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Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Kleiss's account of the battle from his perspective is riveting. His detailed analysis of how everything transpired is a testament to the professionalism and ex...

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The Jersey Brothers by Sally Mott Freeman

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

A gripping tale of the bond between three brothers and how two of them do everything they possibly can to rescue the other one. The book is not only an excelle...

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Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack by Steve Twomey

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

In Countdown to Pearl Harbor Steve Twomey revisits the reasons why the Americans were so caught off-guard by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Still to this ...

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The Shining Sea by George C. Daughan

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

An excellent description and analysis of David Porter's cruise in southern Pacific Ocean. Daughan balances describing Porter's excellent leadership of the Essex...

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Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron by Ronald Utt

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Utt brings a fresh light to a war that has not received as much attention as the other American wars of the 19th Century, primarily the Civil and the Mexican-Am...

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Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron by Ronald Utt

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Utt brings a fresh light to a war that has not received as much attention as the other American wars of the 19th Century, primarily the Civil and the Mexican-Am...

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