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US Marine Corps 1941-45
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 14.95While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II (1939-1945), its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 percent of America?s armed forces, but it suffered 10 percent of all World War II combat casualties. Above all, the amphibious nature of the... more...
American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation resulted from the performance of three ships ? the Constitution,... more...
Macarthur's Navy
Crown Publishing Group 2012; US$ 18.95Yet another in-depth military account from the prolific Hoyt. Focusing on the US Seventh Fleet, the author offers a vivid, authoritative log of key operations launched by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in WW II's Southwest Pacific theater. Starting in late 1943, to illustrate, MacArthur directed American and Australian troops on... more...
Pacific War Remembered
Naval Institute Press 2013;In this remarkable oral history collection, thirty-three participants in the turbulent epic that began with the day of infamy at Pearl Harbor and ended with the signing of the surrender documents in Tokyo Harbor tell their stories. Their remembrances of heartbreak, frustration, heroism, hope, and triumph were collected over a period of twenty-five... more...
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95In August 1917, at the height of the First World War, a small biplane landed on the makeshift flight deck of HMS Furious - the first ever carrier landing in aviation history. This small act ushered in a new era. Two decades later, when Britain stood on the brink of another World War, the Royal Navy had a small fleet of aircraft carriers, with several... more...
The Bismarck 1941
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 15.95The breakout of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic naval episodes of World War II (1939-1945). It took place at a time when the resources of the Royal Navy were stretched thinly, and the British Home Fleet were hard pressed to counter this powerful German warship, which was vaunted as the... more...
Le Service naval du Canada, 1910-2010
Dundurn 2009; US$ 39.95La Marine canadienne celebrera ses 100 ans en 1010 avec tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes. Connu officiellement jusqu'a 1968 comme la Marine royale due Canada, et apres comme le Commandement maritime des Forces canadiennes, le service naval du Canada a joue un role important dans le developpement et la securite de notre pays. Son Excellence la gourverneure... more...
The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010
Dundurn 2009; US$ 39.95This highly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century of the Canadian navy as a proud national institution. Comprehensive coverage includes the origins of the Canadian navy in 1867, both world wars, the Korean conflict, the postwar period, and a look at the navy of the future. more...
Nelson: The Essential Hero
E-Reads 2012; US$ 9.99As a naval commander he was an inspiring hero, honored to this very day as the essence of bravery. In his private life he was a cad, conducting a scandalous openly adulterous affair with Lady Emma Hamilton and humiliating her cuckold husband. In victories at sea and in the boudoir Horatio Nelson was an indomitable conqueror and deserving of his immortal... more...
Coconut Chaos
Quercus 2013; US$ 21.83At dawn on 27 April 1789 Fletcher Christian, master's mate on HMS Bounty, took a coconut to quench his thirst from the supply on the quarterdeck. This seemingly insignificant act resulted in mutiny, chaos and a chain of events that leads right up to the present day. With a story driven by hazardous and extraordinary sea voyages and a cast that includes... more...









