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The story of the establishment of an official U, S. Navy seaplane auxiliary landing site that became a major World War II training base. In its short life it was home to thousands of sailors includi……続きを見る

Step aboard a floating fortress of wood, iron, and human ingenuity and experience the inner workings of the most complex war machines ever conceived before the industrial age. This definitive explor……続きを見る

Un fascinante viaje por los fondos marinos para descubrir los secretos que esconden los grandes naufragios de la Historia. En esta segunda edición ampliada y actualizada, Carlos León Amores, reconoc……続きを見る

A WWII Royal Navy commander recounts the struggle to control the narrow seas between Britain and the rest of Europe throughout the war. A Motor Torpedo Boat Commander in the Second World War, Sir Pe……続きを見る

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated so much that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area.……続きを見る

Described by one soldier as “a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water,” the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a ……続きを見る

The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided……続きを見る

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of ……続きを見る

Set up in August 1905, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary unofficial motto: Ready for Anything was originally a logistic support organisation, Admiralty-owned but run on civilian lines, comprising a miscella……続きを見る

An illustrated guide to the defences beset by prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature ……続きを見る

En octobre 1914, dix départements du nord-est de la France sont en totalité ou partiellement occupés, ils le demeurent jusqu’à l’automne 1918. Leurs deux millions d’habitants se retrouvent isolés du……続きを見る

Marin, engagé au service des océans et des Français est un livre pédagogique qui ouvre les portes de la Marine nationale. Il permet de comprendre ses missions, ses métiers et les valeurs qui animent……続きを見る

The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficul……続きを見る

While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised ……続きを見る

The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941–45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. In the vast, almost empty battlefie……続きを見る

By January 1944 the US Marine Corps had grown to a total of 405,169 personnel, comprising 28,193 officers, 10,723 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted men. The Fleet Marine Force now had two amp……続きを見る

The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945. This book is the first of several volumes to e……続きを見る

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35,598 officers, 5,384 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431,573 personnel, an……続きを見る

"As the captain of the USS Midway I was never more proud of the young men, mostly teenagers, under my command. USS Midway: America's Shield tells their story, straight from the flight deck. It's r……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

Applauded by the public and revered by the men who served under him, Adm. William F. Halsey was one of the leading American personalities of World War II. His reputation as a no-holds-barred fighter……続きを見る

Told through the eyes of current and former Navy SEALs, EYES ON TARGET is an inside account of some of the most harrowing missions in American history-including the mission to kill Osama bin Laden a……続きを見る

This new book covers the Sino-Japan Naval War 1894-1895, a little-known part of late 19thC naval history. The First Sino–Japanese War (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing Dynasty ……続きを見る

Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island during World War II. The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 Dec……続きを見る

A highly-illustrated examination of the controversial battle for Peleliu. Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War's “forgotten……続きを見る

USS Forrestal (CV-59) was a historic ship that happened to make some history, too. Her crew affectionately knew her as "The FID," an abbreviation for "First In Defense," due to her christening in ho……続きを見る

Draws upon unique access to Iranian naval archives and examines in detail the naval war between 1981 and early 1984 Well away from the major battlefields on the ground in the Iran-Iraq War, and hidd……続きを見る

There’s a sea lover in every Brit. The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imagination……続きを見る

Searching for the Origins of the Portuguese Waltzes is a collection of narratives depicting a six-year quest to discover the roots of a piece of traditional music played in St. John’s, Newfoundland:……続きを見る

Inch'on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare. The odds were stack……続きを見る