Joining the War at Sea 1939-1945 [Paperback]

Franklyn E. Dailey Jr. (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0966625102 | ISBN-13: 978-0966625103 | Publication Date: June 1999 | Edition: 2nd

Franklyn E. Dailey. Jr. takes the reader back to two challenging U.S. Navy missions in WOrld War II. First, he offers a participant's view of the defense of convoys against German U-boats. Then, as his destroyer's primary mission changed, he brings the reader to a live-action view of five amphibious landing force operations - Casablanca, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. Churchill and Roosevelt had made defeat of Germany a priority ahead of the defeat of Japan. For Normandy to be successful, the Allies had to assure a supply line to the British Isles and then wrest back control of the Mediterranean from Germany. Army Divisions, Rangers, warships, attack transports and combatant aircraft, many with prominent unit names, are found in this book. Dailey also outlines the wartime geopolitical background, which will give the reader a good grasp of the larger picture of the action experienced by sea warriors in W.W.II.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1942. Destroyers, then aviation for 30 years. Postgraduate studies, transfer to Naval Reserve as weekend warrior, R&D in private industry, and author of technical publications and consulting for the past 25 years. Some non fiction in magazines. A first full length non fiction book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: Dailey Intl Pub; 2nd edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966625102
• ISBN-13: 978-0966625103
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,175,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent feel for naval combat during WWII, May 12, 1999

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This review is from: Joining the War at Sea 1939-1945 (Paperback)

My father served on a "Four Stacker" in the Atlantic during 1942 and 1943. He never spoke much of his experiences, and now two years after his death my brother and I are trying for recreate some of his experiences and understand our father. > >The account in Joining the War at Sea are wonderful: explicit, full of detail, and broad enough to give me a good feel for the combat >my father and the author experienced. This book has given me a sense of the difficulties of combat and the sacrifices that these men made for my generation. > >I have a great deal of experience with the history of WWII, but a personal account is now the >most important. The author's clear examination has brought the personal side of The War up close.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is for anyone who loves history., March 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Joining the War at Sea 1939-1945 (Paperback)

I thought I had a pretty good understanding of WWII for a guy born in 1963, but this book was full of events I was barely aware of. Major events include the invasion of Africa (and fighting the French Navy!) and the use of Naval artillery to destroy Panzers miles from the sea. Many popular history books try to convince you that the war was won by the "codebreakers" or by radar. In this book, weather and tactics take the front stage. Find out why a destroyer captain would rather take a 16" armor piercing shell from a battleship than many smaller munitions. This book offers some true insights that only participation in the events combined with the perspective of time can provide.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This IS history!, November 14, 2000

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This review is from: Joining the War at Sea 1939-1945 (Paperback)

I stumbled across Captain Dailey's website and enjoyed reading an excerpt that related to a book my father and I have written (SHIPMATES). The photos and the detailed accounts in JOINING THE WAR AT SEA helped me see the larger picture of the action experienced by my father on the night his ship (USS Rowan DD 405) was sunk. Dailey's point of view broadened the scope of my understanding.

Captain Daily knows what he's talking about. Moreover, he gives you his insight with such passion that it doesn't matter what level of expertise you had going in, you will get it by the time you finish. This is not just your average history book. This IS history, live and in color!