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An illustrated and indispensable history of the evolution of the British Royal Navy's nineteenth century fleet of warships. In the massive revolution that affected warship design between Waterloo an……続きを見る

"This concise and well-written book will serve as a valuable library addition for anyone interested in the naval activities of the Great War." ーSea Classics The cruisers of the Imperial German Navy……続きを見る

Richard Bell Davies was one of the most important characters in the history of naval aviation. Despite a traditional naval education - he was among the last cadets to be trained under sail - he was ……続きを見る

This new addition to the Images of War series takes as its focus the early Big Gun battleships that saw development and deployment during the First World War. Iconic ships such as HMS Warspite and M……続きを見る

The battleships of the worlds navies in the 1820s were descended directly in line from the Revenge of 1577: they were wooden-built, sail-powered and mounted guns on the broadside, firing solid shot.……続きを見る

An invaluable and up-to-date reference book listing every battle honour awarded to ships of the Royal Navy. Although the honours go back to the Spanish Armada in 1588, surprisingly the system was no……続きを見る

The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril - Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill, as a former First Lord of the Admiralty, was well versed in the impor……続きを見る

Volume III in this definitive WWI naval history presents an in-depth analysis of the Battle of Jutland, with a new introduction by historian Barry Gough. Arthur Marder's five-volume history From the……続きを見る

In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States……続きを見る

A concise, authoritative, heavily illustrated summary of this class of German WWII-era warships, covering their design histories and careers. The Deutschland class included three ships of a design s……続きを見る

The classic history about Winston Churchill's role as a strategist in both World Wars and his misuse of sea power. "A massively thought-provoking book. . . . Roskill's book gives us an excellent and……続きを見る

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of th……続きを見る

The acclaimed naval historian sheds significant light on the Royal Navy's role in fighting the African slave trade through years of bitter battle at sea. On March 16th, 1807, the British Parliament ……続きを見る

Verdun, the Somme, Tannenberg and Passchendaele. These epics of destruction and futility are such bywords for the First World War that – Jutland apart – we forget the role played by sea power in the……続きを見る

Søkrig og flådernes virke til søs har interesseret mig lige så længe, som jeg kan huske. Som barn og ung dreng læste jeg bog på bog om søkrigen under 1. og 2. Verdenskrig, og da jeg kom på universit……続きを見る

"The faint hearted do not win wars – in 1971 we 'dared' and our Navy entered the enemy's den to inflict a decisive defeat. With this our countrymen realised the importance for a 'great nation' to ha……続きを見る

Set at the beginning of the fourth century the story follows events that took place during the withdrawal of the Roman legions from Britain. The Count of the Saxon Shore was a military title of the ……続きを見る

Deutsche Unterseeboote Von den Grauen Wölfen des Kaisers bis zum modernen U-Boot der Bundesmarine Deutschland war im vergangenen 20. Jahrhundert verglichen mit den anderen Seemächten immer eine Kont……続きを見る

In 1946, 20,000 non-commissioned sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutinied. They were inspired by the heroism of the Azad Hind Fauj. But their anger was sparked by terrible service conditions, racis……続きを見る

La defensa marítima de los dominios españoles fue insuficiente durante el s. XVII, y con el cambio de siglo comenzó a preocupar seriamente a la Corona. Los nuevos tiempos exigían rehacer la marina y……続きを見る

The Titanic. The Britannic. The Olympic. They are some of the most famous ships in history, but for the wrong reasons. The Olympic Class liners were conceived as the largest, grandest ships ever to ……続きを見る

En 1891 estalló una violenta Guerra Civil en Chile producto de diferencias irreconciliables entre el Presidente Balmaceda y el Congreso Nacional, generándose uno de los conflictos más debatidos por ……続きを見る

En 1846 el joven abogado Antonio García Reyes publicó su Memoria sobre la Primera Escuadra Nacional, un libro breve a la vez que abarcador, ya que va más allá de su título. En la práctica cubre, de ……続きを見る

Deutsche U-Boot Asse des 1. Weltkriegs Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den erfolgreichsten deutschen U-Boot Kommandanten des Ersten Weltkriegs. Die Rede ist von Männern wie Lothar von Arnauld de la Per……続きを見る

In the dark days of 1942, the battle for the Solomon Islands was very much in doubt. When carrier dive bomber Robert D. "Hoot" Gibson sighted the Japanese fleet heading for "Hell's Island," he attac……続きを見る

I 1807 ranede Storbritannien, efter et bombardement af København, hele Danmark-Norges flåde. Da Danmark-Norge efterfølgende skulle i krig med Storbritannien og dets mægtige Royal Navy måtte kampen k……続きを見る

La historia naval de España es una de las más ricas de entre todas las naciones, sin embargo, es una realidad que, hasta hace poco, el siglo XVIII era el gran «olvidado». Leones del mar aporta un en……続きを見る

Maritime powers dominate the planet, from the British empire of the 19th century, to the American post-World War II domination of global affairs. To a large degree their control of the globe is base……続きを見る

Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars studies how the world‘s navies incorporated new technologies into their ships, their practices, and their doctrine. It does this by examining six c……続きを見る

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and a……続きを見る