Naval forces & warfare books

Osprey's study of the United States' naval tactics during World War II (1939-1945). The US armed forces were responsible...  Read More >>

In August 1917, at the height of the First World War, a small biplane landed on the makeshift flight deck of HMS...  Read More >>

Presents the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea...  Read More >>

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Dominating the seas during World War II, the US aircraft carrier played a crucial role in every major naval combat...  Read More >>

The fateful attack on Pearl Harbor forced the Western world to revise its opinion of Japan's airmen. This title...  Read More >>

As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat...  Read More >>

Since the limited Desert Fox campaign against Iraq in December 1998, the Tomcat has been integral to virtually all...  Read More >>

Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early...  Read More >>

The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of the First World War, and was closely linked to the limits...  Read More >>

Used in a variety of roles, from coastal patrolling through to the combined actions of convey-hunting 'wolf packs',...  Read More >>

In February 1942, three of the major ships of the German surface fleet - the battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau,...  Read More >>

This work takes a look at the Dolphins of the US Navy submarine force, covering recruitment, training, service...  Read More >>

In the late-19th century, with the advances in technology and the increase in America's economic stature, a round...  Read More >>

By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the...  Read More >>

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Osprey's study of the United States' naval tactics during World War II (1939-1945). The US armed forces were responsible...  Read More >>

The early morning hours of July 6, 1943, found the USS Helena off the Solomon Islands in what would later be known...  Read More >>

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In 1927, the US Navy floated a small tin hanger down the Detroit River, planting it on a grass airfield at the...  Read More >>

"""Backbone: History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of Marine Corps Ncos""."  Read More >>

Although conflict was once restricted to land, the introduction of warships and planes eventually expanded the theater...  Read More >>