This handbook offers a critical and substantial analysis of maritime security and documents the most pressing strategic, economic, socio-cultural and legal questions surrounding it.
Written by leadi……続きを見る
著者:David K. Brown
出版社: Seaforth Publishing
発売日: 2007年11月15日
"Altogether, a very detailed year-by-year account of escort development for anti-submarine work from the period between the wars to post World War II." ーThe Nautical Magazine
Winston Churchill famo……続きを見る
Escalating piracy in the seas off Somalia has led commentators to designate the region the ‘new Barbary’. But the seizures and killings made to date by Somali pirates cannot compare with the three c……続きを見る
A comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia of river gunboats from the early 19th century to the present day.
The first recorded engagement by a steam-powered warship took place on a river, when……続きを見る
Has history been wrong for 200 years? Read the startling truth about the mutiny on the Bounty, its characters, causes, and aftermath. Television rights are now in development with Ridley Scott's Sco……続きを見る
著者:Michael Green
出版社: Pen & Sword Maritime
発売日: 2015年07月31日
From humble beginnings in 1911 with floatplanes, by the 1930s, the US Navy possessed dirigibles and were introducing fighter planes. By the start of WW2, monoplane fighters were replacing bi-planes ……続きを見る
The Battle of Tsushima was the most decisive naval engagement in the century that elapsed since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Although these two battles are often compared, the Battle of Tsushima……続きを見る
A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development and key battles from the Coral Sea, through Midway and Guadalcanal to the battle……続きを見る
著者:Craig L. Symonds
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA
発売日: 2013年04月15日
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled th……続きを見る
An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and '88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels.
In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen……続きを見る
The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet.
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著者:Les Brown
出版社: Seaforth Publishing
発売日: 2023年02月02日
The self-propelled or locomotive torpedo was probably the greatest game-changer in the history of naval warfare. For the first time the largest warship could be sunk by a weapon carried by the small……続きを見る
"McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction." ー Pirates and Privateers
Sovereign of the Seas was the most……続きを見る
An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.
The finest American destro……続きを見る
Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, there is no mystery what he wants, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, th……続きを見る
An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War.
The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy's prim……続きを見る
Everything the ship modeller needs to know about building a famous warship Numerous detailed plans and colour illustrations Focuses on very popular modelling subjects which are represented by a wide……続きを見る
著者:Milan Vego
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年04月14日
This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control.
During times of war, sea control, or the ability of combatants to enjoy naval dominance, plays a cru……続きを見る
An illustrated history of the wartime career of the USS Missouri from World War II to the Gulf War.
On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide……続きを見る
A fully illustrated guide to rigging models of historic ships with confidence and accuracy, using a model of the eighteenth-century HMS Melampus.
The rigging of period ship models is the ultimate ch……続きを見る
In this oral history, Vietnam veterans recount their stories of patrol and combat on the coast and in the Mekong Delta.
Developed specifically for the Vietnam War, Swift Boats were versatile craft "……続きを見る
An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II.
Before the start of World War II, the bat……続きを見る
In the past thirty years the world of model kits has undergone a veritable revolution. New techniques in injection moulding have improved the scale accuracy and surface detail of the humble plastic ……続きを見る
The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors annually now walk the paved streets which re-emerged, ……続きを見る
A history of the Soviet Navy's cruisers, from the opening shots of the October Revolution through to the combat they saw during World War II.
The Soviet Navy of World War II boasted a cruiser fleet ……続きを見る
A technical history of seven Italian heavy cruisers: Trento, Trieste, Bolzano, Zara, Fiume, Gorizia, Polaーa perfect companion volume to Italian Battleships.
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"A definitive introduction by a highly recognized authority who writes beautifully and clearly." ー Naval Historical Foundation
The fact that German submarines almost managed to cut off Britain's vi……続きを見る
The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965. Over the next 37 years she was seldom far from the actions in which British forc……続きを見る
Afresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.
When HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941, it w……続きを見る