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ITEM NUMBER PRICE ITEM DESCRIPTION CLICK ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE
       
B-005 $10.00   From Annapolis to Scapa Flow: The Autobiography of Edward L. Beach, Sr

Fans of Edward L. Beach Jr.'s books, including his classic submarine novel Run Silent, Run Deep and his history of the U.S. Navy, will be drawn to this memoir by his father, a popular novelist of his era. Photos. 302 pages. Published by Naval Institute.  Hardbound
From Annapolis to Scapa Flow
B-010 $10.00   Battleground Atlantic: How the Sinking of a Single Japanese Submarine Assured
                                    the Outcome of World War II
 

Uncovers the story behind a German-Japanese scheme to turn much of America into a radioactive wasteland. The submarine I-52 was returning to Japan with the lethal ingredients of a radiological bomb, when, in June of 1944, U.S. Navy warplanes sunk it. 311 pages. Published by NAL
Battleground Atlantic
B-015 $10.00   In the Course of Duty In the Course of Duty
B-020 $10.00   The Air-Raid Warden Was A Spy: And Other Tales from Home-Front America
                                                         in World War II

Reveals such dramatic moments of the war as the sinking of a Japanese submarine off the California coast, and the dismantling of a Nazi spy ring in New York. Photos. 228 pages. Published by Castle.  Hardbound
The Air-Raid Warden Was A Spy
B-025 $10.00   Black Wind 

Dirk Pitt and his offspring race to locate a pair of germ-laden Japanese submarines that were hidden during WWII, and which are part of a modern-day plot to destroy the US. 530 pages. Published by Putnam.  Hardbound
Black Wind
B-030 $10.00   The Silent Service Ohio Class  The Silent Service Ohio Class 
B-035 $10.00   The Depths of Courage:American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945 

Here are accounts of life aboard a WWII submarine as recounted by veterans who fought in the "silent service": from the crippling attack on Pearl Harbor, through the long struggle to push the enemy across the Pacific, to the unconditional surrender of Japan, and beyond. Illustrated. 428 pages. Published by Berkley. Hardbound 
The Depths of Courage
B-040 $6.00   The Bravest Man  The Bravest Man
B-045 $10.00   Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon
                            --The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion
 

The loss of the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion on Memorial Day, 1968, is described officially by the Navy as an "inexplicable accident." It is argued here that the Navy has known all along that the Soviets sank the sub. Photos. 482 pages. Published by Basic. Hardbound
Scorpion Down
B-050 $10.00   Submarine Disasters  Submarine Disasters 
B-055 $10.00   Weapons of Desperation: German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World War II 

As the Third Reich headed for its inevitable destruction, German ingenuity in the naval field turned to unconventional weapons: midget submarines, radio controlled explosive boats, and various forms of underwater sabotage. Pieced together from fragmentary sources, this volume chronicles some of the most desperate operations of the Second World War. Photos. 256 pages. Published by Naval Institute.  Hardbound
Weapons of Desperation
B-060 $10.00   Lost Subs

Chronicles the gripping stories of the world's most famous lost submarines, from the ghostly wreck of the Civil War submersible Hundley to the grave of the Kursk beneath the Barents Sea. Features amazing underwater images of these vessels. Well illustrated, some in color. 176 pages. 10x9 inches. Published by Chartwell. Hardbound  
Lost Subs
B-065 $10.00   Red Star Under the Baltic  Red Star Under the Baltic
B-070 $10.00   Alexander Orlov: The FBI's KGB General  Alexander Orlov: The FBI's KGB General
B-075 $10.00   Red Star Rogue  Red Star Rogue 
B-080 $25.00   Cruisers for Breakfast  Cruisers for Breakfast 
B-085 $10.00   Wolf Pack  Wolf Pack 
B-090 $10.00   Leave No Man Behind  Leave No Man Behind 
B-095 $10.00   Not A Good Day to Die  Not A Good Day to Die
B-100 $10.00   Steel My Soldier's Hearts  Steel My Soldier's Hearts
B-105 $10.00   Shadow Warriors  Shadow Warriors
B-110 $10.00   All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion

Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank in mysterious circumstances with a loss of ninety-nine lives. The author believes it was sunk by the Soviets, in retaliation for the sinking of one of their subs near Hawaii, and explains how the Scorpion was lured into a deadly trap. 16 pages of photos. 277 pages. Published by S&S   
All Hands Down
B-115 $10.00   Battle Beneath The Waves, U Boats At War Battle Beneath The Waves
B-120 $10.00   A Time To Die  A Time To Die
B-125 $10.00    Hunting The Jackal Hunting The Jackal
B-130 $10.00   Warriors, Portraits from the Battlefield Warriors, Portraits from the Battlefield
B-135 $10.00   Warlord, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy  Warlord, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy