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Royal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon sank in collision with a freighter during routine exercises in 1931 off the Chinese coast. Thirty of its fifty-six-man crew scrambled out of the hatches as it went ……続きを見る

By 1945, General MacArthurs forces had advanced from Papua to the Philippines and to Borneo. The vast majority of the troops, supplies, and equipment for this campaign were transported by sea, and M……続きを見る

Hank Parker is called upon for his next assignment in which he must lead eleven of his fellow SEALs into an unknown Arabic country to evacuate the president and his family before a regime change lea……続きを見る

This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, new……続きを見る

A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk and the Fenlands over ……続きを見る

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.) Castl……続きを見る

Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume. Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history rem……続きを見る

This is the tie-in book to a two part BBC 1 documentary series to be screened at 9.00pm in October and which will end on the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October. Chris Terrill is ……続きを見る

On a quiet Sunday morning in 1941, a ship designed to keep the peace was suddenly attacked. This book tells the remarkable story of a battleship, its brave crew, and how their lives were intertwined……続きを見る

Hyman G. Rickover was not long removed from his Jewish roots in Poland when he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922. After a respectable career spent mostly in unglamorous submarine and eng……続きを見る

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Don Camsell joined the men in black of the SBS in 1974. From the deserts of Oman to the hills of Port Stanley, from the bottom of Gibraltar harbour to the deep, cold, black waters of Loch Long and f……続きを見る

A look at the Navy SEALS describes their use by the military and discusses their experiences in such “theaters of operation” as Omaha Beach, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. The Dell War Series takes ……続きを見る

First book to give an insight into a growing area of interest - stealth warship technology - which is crucial for future developments in warship construction. It demonstrates the importance of mater……続きを見る

Sir John Barrow's classic account of the famous mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. Barrow critically analyses the evidence of the events taken from the original documents, such as the ship's logs. 続きを見る

Published when Theodore Roosevelt was only twenty-three years old, The Naval War of 1812 was immediately hailed as a literary and scholarly triumph, and it is still considered the definitive book on……続きを見る

1805 and England, alone and facing the armed night of Imperial France, is threatened with invasion annihilation. For it is known Napoleon will show no mercy. But William Pitt the Younger, again the ……続きを見る

World War II naval history has been discussed and examined from almost every possible angle. One story that has never been told in detail, however, is that of the U.S. Navy's vessel designated the l……続きを見る

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic War……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The young Rachel Vinrance leaves England on her father’s ship, the Euphrosyne, on a voyage to South America.……続きを見る

I-SPY AT THE SEASIDE Hello, children! Welcome to your very own I-Spy Book. In these pages you’ll be able to look for all kinds of secret, exciting things that are found only by the sea. Blackpool, 1……続きを見る

This book is the first complete English-language edition of D. A. Romanov's vigorous defense of the people and institutions that built the ill-fated Soviet nuclear attack submarine Komsomolets which……続きを見る

Inter-state river water disputes in India have become an inflammatory issue in the last few years. They have become tools for political one-upmanship and have engendered numerous senseless acts of v……続きを見る

“There’s no margin for mistakes in submarines. You’re either alive or dead.” –Richard O’Kane Hailed as the ace of aces, captain Richard O’Kane, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his con……続きを見る

The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid’s naval aviatorsagainst Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As Wor……続きを見る

‘There is a mad chap come here – whose name is Trelawny… He comes on the friend of Shelley, great, glowing, and rich in romance… But tell me who is this odd fish? They talk of him here as a camelion……続きを見る

In 1585, the English launched a pre-emptive strike against Spain, by attacking her New World colonies. Led by Sir Francis Drake, in command of 21 ships and 1,800 soldiers, the expedition struck firs……続きを見る

An elite team of Navy SEALs is training for a mission to take down one of the most viscous terrorist groups in the world. But through a leak in US Intelligence, the scar-faced leader of the terrori……続きを見る

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The inspiration for the major motion picture The Command, this riveting, brilliantly researched account details the deadliest submarine disaster in history and its devasta……続きを見る

CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I. OTAHEITE CHAPTER II. THE BREAD-FRUIT CHAPTER III. THE MUTINY CHAPTER IV. THE OPEN-BOAT NAVIGATION CHAPTER V. THE 'PANDORA' CHAPTER VI. THE COURT-MARTIAL CHAPTER VII. THE ……続きを見る