Fightin' Navy #125

During the Battle of the Midway, seaman Jake Robards finds himself repeatedly pulled from his assigned post—first asked to man a gun, then reassigned to clear wreckage—all while watching others compete for combat roles. When Yorktown finally takes direct hits and the order comes to abandon ship, Robards makes a choice that transforms him from a non-combatant into something far more—staying behind to man a 40mm gun alongside his chief and taking down enemy aircraft as the carrier burns around them. It's a story about finding your moment when it matters most, and discovering that heroism isn't always about the job you asked for.

Two Navy destroyer captains, Lt. Harding Lonnes of the U.S.S. Samuels and Lt. Joe Kovalesky of the U.S.S. Williston, share an unbreakable bond forged when their sister ships repeatedly risk everything to save each other in combat—only to be ordered by CINCPAC to never sail together again. When Kovalesky's ship runs aground in enemy waters under threat of Japanese air attack, Lonnes must decide whether to follow orders or race to his friend's aid once more. A stirring tale of loyalty and sacrifice in the Pacific theater that proves some bonds run deeper than military command.

Lieutenant Don Cubby and the crew of PT 189 track a Japanese submarine to its island base in the South Pacific, but when their damaged boat can't risk radio contact or a direct return, they must slip ashore under cover of darkness to strike at the enemy directly. Chief Johnny Loomis leads a small team through the jungle to locate the sub base, and when the opportunity presents itself, they make a daring move to cripple the Japanese operation before fighting their way back to the boat.

When the Confederate ironclad Merrimac terrorizes Union ships in Hampton Roads, the North's new experimental gunboat—the Monitor—races to intercept her in a historic confrontation on May 9th, 1862. Under the command of Lt. John Worden, the small, ungainly Monitor with just two guns faces off against the heavily armored Merrimac and her ten-gun battery in a clash that will redefine naval warfare forever. As these revolutionary iron-plated vessels batter each other throughout the morning, the outcome will settle far more than a single battle.