Naval forces and warfare

At the end of the 1870-1 Franco-Prussian war, the French Navy began to reconstruct its fleet, replacing old generation warships with steam-powered and iron-hulled men-of-war.

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

Examines Naval co-operation between Britain and Russia and the often underappreciated prowess of the Russian navy.

Explores the history of the US Navy's 11 new steel warships, built during the late 19th century to advance American naval supremacy.

Now publishing in paperback, this is a vivid narrative history of the final stages of the Pacific War, as the US Navy began to slowly approach the Japanese Home Islands against fearsome opposition, notably from the suicidal Japanese airmen: the kamikaze.

From the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark to Iranian mine fields to Revolutionary Guard gunboats, the 1987-88 Persian Gulf was a place of shadowy danger for U.

Ernie Coleman survived the worst open-sea defeat in US Navy history.

The Office of Naval Research, known widely as ONR, was formed in 1946 largely to support the pursuit of basic science to help ensure future U.

This book analyzes British efforts to preserve its naval supremacy during the 1920s.

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

The 2003 edition of The Naval Miscellany illuminates almost every aspect of naval life.

First published in 1977, this study offers a comprehensive, systematic and integrated survey of the important relationship between navies and the making and execution of foreign policy.

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control.

The first authoritative history of any of the more than 350 attack transports or attack cargo ships of World War II, Combat Loaded: Across the Pacific on the USS Tate contains gripping combat narratives alongside the sometimes heartwarming, sometimes tragic details of daily life on board the ships of Transport Squadron 17 during the waning days of World War II.

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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.

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

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

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

'Compelling' Sunday Times'A triumph' Daily Mirror'Gripping' Jonathan Dimbleby1941.

'The Channel Fleet and the Blockade of Brest, 1793 - 1801', edited by Roger Morriss, based in part on transcripts made by Richard Saxby.

This book is about Americans not of Japanese ancestry, who served as Japanese language officers in World War II.

While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea.

HMS Ramillies was the last battleship to join the Grand Fleet in 1917 and survived to fight in the Second World War.

The Petty Officer's Guide is written and edited by petty officers for petty officers.

When William Bradford Huie, a reporter for H.

A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development and key battles from the Coral Sea, through Midway and Guadalcanal to the battle of the Philippine Sea.

A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.

Much is known about Britain's role in the Atlantic slave trade during the eighteenth century but few are aware of the sustained campaign against slaving conducted by the Royal Navy after the passing of the Slave Trade Abolition Act of 1807.

Victory Without Peace is about the US Navy in European and Near Eastern waters in the post World War I era.

The Central American port of Greytown was destroyed by the U.

Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.

On December 13, 1937, Japanese troops captured China's former capital, Nanjing.

A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time!

Adapted from the naval history classic and New York Times bestseller, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors pieces together the action of the Battle off Samar, bringing to life a riveting story of heroism against daunting odds, duty, and sacrifice in a way never seen before.

Author Jeffrey Cox conducts a thorough and compelling investigation of the Java Sea Campaign, the first major sea battle of the Pacific War, which inflicted huge costs on the Allies and set the stage for Japan's rout across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

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Now in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines.

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.

Explores the contrasting fates of Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley and General Douglas MacArthur, revealing the often-overlooked sacrifices of Bulkeley's PT boat crew during a heroic yet controversial rescue from the Philippines in World War II.

The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe.

A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations.

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.

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.

From the mid-19th century to the early Cold War, the United States has a long history with China, and that interaction has not always been positive or productive.

Since 1977 Nathan Miller's concise history of the U.

This book explores the U.

An annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.