Naval forces and warfare

This book contains a collection of essays and verse on the topic of sea warfare written by Rudyard Kipling.

The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, always there, never seen.

A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-PacificCompetition at sea is once again a central issue of international security.

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

Between 1939 and 1945 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm grew from a small force into a powerful strategic weapon.

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

Four pipes and flush decks these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design.

Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an informative history of the key classes Kaiser, K nig and Bayern that formed the backbone of the German Imperial Navy throughout World War I, detailing the technological revolution that had taken place to enable the building of these large dreadnought classes.

The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers.

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Steven Preece was a Royal Marine Commando from 1983 to 1990, serving first at entry-level and then as a lance-corporal.

For men on destroyer-class warships during World War I and World War II, battles were waged ';against overwhelming odds from which survival could not be expected.

As the only single-volume work to offer a full account of Navy and Marine Corps actions in the Philippines during World War II, this book provides a unique source of information on the early part of the war.

The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of nearly $700,000.

The proposed book draws on the on-going South China Sea dispute, and the multifaceted challenges wrought by the South China Sea issue that requires an inter-disciplinary perspective.

An essential new account of how anti-submarine warfare is conducted, with a focus on both historic and present-day operations.

In Autumn 1943 the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II's longest seagoing campaign, reached a new crescendo.

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By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future.

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

The Pacific War (1937-1945) remains a crucial topic for strategic discussion, especially as Japans push for a broader conflict in 1941 still fascinates historians.

This volume describes how technological and geo-political trends are rapidly transforming maritime affairs.

This book gives a detailed and authentic account of the life and experiences of French warship crews from the Revolution up to Trafalgar.

Between 1793 and 1815 two decades of unrelenting naval warfare raised the sailing man of war to the zenith of its effectiveness as a weapon of war.

Written by two World War II veterans who later became well-known war correspondents, this biography records the inspiring life of one of America's great naval heroes.

As part of the Wheel Book series, The U.

Violence at Sea is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat.

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea.

In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination.

In Autumn 1943 the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II's longest seagoing campaign, reached a new crescendo.

A gripping account of the most famous convoy operation of the war, which marked a high-water mark for the German naval campaign in the Arctic.

A compelling account of the failure of Imperial Japan's Operation Ro-Go, intended to take the offensive in the Solomons theater of the Pacific War, but which became Japan's first line of defense against the Allies' Rabaul raids and Bougainville landings.

The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, always there, never 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.

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.

'Naval tradition?

There are a few books on all naval weapon systems for all nations in the world.

With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last fourteen years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service.

This book examines the emerging maritime security scene in Southeast Asia.

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.

The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War II with victories over the Japanese in hard-fought battles such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima.

Few Americans know the history-changing story of the men of the USS Mason, the only African-American sailors to take a World War II warship into combat.

An “indispensable” guide to the Royal Navy’s submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review).

The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield.

An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history.

Hampered by lack of materials, shipyards and experienced shipbuilders, even so the South managed to construct 34 iron-armored warships during the Civil War, of which the Confederate Navy put 25 into service.

More a book about Coast Guard heritage than an academic history, this book focuses on a variety of relatively unknown Guardsmen who personify the service's core values.

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.