Military history. The story of the World War II warship dubbed "The Fightin'est Ship" -- the cruiser "Helena."

Adventure Tales is a semiannual publication showcasing the best of the pulp magazines. This special issue showcases the work of Hugh B. Cave as the Featured Author, with two rare, previously unreprinted stories, plus fiction contributions by H. Allan Dunn, H. Bedford Jones, Harold Lamb, Vincent Starrett, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Saki (H.H. Munro), Johnston McCulley, Captain A.E. Dingle, Charles C. Young, John Kendrick Bangs, and F. Marion Crawford. Interview with Hugh B. Cave (his last before his death). Non-fiction by Mike Resnick, Mike Chomko, and John Gregory Betancourt. Poetry by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, George Sterling, H.P. Lovecraft, and others. A great book for pulp fans and collectors!

This is the fourth volume of Strange Tales no. 2. Contributors include: J. J. Travis, Friday Jones, Hugh B. Cave, Michael J. Fantina, l. Sprague de camp, and Charles Garofalo. Cover is produced by Jason Van Hollander.

[Large Type Edition] Adventure Tales #1 showcases the best authors from the pulp magazines. This volume highlights the work of Hugh B. Cave as the Featured Author, with two rare, previously unreprinted stories, plus fiction contributions by J. Allan Dunn, H. Bedford Jones, Harold Lamb, Vincent Starrett, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Saki (H.H. Munro), Johnston McCulley, Captain A.E. Dingle, Charles C. Young, John Kendrick Bangs, and F. Marion Crawford. Interview with Hugh B. Cave.

When Strange Tales first appeared in 1931 as a pulp magazine, it was clearly something new. Edited by Harry Bates as a companion to Astounding Stories, it combined the supernatural horror and fantasy of Weird Tales with vigorous action plots. Strange Tales rapidly attracted the most imaginative and capable writers of the day, including such Weird Tales regulars as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Cummings, and numerous others. Had the Great Depression not intervened and killed it after seven issues, the whole history of fantastic fiction might have been different. The January 1933 issue features Hugh B. Cave's classic "Murgunstrumm," as well as stories by Robert E. Howard, Henry S. Whitehead, and many more.

The Saga of PT Squadron "X" in the Solomons.