Military history

Now available in paperback, Robert F.

Saying that no generation of Americans has produced a finer array of combat commanders than that of World War II, a thirty-year army veteran examines combat leadership throughout the war at every level of command in the U.

In his groundbreaking work, In Defence of Naval Supremacy, Sumida presents a provocative and authoritative revisionist history of the origins, nature and consequences of the "e;Dreadnought Revolution"e; of 1906.

During his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln expressed hope that the "e;better angels of our nature"e; would prevail as war loomed.

The geopolitical situation in the Mediterranean before the First World War has been generally ignored by historians.

The declaration of the Peoples Republic of China in October 1949 presented American foreign policy officials with two dilemmas: how to deal with the communist government on the mainland and what to do about Chiang Kai-sheks holdout Nationalist regime on Taiwan.

This is the true life story of the Scottish gardener's son, John Paul, who became America's greatest naval hero, John Paul Jones.

The average American knows little or nothing of the great service rendered by Admiral de Grasse, a French admiral, to the cause of American independence in the battle off Cape Henry in 1781.

"e;Award-winning author Alan Rems brilliantly tells of the campaigns in the South Pacific, a region long overlooked, offering both the big picture and the foxhole view"e; - Military Officer "e;A fitting tribute to the men who fought and died in an often overlooked theater of World War II.

merican seapower requires a robust constellation of bases to support global power projection.

Central to CDR Youssef Aboul-Enein's career has been the mission to introduce America's military leaders to Arabic works of military significance.

When submarines failed to return to port from patrol, they were officially listed by the Navy as overdue and presumed lost.

A commanding study of the motivational speech of military leaders across the centuriesIn this groundbreaking examination of the symbolic strategies used to prepare troops for imminent combat, Keith Yellin offers an interdisciplinary look into the rhetorical discourse that has played a prominent role in warfare, history, and popular culture from antiquity to the present day.

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The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.

Bill Lawrence served his country for thirty-seven years in a remarkable naval career filled with triumphs and adversities.

At the onset of World War II, the U.

Over time the impression has grown that the 2003 invasion of Iraq met with little resistance and that, with few exceptions, the Iraqi army simply melted away.

When South Vietnam was abandoned by its American allies and consequently defeated by the North Vietnamese in 1975, all its military records were lost to the enemy.

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The amphibious assault against a defended beach is fully explored from the perspective of the defender.

When Sharon Hanley Disher entered the U.

A history of life in one South Carolina city during the American Civil War, featuring personal stories from those who were there.

This seaman's journal recounts a twenty-month voyage from Boston to the African coast to intercept slave-trading vessels as America approach the Civil War.

When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity.

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The popular conception of Hitler in the final years of World War II is that of a deranged Fuhrer stubbornly demanding the defense of every foot of ground on all fronts and ordering hopeless attacks with nonexistent divisions.

Despite its reputation as the most impressive naval force in the world, the U.

This book focuses on the role of Glenn H.

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An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F.

In his November 19, 2005 presidential address, President George W.

A member of Light Attack Squadron 212 s "e;Rampant Raiders,"e; A-4 pilot Stephen R.

Most people associate concentration camps with Nazi Germany.

These diaries and family letters reveals the experiences of Senator Benjamin Tillman's brother as a Confederate captain during and after the Civil War.

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific.

From 1928 to 1943, Erich Raeder led the German navy during the last turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler, and through World War II, yet until now there has not been a full-length biography written about him.

Major General Johnson Hagood (1873-1948) was one of South Carolina's most distinguished army officers of the twentieth century.

Colonel Frank Kowalski served as the Chief of Staff of the American military advisory group that helped establish the National Police Reserve, the predecessor to the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and provided daily guidance to it during its first two years of existence.

With a sharp eye and wry wit, Roger Hall recounts his experiences as an American Army officer assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II.

Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories conducted under the auspices of the U.

Originally published in 1972, Christopher McKee's biography of Edward Preble remains the most authoritative source on this influential early shaper of the U.

Hastily built at the onset of World War II to stop German U-boats from taking their toll on Allied shipping, the 110-foot wooden subchasers were the smallest commissioned warships in the U.

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This classic study is considered essential reading for its analysis of fast aircraft carrier development in WWII.

A longtime military history professor at Virginia Military Institute and prolific author, Spencer Tucker examines the important roles played by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor is a topic of perennial interest to the American public, and a long line of popular books and movies have focused on the attack or events leading up to it.