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  • In Defence of Naval Supremacy

    Finance, Technology, and British Naval Policy, 1889-1914

    by Jon Tetsuro Sumida ...
    In his groundbreaking work, In Defence of Naval Supremacy, Sumida presents a provocative and authoritative revisionist history of the origins, nature and consequences of the "Dreadnought Revolution" of 1906. Based on intensive and extensive archival research, the book strives to explain vital financial and technical matters which enable readers to observe the complex interplay of fiscal, technical ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

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    The Battle of Midway

    by Walter Lord ...
    Outgunned and outmanned on the Pacific Ocean, a small American fleet defied the odds and turned the tide of World War IIOn the morning of June 4, 1942, doom sailed on Midway. Hoping to put itself within striking distance of Hawaii and California, the Japanese navy planned an ambush that would obliterate the remnants of the American Pacific fleet. On paper, the Americans had no chance of winning. ... Read more

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  • British Battleships 1939–45 (1)

    Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign Classes

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 154 - New Vanguard
    With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence.Yet ten of the 12 battleships were already over 20 years old, having served in World War I, and required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict. Angus Konstam offers a comprehensive review of the ... Read more

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  • If a Pirate I Must Be

    The True Story of Black Bart, "King of the Caribbean Pirates"

    by Richard Sanders ...
    In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew Roberts (better known as Black Bart), the greatest of the Caribbean pirates. He drank tea instead of rum. He banned women and gambling on his ships. He never made his prisoners walk the plank, instead inviting them into his cabin for a friendly chat. And during the course of his ... Read more

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  • Hell from the Heavens

    The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II's Greatest Kamikaze Attack

    by John Wukovits ...
    Looking toward the heavens, the destroyer crew saw what seemed to be the entire Japanese Air Force assembled directly above. Hell was about to be unleashed on them in the largest single-ship kamikaze attack of World War II.On April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey were battle hardened and prepared. They had engaged in combat off the Normandy coast in June 1944. They had been involved in ... Read more

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  • Rickover

    by Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar ...
    Hyman G. Rickover was not long removed from his Jewish roots in Poland when he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922. After a respectable career spent mostly in unglamorous submarine and engineering billets, he took command of the U.S. NavyÆs nuclear propulsion program and revived his career, being retiredùinvoluntarilyùsome thirty years later in early 1982. He was not only the architect ... Read more

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  • Submarine Commander

    A Story of World War II and Korea

    by Paul R. Schratz ...
    A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations. Frank and beautifully written, Submarine Commander's breezy style and irrepressible humor place it in a class by itself. This book will be of lasting value as a submarine history by an expert and as an enduring military and political analysis. In early 1943 the ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • SEAL Team Six and the Delta Solution

    by Anonymous ...
    SEAL Team Six's team leader, James Riley, has been honorably discharged. Despite their heavy hearts, the SEALs continue their training exercises without missing a beat. In his new job at the CIA, Riley reads a report from a madman claiming to be responsible for the Japanese Tsunami that devastated the country three months earlier. Riley learns that a madman named Bolo has bought a team of expert ... Read more

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  • The Pirates of Malabar

    And An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago

    by Colonel John Biddulph ...
    Colonel John Biddulph (25 July 1840 – 24 December 1921) was a British soldier, author and naturalist who served in the government of British India. He was educated at Westminster School, and at the age of 18 joined the 19th Lancers and proceeded to India where he served in Awadh during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Afterwards, he joined the political department of the government of British India ... Read more

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  • A Singapore Fling

    An AB's Far-Flung Adventure

    by Peter Broadbent ...
    Having survived the notorious Training Establishment HMS Ganges and ‘cut his teeth’ onboard HMS Bermuda, Peter Broadbent believed that he was equipped for anything the Royal Navy could throw at him.For 18 incident-filled months (1962-64) he ‘did his bit’ onboard HMS Lincoln caught up in the Malaysian Crisis, on the other side of the world. For the young sailor, this meant visiting every corner of ... Read more

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  • America's Black Sea Fleet

    The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919–1923

    by Estate of Robert E Shenk ...
    Drawing on previously untapped sources, Robert Shenk offers a revealing portrait of America’s small Black Sea fleet in the years following World War I. In a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black and Aegean Seas and the eastern Mediterranean, this small force of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises. Home-ported in Constantinople, U.S ... Read more

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  • Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 115 - New Vanguard
    The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships.Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion. Through its history, the LST saw service from late 1942 until late 2002, when the US Navy decommissioned the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD