naval operations, american

"The story of America's little known war-within-a war -- that of the "silent service" -- U.S. submarine warfare during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of the "USS Indianapolis," a battle cruiser torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine shortly after delivering parts of the atom bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima; and discusses the struggles of sailors who survived the blast to stay alive in the sea for nearly five days before help arrived.

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.

Biography of WWII hero, Chester Nimitz, traces his remarkable life from his nineteenth-century childhood through his valiant service during World War II as commander of all U.S. ships in the Pacific.

Looks at how John F. Kennedy and other crew members survived the sinking of the sub PT 109 during World War II and how the experience affected Kennedy.

As the war in the Pacific heats up in 1945, Private Clay Adams dreams of finding glory like his brother, while Admiral Chester Nimitz struggles to unite rival army and marine commanders so they can defeat the Japanese and end the war.