Naval forces & warfare books

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Second U-boat Flotilla

Second U-boat Flotilla

Author: Lawrence Paterson
ISBN: 9780850529173
Format: Hardback
$57.99

In 1942 when German U-boats struck with devastating force for the first time against distant targets in the waters...  Read More >>

The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol

The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol

Author: Ninian Stewart ,  Ninian Stewart
ISBN: 9780714682549
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This is an entirely new Naval Staff History covering the period immediately after the Second World War and the Royal...  Read More >>

Parris Island

Parris Island

Author: Eugene, Ph.D. Alvarez
ISBN: 9780738514260
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Located near the Palmetto State's historic city of Beaufort, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris...  Read More >>

The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy

The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American...

Author: Mitchell B. Lerner
ISBN: 9780700612963
Format: Paperback
$44.75

An account of the """"Pueblo"""" incident. In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean...  Read More >>

Sober Men and True: Sailor Lives in the Royal Navy, 1900-1945

Sober Men and True: Sailor Lives in the Royal Navy,...

Author: Christopher McKee
ISBN: 9780674007369
Format: Hardback
$111.95

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Parris Island

Parris Island

Author: Eugene Alvarez, PhD
ISBN: 9781531609665
Format: Hardback
$59.49

"Located near the Palmetto State's historic city of Beaufort, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris...  Read More >>

The Military History of the Cape COD Canal

The Military History of the Cape COD Canal

Author: Gerald Butler ,  Capt Gerald Butler
ISBN: 9780738510095
Format: Paperback
$58.05

During World War II, with Allied merchant and navy ships under the threat of German U-boats, the eastern seaboard...  Read More >>

It's Your Ship: Management Tips from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy

It's Your Ship: Management Tips from the Best Damn Ship...

Author: Michael Abrashoff
ISBN: 9780446529112
Format: Hardback
$65.87

The former commander of the U.S.S. Benfold describes the management principles that he used to command one of the...  Read More >>

Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1)

Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1)

Author: Gordon Williamson ,  Ian Palmer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781841763637
Format: Paperback
$47.39

This volume on Germany's World War II U-boats traces their development through the early U-boats of the Kaiser's...  Read More >>

Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization

Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization...

Author: William H. Roberts
ISBN: 9780801868306
Format: Hardback
$139.92

Contrary to widespread belief, Roberts concludes, the ironclad program set Navy shipbuilding back a generation....  Read More >>

US Naval Aviator: 1941–45

US Naval Aviator: 1941–45

Author: Robert Hargis ,  John White
ISBN: 9781841763897
Format: Paperback
$50.03

This title examines the life and experiences of the World War II US naval aviator in all three types of carrier...  Read More >>

Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1

Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1

Author: Norman Franks ,  Harry Dempsey
ISBN: 9781841763170
Format: Paperback
$34.99

This book focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World...  Read More >>

The """"Pueblo"""" Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy

The """"Pueblo"""" Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure...

Author: Mitchell B. Lerner
ISBN: 9780700611713
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Remember, you are not going out there to start a war, Rear Admiral Johnson reminded the commander of the USS Pueblo...  Read More >>

The Gondola """"Philadelphia"""" and the Battle of Lake Champlain

The Gondola """"Philadelphia"""" and the Battle of Lake...

Author: John R. Bratten
ISBN: 9781585441471
Format: Hardback
$92.27

In this work the history of the oldest intact warship on display in North America is examined. The """"Philadelphia""""...  Read More >>

Finding the Right Balance: Simulator and Live Training for Navy Units

Finding the Right Balance: Simulator and Live Training...

Author: John F. Schank ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780833031044
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Can the US Navy save money by increasing its use of simulators without sacrificing readiness? This work looks at...  Read More >>

The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue

The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry...

Author: John Griffith Armstrong ,  J. L. Granatstein
ISBN: 9780774808903
Format: Hardback
$277.20

This work provides a sustained analytical history of the Halifax Explosion, a defining event in the Canadian consciousness....  Read More >>

Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima

Author: Richard F. Newcomb
ISBN: 9780805070712
Format: Paperback
$47.49

Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965.  Read More >>

Battle of Savo Island

Battle of Savo Island

Author: R. Newcomb
ISBN: 9780805070729
Format: Paperback
$24.00

From the author of the bestselling Abandon Ship! comes a classic work of World War II history. Richard F. Newcomb...  Read More >>

The Great Pacific War: A History of the American-Japanese Campaign of 1931-1933

The Great Pacific War: A History of the American-Japanese...

Author: Hector Bywater
ISBN: 9781557095572
Format: Paperback
$42.11

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Freeing the Baltic

Freeing the Baltic

Author: Geoffrey Bennett
ISBN: 9781843410010
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power

Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power

Author: Thomas M. Kane
ISBN: 9780714652825
Format: Hardback
$326.00

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Civil and Merchant Vessel Encounters with United States Navy Ships 1800-2000

Civil and Merchant Vessel Encounters with United States...

Author: Greg H. Williams ,  Channing M. Zucker
ISBN: 9780786411559
Format: Hardback
$131.87

Contacts or incidents ocurring between nearly 1000 US Navy ships and nearly 900 merchant vessels, yachts, workboats...  Read More >>

Farragut: America's First Admiral

Farragut: America's First Admiral

Author: Robert John Schneller, Jr.
ISBN: 9781574883985
Format: Hardback
$52.67

"""Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"" With these words, David Glasgow Farragut led a fleet of Union warships...  Read More >>

The Forth at War

The Forth at War

Author: William Fyfe Hendrie
ISBN: 9781841581835
Format: Hardback
$105.60

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