In 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began.
Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available – the dreadn……続きを見る
The Destroyer Escort was the smallest ocean-going escort built for the United States Navy – a downsized destroyer with less speed, fewer guns, and fewer torpedoes than its big brother, the fleet des……続きを見る
A highly illustrated account of the first and largest fleet action between the navies of Great Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on ……続きを見る
Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting.
This thrilling duel presents the cruiser clashes during the battles for Gu……続きを見る
In 1910 the first aircraft was successfully launched from a small wooden platform on a stationary ship.
Just four years later, seaplane-carrying warships were being used to launch the first naval ai……続きを見る
This book examines the major warships of the Imperial Russian Navy which participated in the Russo-Japanese War. The focus is on the battleships, coastal defence warships, and cruisers of the Pacifi……続きを見る
The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous single-ship duel in history.
This epic battle between two……続きを見る
Alongside full-colour artwork, this book reveals why glamorous but bloody single-ship duels between Britain and France have been immortalized in film and literature, from Horatio Hornblower to Jack ……続きを見る
When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes.
However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race……続きを見る
The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of nearly $700,000.
Designed to be light and fast, these warships enabled America to project its power acro……続きを見る
The most critical naval fighting during the War of 1812 took place, not on the high seas, but on the inland lakes of North America: the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
Carrying between 12 and 22 can……続きを見る
Between 1550–1600, Europe witnessed a rapid evolution in the art of ship design which enabled safer and more efficient transatlantic travel.
This was the pinnacle of the Age of Discovery and Explora……続きを見る
A history of the US Navy's remarkable 1945 South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that a carrier fleet dared to rampage through coastal waters.
As 1945 opened, Japan wa……続きを見る
An absorbing study of the duels fought between the US Navy's escort warships and Hitler's U-boats between December 1941 and May 1945.
Although the Battle of the Atlantic lasted several years, its mo……続きを見る
U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost……続きを見る
Four pipes and flush decks – these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design.
Devised immediately prior to and during the United States' involvement in World War I they dominated the US N……続きを見る
A classic duel in the age of sail, boasting first-hand accounts, dramatic battle recreations and detailed comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of the frigates of these two great nations.
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Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776–1783.
This was the first navy of the United States an……続きを見る
This superbly illustrated study explores the epic clashes of British and German heavy cruisers at the beginning of World War II.
The opposing heavy cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine and the Royal ……続きを見る
This illustrated study explores, in detail, the climactic events of the Battle of the Atlantic, and how air power proved to be the Allies' most important submarine-killer in one of the most bitterly……続きを見る
A highly illustrated study of the naval campaign of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, focusing on the decisive battle of Tsushima.
Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology then w……続きを見る
WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE?
It's November 1941. Japan and the US are teetering on a knife-edge as leaders on both sides of the Pacific strive to prevent war between them. But……続きを見る
Das vorliegende Buch basiert auf den Aufzeichnungen des Norddeutschen Seemanns Johann Michael Kühn, um 1740. Der Text in seiner aktuellen Form umfasst, ins heutige Deutsch übertragen, die Geschichte……続きを見る
This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception ……続きを見る
Les 'Mémoires du Baron de Bonnefoux, Capitaine de vaisseau, 1782-1855' offrent un témoignage fascinant sur la vie maritime et militaire du XVIIe au XIXe siècle à travers les yeux d'un témoin excepti……続きを見る
For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean.
They made forays far into the Atlantic, prey……続きを見る
This title features up-to-date historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze……続きを見る
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific.
In June 1944, the United States military launched an offensi……続きを見る
An illustrated exploration of the dangerous and difficult tasks performed by US Navy Special Warfare Units, from combat demolition to deception operations - a vital, but largely unsung, contribution……続きを見る
Drawing upon Soviet sources, this book assesses the evolving organization, uniforms, insignia, weaponry and personal equipment of Soviet naval infantry units from 1917 to 1991.
Featuring eight plate……続きを見る
