Naval

Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another significant arena of war - the battle for control of...

On June 1, 1942, the United States Marine Corps broke a 144-year tradition and enlisted the first black Marines. Three months later, more than 400 black volunteers began their training as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford...

Philip de Souza presents the history of the sea as a medium for the development and expansion of human society and 'civilization', viewing both the positive and negative impact. The narrative and argument is organized under the following broad heads: *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860199691Author Paul KempFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Brockhampton Press LtdPublisher Brockhampton Press LtdWeight(grams) 660g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858338453Author Eric GroveFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bramley BooksPublisher CLBWeight(grams) 963g

The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination...

They 'fought like young Nelsons.' The words of a schoolmaster, writing from aboard the Mars after the battle of Trafalgar, describing the valour of his pupils in the heat of battle. Made immortal by the novels of Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester and...

As any sailor knows, life at sea is hazardous under even normal circumstances. In times of war with an enemy intent on killing and sinking you it is infinitely more so. David Blackmore has researched 100 extreme cases over the span of history and written...

The Arabian Gulf has been at the centre of the world stage and a major Oflash point' for over 40 years. Expert naval historian Iain Ballantyne examines the role of the US and Royal Naval forces in this troubled area over the period from 1961 to this...

2.20am on 15th April 1912, the Titanic is plunging 12,000 feet to the ocean floor. Machinery, coal, crystal goblets, pianos and jewellery all tumbled through the dark water. Hundreds of passengers and crew remained trapped below decks - hundreds more...

Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another significant arena of war - the battle for control of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840673197Author Derek AveryFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Caxton EditionsPublisher Caxton PublishingWeight(grams) 140g

This book offers a detailed investigation of naval diplomacy, past and present, and challenges the widely accepted Anglo-American school of sea power thought. Despite the acknowledgement of the importance of the threat or use of force in the pursuit of...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525538339Author William A GayFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 476g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937592301Author Harold W GoforthFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint FortisPublisher FortisWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

John Low came to America from England in 1856 at the suggestion of his uncle, Andrew Low, a prosperous Savannah- Liverpool businessman. Just as he established himself in nautical businesses in Savannah the Civil War broke out. Low was ordered to England...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593186671Author Stephen L. MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 140g

An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Britain's war in the Atlantic. As U-boat attacks on Britain’s vital sea lanes increased in ferocity, and...

A ship is not just a mode of transport, it is a life support system. Ideally, it provides fresh air at a comfortable temperature and humidity, healthy food and drink, adequate lighting at night and below deck (but without setting the ship on fire or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935228172Author John B TisdaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Arx PublishingPublisher Arx PublishingWeight(grams) 313g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400081011Author Dick CouchFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932762655Author THOMAS, P. OSTROMFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Elderberry PressPublisher Elderberry PressWeight(grams) 421g

William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cushing managed to get an appointment as a master's mate on one of the warships of a blockading squadron...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498192033Author Charles Michael HigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540217820Author Eugene Alvarez PhdFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library...

Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries The shaping of national defence strategies is particularly difficult in the case of navies. Few political leaders have naval experience, in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498148702Author Charles Michael HigginsFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 490g

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This book covers the history of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1790 under Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, when the Service was called the U.S. Revenue Marine, to World War I, during which the naval agency, then called the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986562605Author Dale A JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Aubrey Publishing Co.Publisher Aubrey Publishing Co.Weight(grams) 585g

The title of this book comes from a toast popular with Americans in the late 1790s-"millions for defense, not a cent for tribute." Americans were incensed by demands for bribes from French diplomats and by France's galling seizures of U.S...

"Lone Star Navy" tells the story of a little fleet of wooden warships, bought on credit by an impoverished band of revolutionaries and sent to sea on a single mission: to win Texas's independence from Mexico. In this thoroughly researched and highly...

Called one of the most inspiring stories to come out of World War II when first published in 1959, this epic account of Arleigh Burke's legendary Destroyer Squadron 23 is much more than a story of ships and their tactical deployment. It is a story of men...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631320866Author Joet FogartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Advanced Publishing LLCPublisher Advanced Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598249866Author Mark Pater NosterFormat HardbackPage Count 124Imprint E-Booktime, LLCPublisher E-Booktime, LLCWeight(grams) 152g

The Royal Australian Navy is at a watershed moment in its history. Major reinvestment following the 2016 Defence White Paper will see it re-equipped with offshore patrol boats, a new class of frigate, a modern and expanded submarine force and an air...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574881691Author Gary E. WeirFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Brassey's IncPublisher Potomac Books Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608882328Author Lars AhlbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 556Imprint Nimble BooksPublisher Nimble BooksWeight(grams) 1270g