Admiral Nimitz ordered newly minted Lt. Junior Grade Daniel Core and twelve other ships two of which are old World War One converted Aircraft carriers to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska as a feint to try and draw the enemy away from Midway. They have four "Q" ships, and the carriers have mostly wooden mock-ups of planes to sell the ruse. This entire flotilla is held together with spit and baling wire. ... [click here for more]
Daniel Core, a gunner's mate from Charleston, SC, is serving on a Two stack Destroyer in the Coral Sea just a week after the devastation of Pearl Harbor when they are attacked, and every officer is killed. Before dying of his wounds Mr. Begley battlefield promoted Daniel to acting Captain as a Warrant Officer. Now he must fight the fire, the enemy, the elements, and the sea. Can he rise to the occasion... [click here for more]
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