Book Breaks with Craig L. Symonds on Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and Its Trial by Fire in World War II  

 

Date & Time:  January 4, 2026, 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and Its Trial by Fire in World War II

Annapolis Goes to War follows the US Naval Academy’s Class of 1940 as its members graduated into a world already at war and were rapidly thrust into combat leadership across the globe. Symonds traces how these young officers faced unprecedented responsibility in naval battles, amphibious landings, and command decisions that shaped the course of World War II.

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