James D Hornfischer: 5 books
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2008
“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”
With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the...
Neptune's Inferno
The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
“A literary tour de force that is destined to become one of the . . . definitive works about the battle for Guadalcanal . . . [James D.] Hornfischer deftly captures the essence of the most pivotal naval campaign of the Pacific war.”—San Antonio Express-News
The Battle of Guadalcanal has...
Ship of Ghosts
The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Son, we’re going to Hell."
The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into U.S. naval legend. Renowned as FDR’s favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize...
The Fleet at Flood Tide
America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower
Winner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States...
by Marcus Luttrell, James D. Hornfischer
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Ramadi, die Hauptstadt der vom Krieg zerrütteten al-Anbar- Provinz. Eine der am stärksten umkämpften Städte des Iraks. Dort wird Marcus Luttrell als Mitglied des SEAL Team 5 in einem sechs Monate währenden, erbitterten Häuserkampf Teil des Militäreinsatzes, der später als der größte Sieg...