Naval forces & warfare books

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I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine

I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a...

Author: Al Martinez ,  Sara S. Hodson
ISBN: 9781476693163
Format: Paperback
$68.20

Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career,...  Read More >>

Too Far on a Whim: The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy

Too Far on a Whim: The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion...

Author: Tyler A. Pitrof
ISBN: 9780817321918
Format: Hardback
$290.40

Argues that the US Navy’s commitment to high-steam propulsion for its warship fleet was a tactical and technological...  Read More >>

Sea Power and the American Interest: From the Civil War to the Great War

Sea Power and the American Interest: From the Civil...

Author: John Morton
ISBN: 9781682479117
Format: Hardback
$68.20

Explains how the US came to put a value on commercial opportunities overseas in support of America’s steel industry....  Read More >>

Struggle for Empire: The Battles of General Zuo Zongtang

Struggle for Empire: The Battles of General Zuo Zongtang...

Author: Kenneth M. Swope
ISBN: 9781682472859
Format: Hardback
$72.60

Provides the first comprehensive modern biography in English of the late Qing dynasty statesman, strategist, and...  Read More >>

Admiral James Stavridis: Sailor, Scholar, Leader

Admiral James Stavridis: Sailor, Scholar, Leader

Author: Stanley D.M. Carpenter
ISBN: 9781682475201
Format: Hardback
$50.60

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The Origins of Aegis: Eli T. Reich, Wayne Meyer, and the Creation of a Revolutionary Naval Weapons System

The Origins of Aegis: Eli T. Reich, Wayne Meyer, and...

Author: Thomas Wildenberg ,  John Hammerer
ISBN: 9781682479230
Format: Hardback
$68.20

Provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the professional development of two notable and highly accomplished...  Read More >>

The Royal Navy in the Cold War Years, 1966–1990: Retreat and Revival

The Royal Navy in the Cold War Years, 1966–1990: Retreat...

Author: Edward Hampshire
ISBN: 9781399041225
Format: Hardback
$105.00

During the period covered by this new book the Royal Navy faced some of its greatest challenges, both at sea confronting...  Read More >>

Super Destroyers: From the Torpedo Boat Era to the Dominant Surface Warship of Today

Super Destroyers: From the Torpedo Boat Era to the Dominant...

Author: Robert C Stern
ISBN: 9781526777454
Format: Hardback
$125.00

From the very beginnings of torpedo craft, all naval powers have seen the occasional need for larger, more powerful...  Read More >>

The Naval Mutinies of 1798: The Irish Plot to Seize the Channel Fleet

The Naval Mutinies of 1798: The Irish Plot to Seize...

Author: Philip MacDougall
ISBN: 9781399044592
Format: Hardback
$75.00

For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule from London, a time in which Britain...  Read More >>

PT Boat Bases: Volume 1: Pacific 1942-1943

PT Boat Bases: Volume 1: Pacific 1942-1943

Author: Frank J Andruss, Sr ,  Harold E Walther
ISBN: 9781608882946
Format: Hardback
$105.47

"In today's world, where logistics and supply chains dominate headlines, understanding the challenges and triumphs...  Read More >>

British Fiji Class Cruisers and their Derivatives

British Fiji Class Cruisers and their Derivatives

Author: Conrad Waters
ISBN: 9781526799838
Format: Hardback
$150.00

The first in-depth study of this innovative cruiser design and the modified classes that followed it.  Read More >>

Great Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the World: From the Curtiss “America” to the Kawasaki P-1

Great Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the World: From the...

Author: Ralph J. Dean
ISBN: 9780764367946
Format: Hardback
$99.00

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African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives...

Author: Timothy Stapleton (University of Calgary, Canada)
ISBN: 9781032313207
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This edited volume focuses on aspects of the understudied theme of African sea-power, including African navies and...  Read More >>

Salt Horse: Memoir of a Maverick Admiral, Claude Lionel Cumberlege

Salt Horse: Memoir of a Maverick Admiral, Claude Lionel...

Author: Robin Knight ,  Rear Admiral Mike Harris
ISBN: 9781849955720
Format: Paperback
$49.14

The autobiography of an individualistic, larger-than-life sailor who lived by his wits. An insightful and unusual...  Read More >>

Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War

Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship...

Author: Nate Hendley
ISBN: 9781459751347
Format: Paperback
$43.96

On June 27, 1918, a Canadian military hospital ship was torpedoed by U-Boat 86, a German submarine. The sub commander...  Read More >>

Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879–83: South America's ironclad naval campaign

Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879–83: South America's...

Author: Angus Konstam ,  Paul Wright (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781472861245
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the...  Read More >>

D-Day Landing Craft: How 4,126 ‘Ugly and Unorthodox’ Allied Craft made the Normandy Landings Possible

D-Day Landing Craft: How 4,126 ‘Ugly and Unorthodox’...

Author: Andrew Whitmarsh
ISBN: 9781803994451
Format: Hardback
$75.00

The D-Day Landings could not have happened without over 4,000 Allied landing craft and ships, and their crews. This...  Read More >>

Harrier: The World's First V/STOL Jet Combat Aircraft

Harrier: The World's First V/STOL Jet Combat Aircraft...

Author: Philip Birtles
ISBN: 9781781559123
Format: Hardback
$101.00

Harrier was the world's first V/STOL jet combat aircraft design, development and service with the RAF, USMC, and...  Read More >>

F-14 Bombcat: The US Navy's Ultimate Precision Bomber

F-14 Bombcat: The US Navy's Ultimate Precision Bomber...

Author: Tony Holmes
ISBN: 9781802825602
Format: Hardback
$90.56

Filled with first-hand accounts, in-action photos, and detailed histories on its operations, this book showcases...  Read More >>

Come by Chance: A Memoir of Seafaring, Scholarship, Pilgrimage, and Music

Come by Chance: A Memoir of Seafaring, Scholarship,...

Author: Michael L. Hadley
ISBN: 9781772034738
Format: Paperback
$47.99

A member of the so-called Silent Generation, Michael Hadley has a great deal to say in his twilight years. Opening...  Read More >>

A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous

A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous

Author: John Rodgaard
ISBN: 9781036112349
Format: Paperback
$52.99

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My Experiences in World War II: Observations and Insights of a Naval Intelligence Officer

My Experiences in World War II: Observations and Insights...

Author: Ellery Sedgwick Jr ,  Theodore Sedgwick, Jr.
ISBN: 9780761873488
Format: Paperback
$42.99

The book offers a Naval Intelligence officer's insights into the role of naval intelligence during World War II....  Read More >>

Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory

Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific...

Author: Evan Mawdsley
ISBN: 9780300255454
Format: Hardback
$41.95

The gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the...  Read More >>

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