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 Nine picks up the story of the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean where volume two leaves off, covering three major amphibious operations: North Africa to Sicily (usky), Italian mainland at Salerno and Naples (Avalanche), and the third, to Anzio (Shingle), a big side-step. Filled with many maps and file photographs.