America's preeminent naval historian offers a history of the Second World War based on the experiences of the young officers-fresh out of the United States Naval Academy-who served on its front lines.
America's preeminent naval historian offers a history of the Second World War based on the experiences of the young officers-fresh out of the United States Naval Academy-who served on its front lines.
Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, where he taught naval history for thirty years. He also served as the Ernest J. King Distinguished Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College. His books include Decision at Sea, Lincoln and his Admirals, The Battle of Midway, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings, World War II at Sea, and, most recently, Nimitz at War . He has won the Lincoln Prize, the Roosevelt Prize, and the Dudley Knox Medal for Lifetime Achievement. In 2023 he was awarded the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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Prologue: Reef Points PART I: MIDSHIPMEN Chapter 1. Appointment Chapter 2. Plebe Year Chapter 3. Youngster Cruise Chapter 4. Youngsters Chapter 5. Beat Army Chapter 6. Firsties PART II: JUNIOR OFFICERS Chapter 7. The Real Navy Chapter 8. The Cusp of War Chapter 9: Infamy Chapter 10. Retribution Chapter 11. U-Boats, Convoys, and Matrimony Chapter 12: The Turning Point: The Coral Sea and Midway PART III: ON THE OFFENSIVE Chapter 13. Savo Island Chapter 14. Ironbottom Sound Chapter 15. Flight Training Chapter 16. The Med Chapter 17. Submarine Warfare Chapter 18: "Moored as Before" PART IV: VALEDICTION Chapter 19. Semper Fidelis Chapter 19. Command Chapter 20. Decisive Battles Chapter 21. Iwo Jima and Okinawa Chapter 22. Victory Epilogue Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography
Prologue: Reef Points PART I: MIDSHIPMEN Chapter 1. Appointment Chapter 2. Plebe Year Chapter 3. Youngster Cruise Chapter 4. Youngsters Chapter 5. Beat Army Chapter 6. Firsties PART II: JUNIOR OFFICERS Chapter 7. The Real Navy Chapter 8. The Cusp of War Chapter 9: Infamy Chapter 10. Retribution Chapter 11. U-Boats, Convoys, and Matrimony Chapter 12: The Turning Point: The Coral Sea and Midway PART III: ON THE OFFENSIVE Chapter 13. Savo Island Chapter 14. Ironbottom Sound Chapter 15. Flight Training Chapter 16. The Med Chapter 17. Submarine Warfare Chapter 18: "Moored as Before" PART IV: VALEDICTION Chapter 19. Semper Fidelis Chapter 19. Command Chapter 20. Decisive Battles Chapter 21. Iwo Jima and Okinawa Chapter 22. Victory Epilogue Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography
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