November 2011 | Navy Reserve Website

Navy Baby (The Navy Series #5) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 697) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have read quite a few Debbie Macomber books, and so far, I thought this one was the best that I read so far. It was a great story, the characters were real, with emotional depth, and the pacing was great - everything was just right, and I enjoyed this one very much.This is a classic we-made-a-baby,...

Dragon of Navy Pier Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Charlie, the dragon of Navy Pier, is a delightful fellow. He tries really hard to be scary, but he discovers that it's more fun just to be himself. Our kids love this book.Click Here to see more reviews about: Dragon of Navy PierCharlie is a young dragon on a carousel at a Chicago amusement pier. When...

Africa Squadron: The U.S. Navy and the Slave Trade, 1842-1861 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author is to be commended for writing a book on an obscure but important part of US naval history -- namely the formation and activities of the Africa Squadron of the US Navy in interdicting the slave trade from 1842 to 1861. The problem is that there was very little action to report and the squadron's...

Neptunus Rex: Naval Stories of the Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944: Voices of the Navy Memorial Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This slim volume is based on material drawn from oral transcripts and from numerous unpublished manuscripts written by participants in the D-Day landings and subsequent operations in Normandy. The focus is on American naval personnel, from those serving on the capital ships and destroyers to the crews...

SAMPAN SAILOR: A Navy Man's Adventures in WWII China Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I concur with the previous reviews and found this book to be engaging and informative. Mishler presents an interesting account of his experience "behind the lines" with the US Navy in wartime China, a theatre of WWII that was both unique and little-known. He displays an enthusiastic, culturally-sensitive,...

Seals: The US Navy's Elite Fighting Force (General Military) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Not the same old history lesson and file photos we're used to seeing, this book is a fresh report on the activities, accomplishments, and equipment of Naval Special Warfare in recent times. Using the words of the authors, along with the first-person accounts and photos of other veteran SEAL Operators,...

The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, Vol 2: 1940-1949 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A good source of reference to the chaotic application of paint schemes at war time. The color chips at the end of the book give good hints to those who are frustrated by the fraying color photographs. Focuses on the rules of application of different paint schemes and detail discussions on application...

War, Mutiny, and Revolution in the German Navy: The World War I Diary of Seaman Richard Stumpf Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The diary of Richard Stumpf was an important piece of evidence at the Nurnberg Trials in Germany. This book is an absolute must for World Was I buffs. Highly recommended!APClick Here to see more reviews about: War, Mutiny, and Revolution in the German Navy: The World War I Diary of Seaman Richard StumpfClick...

The Green Wave and the Navy: The History of the Uss Benfold, (Ddg - 65) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)History, romance, patriotism, courage, tragedy, respect, honor, admiration, appreciation and gratitude; all of these are found in this 512 page book. The life and heroic death of Edward C. Benfold, a 21 year old Navy corpsman assigned to the 1st Marine Division in Korea is reconstructed 47 years after...

Battleship and Cruiser Aircraft of the United States Navy 1910-1949 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I love this book because it fills a missing niche in my aircraft library, even my refrence books only gloss over this aircraft types.This book is full of photos of the various types of aircraft, quite a few shots of the ships they were on, plenty of action shots in recovery, landing, takeoff, etc. Lots...

Seapower As Strategy: Navies and National Interests Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author is the leading light in naval writing. He lives up to every expectation in this book, which uses brilliant historical and technological analysis to explain the nature of naval strategy and the utility of navies.'The key, and the theme of this book, is a very old idea,' Friedman writes. 'About...

The New Navy, 1883-1922 (The U.S. Navy Warship Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is not at all what I expected...It is basically a compendium/listing of 1883-WWI era ships...photo coverage is minimal, photos are small, and include only one photo per class of major ships, and maybe one photo per every 10-15 classes of minor ships....No photos sequences are included to show...

The Gator Navy: The Amphibious Navy That I Knew In World War Ii Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am an avid reader. Books are my entry to todays world. So, when I get to read an outstanding story about what the men went through when the "chips were down" it makes all fiction seem blaugh!! Lt. Lillingsworth gives a simple "I was there"story of a little-knownunit of the Navy's war in the Pacific....

Tidewater's Navy: An Illustrated History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)On New Year's Day 1776 a small British fleet entered the Tidewater, sailed to the harbor and opened fire. It was just another incident of the history of Norfolk, Hampton Roads. Five years later, with Cornwallis trapped on the Yorktown penninsula, Admiral deGrasse and the French navy intercepted the Royal...

Born to Fly: The Heroic Story of Downed U.S. Navy Pilot Lt. Shane Osborn Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The vivid accounts of the life of Shane Osborn growing up in Nebraska to his heroic actions while flying an American Reconnaissance plane gives the children of today a great role model and hero. Intermediate readers (and adults) realize that setting goals, working to achieve goals and keeping focused...

Steichen at War: The Navy's Pacific Air Battles Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Edward Steichen virtually created the world of high fashion and advertising photography, but his military coverage of two World Wars was equally remarkable. He received the Croix de Guerre for pioneering photoreconnaissance as part of Pershing's American Expeditionary Force in 1918, and his team's shots...

Navy Woman (The Navy Series #4) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 683) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Royce Nyland is a single father who only shows his soft side to his daughter. At work he is just the icy Commander to his staff. That is until Catherine Fredrickson breaks through his icy wall. She becomes very important to him but they have a lot of problems to work out. Most imporatantly the fact that...