Military history

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In this new edition, Bernard Cole revises his acclaimed study of China s navy, one that continues to grow while the U.

On 31 May 1968, Navy Lt.

Called a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War II, first published in 1976 and now available in paperback for the first time, continues to be considered the best book ever written about Adm.

By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock.

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When grace Hooper retired as a rear admiral from the U.

This entertaining collection of essays takes a biographical approach to early American naval history.

This new work features the fresh thinking of twenty-eight leading authors from a variety of military and national security disciplines.

In the foreword to this book, first published in 1978, Sen.

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, this new paperback edition brings back into print a book that became an essential source for a 2006 study of the battle by the U.

The pursuit of German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic has long been considered one of the most exciting stories of World War II.

In this entertaining history of the Yangtze Patrol, Tolley gives a lively presentation of the Chinese political situation over the past century and describes the bombing of the Panay, the siege of Shanghai, the battle of Wanhsien, and the Nanking incident.

A teenager on a Maryland farm when World War II began, Betty Lussier went to England to help the British fight off an impending invasion.

Twenty-five years in the Navy had made Cheryl Ruff an independent, resilient, strong woman -and a master at providing patient care while serving at various Navy hospitals around the world.

The substantial accomplishments of the U.

In this remarkable oral history collection, thirty-three participants in the turbulent epic that began with the day of infamy at Pearl Harbor and ended with the signing of the surrender documents in Tokyo Harbor tell their stories.

An international team of naval historians and scholars has pooled their expertise for this definitive reference on how the great navies of World War II were organized and how they trained, operated, and fought.

The last days of fighting in the Civil War's eastern theater have been wrapped in mythology since the moment of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House.

John Buchan was born on August 26th 1875 and is most famously known for his novel 'The Thirty Nine Steps'.

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Thomas Michael Kettle was born on 9th February 1880 in Artane, Dublin, the seventh of twelve children.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was born on June 22nd, 1856 at Bradenham in Norfolk, England.

If ever a writer needed an introduction Arthur Conan Doyle would not be considered that man.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London.

If ever a writer needed an introduction Arthur Conan Doyle would not be considered that man.

If ever a writer needed an introduction Arthur Conan Doyle would not be considered that man.

If ever a writer needed an introduction Arthur Conan Doyle would not be considered that man.

If ever a writer needed an introduction Arthur Conan Doyle would not be considered that man.

Edith Newbold Jones was born in New York on January 24, 1862.

In more detail than has previously been available, this book comprehensively covers all the various mechanisms of caste differentiation in social insects.

'Truth is stranger than fiction.

The torpedo was the greatest single game-changer in the history of naval warfare.

In the sailing era, the warships called First Rates were the largest, most powerful, and most costly ships to construct, maintain, and operate.

Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to.

The outlook for a victory by the Allied Powers was in doubt in 1942.

Rare eyewitness account of early, chaotic days of WWII - Nazi German invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw and first months of Occupation - written by a young working mother.

For years, the Marine Corps has touted the prescience of Lt.

Jane Tynan offers new perspectives on the cultural history of the First World War by examining the clothing worn by British combatants on the western front.

This book does for naval anti-aircraft defense what Friedman's Naval Firepower did for surface gunnery - it makes a highly complex but historically crucial subject accessible to the layman.

The Korean War was the first armed engagement for the newly formed U.

Because the turbulent trajectory of Russia's foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union echoes previous moments of social and political transformation, history offers a special vantage point from which to judge the current course of events.

Electronic Warfare: Element of Strategy and Multiplier of Combat Power describes how the application of electronic warfare allowed the Allies to multiply combat power during World War II in order to accomplish strategic objectives.

Naval forces from fifteen colonial territories fought for the British Empire during the Second World War, providing an important new lens for understanding imperial power and colonial relations on the eve of decolonisation.

The history of the First World War continues to attract enormous interest.

This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World War.

On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game.

Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation.