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Ask the Chief
Naval Institute Press 2012; US$ 18.95Whenever sailors are confronted with 'unsolvable' problems--be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry--they often throw up their hands and exclaim, 'We'd better ask the Chief.' That refrain, heard for generations throughout the Navy, is the theme for Jack Leahy's newest book. Written at sea, his book provides a compelling picture of the Chief... more...
Paullin's History of Naval Administration 1775-1911
Naval Institute Press 2012; US$ 40.95The classic collection of articles from the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, now in ebook form. more...
Preparing for Blockade 1885-1914
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 134.95It argued in this book that, from the 1880s there was a widely shared, but largely unwritten, strategic acceptance in British naval thinking that in a war with a major power the response would be to attack enemy trade. In line with the current view that seapower depends upon free communications, the book concludes by asserting that the primary role... more...
The Military as an Economic Actor
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 122.00Armed forces across the globe engage in economic activities both in times of war and peace. This book provides a critical analysis of this phenomenon, comparing experiences with 'military business' from four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America). Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the volume shows the implications of 'military business'... more...
Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the British Navy, 1771-1831
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 99.00The book engages with debates about whether midshipmen and other "young gentlemen" were increasingly aristocratic - and increasingly ill-disciplined; and shows how their aspirations for advancement and glory were often frustrated. more...
The Long Road to Annapolis
The University of North Carolina Press 2010; US$ 41.95The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802. Why, then, did it take this maritime nation forty-three more years to create a similar school for the navy? The Long Road to Annapolis examines the origins of the United States Naval Academy and the national debate that led to its founding. Americans... more...





