This little ditty refers to a guy I once dated, I am no oil painting but his face could sink a battleship, To all women folk – Have you ever had a bad experience?

The first American Council of War.

The recognition of the threat by the American Government in 12/6/41.

A B-17 pilot – Mark Fuller marries and gets ready for war.

The retreat of the Greyfish from the South Pacific. With the Japanese advance critical people were taken out of the war zone.

Jack Miller stands watch off Japan in early 1946 and reflects the early days of the war.

Built on the premise that Roosevelt ordered the fleet to meet the Japanese North of Pearl Harbor on seven December 1941.

A table of chapters appears at the end of this chapter.