Best Selling Books by John McCrea

World War II from a Leader Who Saw the War from Both the White House and the Bridge of a Battleship Vice Admiral John L. McCrea worked with the president of the United States on difficult and unusual assignments, associated with royalty and world-famous political and military leaders, and he commanded the USS Iowa and a task force in the Pacific. Over the years, many urged him to write a book, and before his passing he finally recorded his reminiscences. Captain McCrea’s War captures his amazing tales from the World War II years. After the United States entered the war, McCrea served as a naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, where he set up the White House Map Room (later known as the Situation Room) and Shangri-La (now called Camp David). He supplied material for the president’s fireside chats, helped arrange the Casablanca Conference, and worked with such prominent leaders as Winston Churchill and General Douglas MacArthur. Despite his important work for the president, McCrea yearned for sea duty. Persuading FDR to release him from the White House, he was given command of the USS Iowa, the country’s newest and largest battleship. With his new ship, McCrea transported Roosevelt and the joint chiefs of staff across the Atlantic for the Tehran Conference and fought with the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific. Captain McCrea’s War ends in April 1945, when McCrea was summoned back to Washington after President Roosevelt’s death. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Jenny Sparks, The Authority''s guiding light, has a past with more than its fair share of dark spots, and now at last the secrets can be revealed.

Preacher Jesse Custer''s dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy, continues in this fourth volume.

In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky, The Boys make sure the "supes" don''t get out of line! Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson proudly present four of their most explosive storylines, collected in a gorgeous hardcover package, complete with a slipcover! In "Proper Preparation and Planning," team leader Billy Butcher re-examines The Boys'' first encounter with their superhuman opponents, while handling disquiet among the ranks and an old enemy who''s come into his own. In "Barbary Coast," down-on-his-luck everyman Hughie uncovers the grisly truth behind the first superhumans to take action in World War II. In "The Big Ride," The Boys face the powerful and perverse threats, Jack from Jupiter and Doctor Peculiar. And in "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker," the true story of The Boys'' mysterious leader is told at last! From the backstreets of London''s East End to the carnage of the Falklands War, from the heights of love to the depths of tragedy, the most violent man in comics reveals the terrible nature of the forces that drive him. Collects eighteen chapters from The Boys'' comic book saga, including issues #48-59 plus the complete six-issue spin-off series, Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker. Bonus material includes an extensive cover gallery, featuring gorgeous artwork by Darick Robertson.

Former Stormwatch weatherman Jackson King and his bride Christine Trelane are biding their time to avenge the deaths of their team mates, who died when the SkyWatch station was destroyed. King and Trelane are planning to return to the spotlight with an organization of their own: the Monarchy.