Submarines played a major role in the war at sea in the years 1939-45, and this major reference book describes all the classes of vessel that were deployed by the eighteen combatant nations during tho
Mercenary airman Frank G. Tinker Jr. graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1933 and served as a flying ace in the Spanish Civil War. Coming from a working class background, he was equally comfortable
A hero’s action is always extraordinary because it is so contrary to the basic human instincts of self-preservation and survival. For the fighter ace, it is often “kill or be killed”. The men whose im
The turbulent life of Gregory Pappy Boyington, the top U.S. Marine ace of the Pacific, is captured in memorable detail by the acclaimed author of One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle of Tarawa. Wukovit
Mersky provides readers with the first complete biography of E. L. “Whitey” Freightner, one of the last surviving World War II U.S. Navy pilots. The story begins in Freightner’s Ohio childhood hometow
An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords
The American military-industrial complex and accompanying culture are most often associated with massive weapons procurement programs and advanced technologies. Images of supersonic bombers, strategic
The Bronze Frog is a violent, fast-paced, global thriller with plot, characters, and action shaped by the author's Navy, intelligence, foreign operations, and White House expertise.The reader joins Co
The “Second Happy Time” was the informal name given to the phase of the battle of the Atlantic when German U-boats attacked both merchant and U.S. naval vessels along America’s east coast. With tanker
As part of the Wheel Book series, The U.S. Naval Institute on the U.S. Coast Guard provides professional sea service officers with insights into the roles, mission, and history of the U.S. Coast Guard
“For a very long time now I have delighted in histories, letters, records, and memoirs to do with the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century; but Suzanne Stark’s book has told me ma
The volume is an edited book of 25 articles that have appeared in Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute. The material looks at naval leadership and ethics with respect to the individual leader and h
“The Leader’s Bookshelf” identifies the "Top 50" books that can help anyone become a better leader. The works selected were based on hundreds of interviews with the most senior active and retired four
The Japanese invaded the Solomon Islands in May 1942 with the aim of building an airfield at Guadalcanal. After an epic six month struggle they were repulsed and the island became a staging base for U
Victory Without Peace concentrates on the U.S. Navy in European and Near Eastern waters during the post-World War I era. As participants in the Versailles peace negotiations, the Navy was charged with
The role of war correspondents is crucial to democracy and the public's discovery of the truth. Without them, the temptation to manipulate events with propaganda would be irresistible to politicians o
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, England’s greatest sailor, fell deeply in love with Emma Hamilton in the years before Trafalgar. This, together with his quest for glory and victory entangled him in an in
This revised and updated guide to the ships, aircraft, and weapons of the Royal Navy fleet is now expanded to include Royal Marine Craft and Border Agency vessels. The book starts with a “no-holds-bar
During World War II navies developed low visibility, horizontal and vertical surface camouflage for their ships. The camouflage served to reduce the visibility of the ships by blending them in with th
"This book concerns itself with one of the most unlikely relationships in the two decades before World War II: the alliance of the Royal Navy and the French fleet. By the mid 1930s, both fleets had ov
Author Renata Eley Long presents students, academics, and general interest readers with an examination of British involvement in the U.S. Civil War. The author has organized the main body of her text
Authors Trapnell and Tibbitts present students, academics, and general interest readers with an examination of life and aviation history of Frederick “Trap” Trapnell, a test pilot or the U.S. Navy. Th
In the decades before the American Civil War various political, social, and religious groups agitated for reforms in American society that would be in keeping with its professed democratic and nationa
Messimer presents students, academics, and general interest readers with an examination of the collusion between German agents and American sympathizers in disrupting and sabotaging supply lines betwe
Editor Wayne P. Hughes Jr. presents students, academics, and general interest readers with a collection of academic articles and scholarly papers focused on the theory and practice of naval tactics in
Faltum offers readers a comprehensive historical overview and a contemporary exploration of the role of two classes of naval aircraft carriers, the Forrestal and the Kitty Hawk. Beginning with the int
During World War II, navies developed low-visibility camouflage for their ships on both vertical and horizontal surfaces. The result reduced visibility by blending in with the sea or confusing the ide
"Attacks in the Fallujah peaked in 2006 when American and Iraqi government forces struggled with a reinvigorated insurgency and the prospect of premature withdrawal by U.S. forces. Fallujah Awakens te
Because of his long experience with the formulation of military strategy in the United States, Admiral Wylie's analyses and opinions are well worth the attention of military professionals, government
The declaration of the People's Republic of China in October 1949 presented American foreign policy officials with two dilemmas: How to deal with the communist government on the mainland and what to d
Publication coincides with the Year of the Convoys. A rare and graphic personal account of this infamously costly convoy. Captures the atmosphere of danger from the enemy and the elements.
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
"Attacks in the Fallujah peaked in 2006 when American and Iraqi government forces struggled with a reinvigorated insurgency and the prospect of premature withdrawal by U.S. forces. Fallujah Awakens te
Aimed at the general reader with an interest in World War II and the U.S. Navy, this book looks at the massive salvage effort that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor, beginning with the damage contro
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
"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
For general readers with an interest in the history of political violence, this volume on suicide bombing examines the tactic in a variety of historical contexts and explores the influence on psycholo
"In this comprehensive portrait of the women of Chechnya in modern war, Paul Murphy argues that they are the principal victims of the 1994 and 1999 wars with Russia and the present conflict with Islam
Drawing on interviews with flying-boat pioneers, the author examines the political, military and economic forces that drove the development of the China Clipper flying boat and explains the aeronautic
