Naval forces and warfare

Asia is headed toward an uncertain and potentially volatile future in the maritime arena.

An essential guide offering advice, expertise and inspiration for anyone interested in building a period ship model-from beginners to advanced modelmakers.

The war at sea was a key aspect of World War II, one that is too-often under-studied.

This maritime history recounts the exploits of sixteenth century English privateers in conflict with the Spanish Empire.

This pictorial history examines the key role played by US Navy destroyers from the turn of the twentieth century through the Cold War and beyond.

A colorful history of visual signalling methods used at sea, from AD 900 to today.

Newly updated fifth edition: The remarkable reference that is "e;absolutely essential in every naval historian's library"e; (Warship World).

This epic naval history examines seven pivotal Mediterranean conflicts, from the Battle of Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during WWII.

A fascinating account of the last major Allied operation in the South-West Pacific, and the largest Australian military operation of World War II.

This book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective.

This book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective.

Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon History is well known to students of naval history and strategy, but his other writings are often overlooked when considering today's challenges.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.

This handbook provides a comprehensive study of India's maritime heritage.

In the early morning hours of July 29, 1967, crew members aboard the USS Forrestal had no clue that their being awakened by a "e;Man overboard"e; alarm could have served as a possible omen of events to come only a few hours later.

The Royal Navy of Nelson’s time was such a huge organisation, that it is sometimes hard to comprehend its full scope.

At the turn of the twentieth century, Alfred Thayer Mahan and Julian Stafford Corbett emerged as foundational thinkers on naval strategy and maritime power.

"e;A well-written yet concise history"e; of Hitler's plan to build a massive naval fleet, why it failed, and how it may have affected the outcome of WWII (Nautical Research Journal).

Generations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and narrator in Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, but little is known of the real Jim Hawkins and the thousands of poor boys who went to sea in the eighteenth century to man the ships of the Royal Navy.

The 1st volume in this comprehensive reference series details the design and employment of British warships in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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.

A guide to creating models of the World War II warship, featuring history on the ship as well as crafting tips.

The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition led by the Russian Empire and composed of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro.

"e;The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews, 1843-1869"e; by Arthur Hamilton Clark is a captivating and meticulously researched chronicle of one of the most dynamic periods in maritime history.

La Flomar avanzaba decidida hacia el que era su objetivo militar, «la ocupación territorial de las islas para, por su parte, otras fuerzas atacar a lo largo de la frontera».

This book examines the role of maritime power in the 'Chinese Dream' of becoming the pre-eminent global power by 2049, a century after the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships.

The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the recent finding of her wreck.

To his enlisted men on U-154, Lieutenant Oskar Kusch was the ideal skipper-bright, experienced, successful, caring, tolerably eccentric-and a popular captain who always brought his boat home safely when so many others vanished without a trace.

The Marine Corps Way of War examines the evolving doctrine, weapons, and capability of the United States Marine Corps during the four decades since our last great conflict in Asia.

In General Naval Tactics, Naval War College professor and renowned tactical expert Milan Vego describes and explains those aspects of naval tactics most closely related to the human factor.

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.

In this book, Magnus Nordenman explores the emerging competition between the United States and its NATO allies and the resurgent Russian navy in the North Atlantic.

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Unlike his contemporary American theorist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Britain's eminent maritime strategist, Sir Julian Corbett, believed that victory in war did not come simply by the exercise of sea power and that, historically, this had never been the case.

Sir Julian Corbett was regarded as one of the greatest naval historians of the early twentieth century.

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.

Spy Sub is the acclaimed story of the secret mission by the USS Viperfish to find a lost Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles in the great depths of the Pacific Ocean.

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.

The Decline of European Naval Forces aims to provide insight into the evolution of Europe's naval forces since the end of the Cold War.

The Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action fought off Savo Island during World War II's Guadalcanal campaign.

This book undertakes a unique, coherent and comprehensive consideration of the depiction of naval warfare in the cinema.

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.

The realities of WWII underwater warfare come to life in this chronicle of a submarine sunk in the Philippines-and the remarkable sailors who survived.

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

This collection of 51 essays provides a history of amphibious landings that include European, Asian, and American operations.

The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government.

At the request of the Chief of Naval Operations, the National Research Council (NRC) conducted a study to determine the technological requirements, operational changes, and combat service support structure necessary to land and support forces ashore under the newly evolving Navy and Marine Corps doctrine.

At the request of the Chief of Naval Operations, the National Research Council (NRC) conducted a study to determine the technological requirements, operational changes, and combat service support structure necessary to land and support forces ashore under the newly evolving Navy and Marine Corps doctrine.