Navy Task Force #3

A merchant sailor survives the torpedo sinking of his freighter, only to find himself adrift and traumatized—so much so that even rescue and recovery can't heal his shattered nerves. When duty calls him back to sea aboard an oil tanker, fate deals him a second, far darker hand, and he discovers there are worse things than drowning.

Captain Lawson commands a minesweeper in the Pacific theater, a role that leaves him yearning for the glory of combat aboard a proper warship—until his crew receives orders to clear mines ahead of a major invasion. When a Japanese task force unexpectedly appears on the horizon, poised to ambush the American fleet, Lawson faces a split-second decision that finally gives him the chance for action he's been dreaming of. This 1955 war story explores what one determined officer will sacrifice when duty and ambition collide.

A hard-nosed captain runs his destroyer by the book, earning the hatred of his crew—but when battle stations sound and enemy submarines breach the picket line, his rigid adherence to naval regulations forces an impossible choice that will test everything his officers believe about command and sacrifice. "The Navy Way" explores what a captain will sacrifice in the name of duty, and what his men must endure to understand it.

A young Ensign Harris dreams of serving aboard the Navy's prestigious flagship while stuck on a destroyer, but when a kamikaze attack cripples the capital ship during a fierce engagement with an enemy fleet, circumstances place him exactly where he's always wanted to be. As the stricken vessel becomes the temporary command center for an admiral who shares Harris's appreciation for the smaller ships of the task force, both men discover that true naval pride comes not from the vessel itself, but from the courage of those who serve aboard her.

A carrier commander who despises the Navy's shift to air power must navigate an impossible choice when his strike fighters return late from a bombing run—and enemy submarines close in on his position. With his planes still inbound and hostile vessels surrounding the carrier, he faces a wrenching decision about whether to risk his ship for his pilots. Tension mounts as the lead pilot calls in, desperate to land, while every passing second brings the submarines closer.