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Battle of Dogger Bank: The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915

by Tobias R. Philbin – Indiana University Press (March 10, 2014)

On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing fleets in the area of the Dogger Banks. The force was engaged by a British force, which had...

In Passage Perilous: Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942

by Vincent P. O'Hara – Indiana University Press (November 05, 2012)

By mid-1942 the Allies were losing the Mediterranean war: Malta was isolated and its civilian population faced starvation. In June 1942 the British Royal Navy made a stupendous effort to break the Axis stranglehold....

The Generals’ War

by David T. Zabecki & General Anthony Zinni, Usmc (Ret.) – Indiana University Press (September 01, 2018)

- 2018 is the anniversary of the final battles of WWI

- Explores the military strategies of the senior generals from both sides of the war.

- The forward is written by General Zinni, USMC (RET) and the book is...

Battle of Surigao Strait

by Anthony P. Tully – Indiana University Press (April 14, 2009)

Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the events...

D-Day in the Pacific: The Battle of Saipan

by Harold J. Goldberg – Indiana University Press (May 02, 2007)

In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most...

New Georgia: The Second Battle for the Solomons

by Ronnie Day – Indiana University Press (February 15, 2016)

In 1942, the Solomon Islands formed the stepping stones toward Rabaul, the main base of Japanese operations in the South Pacific, and the Allies primary objective. The stunning defeat of Japanese forces at the...