War at Sea #31

Lt. Bill Ganzer commands an obsolete World War I destroyer that finds itself in the thick of action when war erupts in December 1941—first dodging Luftwaffe bombers in the Red Sea, then hunting German U-boats in the Mediterranean. What begins as a obsolete ship struggling to survive becomes a lean, modern submarine hunter after Ganzer's quick thinking and grit earn the trust of the British, who equip his vessel with the latest detection gear. Over nearly a year of patrols around Malta, the four-piper and her crew prove that an old ship and determined sailors can still make a difference in the hunt for the enemy.

The U.S.S. Neversink has earned a reputation for survival—the Germans claimed they sank her in 1942, only to court-martial the U-boat commander for his error, and the Japanese were equally certain they destroyed her off the Kuriles in 1944. Now, battered but unbowed, the heavy cruiser races to join the largest naval engagement of the Pacific War at Leyte Gulf, where her crew must prove once again that she's far from finished. Through frantic repairs, air attacks, and brutal surface combat, the ship and her exhausted sailors discover what it truly means to be unsinkable.

A crippled American submarine and its determined captain refuse to accept defeat when Japanese destroyers force them to abandon ship on a remote island. With the vessel still intact, the captain orchestrates a daring plan to retrieve a vital replacement part from a distant Dutch base, then return to raise his sub and get back in action. When Japanese warships appear once more, the tables turn in an explosive reckoning at sea.