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Midway Submerged

American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway, May–June 1942

by Mark W. Allen ...

"Naval history enthusiasts and military historians who enjoy taking deeper dives into the backgrounds of well-known battles, particularly concerning tactics and leadership, will appreciate this read. The book is enriched with well-captioned photos, diagrams, and very detailed appendices, which makes it an excellent reference work." —HistoryNetMost books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they ... Read more

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"Naval history enthusiasts and military historians who enjoy taking deeper dives into the backgrounds of well-known battles, particularly concerning tactics and leadership, will appreciate this read. The book is enriched with well-captioned photos, diagrams, and very detailed appendices, which makes it an excellent reference work." —HistoryNetMost books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Māori Archaeology and History of Heretaunga, New Zealand

Six Centuries of Power and Place

by Mark W. Allen, Ngahiwi Tomoana, Stella August, Wikitoria Moore ...

Series series Conflict, Environment, and Social Complexity
This book uses Māori Kaupapa (a Māori approach, practice) to provide unique insights toward the anthropological understanding of power and place in Heretaunga, New Zealand. It examines the power of Māori leaders and ancient and modern archaeological and historical landscapes over the past six centuries. It highlights Māori warfare, characterized by impressive fortifications known as pā. Severe ... Read more

$125.99 USD

This book uses Māori Kaupapa (a Māori approach, practice) to provide unique insights toward the anthropological understanding of power and place in Heretaunga, New Zealand. It examines the power of Māori leaders and ancient and modern archaeological and historical landscapes over the past six centuries. It highlights Māori warfare, characterized by impressive fortifications known as pā. Severe
... Read more
Inalienable Rights

by Mark W Allen ...

Melvin Travis thought it was over, but it wasn't.It was only the beginning.When the woman he loves is kidnapped, Melvin quickly finds out that he had only stumbled onto a power loving cult. In the process of trying to rescue his lover, he discovers even more groups, both for and against, time reversion. These power loving factions want to use the technology of reverse time to reshape the world.He ... Read more

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Melvin Travis thought it was over, but it wasn't.It was only the beginning.When the woman he loves is kidnapped, Melvin quickly finds out that he had only stumbled onto a power loving cult. In the process of trying to rescue his lover, he discovers even more groups, both for and against, time reversion. These power loving factions want to use the technology of reverse time to reshape the world.He
... Read more
Violence and Warfare among Hunter-Gatherers

Edited by Mark W Allen, Terry L Jones ...

How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high degrees of mobility, small ... Read more

$61.99 USD

How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high degrees of mobility, small
... Read more
California Prehistory

Colonization, Culture, and Complexity

by Ivano Aiello, Mark W. Allen, R Scott Anderson, Mark E. Basgall, Viviana Bellefemine, David G. Bieling, Brian F. Byrd, Robert Cartier, Jim Cassidy, Joseph L. Chartkoff, Jon M. Erlandson, Jason A. Eshleman, Richard T. Fitzgerald, David A. Fredrickson, LynnH Gamble, Jill K. Gardner, Donna Gillette, Amy J. Gilreath, Michael A. Glassow, Victor Golla, Andrew Gottsfield, Randy G. Groza, William R. Hildebrandt, Richard E. Hughes, Kathleen L. Hull, Mark G. Hylkema, Deborah A. Jones, Don Laylander, Alan Leventhal, Patricia M. Masters, Kelly R. McGuire, Randall Milliken, Michael J. Moratto, Tom Origer, Jennifer E. Perry, Judith F. Porcasi, L Mark Raab, Torben C. Rick, Michael F. Rondeau, Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Glenn S. Russell, Jerry Schaefer, David Glenn Smith, Nathan E. Stevens, Eric Strother, Mark Q. Sutton, James A. Wanket, G James West, Gregory G. White, Randy Wiberg, Wallace Woolfenden ...

Some forty scholars examine California's prehistory and archaeology, looking at marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments, initial human colonization, linguistic prehistory, early forms of exchange, mitochondrial DNA studies, and rock art. This work is the most extensive study of California's prehistory undertaken in the past 20 years. An essential resource for any scholar of California prehistory ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Some forty scholars examine California's prehistory and archaeology, looking at marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments, initial human colonization, linguistic prehistory, early forms of exchange, mitochondrial DNA studies, and rock art. This work is the most extensive study of California's prehistory undertaken in the past 20 years. An essential resource for any scholar of California prehistory
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Leader of the Pack

The Fleet Submarine Uss Batfish in World War Ii

by Mark W. Allen ...

Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pantheon of military lore during its famous sixth patrol in February 1945, where it sank a record three Japanese submarines in seventy-six hours. In addition to offering a rousing and meticulously researched account of the famous sixth patrol, author and ... Read more

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Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pantheon of military lore during its famous sixth patrol in February 1945, where it sank a record three Japanese submarines in seventy-six hours. In addition to offering a rousing and meticulously researched account of the famous sixth patrol, author and
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Midway Submerged

American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway, May–June 1942

by Mark W. Allen ...

Narrated by Stephen Bowlby ...

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3 hours 59 min

Most books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they are mentioned at all, conclude they failed miserably and had little impact on the outcome of the battle. It is undeniable that carrier aviation and intelligence saved the day, but the role of the submarine was an important one in defense of an anticipated amphibious assault.Midway Submerged is a comprehensive examination of a little-known ... Read more

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Most books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they are mentioned at all, conclude they failed miserably and had little impact on the outcome of the battle. It is undeniable that carrier aviation and intelligence saved the day, but the role of the submarine was an important one in defense of an anticipated amphibious assault.Midway Submerged is a comprehensive examination of a little-known
... Read more

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First Blue

The Story of World War II Ace Butch Voris and the Creation of the Blue Angels

by Robert K. Wilcox ...

Robert K Wilcox's First Blue presents the remarkable story of a true hero of American aviation during World War II.The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the most famous flight demonstration team in the world. While millions of aviation enthusiasts see their shows every year, the story of the man who formed the squadron has never been told. He is Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II Ace and one of ... Read more

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Robert K Wilcox's First Blue presents the remarkable story of a true hero of American aviation during World War II.The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the most famous flight demonstration team in the world. While millions of aviation enthusiasts see their shows every year, the story of the man who formed the squadron has never been told. He is Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II Ace and one of
... Read more
The Grand Scuttle

The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919

by Dan van der Vat ...

A true account of a unique event in naval history from "a superb storyteller" ( Northern Mariner).On June 21, 1919, the German High Seas Fleet, one of the most formidable ever built, was deliberately sent to the bottom of the sea at the British Grand Fleet's principal anchorage at Orkney by its own officers and men.The Grand Scuttle became a folk legend in both Germany and Britain. However, few ... Read more

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A true account of a unique event in naval history from "a superb storyteller" ( Northern Mariner).On June 21, 1919, the German High Seas Fleet, one of the most formidable ever built, was deliberately sent to the bottom of the sea at the British Grand Fleet's principal anchorage at Orkney by its own officers and men.The Grand Scuttle became a folk legend in both Germany and Britain. However, few
... Read more
The Battle of North Cape

The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943

by Angus Konstam ...

Series series Campaign Chronicles
"The hunting down and sinking of the magnificent German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was one of the epic actions of World War II . . . stirring" ( Work Boat).On December 25, 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst slipped out of Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's ... Read more

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"The hunting down and sinking of the magnificent German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was one of the epic actions of World War II . . . stirring" ( Work Boat).On December 25, 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst slipped out of Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's
... Read more

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Submarine!

by Edward L. Beach ...

Series series Bluejacket Books
Welcomed as the first book about American submarines in World War II to be written by a man who actually fought them, this compelling personal account of the war beneath the sea firmly established Edward L. Beach's reputation as a writer in the early 1950s. Given the survival rate of those in the silent service, it is a story many submariners did not live to tell. In fact, most of the crew of ... Read more

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Welcomed as the first book about American submarines in World War II to be written by a man who actually fought them, this compelling personal account of the war beneath the sea firmly established Edward L. Beach's reputation as a writer in the early 1950s. Given the survival rate of those in the silent service, it is a story many submariners did not live to tell. In fact, most of the crew of
... Read more
An Ace of the Eighth

An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

by Norman "Bud" Fortier ...

FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and dueling with Nazi aces. In their role as “escorts” to Flying Fortresses and Liberators, the fighter ... Read more

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FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and dueling with Nazi aces. In their role as “escorts” to Flying Fortresses and Liberators, the fighter
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