Naval forces and warfare

On May 7 and 8, 1942, fast carrier task forces from the United States and Imperial Japanese navies met in combat for the first time in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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 1790s-"e;millions for defense, not a cent for tribute.

Stealth Boat is a memoir of Gannon McHale's years in the U.

Naval historian Vincent O Hara recounts here the dramatic story of the U.

With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personable account of Commodore Perrys expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old pursers clerk of the Mississippi.

As the Vietnam War reached its tragic climax in the last days of April 1975, a task force of U.

This volume provides fresh perspectives on the international strategic environment between the two world wars.

This analytic and historical study provides a revealing look at naval operational intelligence by embracing the fundamental question of what OPINTEL is and how it answers the fundamental question "e;Where is the enemy, in what strength, and disposition, and what is he doing right now?

This is a story of adventure in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and of a previously untold Military and Naval Intelligence Mission along about 800 miles of the Durand Line in World War II.

When J.

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.

A portrait in words and photographs of the interwar Navy, this book examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.

Leadership is a most demanding undertaking.

In the years following WWI, the U.

In today's world of satellites and electronic spying it is hard to appreciate the difficulties involved two centuries ago in collecting and disseminatingsecret intelligence in a time of war.

The Captain from Connecticut is the definitive biography of the man who became a national hero as the commander of the USS Constitution in her dramatic victory over HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.

In 1949, as the Chinese Civil War was about to enter its final, explosive stage, the small British frigate HMS Amethyst was sent on a dangerous mission up the Yangtze River to protect British citizens in Nanking.

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.

The classic collection of articles from the U.

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.

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

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

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.

Lauded for his ability to tell compelling, true adventure stories, award-winning author Andrew C.

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

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

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.

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of 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 easy-to-use reference, Naval Academy English professor Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot tells the stories behind sixty of the Academy's monuments and memorials.

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

The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812.

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.

A vividly detailed account of life aboard U.

Designed for busy junior officers in the U.

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

This richly detailed tribute to the legendary Yamato is now back in print by popular demand.

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

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.

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

Lt.

Known to seafarers as the Devils Jaw, Point Honda has lured ships to its dangerous rocks on Californias coast for centuries, but its worst disaster occurred on 8 September 1923.

The book is the definitive conceptual and historical introduction to the concept of anti-access strategies.

Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed.