Naval forces and warfare

A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.

A vital component of the interdependent global economy, maritime transit routes are nowhere more critical than those traversing the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific.

Ang describes the development of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), an important security regional arrangement, from its inception to the present from the perspectives of the five FPDA allies.

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

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.

Ten years after the close of World War II, the U.

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.

Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.

In February 1942, three of the major ships of the German surface fleet the battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen stormed out of the harbour at Brest on a dramatic voyage back to Germany.

This book examines British naval diplomacy from the end of the Crimean War to the American Civil War, showing how the mid-Victorian Royal Navy suffered serious challenges during the period.

The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War.

When U-234 slipped out of a Norwegian harbor in March 1945 destined for Japan, it was loaded with some of the most technically advanced weaponry and electronic detection devices of the era, along with a select group of officials.

The evolution of the battleship through centuries of war, told by a nautical expert and author of The Mighty Hood.

A generously illustrated survey of memorials to different kinds of seafarers, recounting the stories behind them.

A highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II.

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Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the submarine's colorful history.

A detailed account of the war-winning role that a handful of Harrier squadrons played in the Falklands War.

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery.

The fiscal and technological limitations associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites to background conditions have prompted responsible parties to turn to risk-based methods for environmental rememdiation.

In modern history, China has been primarily a land power, dominating smaller states along its massive continental flanks.

Naval officers and enlisted personnel undergo extensive training to cope with the special demands of their duties at sea and ashore, but what about their spouses and children?

The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80 100 aircraft, compared to 65 75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class).

Sevastopol's Wars is the first book in any language to cover the full history of Russia's historic Crimean naval citadel, from its founding through to the current tensions that threaten the region.

The courageous, historic story of a great fighting ship of the Second World War.

The gripping account of the U.

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.

The launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete while at the same time wiping out the Royal Navy's numerical advantage.

Bestselling author James Nelson brings us another gripping and absorbing maritime adventure.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, with the British Empire encompassing the globe, the Royal Navy indisputably ruled the waves.

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.

This book analyses the evolving geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region and explains how Djibouti fits in the global strategies of four major powers-the US, China, Japan, and France.

The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945.

Fire from the Sky is the first complete history of the most decorated Navy squadron of the Vietnam War.

In modern history, China has been primarily a land power, dominating smaller states along its massive continental flanks.

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943 44.

A brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing'The thinking person's John le Carr ' Tribune 'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carr ' Irish Independent'More George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' Publishers WeeklyIt is 1982 and the British prime minister and the Argentine president are both clinging to power.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The Rescue Ships and the Convoys tells the history of one of the least known aspects of Second World War maritime history.

'There is only one colour that matters, one that unites us all.

In this comprehensive book, the wartime development of the U-Boat is traced along with the experiences of typical U-Boat crewmen, from recruitment to combat.

A carefully researched work providing an overview of the strategic factors dominating the costly yet war-winning Arctic convoy program.

Don Camsell joined the men in black of the SBS in 1974.

Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F.

The story of the German light cruiser SMS _Emden_ has been the subject of over a dozen books since her destruction at the hands of the Australian light cruiser HMAS _Sydney_ on 9 November 1914.

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The Dover Patrol, which brought together an assortment of vessels ranging from the modern to the antique and included cruisers, monitors, destroyers, trawlers, drifters, yachts and airships, was commanded by a series of radical and polarizing personalities and increasingly manned by citizen volunteers.