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A meticulous, adrenaline-filled account of the earliest days of the Continental Navy.”New York Times Bestselling Author Laurence BergreenAmerica in 1775 was on the verge of revolutionor, more likely,

"An examination of the future role of the South China sea in international relations and a tour of the the nations surrounding the South China Sea and their interests in the region. In exploring each

Full of underwater fun

The author takes us on an unexpected journey up the Danube, where we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through an

This is a major new naval history of the First World War which reveals the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. In a truly global account, Lawrence Sondhaus traces the course of the campaigns in the North Sea, Atlantic, Adriatic, Baltic and Mediterranean and examines the role of critical innovations in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower. He charts how Allied supremacy led the Central Powers to attempt to revolutionize naval warfare by pursuing unrestricted submarine warfare, ultimately prompting the United States to enter the war. Victory against the submarine challenge, following their earlier success in sweeping the seas of German cruisers and other surface raiders, left the Allies free to use the world's sea lanes to transport supplies and troops to Europe from overseas territories, and eventually from the United States, which proved a decisive factor in their ultimate victory.

From Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world’s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, comes a penetrating look at the volatile region that will dominate the future of geopolitical confli

With 48 routes spanning Nova Scotia from Briar Island to the Cape Breton Highlands, from Halifax to Pictou, and everywhere in between, this guide includes useful information for what gear to pack, saf

From the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, this follow-up to How to Lose a Battle and How to Lose a War presents a history of the great military disasters and ill-advised battle p

Human sacrifice, a spirited heroine, a quest ending in a hairsbreadth escape, the touching reunion of long-lost siblings, and exquisite poetry--these features have historically made Euripides' Iphigen

The ocean ecosystem is huge, covering most of our planet. Countless animals and plants live there. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover

Working the Sea is the story of a Maine fisherman’s life, a collection of memories and teachings from a master storyteller. Author Wendell Seavey, who grew up in the 1940s in the fishing village that

Since 1971, the US academic research fleet has been managed through the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory Systems (UNOLS), a consortium amongst research institutions, federal agencies, and

This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Through vintage pho

The story of silk is an old and familiar one, a tale involving mercantile travel and commercial exchange along the broad land mass that connects ancient China to the west and extending eventually to

Successful businessman John Silverwood and his wife, Jean, both experienced sailors, decided the time was right to give their four children a taste of thrilling life on the high seas. And indeed thei

Klink's single-handed circumnavigation below the Antarctic Convergence is the topic of this title, first published in 2000 and here presented in English translation for the first time. Told in an acce

Volume 293 in the Mnemosyne Supplementa, this publication studies the Long Walls joining Athens with its harbors, which are universally accepted as symbols of naval imperialism and the crux of a depar

A marine biologist provides a revealing glimpse of the wonders of the ocean, its inhabitants, and those who study it, with profiles of such early beachcombers as John Steinbeck and Darwin and studies

This book is a part of the Ethnographic Studies in Medical Anthropology series.Protecting the health of family members is one of the major responsibilities of women in the Turkish family. Studying wo

“Ahoy there me hearties!” calls Captain Blackheart—by name and by nature—on the first page of this fun book of pirate paraphernalia. “So you want to be a pirate? Follow me!”Includes fantastic pirate f

Explains how to multiply multidigit numbers by exploring modern aircraft carriers and their crews.

In 1993, amira hass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story-and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian enclave so feared and despised by most Israelis that, in

Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was 25 years before his dreams of sailing the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Queen could begin to come true. His voyage began in En

Burt goes fishing, takes refuge from a storm in a whale's stomach, and decorates a whole school of whales' tails with striped band-aids.

A collection of poetry that evokes the experience of living in the Caribbean - and of leaving for other lands. It conjures up the sights and sounds, tastes and tales of the Caribbean; the experience o