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Craig L. Symonds
Born
in Long Beach, California, The United States
December 31, 1946
Genre
Influences
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The Battle of Midway
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published
2011
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23 editions
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Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
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published
2022
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16 editions
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World War II at Sea: A Global History
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published
2018
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17 editions
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Neptune: Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
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published
2014
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12 editions
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Lincoln and His Admirals
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published
2008
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16 editions
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Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History
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published
2005
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25 editions
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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The U.S. Navy: A Concise History
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published
2015
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6 editions
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Stonewall of the West: Patrick Cleburne and the Civil War
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published
1997
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8 editions
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Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and Its Trial by Fire in World War II
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published
2025
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5 editions
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“Alas, all that sound and fury disguised the fact that on Omaha Beach at least, the bombs fell too long, the rockets fell too short, and the naval gunfire was too brief.”
― Neptune: Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
― Neptune: Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
“On one occasion when an artillery shell whistled overhead, some sailors from LST-75 who had been sent ashore to help unload a nearby LCT took shelter against the cliff. They were standing there when the beach master came over to ask them what they were supposed to be doing. They explained about unloading the LCT, and the beach master told them: “Well then, get the hell over there and unload it, or pick up one of these rifles and get up the hill and start shooting them damn Germans.” Given that choice, they decided the stevedore work was preferable.”
― Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
― Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
“In the two weeks after D-Day, the Allies landed a total of 618,855 men, 93,986 vehicles, and 245,133 tons of supplies over the five Normandy beaches, even though most of the unloading at Sword Beach had to be halted due to continuing German artillery”
― Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
― Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| The American Civi...: Stonewall of the West | 5 | 19 | Jan 23, 2014 02:55PM | |
| The History Book ...: SECOND WORLD WAR - THE LIBERATION TRILOGY - GLOSSARY - PART TWO ~ (SPOILER THREAD) | 208 | 332 | Feb 08, 2015 07:54AM | |
| THE WORLD WAR TWO...: 2015 - August - Theme Read - Amphibious Landings of WW2 | 210 | 73 | Sep 09, 2015 05:33PM | |
| THE WORLD WAR TWO...: Books for 2016 | 60 | 87 | Feb 05, 2016 09:57PM |
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