Naval forces and warfare

Captain Ernie Blanchard left for work January 10, 1995, a successful officer.

In the many historical accounts of D-Day, the Navy, Coast Guard and merchant marine, who transported troops to the invasion beaches and supported the attack, are often given scant attention.

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Covering the history of the U.

In Europe, World War II was four months old by Christmas 1939.

Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War.

This seminal work on modern terrorism is the one book to read in order to truly understand the reasons why radical Muslims such as Osama bin Laden and his followers have declared war on America and the West.

Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the Abdiel-class fast minelayers, which were considered the fastest and most versatile to serve in the Royal Navy during World War II.

In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines.

Peter the Great created the Russian navy from nothing, but it soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from Europe.

Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey.

This major history documents the German invasion of Norway, focusing on the events at sea.

This volume completes the reissue of R.

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

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day.

In this new paperback edition of America Spreads Her Sails, fourteen writers and historians demonstrate how American men and goods in American-made ships moved out over Alfred Thayer Mahan's "e;broad common,"e; the sea, to extend the country's commerce, power, political influence, and culture.

Vigorous and highly readable, this portrait of the enlisted man's life aboard the U.

Cutting through all of the controversy and conspiracy theories about Israels deadly attack on the USS Liberty in June 1967 at the height of the Six Day War, Cristol revises his well-regarded book about the event with a complete, in-depth analysis of all of the sources, including recently released tapes from National Security Agency.

Named a "e;Notable Naval Book of 2012"e; by Proceedings magazine, Pirate Alley is now available in paperback.

A complete history of naval combat in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns throughout WWII.

In early August 1974, despite incredible risks and after six years of secret preparations, the CIA attempted to salvage the sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean.

In this easy-to-use reference, Naval Academy English professor Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot tells the stories behind sixty of the Academy's monuments and memorials.

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

Leadership under pressure: the personal account of the commander of the Royal Naval Task Group deployed to Libya in 2011.

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Great friendship existed between the United States and Imperial Russia during the nineteenth century.

Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, corvettes and sloops, and then the succeeding iron, composite and steel-hulled classes down to the last armoured cruisers.

This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy's battlecruisers that served in the First World War.

In a wartime Navy of giant carriers and battleships, tiny wooden subchasers did not command much attention.

Their stories needed to be told.

This is a superb survey of the fierce naval struggles, from 1939 up to the invasion of the Norway in April 1940.

A comprehensive account of the development of American aircraft carriers up to and during World War II.

From his first dramatic initiatives at the Battle of St.

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A heavily illustrated account of the evolution, design and deployment of dreadnought battleships.

The Civil War is often considered a "e;soldiers' war,"e; but Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy acknowledges the legacy of service of the officers and sailors of the Confederate States Navy.

The Arctics growing strategic importance in world affairs and the increasing attention it receives from states inside and outside the region warrants greater cooperation and understanding of practical measures for maintaining regional security and stability.

Learning War examines the U.

The Herndon Climb is an important and meaningful ritual in Naval Academy culture.

Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble.

During the 1920s and 1930s Adm.

When it was first published in 1953, opinions were sharply divided between those who deplored the apparent extolling of a vicious form of warfare, and this who found in Heinz Schaeffer’s account a revealing picture of the German Navy’s training and methods.

The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is a collection of fascinating accounts written by German military officers – both Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe – about the naval war in the air in the North Atlantic and around Great Britain.

Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes,/i> explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War.

Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations.

Heavy gun mountings dominated the design of larger warships, on account of their size, weight, protection and cost.

World War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen.

A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central and South Pacific.

On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France.

This book examines the origins of the US Navy's 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US government's "e;Pivot to Asia"e; strategy, and the most recent revisions to this strategy that focus more specifically on China.