Naval forces and warfare

This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and smallBritain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas.

Although little known and mostly anonymous, members of the "e;Dungaree Navy"e; are essential contributors to the operations, maintenance and readiness of the U.

A comprehensively illustrated account of the Atlanta-class cruisers, warships that found a surprising key role in the Pacific War as the US Navy's superb antiaircraft warships.

Although little known and mostly anonymous, members of the "e;Dungaree Navy"e; are essential contributors to the operations, maintenance and readiness of the U.

Thucydides has been found guilty of indifference toward financial matters without a consideration of all the evidence.

Throughout his 52-year career, Rear Adm.

'The messy, dirty, bloody reality of Operation Overlord comes alive in Sword, Hastings's portrait of the individual soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy.

'Gorgeous, spellbinding and important' Sunday Times'Rampaging, brilliant, passionate history' Wall Street Journal'Magnificent Dalrymple has uncovered sources never used before' Guardian'Vivid unmatched revolutionary humane' Sunday Telegraph____________________________From multi-award-winning and bestselling historian William Dalrymple, a four-book collection chronicling the extraordinary story of the rise and fall of the East India Company.

The Second Battle of Sirte was a key naval clash in the Mediterranean, and a vital moment in the struggle for Malta's survival.

Japanese Carriers and Victory in the Pacific focuses on the pre-war debate between building a new generation of super-battleships or adopting aircraft carriers as the ‘capital ships’ of the future.

This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status.

The capture by the German surface raider Atlantis of the British steamer City of Baghdads secret code books in July 1940 enabled the Nazis to de-cypher Admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect.

On November 26, 1943 the United States sustained its largest loss of troops at sea.

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

Norfolkto Abadanand the Long Way Home: A Story of USS Soley (DD-707)1956-1957, is the narrative of a destroyer during the Cold War Era.

British fishermen are among the unsung heroes of the First World War.

This authoritative history chronicles the Royal Navy's decisive yet little-known victory over the French during the Seven Years' War.

The original 1983 manuscript written by Eugene Alvarez, who is the primary author of this book, included the years 15621983.

A secret mission sends the author to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, the bread basket of old Indo - China.

As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing.

“Much fresh material .

My story is of the inherent drama and humor that is common to military service wherever it occurs.

An anthology of personal experience selected and edited by John Winton.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.