War at Sea #23

A fleet admiral commands American naval forces through thick mist and smoke, haunted by memories of his old Annapolis roommate—now Lt. Fiji, an opposing commander whose obsession with the tactical maneuver known as "crossing the T" was legendary even back in their academy days. As the battle unfolds and Fiji positions his fleet to execute that very gambit, the American admiral must outthink an old friend who believes he holds the decisive advantage.

Lt. Comdr. Joe Netcher commands the newly launched submarine Dolphin on her first Atlantic crossing, but when she's badly damaged during a raid on a German-held Norwegian fishing port, Netcher vows to return and finish the job. Given a second chance the following night, Netcher leads the Dolphin back into hostile waters to settle the score with the enemy forces that nearly destroyed his boat. It's a taut tale of submarine warfare and a captain's determination to even the odds.

Lieutenant Benna takes command of the destroyer escort Keeney in 1944, determined to run a disciplined, by-the-book operation—much to his crew's dismay. When the ship is finally thrust into combat against Japanese submarines, Benna's relentless drills prove their worth as the ragged, exhausted crew executes their duties with flawless precision. By the end of a brutal day of fighting, the men who once resented their captain's iron hand have become believers in his vision of a taut ship and a formidable crew.

Joe Casco, coxswain aboard a U.S. destroyer patrolling the fog-shrouded Aleutians, grows frustrated as Japanese ships repeatedly slip away into the mist—until he's sent ashore with Lieutenant Tendler to investigate a suspected enemy supply base. When Casco discovers fuel tanks and crucial navigational charts hidden among the rocks, he realizes the charts might finally give his ship the edge it needs against an enemy that has always known these waters better.

PFC John Daniels and Coxswain Dominick Romano, veteran underwater demolition experts, are tasked with a dangerous new mission: infiltrate a Japanese-held island, cut through an anti-submarine net, and plant explosives on an enemy cruiser blocking vital shipping lanes. With the submarine lurking dangerously close to detection and Japanese defenders closing in, the two frogmen must rely on skill, nerve, and each other to pull off the job.