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Used most famously in December 1942, when a small group of ten men in five canoes were dropped off by submarine 80 miles from the inland port of Bordeaux. Taking a couple of days to get to Bordeaux,……続きを見る

On the morning of the 16th December 1914, elements of the Imperial German Navy's High Sea Fleet shelled three east coast towns. Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool all suffered damaged. Whilst Hartle……続きを見る

During the Second World War, when Britain’s very survival depended on her Merchant Navy, ships were being sunk faster than they could be replaced. The mass production of the Liberty Ship, on the ass……続きを見る

I over 25 år udgjorde de danske fregatter Peder Skram og Herluf Trolle rygraden i søværnets koldkrigsforsvar mod truslen fra øst. På linie med søværnets andre enheder håndhævede de dansk suverænitet……続きを見る

I næsten 100 år var ubåde en central del af Danmarks forsvar. I 2004 valgte man imidlertid fra politisk side at nedlægge ubådsvåbenet. Dermed var en æra endegyldigt forbi. Denne bog dækker ubådsvæse……続きを見る

Was the Titanic doomed because of its name? Can you really "swallow the anchor"? Jack Tar and the Baboon Watch is a collection of unusual, nautical-based phrases and trivia tidbits for Jack Tars* an……続きを見る

First published in 1987, The Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware provides, within a single volume, the salient technical and operational details of the most important weapons. The complete……続きを見る

I næsten 100 år var ubåde en central del af Danmarks forsvar. I 2004 valgte man imidlertid fra politisk side at nedlægge ubådsvåbenet. Dermed var en æra endegyldigt forbi. Denne bog dækker ubådsvæse……続きを見る

De ti torpedomissilbåde af Willemoes-klassen, der tjente Søværnet fra 1974-2000, markerede højdepunktet i det danske torpedobådsvåbens 121årige historie. I denne bog skildres i ord og billeder disse……続きを見る

Dagbog fra fiskeriinspektionstogt med krydseren "Hekla" i 1905. Beskriver levende en nygift underskibsminørs 10 måneder lange togt. Et godt tidsbillede på den latente konflikt mellem fiskeriinspekti……続きを見る

Europe ruled the waves for most of the modern era and even when its navies were eclipsed in size by the US force, they continued to dominate world wars. In this unique history of Europe's naval forc……続きを見る

**WINNER OF THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE “A meticulous, adrenaline-filled account of the earliest days of the Continental Navy.”ーNew York Times Bestselling Author Laurence Be……続きを見る

A History of Seafaring in the Classical World, first published in 1986, presents a complete treatment of all aspects of the maritime history of the Classical world, designed for the use of students ……続きを見る

First published in 1977, this study offers a comprehensive, systematic and integrated survey of the important relationship between navies and the making and execution of foreign policy. Ken Booth ex……続きを見る

Law, Force and Diplomacy at Sea, first published in 1985, is one of the few comprehensive treatments on the subject from a strategic perspective. It offers a detailed strategic analysis of the backg……続きを見る

Did you know… Until 1812 the British Royal Navy would seize Americans and force them into British military service. This was one of the causes of the war between Britain and the US between 1812 and ……続きを見る

Dagbog fra krydseren HEJMDALs togt til Middelhavet 1903-1904. Indeholder både mangt og meget om livet om bord på flådens skibe anno 1903/04 og Gustav Kragh betragtninger om mødet med de fremmede kul……続きを見る

Recommended for viewing on colour device. Official publication of the National Maritime Museum's “Ships, Clocks and Stars” exhibition. 300 years ago, amidst growing frustration from the naval commun……続きを見る

Øjebliksbilleder fra flådens historie Med en kystlinje på mere end 7300 km har Danmark naturligt nok altid været søfartsnation, og den danske flådes historie er derfor også en væsentlig del af vores……続きを見る

In any military operation throughout history, few 24-hour periods have been as crucial as that of 6th June 1944. With the aid of specially commissioned maps, D-Day: The First 24 Hours series gives t……続きを見る

In any military operation throughout history, few 24-hour periods have been as crucial as that of 6th June 1944. With the aid of specially commissioned maps, D-Day: The First 24 Hours series gives t……続きを見る

Many thousands of Royal Naval seamen and Royal Marines fought in the trenches of the Great War alongside soldiers from across the Empire. Their graves may be found around Antwerp, on the Gallipoli p……続きを見る

Non-fiction account, first published in 1898. The book begins: " Some thirty of her Majesty’s men-of-war were involved in this matter; say a dozen battleships of the most recent, and seventeen or ei……続きを見る

An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it i……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!’ It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy re……続きを見る

Powerful: this single word aptly describes a naval vessel known as a battleship. The USS Alabama (BB-60) was the last of four South Dakota-class battleships built for World War II. She is well armor……続きを見る

Outlaws of the Atlantic turns maritime history upside down, exploring the dramatic world of seafaring adventure, not from the perspective of admirals, merchants and other builders of empire, but rat……続きを見る

From the seafaring battles between the British and the French of the 1640s to the privateers of the War of 1812, from the merchant ships of the Second World War to the construction of the corvettes ……続きを見る

In May 1944, with American forces closing in on the Japanese mainland, the Fifth Fleet Amphibious Force was preparing to invade Saipan. Control of this island would put enemy cities squarely within ……続きを見る

The Creole Affair is the story of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, and the effects of that rebellion on diplomacy, the domestic slave trade, and the definition of slavery its……続きを見る