Employing new research from both German and French sources, the author examines the role that the French Atlantic ports played for the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.When the Wehrmacht overr
Scotland's maritime heritage is a highly significant one, embracing as it does a quite outstanding contribution to Britain's development both as an empire and as the world's leading maritime power in
"The purpose of this book is to provide an historical examination of China's activities in Africa, an important yet overlooked aspect of the broader subject of China in Africa today. There is a tenden
Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the USS Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry during the War of 1812. While the first to suggest that the U.S. Navy fo
Describes the struggle against entrenched ineffiency and corruption in the military, and recounts the author's own experiences trying to get equipment tested under conditions that resemble combat
Examines how the major navies of World War II were organized, discussing how they trained, operated, and fought to provide a multi-national view of the naval war.
"Col. Frank Kowalski served as the Chief of Staff of the American military advisory group that helped establish the National Police Reserve, the predecessor to the Japan Self- Defense Forces during it
Describes the authors' personal involvement in the CIA investigation into a leak in Soviet asset intelligence, which led to the identification of Aldrich Ames as the "mole," and details his arrest and
Pattee (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College) draws on Royal Navy documents to examine the planning, strategy, and diplomacy issues behind the military campaigns that Britain conducted beyond E
This is a superb survey of the fierce naval struggles, from 1939 up to the invasion of the Norway in April 1940. Beginning with the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919, it then covers th
Britain's "A" Force organization was developed with the intention to practice tactical and strategic deception in war. Synthesizing military and deception histories into one narrative, author Bendeck
Captain Philip Broke's victory in 1813 over Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake, did much to restore the morale of the Royal Navy, shattered by three successive defeats in single-ship duels with U.S. f
General Andrew Goodpaster served on General Eisenhower's staff in the post-WWI early Cold War era and was NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for Europe. In addition to describing Goodpaster's military ca
In June 1967, the Israeli Air Force and Navy killed 34 Americans in an attack on the USS Liberty. Since then, conspiracy theorists have continued to insist that the attack was not an accident. In this
Elliot Carlson's biography of Capt. Joe Rochefort is the first to be written of the officer who headed the U.S. Navy's decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy's code before the Battle
Far China Station was the first work to put nineteenth century American naval and diplomatic affairs in the Far East into clear perspective. Johnson examines the origins of the East India Squadron, de
Seven chapters individually summarize the history and operations of the seven navies participating in World War I. Each chapter describes the command structure, organization, infrastructure, logistics
In May 1885, American naval officer Lt. Emory Taunt set out with high hopes to explore the Congo River region's commercial potential. Five years later, at age 39, he died alone and bankrupt. In this r
Reveals six principles of the prisoner of war culture that can be adapted for use in developing high-performance business teams, comparing the experiences of POWs in captivity to their successful late
"The Marines' campaign to secure Anbar Province in Iraq will rank as one of the Corps' historic battle achievements. Dick Shultz's brilliant account of that campaign is rich in lessons learned and exa
Air Force navigators and bombardiers have long labored under the shadow of pilots--their contributions undervalued, misunderstood, or simply unknown to the general public. This was especially the case
J. F. Leahy chronicles the transition of eighty-one men and women from civilians to sailors at the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Granted unlimited and unprecedented acce
When Grace Hopper retired as a rear admiral from the U.S. Navy in 1986, she was the first woman restricted line officer to reach flag rank and, at the age of seventy-nine, the oldest serving officer i
Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small combatant built for escort duty. But its skipper imbued his brand-new crew with a fighting spirit to match
"Like many 18-year-olds who sign up to serve with the U.S. Navy, Petersen was looking for adventure when he enlisted. The difference between him and the average kid of 1950, when he enlisted, was that
A classic account of the 40-year naval career of Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, whose contributions to naval engineering helped usher in the development of the modern American Navy. Focusing on the year
First Across is the exciting story of the first transatlantic flight. The flight, made in 1919, took a six-man crew nearly three weeks to complete. This book describes in detail the entire operation:
In this book for general readers and history buffs, British journalist and TV producer Swinfield tells the calamitous history of the large-scale airship, with special attention to the role of Count Ze
My Men Are My Heroes introduces its readers to a living standard of Marine Corps esprit de corps and military decorum. Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal, the pride of Iowa, is a small town boy who wanted t
Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, c
One of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confron
Recounts Project Azorian, the clandestine Cold War efforts of the CIA, under the guise of an undersea mining operation sponsored by eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes, to recover the sunken Soviet ba
"Intended to provide new naval officers with the essential foundation for understanding the specific mechanical systems they encounter in ships, submarines, aircraft, and land vehicles, this textbook
This book is primarily a practical guide to leading and managing the Operations Department aboard a U.S. Navy warship. It is written for the Operations Officer who leads the department, but is a usefu
The history of the German cavalry, a combat arm that not only survived World War I but also rode to war again in 1939 Despite the enduring popular image of the blitzkrieg of World War II, the German A
A memoir of extraordinary scope, William Lloyd Stearman's reminiscences in An American Adventure provide a unique window on early aviation, combat in the Pacific during World War II, life as a diploma
The twelfth volume in Samuel Eliot Morison's classic History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II returns to the Pacific for a dramatic retelling of the greatest naval battle of all t
Editor Bresnahan, a broadcast journalist, unites about 30 military historians, veterans, and US Navy analysts to ponder alternate scenarios of the Pacific War during 1941-1945. In chapters on decisive
This book is the last in the author's trilogy on his time spent in Afghanistan. Maloney (history, Royal Military College of Canada) served as historical adviser to the Chief of the Land Staff for the
