with fitting in and the hardships he feels among peers. Older students can debate the equality issues and the ...

War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945

13 reviews
Edward S. Miller

US Naval Institute Press, 2007

A Must Read
Author Miller has justly received many honors for this book which present the US planning for response to any Japanese aggression against the United States during the period between World War I and World War II. Miller also wrote another book, "Bankrupting The Enemy" about the US economic actions concerning Japan leading up to the war that is equally high quality and required reading for World ...

The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Classics of Naval Literature)

7 reviews
Thomas B. Buell

US Naval Institute Press, 1987

The Quiet Warrior:A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Buell is to be praised for this significant contribution the history of WWII. He is able to compare and contrast Spruance against the better know Halsey in a fashion that gives the reader a perception of how the men of the fifth and third fleet (one in the same) viewed Spruance. He was brilliant, but conservative. Regarded as timid at Midway and at the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" by the ...

America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It

501 reviews
Mark Steyn

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2006

Every American should read this book
America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, by Mark Steyn, is one of the most important books I've read in the last several years. I believe it should be read by all Americans and Europeans. Steyn looks at demography and discovers some chilling statistics - the birth rate of non-Muslim Europeans is well below replacement rates whereas the birth rates among Muslims, including European ...

You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger (Bluejacket Books)

28 reviews
Roger Hall

US Naval Institute Press, 2004

Wonderful book
I have to admit that it has been some time since I read this book, but it's hysterical. I can still remember (from 1966) quite a bit of the dialog. Unfortunately Roger Hall's obituary was in the paper this morning and I started to look for another copy of it. It's a shame that he didn't go into the CIA, it would have been a much funnier world. Even though it looks like I won't be able to ...

World War II GI: US Army Uniforms 1941-45 in colour photographs
Richard Windrow

Crowood Press, 2008

The widespread interest in the American soldier's dress and equipment in World War II has never before been served by a major book recreating the GI's appearance by color photography. A striking study that takes techniques to a new level; live models, wearing an enormous range of authentic surviving uniforms. This book will be hailed as a "bible" by militaria collectors, modelers, illustrators, film wardrobe departments and anyone with an ...

Day Of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor

129 reviews
Robert Stinnett

Free Press, 2001

The Truth Hurts
Negative reactions to this book here reiterate the enormous capacity that Americans share for abject denial. Human behavior is as simple and uncomplicated as it could be. People have left reviews here who have not read this book, so horrified are they that they may be forced to accept that this country is not, and hasn't been since 1776, the Disneyland Main St. USA that they so cherish. ...

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

65 reviews

LeClue [Kindle], 2007

Simplicity of character is sometimes the highest form
Grant finished this lengthy memoir on the eve of his death from throat cancer. Impoverished at the time, the ex-President made his wife rich from the proceeds. Simple, straightforward, earnest narrative, sometimes ironic, sometimes colorful, always unpretentious. Inevitably self-justifying, but candid nonetheless. The most memorable anecdote describes his first action in the 1861-65 war. ...

Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942 (Bluejacket Books)

27 reviews
Homer Hickam

US Naval Institute Press, 1996

Excellent !
Reads like a Clancy thriller. I recommend this book along with Michael Gannon's "Operation Drumbeat" so one can understand the havoc wreaked by German U boats along the Eastern seaboard against totally unprepared and in many cases complacent ships in the early days of World War II.

No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War (Bluejacket Books)

21 reviews
Hiroo Onoda

US Naval Institute Press, 1999

Deguello
I've given 'No Surrender' five stars simply because it is such an incredible testimony of Japanese...and human...determination. Onoda's story is especially striking when we compare it to the reaction of the majority of Americans [granted, primarily noncombatants] to the prolonged wars of Vietnam and Iraq. By extrapolation, 'No Surrender' shows the enormous challenge American civilization faces ...

At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy

4 reviews
Robert J. Bulkley

US Naval Institute Press, 2003

Long out of print
The definitive history of PT boats in World War II, reprinted in paperback by the Navy.

Teddy Suhren: Ace of Aces: Memoirs of a U-boat Rebel

5 reviews
Teddy Suhren, Fritz Brustat-naval

US Naval Institute Press, 2006

Ace of Aces
Excellent account of an interesting WW2 U-Boat Commander,not your typical German stereotype, Teddy Suhren's autobiography is a must read for anyone interested in the Battle of the Atlantic and the U-Boat Campaign of the East Coast of Florida. Suhren is a fun loving, professional who works hard and plays hard. Highly recommend the book.

Run Silent, Run Deep (Classics of Naval Literature)

21 reviews
Edward Latimer Beach

US Naval Institute Press, 1986

A Classic Indeed
Edward L. Beach, Jr. rolled aspects of several real Navy officers into "Rich" Richardson, the central character in Run Silent, Run Deep, including "Swede" Momsen, "Mush" Morton, Howard Gilmore, "Dusty" Dornin, George Street and, of course, Beach himself. In the same way, the three fleet boats Beach served in, Trigger, Tirante and Piper, provided models for some scenes in the story. If you've ...

US Submarines 1941-45 (New Vanguard)

4 reviews
Jim Christley

Osprey Publishing, 2006

A brief history of the Fleet Boat
Jim Christley has written a short (48 pg) but masterful history of the submarines of WWII. Not intended as a comprehensive operational history, but rather a thumbnail sketch of the development and anatomy of these warships. After a chapter on the design and development leading up to the Gato class, the equipment section starts off with a review of weapons. Sections on torpedoes and gun ...

The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise

14 reviews
Edward P. Stafford

US Naval Institute Press, 2002

My favorite book ever.
If you enjoy WW2 History. Specifically US Navy genre, it can't get any better than a book about a ship whose name will live forever(and deservedly so). Got an old 2nd hand book years ago and it remains my prized book.

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