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  • The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854

    by Paul Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854, the first volume in the definitive five-volume U.S. Navy Warship series, comprehensively details all aspects of the ships that sailed in the nascent stages of the U.S. Navy. From its beginnings as battlers of Barbary Coast pirates, to challenging the awesome might of the Royal Navy in the War of 1812, to the historic blockade that proved instrumental in winning the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007

    by Paul Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007, the fifth volume in the monumental U.S. Navy Warship series, presents an all-inclusive compendium of the ships that served in the U.S. Navy from the Cold War up through the present day. Featuring radical new developments in warships such as nuclear-powered submarines and carriers equipped with ballistic missiles, the post-World War II period was one of ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Civil War Navies, 1855-1883

    by Paul Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    Civil War Navies 1855-1883 is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set. This valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War and the years immediately following - a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. Civil War Navies provides a wealth and variety of ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The New Navy, 1883-1922

    by Paul Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    The third volume of The U.S. Navy Warship Series covers the fifty-year period from 1883-1922. In 1883, Congress authorized the first ships of the "New Navy" and ordered removal of all obsolete ships. All US Navy ships since that time have stemmed from these first three cruisers. The numbering system in effect since 1920 was effectively begun in 1886.The ships built during the next few years fought ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947

    by Paul Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    The Navy of World War II, 1922-1946 comprehensively covers the vessels that defined this momentous 24-year period in U.S. naval history. Beginning with the lean, pared-down navy created by the treaty at the Washington Naval Conference, and ending with the massive, awe-inspiring fleets that led the Allies to victory in the Second World War, the fourth volume in the celebrated U.S. Navy Warship ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Navy of the 21st Century, 2001-2022

    by Paul H. Silverstone ...
    Series series The U.S. Navy Warship Series
    The Navy of the 21st Century, 2001– 2022 presents an all- inclusive listing of the ships that have served in the US Navy since the start of the new century.The newest and sixth volume of the US Navy Warship Series provides insight into the technological innovations and modern weaponry featured in newer naval vessels, as well as controversies over the naming conventions of ships over past decades. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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    PT Boats in the United States Navy

    by Robert J. Bulkley ...
    Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • The Sea Hunters II

    by Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo ...
    The second thrilling account of #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cusslers's real-life search for lost ships, planes, and other marvels that changed history.For decades, Clive Cussler’s real-life NUMA®, the National Underwater and Marine Agency, has scoured rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves and beset by obstacles ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • December 7, 1941

    The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor

    by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon ...
    A minute-by-minute account of the morning that brought America into World War II, by the New York Times–bestselling authors of At Dawn We Slept.When dawn broke over Hawaii on December 7, 1941, no one suspected that America was only minutes from war. By nightfall, the naval base at Pearl Harbor was a smoldering ruin, and over 2,000 Americans lay dead. December 7, 1941 gives a detailed and immersive ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The War Below

    The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

    by James M. Scott ...
    “Beautifully researched and masterfully told” (Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from the Deep), this is the riveting story of the heroic and tragic US submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific.Focusing on the unique stories of three of the war’s top submarines—Silversides, Drum, and Tang—The War Below vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Target Tokyo

    Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor

    by James M. Scott ...
    **Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History"Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken…Target Tokyo brings to life an indelible era." —Ben Cosgrove, The Daily Beast**On April 18, 1942, sixteen U.S. Army bombers under the command of daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle lifted off from the deck of the USS Hornet on a one-way mission to pummel Japan’s factories, refineries, and dockyards in retaliation for ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Big Questions

    by Anders Nilsen ...
    A New York Times Notable Book of 2011, included on Amazon.com, Publishers Weekly, and NPR'S Best Comics listsA haunting postmodern fable, Big Questions is the magnum opus of Anders Nilsen, one of the brightest and most talented young cartoonists working today. This beautiful minimalist story, collected here for the first time, is the culmination of ten years and more than six hundred pages of work ... Read more

    $14.99 USD