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Ships & Shipbuilding

  • "Execute against Japan"by Joel Ira Holwitt

    Texas A&M University Press 2009; US$ 37.50

    Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised?targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American... more...

  • 101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic . . . butDidn't!by Tim Maltin; Eloise Aston

    Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 12.99

    April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic . People have an endless fascination with the Titanic , yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred and one brief and engaging chapters, Tim Maltin, one of the foremost experts on the Titanic, reveals the truth behind the... more...

  • 1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissanceby Gavin Menzies

    HarperCollins Publishers 2009; Not Available

    In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. more...

  • 32 in '44by Rodney K. Watterson

    Naval Institute Press 2011; US$ 34.95

    In the 1930s, the Portsmouth Navy Yard in New Hampshire built less than two submarines a year, yet in 1944 it completed an astonishing 32 submarines, and over the course of the war produced 37 per cent of all U.S. submarines. This book analyzes the factors behind the small yard s record-setting production, including streamlined operations, innovative... more...

  • 72 Hoursby Frank Pope

    Orion 2012; US$ 18.11

    The Royal Navy's dramatic race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine. more...

  • 72 Hoursby Frank Pope

    Orion 2012; Not Available

    The Royal Navy's dramatic race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine. more...

  • Added Masses of Ship Structuresby Alexandr I. Korotkin

    Springer 2008; US$ 159.99

    Contains data on added masses of ships and various ship and marine engineering structures. This book describes theoretical and experimental methods for determining added masses of these objects. It is suitable for technical specialists of shipbuilding and related industries. more...

  • The Adlard Coles Book of Navigationby Tim Bartlett

    A&C Black 2008; US$ 19.49

    The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation is the perfect reference for anyone following an RYA navigation course, from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster Offshore and for any seafarer requiring a knowledge of navigation. This highly practical book explains everything the reader needs to know to navigate a yacht or motorboat from one port to another safely... 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...

  • Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshootingby Edwin Sherman

    McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 34.95

    SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART GUIDE TO THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES ?Ed Sherman is one of America?s great teachers and communicators of marine technology.?--Tim Murphy, Executive Editor, Cruising World Whether you are a marine electronics professional or a boatowner, Advanced Marine Electrics... more...