navy

Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.

Reviews the history of sea fighting, discusses the development of the FSF-1 Sea Fighter, a ship designed for naval warfare, describes incidents in which the FSF-1 has been involved, and looks at the features of the vessel.

Caroline Johnson, a F-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the United States Navy, recounts her time during her deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bush, when she flew missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. She was the first woman to fly in combat in Iraq since 2011 and was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS.

Former US Navy Lieutenant Brad Snyder shares his heroic journey from being blinded by an IED in Afghanistan to becoming a gold medalist in the Paralympics.

The chief diver of Pearl Harbor's salvage operations tells the story of the desperate attempts to save the ships and those trapped inside after the air raid in December, 1941.

In January 1942, twelve-year-old Colton is on his family's fishing boat in the Atlantic with his older brother Danny when the boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, and Danny is severely injured; realizing how close the enemy is, Colton takes his brother's enlistment papers and joins the Navy, determined to do his part to defeat Germany--if only he can keep his age a secret and survive life at sea.

The author, a former special ops Navy SEAL senior chief, master naval parachutist, and expert military dog trainer and handler, describes his final mission in Afghanistan that injured him, killed his dog, and ended his military career. Discusses his long road to physical and mental recovery in which he battled depression and alcoholism, and how the strength of family, friends, and canines saved him.

Describes how Navy SEALS are taught to think like scientists and perform like soldiers, with such skills as fast-roping from a hovering helicopter, demolishing enemy weaponry, tracking terrorists, hostage rescue, and more.

Examines life for a sailor in the Union navy including recruitment and training, clothing, diet and health, wages, and combat experience; as well as issues such as racial integration and the development of the navy from wooden ships to steam and iron.