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New Books: Bob Lilly: Reflections & A Ship to Remember: The Saga of the Hornet

Yesterday afternoon I made a couple of finds at a used bookstore. The first, Bob Lilly: Reflections is a first...

Michael C. Smith
November 18, 2015
Books History - Naval World War II

Yorktown/Essex Class Carriers – Chesneau, Roger / Backer, Steve

Every so often I remember to browse over to the ship modeling websites and see what's new, and this is...

Michael C. Smith
February 23, 2015
Books History - Naval World War II

My Carrier War – Norman E. Berg

This was an enormously interesting read.  Berg was a carrier aviator from 1942-45, and this is his diary-like memoir about...

Michael C. Smith
January 18, 2015
Books History - Naval World War II

The Twilight Warriors – Robert Gandt

This book is about the naval side of the Okinawa campaign, and focuses on the youngest naval aviators, who caught...

Michael C. Smith
May 17, 2014
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The Battle of Midway – Greg Symonds

I had seen references to this book, which came out a couple of years ago, but as a Walter Lord...

Michael C. Smith
December 30, 2013

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