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  • On the Gunline
    David D. Bruhn / David DBruhn / Richard S. Mathews / Richard SMathews
    During the Vietnam War, 270 U.S. Navy and four Royal Australian Navy warships served at various times on the gunline. Within this armada were the battleship New Jersey, ten cruisers, 212 destroyers, fifty destroyer escorts, and the inshore fire support ship Carronade. When necessary, naval guns poured out round after round, until their barrels overheated and turned red, exterio...
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    41,52 €

  • We are Sinking, Send Help!
    David D. Bruhn / David DBruhn
    U.S. Navy rescue tugs and salvage ships were in the thick of the action during the invasion of French North Africa, the lengthy, bitter Italian Campaign, and the invasion of France in World War II. Seventeen officers and men from the salvage ship Brant and the fleet tug Cherokee received Navy Cross Medals for their heroic actions during a special operation in French Morocco. Ch...
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    41,33 €

  • Battle Stars for the 'Cactus Navy'
    David D. Bruhn / David DBruhn
    Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy obtained approximately 700 vessels from private owners, armed them, designated them as patrol yachts (PY) or patrol craft (YP), and sent them to sea. The vessels spanned the spectrum from yacht to waterfront work horse-fishing vessel, whaler, tug, and freighter. San Diego tuna fishermen-including those that would be aboard their bo...
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    39,95 €

  • Wooden Ships and Iron Men
    David D. Bruhn / David DBruhn
    From 1953-1994, sixty-five U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers (MSOs) swept mines; searched the seafloor for downed aircraft, sunken ships, and lost munitions; 'showed the flag' throughout the world, even sailing up the Congo and Mekong Rivers, calling at dozens ...
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    41,32 €