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A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy
Naval Institute Press 2012; US$ 30.95Adopted by the U.S. Navy for issue to all new Sailors, A Sailor?s History of the U.S. Navy brings to life the events that have shaped and inspired the Navy of today while highlighting the roles of all Sailors?from seaman to admiral. Rather than focus entirely upon such naval icons as Stephen Decatur and Chester Nimitz, as most histories do, author... more...
Seapower And Naval Warfare, 1650-1830
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 43.95From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military... more...
The Development of British Naval Thinking
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 50.95This new book brings together Britain?s leading naval historians and analysts to present a comprehensive investigation of British naval thinking and what has made it so distinctive over the last three centuries, from the sailing ship era to the current day. This new volume describes in depth the beginnings of formalized thought about the conduct... more...
The Royal Navy 1930-1990
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 53.95This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990. Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all navies at all times. To naval historians the significance and process of change is not new, but in recent... more...
Options for Funding Aircraft Carriers
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This work examines alternatives to full-funding strategy (appropriation of enough money for an entire construction project in the initial year of construction) for funding aircraft carriers. more...
A Preliminary Analysis of Advance Appropriations as a Budgeting Method for Navy Ship Procurements
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Most US Navy ship procurements have been budgeted on a full-funding policy, whereby the entire cost of a ship is included in the congressional budget for the year of construction start. This title examines different ways in which advance appropriations can be applied to Navy shipbuilding. more...
Forks in the Road for the Us Navy
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95Making the right decisions at turning points can be the difference between victory and defeat. The US Navy asked RAND if it could identify "forks in the road" - future decision points that may require a major direction change. The results are presented here. more...
The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 192.00The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854 , the first volume in the definitive five-volume U.S. Navy Warship series, comprehensively details all aspects of the ships that sailed in the nascent stages of the U.S. Navy. From its beginnings as battlers of Barbary Coast pirates, to challenging the awesome might of the Royal Navy in the War of 1812, to the historic... more...
The Royal Navy Since 1815
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 100.00Eric Grove provides a short history of the Royal Navy over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work on the subject that has radically transformed our understanding of the story of British naval development. more...
Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95This book confronts both the maritime security challenges and responses. In Southeast Asia, maritime security has, over the last twenty years, taken on a much greater importance, due to the Law of the Sea convention, which has resulted in a 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). As well as traditional security threats to maritime security,... more...









