Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and near always accidental.
Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and near always accidental.
A compact but comprehensive history of the American armed forces in World War II, examining the strategy, logistics, high command, operations, and home-front aspects of the military campaign.
Cyber Warfare and Navies, an edited collection, takes a penetrating look into the threats that cyber warfare poses to operations in the maritime environment and the means of defending against cyberattack.
A compact but comprehensive history of the American armed forces in World War II, examining the strategy, logistics, high command, operations, and home-front aspects of the military campaign.
Few historians have looked beyond the Teapot Dome scandal and examined the naval policies of President Warren Harding and his secretary of navy, Edwin Denby.
The first full biography of Alfred Thayer Mahan in nearly fifty years explores how his groundbreaking ideas on sea power reshaped naval strategy and global politics-and why they still matter today.
Remembering the Holocaust in Germany, Austria, Italy and Israel: "e;Vergangenheitsbewaltigung"e; as a Historical Quest offers an account on post-war coming-to-terms with the Holocaust tragedy in some European countries, such as Germany, Austria, and Italy.
This richly illustrated book details the wide-ranging construction and urban planning projects launched across Germany after the Nazi Party seized power.
The first full biography of Alfred Thayer Mahan in nearly fifty years explores how his groundbreaking ideas on sea power reshaped naval strategy and global politics-and why they still matter today.
This richly illustrated book details the wide-ranging construction and urban planning projects launched across Germany after the Nazi Party seized power.
From the small bands of wilderness warriors who battled in 18th-century North America to the "e;Chechen Lion,"e; and the contemporary conflict in Chechnya, John Arquilla chronicles the deadly careers of the greatest masters of irregular warfare over the past 250 years.
From the small bands of wilderness warriors who battled in 18th-century North America to the "e;Chechen Lion,"e; and the contemporary conflict in Chechnya, John Arquilla chronicles the deadly careers of the greatest masters of irregular warfare over the past 250 years.
Gripping true tale how of men who patrolled by dogsleds a stark 500-mile stretch of Greenland fought capture or death by outwitting and outlasting the Nazis.
Winner of the Air Force Historical Foundations Space History Book Award Selected for the US Space Com 2024 Commanders Reading List Selected for USSFs National Security Space Institute 2024 Space Professional Reading ListFight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space.
Winner of the Air Force Historical Foundations Space History Book Award Selected for the US Space Com 2024 Commanders Reading List Selected for USSFs National Security Space Institute 2024 Space Professional Reading ListFight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space.