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  • Operational Warfare at Seaby Milan Vego

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95

    This new volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the theory and practice of operational warfare at sea. The book is unique in using diverse sources and examples to present a comprehensive topical description and analysis of the key components of operational warfare at sea today. It opens with a survey of the emergence of operational warfare... more...

  • The Jeune Écoleby Arne Roksund

    BRILL 2007; US$ 144.00

    The jeune acole represents a school of maritime strategy dealing with the dilemmas of the weaker power. This book presents a fresh interpretation of the jeune acole based on primary sources. This French body of naval thought is distinguished from other strategies of the weak by its elaborate prescriptions for the offensive use of naval forces. more...

  • Carriers in Combatby CHESTER HEARN

    ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 73.00

    Since World War II, there have been no engagements between carrier air groups, but flattops have been prominent and essential in every war, skirmish, or terrorist act that could be struck from planes at sea. Carriers have political boundaries. They range at will with planes that can be refueled in the air to strike targets thousands of miles inland.... more...

  • The Lions of Iwo Jimaby USMC-RET Fred Haynes; James A. Warren

    Henry Holt and Co. 2008; US$ 16.99

    The Lions of Iwo Jima tells the full story of one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. Combat Team 28, 4500 men strong, trained for a full year, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat. Major General Fred Haynes USMC... more...

  • Warfare on the Mediterranean in the Age of Sailby David S.T. Blackmore

    McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 45.00

    Between the last battle fought entirely under oars in 1571 and the first fought entirely under steam in 1866, naval warfare in the Middle Seas and adjacent Atlantic waters was dominated by the sailing warship. This exploration of that distinct period in military history begins with an overview of the galley warfare that dominated the Mediterranean... more...

  • Shipmatesby Chris Terrill

    Random House 2012; US$ 26.69

    This is the tie-in book to a two part BBC 1 documentary series to be screened at 9.00pm in October and which will end on the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October. Chris Terrill is famous for his fly on the wall documentaries which have been watched by millions and received wide critical acclaim. We have had HMS Brilliant and The Cruise... more...

  • Destroyer Captainby James Stavridis

    Naval Institute Press 2011; US$ 24.95

    This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship for the first time and in the midst of international crisis. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian Gulf, the Barry was involved in operations throughout the world during his 1993-1995... more...

  • Admiralsby Andrew Lambert

    Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 14.57

    A riveting account of the men who built Britain's astounding fighting force on the seas. more...

  • The Admiralsby Walter R. Borneman

    Little, Brown and Company 2012; US$ 9.99

    How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power. Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced,... more...

  • Aircraft Carriersby Norman Polmar

    Potomac Books Inc. 2006; US$ 49.95

    Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar’s revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare.... more...