Naval forces and warfare

"e;A very interesting book tracing the development and service of .

An illustrated reference featuring the superbly drawn plans for these highly effective anti-submarine ships.

"e;McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction.

Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves.

"e;An outstanding contribution to the historiography of the Second World War at sea .

The definitive biography of the British naval officer who found the Antarctic shoreline in the early nineteeth century.

The translation of these memoirs brings an important and authoritative historical source to those interested in Russian or naval history who are unable to access them in the original Russian.

During the last year of World War II the once surface-bound diesel-electric U-boat ushered in the age of 'total undersea war' with the introduction of an air mast, or 'snorkel' as it became known among the men who served in Donitz's submarine fleet.

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans.

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans.

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

"e;Lambert was a drafter of no mean skill .

The essential compendium covering the year in naval developments-the only annual overview of its kind.

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

A photographic history of World War II's largest naval battle, in which the Japanese and Americans squared off in the Philippines.

Saltire Society "e;History Book of the Year"e; Award winner.

Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Navy, especially the High Seas Fleet, from 1897 until the years immediately prior to the First World War.

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Fully illustrated, this book pits US Navy submarines against the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the height of World War II.

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.

The full visual history of the special forces combat diver from World War II to the present day.

*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 ****** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 ****** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***'The story of Captain Cook s third voyage.

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.

The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802.

An illustrated history of the World War II British amphibious attack on a dry dock in the German-occupied French town.

A fresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.

A fresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.

In the 1920s and 30s, aircraft designer Andrey Tupolev designed a series of advanced torpedo boats for the USSR.

This book critically analyzes US political-military strategy by arguing that freedom of the seas discourse is fundamentally unfit for an era of maritime great power competition.

Seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War the details of Soviet ships, their activities and fates remain an enigma to the West.

This updated new edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates, set within the context of relevant history.

This updated new edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates, set within the context of relevant history.

An illustrated history of the World War II British amphibious attack on a dry dock in the German-occupied French town.

"e;This is a terrific history of the Seventh Fleet's vital service to the United States in the Vietnam War.

This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the 'second generation' designs armed with triple mountings.

This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the 'second generation' designs armed with triple mountings.

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Sunk by a U-boat, Attacked by Kamikazes tells the story of one man’s experiences during the years 1939 to 1947.

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).