When Peter Scott began a 1968 tour in Vietnam advising ethnic Cambodian Khmer Krom paramilitaries, they shared only an earnest desire to check the spread of communism. It took nearly thirty years and
The author describes the evolution of US navy discipline from the Civil War era to the era of progressive reforms under President Woodrow Wilson and Naval Secretary Franklin D. Roosevelt. He focuses o
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
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
"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
Whenever sailors are confronted with 'unsolvable' problems--be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry--they often throw up their hands and exclaim, 'We'd better ask the Chief.' That refrain, heard
During WWII, American military personnel and civilians captured by the Japanese on the Pacific island of Guam were shipped to Japan to be used as labor for Japanese industries. There they suffered ill
Called back to active duty after a dishonorable discharge, Connor Stark's new assignment is to help battle pirates who are capturing ships off the Horn of Africa and blocking access to oil fields.
In a book that discusses the final months of World War II's Pacific Theater, the author discusses the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, Japanese kamikaze attacks
Approved by Franklin D. Roosevelt to record the United States's naval efforts during World War II, the author offers the immediacy of events as they unfold, conveying the urgency of planning and prepa
Information recorded during the war itself provides a history of the United States naval operations in North African waters during World War II, largely between October 1942 and June 1943, a crucial t
Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism in the twenty-first century. He warns that while the proliferation of
In the seventy years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during a flight over the Central Pacific, their fate has remained one of history's most debated mysteries d
A leading historian of both the American Civil War and American naval history takes a fresh look at Franklin Buchanan, the U.S. Naval Academy's first superintendent who went on to become the Confedera
This definitive biography of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in WWII, was first published in 1976 and is now available in paperback. Highly respected by civilian
Toczek (history, Unites States Military Academy) closely describes the reasons for the defeat of the South Vietnamese Army (the ARVN) and its American advisors in January 1963 at Ap Bac. It was clear,
Drawing on colorful literary and historical references, this narrative guide to the U.S. Naval Academy grounds--known as the Yard--takes visitors on a prescribed path within the walls of a great Annap
Sturma (history, Murdoch U., Australia) recounts the construction and history of the USS Harder, a submarine built during the Pacific campaign of World War II. He describes the role of commander Sam D
This landmark study was first published in English by the Naval Institute in 1955 and was added to the Classics of Naval Literature series in 1992. Widely acknowledged for its valuable Japanese insigh
Two dissimilar midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy personify the sense of conflict and transition afflicting the academy as it shifts from being a military training school to a college for nuclear en
The Civil War is often considered a "soldiers' war," but Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy acknowledges the legacy of service of the officers and sailors of the Confederate States Navy. In this full-lengt
Cruisers were the Navy's maids-of-all-work employed in a greater variety of roles than any other warship type. Smaller faster and far more numerous than battleships they could be risked in situations
Neglected Skies uses a reconsideration of the clash between the British Eastern Fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy’s First Air Fleet in the Indian Ocean in April 1942 to draw a larger conclusion abo
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
The men who ventured into the air in the Navy’s first aircraft were not only daring—they had vision, persistence, and a nearly unlimited determination to convince the skeptics that their frail kite-li
Setting out aboard the Syren, a Navy experimental vessel now the flagship of Highland Maritime, former U.S. Navy officer Connor Stark and his team must stop the Sea Tigers from unleashing a new weapon
Now available in paperback, this book traces the complete story of the Missouri from her keel-laying in 1941, her participation in the Japanese surrender in 1945, and her contribution to the Persian G
Collecting the nationally-recognized poems of Victoria Kelly, When the Men Go Off to War captures the hopes, anxieties, and intimacies of the military spouse during a time of war. Written over the cou
In the latest addition to the History of Military Aviation series, Peter Dye describes how the development of the air weapon on the Western Front during World War I required a radical and unprecedente
A new selection in the Anatomy of the Ship series, Tudor Warship Mary Rose is a unique insight into the architecture and construction of the iconic ship of the Tudor period. This comprehensive referen
The Purge of the Thirtieth Division is the WWII memoir of the Late Major General Henry Dozier Russell (1889-1972). It chronicles the roles of the Regular Army soldiers and the National Guardsmen focus
General Mohamed Fawzi, the Egyptian minister of war from 1967-1971, first published his memoirs in 1984, but they had never been translated from Arabic and so have been unavailable to most English-spe
In the immediate post-WWI era, Army General William “Billy” Mitchell advocated air power and the founding of a separate air force, but the military establishment was against him at the time. This work
Examines an obscure battle between Soviet and Japanese forces that had a huge effect on the progression of World War II, including it being one of the reasons for the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact,
By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Rus
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
One of the great defining moments in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps is their participation in World War I. It is a story of exceptional heroism and significant operational achievements as well
Lt. Col. Folsom shares the journal he wrote while advising and mentoring the staff of an Iraqi army battalion at Combat Outpost South near the Syrian border during 2008. The shrewd memoir describes li
In this paperback edition of the original 1994 publication, Wise (US Navy, retired) tells the stories of 22 sole survivors of disasters at sea, from both war and peacetime though many accounts are fro
Col. Mike Snook draws on his professional expertise as a soldier and his lifelong study of military history to bring back to life the dramatic campaigns fought by the British Army between the Crimean
