Naval 97

Three intertwined stories that reveal the challenges faced by the US Navy in its evolution between the Civil War and the First World War Hard Aground brings together three intertwined stories docume……続きを見る

How easy and uncomplicated was it for an 18th-century, medium-sized, Ottoman trade company to expand its business in the West? Which kind of resources, in terms of knowledge, information, experience……続きを見る

The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised “Will surely become the definitive account.”ーStephen Brumwell, Wall Street Journal In July 1588 the Spanish Arma……続きを見る

**'An exceptional book. Sailing Alone belongs on the very small shelf of the true classics of the sea' Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen 'Colourful and inventive' The Times……続きを見る

"An epic shipwreck tale. Sacrifice and heroism are recounted in a comprehensive study of a ship that embodied America's role in the nineteenth-century Pacific as Yankee enterprise helped open Asia t……続きを見る

Naval deck logs require young officers to record mundane details of a ship's condition every few hours. According to a U.S. Navy tradition, the New Year's midwatch log--covering midnight to early mo……続きを見る

A gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrierーand the sub’s tragic twist of fate In 1939 off the New England coast, the submarine USS Squalus accide……続きを見る

Nel 1838, per decisione del re di Sardegna Carlo Alberto, la fregata Regina della Marina del Regno di Sardegna intraprese la circumnavigazione del globo; il viaggio aveva diversi obiettivi: promuove……続きを見る

Nel luglio del 1942 due convogli britannici, uno, il PQ.17, diretto dall’Islanda nella Russia Settentrionale con rifornimenti degli anglo-americani per l’Unione Sovietica, l’altro, il QP.13, con rot……続きを見る

In July 1942 two British convoys, one, PQ.17, heading from Iceland into Northern Russia with Anglo-American supplies for the Soviet Union, the other, QP.13, with a reverse course of unloaded ships, ……続きを見る

Dopo il disastro subito dagli inglesi nel mare di Barents nel luglio del 1942, le marine alleate e le unità sommergibilistiche tedesche sempre coadiuvate dagli aerei della Luftwaffe, continuarono a ……続きを見る

After the disaster suffered by the British in the Barents Sea in July 1942, the Allied navies and German submarine units, again assisted by Luftwaffe aircraft, continued to clash in the Arctic seas.……続きを見る

It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent at the start of her maiden voyage. By all accounts,……続きを見る

Amphibious operations have always been an important element of warfare, but they reached their climax during the Second World War when they were carried out on a large scale in every theater of the ……続きを見る

Spencer traces the full story of this historic ship from its conception and construction in 1799 to its ultimate demise in 1823, when she was stranded and broke up on Little Curacao Island in the We……続きを見る

Thomas Modly had an eclectic career in the military, academia, business, and government when he answered the call to service in 2017 and returned to the Navy where his career began. His experience, ……続きを見る

Sailing Upwind is more than just another memoir of a distinguished former naval officer‘s highly diverse career. This book by Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld is also intended to offer useful reflect……続きを見る

Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and ne……続きを見る

With Hawks and Angels: Episodes from a Southern Life chronicles the fortunate life of a man born in the Cajun country of Louisiana and his interaction with the three distinct parts of his home state……続きを見る

The story of the light cruiser USS Boise (CL-47), one of the most famous US combat ships of World War II. The Brooklyn-class light cruiser USS Boise (CL-47) was one of the most famous US combat ship……続きを見る

'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world' TLS 'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story superb' Sunday Telegraph When Amitav Gho……続きを見る

Early on Sunday, 7 December 1941, Japanese carrier-borne aircraft launched a surprise attack against the US Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. It was a date that President Roosevelt declared “will……続きを見る

Most books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they are mentioned at all, conclude they failed miserably and had little impact on the outcome of the battle. It is undeniable that carrier aviatio……続きを見る

A Christian commander asks Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan: "How do you come out victorious in every battle? Whatever we did, no matter what we tried, we couldn't beat you." Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan answer……続きを見る

The paddle steamer holds a unique place in the history of maritime engineering. When the engineers of the early nineteenth century experimented with steamboats they chose the paddle wheel as the for……続きを見る

Visitors to the Arctic enter places that have been traditionally imagined as otherworldly. This strangeness fascinated audiences in nineteenth-century Britain when the idea of the heroic explorer vo……続きを見る

Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent marit……続きを見る

From 1875 to the present day, the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners' Association has been the representative body for shipowners in Cardiff and other Bristol Channel ports. This st……続きを見る

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. His was a classic story of rags to riches - starting life as a deck-hand and ship……続きを見る

One of the greatest treasures in the archives of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum is the Hansen Collection, consisting of over 4500 negatives of shipping taken at Cardiff Docks between 1920 ……続きを見る