naval operations

In January 1942, twelve-year-old Colton is on his family's fishing boat in the Atlantic with his older brother Danny when the boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, and Danny is severely injured; realizing how close the enemy is, Colton takes his brother's enlistment papers and joins the Navy, determined to do his part to defeat Germany--if only he can keep his age a secret and survive life at sea.

Re-creates the events surrounding the attack on the passenger ship Athenia, the first ship lost in the battle of the Atlantic during World War II.

Recounts the United States Navy's encounters at sea during the War of 1812, discussing tactics, battles, and the thoughts and experiences of the captains and seamen.

In January 1942, twelve-year-old Colton is on his family's fishing boat in the Atlantic with his older brother Danny when the boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, and Danny is severely injured; realizing how close the enemy is, Colton takes his brother's enlistment papers and joins the Navy, determined to do his part to defeat Germany--if only he can keep his age a secret and survive life at sea.

Explores the history of World War II in the Pacific Theater, arguing that the battles to wrest the Pacific islands back from Japan were some of the most-deciding battles of the entire war. Explores each engagement in the Pacific, wartime council meetings in both Washington and Tokyo, and how the increase in wartime naval production can be seen as the secret to Allied victory.

"Describes the role sailors played during World War II. Readers' choices reveal various historical details"--Provided by publisher.

The German U-Boat war against American merchant men was deadly. In World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine had twice the fatality rate of the U.S. Navy. William Geroux tells the tale of Mathews County, Virginia, caught in the thick of the fight, as it sent its men to sea, as it had for generations. It is a common mistake to believe that the Nazis did not come near America during World War II. The truth is that German U-boats patrolled the east coast constantly, waiting for ships to leave with supplies for the Allies. Until America's Air Force became stronger, the U-boats were difficult to destroy and the men of the Merchant Marine were often the only defense.

Chronicles the last and fatal voyage of the Lusitania, moving between events on the luxury ocean liner as it returned to its home port of Liverpool from New York City to those on the German submarine U-20.

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.