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BOOKS:
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TRADITIONS AND TALES OF THE NAVY
The heart of Traditions and Tales of the Navy deals with the evolution of
seagoing words and phrases that have become part of our everyday American
English language. Instead of a dry, formal approach to the topic, the author
has used a salty, lively and entertaining path that is laced with humor.
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Price: $19.95 plus shipping
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DESTROYER ESCORTS OF WORLD WAR II
This is the first book that deals with the technical and construction aspects
of World War Two destroyer escorts. It treats each of the six classes of
destroyer escorts independently.
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Price: $9.95 plus shipping
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VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES:
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FIGHTING DESTROYER ESCORTS OF WORLD WAR II
This is the only video documentary that deals specifically with a
unique World War Two U.S. Navy warship, the Destroyer Escort, commonly referred
to as a "DE".
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PROUDLY WE SERVED: The Men of the USS Mason
At a time when most black American sailors were relegated to service as
officers' stewards and cooks, the African-American crew of USS Mason (DE-529)
made history by escorting six convoys across the North Atlantic, and
performing all of the technical duties of seamanship needed to take a warship
into combat.
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Price: $29.95 plus shipping
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HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The Yanks in Ireland
Music, myth and memory mix as one of the last great-untold World War II stories
unfolds against an Irish landscape. 300,000 American servicemen and women
served in Northern Ireland from 1942 to 1945.
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Price: $24.95 plus shipping
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