Ten years after the close of World War II, the U.S. Navy published a chronology of its operations in the war. Long out of print, the work focused on what were then defined as critical and decisive eve
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
The success of the U.S. Navy in its more than two centuries of existence is due not only to the essential contributions of Sailors on active duty and in the reserve, but to the civilians who have work
"Becoming a man is difficult--even in the best of circumstances--but when it must be done in 1968 with the Year of the Monkey set to explode onto the cities and battlefields of a war-torn Vietnam, it
The Ship of the Line takes the best models from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to tell the story of the evolution of the ship of the line, known as the capital ship and epitome of British s
Gray is an officer in the US Marines who interrupted his PhD dissertation work at the U. of Chicago to fight in Iraq, and he documents his 210 days as a military advisor in one of the most dangerous p
This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship - for the first time and in the midst of
Battleship Bismarck is a marine forensics analysis and engineering study of the design, operation, and loss of Germany's greatest battleship, drawing on survivors' accounts and the authors' combined d
The first complete biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry to appear in well over thirty years, this balanced assessment of the commodore's long and varied military career deals with both his strengths a
Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics, and personalities of the “sniping world,” from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ran
This book is a meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships
Allied Coastal Forces, now a recognized classic work first published in 1990, remains the only publication to deal comprehensively--in words, photographs, and drawings--with the technical detail of mo
Operation OVERLORD the opening up of an Allied second front by the invasion of the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944 was the largest military invasion of all time but it was preceded by years of industr
The major contribution made by coastal forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of World War II. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches,
Revised and updated every year, The Military Advantage, 2017 Edition is the most reliable benefits guide for Americans who have answered the call to serve in the military. These benefits amount to bil
This is a unique study of the officer diplomats of the "Old Navy" that covers 500 cases over an 85-year period, ending with Commodore Robert W. Schufeldt and the negotiation of America's first treaty
Detailed descriptions and photos of aircraft, including aircraft markings and insignia and information on wing span. Entries are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer. Annotation copyright Book News
The experiences and achievements of the United States land sea and air forces on 6 June 1944 and the weeks following have been deservedly well chronicled. Omaha Beach saw the fiercest fighting of the
