Book and dust look new. The author a Baltimore native, Miller served in the Navy, then studied history at the University of Maryland in the early 1950s. He joined the Sun in 1954 as a police reporter and later worked in the Sun's Rio de Janeiro and Washington bureaus. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 592 pages View More...
Book and dust in very good condition. An illustrated history of Cruisers from 1880-1980. Large heavy book. ; Photos & Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 191 pages View More...
Black cover with white lettering and gold emblem on cover. Book looks new. Has minor crack starting at tltle page. Extensive table of contents and reference section. Chapters were written by crew members about individual patrols and years. Has an alphabetical list of crew members. USS Sea Poacher (SS/AGSS-406), a Balao-class submarine, was a vessel of the United States Navy named for the sea poacher, a slender, mailed fish of the North Atlantic.Sea Poacher (SS-406) was built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. H. Spiller, wife of Comman... View More...