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Naval Warfare, 1815-1914by Lawrence Sondhaus
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95This important new book examines the slow transition from the timber fleets of Napoleonic times to the might of pre-World War One German and British navies. more...
Medieval Naval Warfare 1000-1500by Susan Rose
Routledge 2001; US$ 40.95How were medieval navies organised, and how did powerful rulers use them? This fascinating account brings vividly to life the dangers and difficulties of medieval seafaring. more...
One Perfect Opby Dennis Chalker; Kevin Dockery
HarperCollins US 2009; US$ 7.99No elite military commando unit since the darkest days of Korea and Vietnam has a more storied history than the U.S. Navy SEALs, a stealth fighting force legendary for its abilities to wage covert war on sea, air, and land. Now former SEAL Command Master Chief Dennis "Snake" Chalker takes us deep inside the celebrated SEAL Team Six for an astonishing, firsthand look at the formation, preparation, and deployment of a crack detachment meticulously trained for an ongoing mission that has become essential to the survival of our nation: counterterrorism. When Dennis Chalker joined Army Airborne in the early 1970s he was, by his own admission, a fairly typical young man from the Midwest. After his initial tour of dutyand a brief, unsatisfactory... more...
Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650by Jan Glete
Routledge 1999; US$ 43.93The first truly international study of warfare at sea in the period 1500-1650. Commencing with the advent of gunpowder and the transformation of maritime trade, it focuses on the scope and limitations of war before the big battle fleets. more...
The Silent Warby John Pina Craven
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 13.99The Cold War was the first major conflict between superpowers in which victory and defeat were unambiguously determined without the firing of a shot. Without the shield of a strong, silent deterrent or the intellectual sword of espionage beneath the sea, that war could not have been won. John P. Craven was a key figure in the Cold War beneath the sea. As chief scientist of the Navy's Special Projects Office, which supervised the Polaris missile system, then later as head of the Deep Submergence Systems Project (DSSP) and the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle program (DSRV), both of which engaged in a variety of clandestine undersea projects, he was intimately involved with planning and executing America's submarine-based nuclear deterrence... more...
German Naval Strategy, 1856-1888by David H. Olivier
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 180.00This book is a comparative study of the evolution of the German navy in the second half of the nineteenth century. It examines the development of strategy, especially commerce-raiding, in comparison with other navies in this era. more...
Seapowerby Geoffrey Till
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 44.95At the beginning of the 21st century much has remained the same in naval terms but much has changed. Geoffrey Till's study is an exploration of how change will impact upon the world's navies. more...
Who's Who in Naval Historyby Alastair Wilson; Joseph F. Callo
Routledge 2004; US$ 125.00This A-Z guide covers the life and careers of over 600 key figures in naval history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Featuring influential figures from the UK, US and around the world. more...
Secret Flotillas, Vol. 2by Brooks Richards
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 160.00This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War II. more...
Secret Flotillas, Vol. 1by M. R. D Foot; Brooks Richards
Frank Cass 2004; US$ 160.00This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place around Brittany during WWII. more...