Crossed Currents

Crossed Currents

Author: Mary-Beth Hall

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1612347290

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This new, revised edition of the path-breaking first history of the female members of the U.S. Navy has been updated to include the recent integration of Navy women into the crews of combaant shops and tactical aviation squadrons, and the contributions of Navy women to the space program. It is a comprehensive chronicle of inspirational service spanning nearly the entire century.


The Navy’s Godfather: John Rodgers

The Navy’s Godfather: John Rodgers

Author: Eileen F. Lebow

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1300182156

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Hardcover: A great naval victory always eluded John Rodgers, but he emerges in this account by Eileen Lebow as perhaps one of the most important persons in the establishment of the early navy.


The Confederate States Navy

The Confederate States Navy

Author: Arthur Wyllie

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-02

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 1430302577

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An alphabetical listing and description of known Confederate ships and a listing with short biography of men in the Confederate States Navy and Marines.


The Pacific War Papers

The Pacific War Papers

Author: Donald M. Goldstein

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1597974625

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The Pacific War Papers is an annotated collection of extremely rare Japanese primary-source documents, translated into English, that provides an invalu-able resource for historians and students of World War II. These naval and diplomatic documents come from the collection of the late Gordon Prange, the eminent scholar of Pearl Harbor, who obtained them from Japanese naval leaders while working for the Military History Section of the American forces that occupied Japan. Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon have assembled this collection so that these important documents are not lost to history. The editors also provide expert commentary to introduce and explain the importance of the materials. This book forms the companion volume to The Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans (Brassey's, Inc., 1993), which Goldstein and Dillon also edited. Most of the documents published here are not available anywhere else, with many translated for the first time. This edited collection covers three main topics: the Japanese navy before World War II, prewar diplomacy and politics, and Japanese naval operations and policy during the war. The documents include diary extracts and candid, short monographs written by high-ranking Japanese officers immediately after the war. They shed new light on the vast naval buildup before the war, the development of the navy's operational concepts for war with the United States, the organization and tactics of aircraft carrier forces, and the failure of Japanese submarine operations. No World War II library will be complete without this important volume.


American Women During World War II

American Women During World War II

Author: Doris Weatherford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-10-16

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 1135201900

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American Women during World War II documents the lives and stories of women who contributed directly to the war effort via official and semi-official military organizations, as well as the millions of women who worked in civilian defense industries, ranging from aircraft maintenance to munitions manufacturing and much more. It also illuminates how the war changed the lives of women in more traditional home front roles. All women had to cope with rationing of basic household goods, and most women volunteered in war-related programs. Other entries discuss institutional change, as the war affected every aspect of life, including as schools, hospitals, and even religion. American Women during World War II provides a handy one-volume collection of information and images suitable for any public or professional library.