[close] This spectacular fifteen-volume series that charts the U.S. Naval operations during World War II with an insider's perspective. Morison, a Harvard professor, was given a special rank and writing post by FDR. He had active duty aboard eleven different ships, allowing him to witness many crucial battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Volume Two - the first book in the series to be actually published- details firsthand the North African campaign, the largest overseas expedition ever undertaken. Filled with many maps and file photographs. [close]