Midway Memories

by Scott McGaugh, Rudy Shappee

A unique photo essay of the 47-year odyssey of the historic aircraft carrier USS Midway. More than 225,000 men served aboard the longest-serving carrier in U.S. Navy history. More than 200 never-before published photos taken by Midway sailors are featured. Midway Memories is a unique insight into a floating city at 4,500--sailing at the tip of America's sword.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

72 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 2006

About the author

I'm proud to be a New York Times bestselling author of nonfiction battlefield heroes you would like to have over for dinner. My latest book, INTO THE FIRESTORM. The true story of anonymous American and British aircrews who flew a defenseless commercial airliner on combat missions into enemy territory through fountains of enemy fire, only hours ahead of every major invasion across Europe. With no hope of surprise, on missions that delivered tens of thousands of paratroopers and glider infantry across Europe and tons of supplies over the Himalayas. A brotherhood as tight as a fraternity, fueled only by courage across a wartime network spanning 180,000 square miles. “If you ain’t got bullets, you gotta have guts,” became their mantra, “never shirking our duty” their legacy.

Reviews

[Amanda]

I got a signed copy of this at the Midway Museum in San Diego! The museum was fabulous and the book was fabulous. It was an eye opening experience. I’m working on a blog post that will highlight my whole adventure abroad the Midway!

[Brenda Hicks]

Good picture book. Not as good as seeing the real thing in person, but it was a nice review for me after touring the ship last summer. The facts and figures quoted in the book are astounding. Aircraft carriers are simply amazing to ponder.

[Elizabeth Brejnak]

A very neat look at the Midway in intimate pictures of the history of those who sailed on the ship. It is nice to have visited the aircraft carrier in modern day and now to have seen images with explanations from first person perspective.

[Pamela]

This was an interesting book it gave you lots of pictures and told the story about the USS Midway ship 🚢 and how long she was in service and about the different types of men on board the boat and all the different kinds of jobs. if you like history then you will like this book m

[David]

Great book with photos to help visualize elements that go along with the stories.

[Bonnie Ustaszewski]

I got this collectors book on a recent trip to the Midway Museum. Its filled with interesting tidbits of information combined with historical photos.

[David]

Nicely done, makes you want to know more.

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Reference material

[Stephen]

My sweet bride brought me this book from San Diego, where the USS Midway (CV-41) carries out her last mission: as a floating naval aviation museum. In words and photographs, the book tells the story of the ship from its commissioning in 1945 to its retirement in 2004. When it joined the fleet, it was the largest ship in the world and the first ship unable to transit the Panama Canal. It attempts to describe the life of the 225,000 men who served on board over 47 years of active duty. It even includes a recipe for 2000 servings of beef stew! This book stirred up a lot of nostalgia in an old salt.