Military history

From the start of the Cold War to the fall of Saigon, from the Congo to Tibet, from the Bay of Pigs to North Vietnam and Nicaragua, here is a comprehensive overview of U.

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

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.

Immortalized by David Farragut's apothegm, "e;Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"e; the Battle of Mobile Bay remains one of history's great naval engagements, a contest between two admirals trained in the same naval tradition who once fought under the same flag.

The title of this book comes from a toast popular with Americans in the late 1790smillions for defense, not a cent for tribute.

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Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry in the War of 1812.

Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America's small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I.

Recounting the last stand of the heavy cruiser Houston, this tale of survival brings to life the 1942 battle at Sunda Strait.

The Bismarck is probably the most famous warship of WWII.

The classic collection of articles from the U.

A classic account of the 40-year Naval career of Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, whose contributions to Naval engineering helped usher in the development of the modern American Navy.

Welcomed as the first book about American submarines in World War II to be written by a man who actually fought them, this compelling personal account of the war beneath the sea firmly established Edward L.

The Architecture of Leadership is a simple but effective toolkit for leaders, whose main theme is "e;preparation = performance.

The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade.

Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.

A masterpiece of World War II heroism, this book catches the spirit and tone of an incredible fighting ship, the USS Aaron Ward, a destroyer-turned-minelayer on the radar picket lines in the Pacific.

The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain

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A World War II adventure story of epic proportions, this book tells the heroic tale of a dedicated band of men who refused to let their crippled ship sink to the bottom of the Pacific in late 1944.

The authors were with the Japanese Naval Special Attack Force (Kamikaze Corps) from its inception in late 1944.

This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.

This collection of biographical essays delves into the careers of thirteen colorful naval leaders who guided the U.

This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots--Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley--who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics during World War II.

This collection of essays examines the lives of thirteen naval officers whose careers had lasting effects on the evolution of American naval traditions.

In the summer of 1814 a squadron of Royal Navy ships attacked the tiny Connecticut seaport of Stonington, and declared its intention of destroying the town.

Author Stephen Young was a seaman first class assigned to gunnery duty in turret no.

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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.

Thanks to the PBY's daring pilots and their effective tactics, the slow outdated Catalina patrol bombers became the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific during World War II.

Whenever sailors are confronted with 'unsolvable' problems--be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry--they often throw up their hands and exclaim, 'We'd better ask the Chief.

Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese land-based bombers pounded Wake Island, the American advanced base that was key to the U.

Joe Owen tells it like it was in this evocative, page-turning story of a Marine rifle company in the uncertain early days of the Korean War.

A vividly detailed account of life aboard U.

In telling the story of the extraordinary contributions 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.

Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm.

The American fleet aircraft carrier Hornet is widely acknowledged for the contributions she made to the war effort.

When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War.

A World War II merchant seaman, John Bunker takes a thorough look at the American merchant marines' significant contributions to the war effort.

An enlisted radioman recalls his years of action in the Pacific with candor and humor.

This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive.

The USS Bullhead was the last American naval vessel lost in 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.

When the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton was commissioned in November 1959, its commanding officer, Captain Edward L.

Many regard this work as the definitive account of a controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the June 1944 battle known as the "e;Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.

Vividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period, this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory.

At War in Distant Watersinvestigates the reasons behind Great Britains combined military and naval offensive expeditions outside of Europe during the Great War.

Manned almost entirely by reservists, the USS Abercrombie (DE343) and her sister ships did the dirty work of the Pacific War.