Naval 78

A navy is a state's main instrument of maritime force. What it should do, what doctrine it holds, what ships it deploys, and how it fights are determined by practical political and military choices ……続きを見る

Strategic Survey 2022: The Annual Assessment of Geopolitics provides objective, in-depth analysis of the events that have shaped relations between major powers, region by region, over the past year,……続きを見る

During World War I, American merchant ships were given oddly colored paint jobs to distort their profiles at sea. Dubbed "Razzle-Dazzle," these camouflage patterns were believed responsible for dram……続きを見る

Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the Abdiel-class fast minelayers, which were considered the fastest and most versatile to serve in the Royal Navy during World War II. This boo……続きを見る

Military ways can be enigmatic, resulting in an alien world where acronyms often replace words and where “1330” is a time of day. Add to that, the Navy is not only military, it is nautical, which ad……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington’s Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil Warーand the Union agent resolved to st……続きを見る

« Le combat naval de Port-Saïd en 1886 » d'Augustin Garçon est une œuvre fine et érudite qui retrace l'une des batailles maritimes emblématiques du XIXe siècle. L'auteur emploie un style narratif en……続きを見る

In late 1944, the Second World War in the Pacific was going badly for Japan. The U.S. Pacific fleet had moved to the Mariana Islands in support of General MacArthur’s army, which had landed on the e……続きを見る

**Winner of the 2023 John R. Lyman Award in Maritime History, North American Naval History A 2024 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Honorable Mention** The ability of the United States……続きを見る

While the resounding American victory at Midway in June 1942 blunted Japanese momentum to a great extent, it left the opposing forces precariously balanced, particularly in the South Pacific. In Kni……続きを見る

La historia de los vascos está particularmente vinculada al mar pero su parquedad, su silencio secular, que le ha hecho merecer una bien ganada fama de ágrafo, ha supuesto una enorme rémora para con……続きを見る

Otto Ludwig har i "Skipperlabskovs" samlet en lang række sjove og finurlige udtryk og vendinger fra handelsflåden, søværnet og sejlsportens verden. Hvad er admiraler i sprit? Hvad vil det sige at sl……続きを見る

Utilizzando un’imponente documentazione d’archivio, l’opera esamina con grande rigore l’attività dei sommergibili italiani negli oceani durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Descrive le azioni di ogni……続きを見る

Utilizzando un’imponente documentazione d’archivio, l’opera esamina con grande rigore l’attività dei sommergibili italiani negli oceani durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Descrive le azioni di ogni……続きを見る

Utilizzando un’imponente documentazione d’archivio, l’opera esamina con grande rigore l’attività dei sommergibili italiani negli oceani durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Descrive le azioni di ogni……続きを見る

Today in Belfast heavy industry is the exception rather than the rule. Yet this city and its hard-working citizens have, over the years, placed Belfast at the top of the Industrial league. There wer……続きを見る

In "Vlissinger Michiel, of Neerlands glorie ter zee: Tweede omgewerkte Druk" schildert Pieter Louwerse een fascinerend portret van de 17e-eeuwse admiraal Michiel de Ruyter, een sleutelfiguur in de N……続きを見る

Within the pages of Warring navies is the account of turbulent events that unfolded when the national interests of rising South Asian powers collide over sea. The strategies and tactics of wily poli……続きを見る

In modern naval warfare, offensive and defensive mine operations and the ships that perform them often take a back seat to the more glamorous carrier strike groups, strategic deterrence patrols and ……続きを見る

Si bien las campañas de Sir Arthur Wellesley desde Portugal fueron decisivas para lograr la derrota napoleónica en la Guerra de Independencia española, la zona oriental de la península tuvo también ……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered... How the Navy and the Marines came to be ‘royal’? How Samuel Pepys helped professionalise the Navy while at the same time penning his famous diary. What the origins of every……続きを見る

In 1882 the 'Rowland Evans', owned by Captain John Evans of Borth, was abandoned in mysterious circumstances off Bardsey Island. The book describes what led the captain to leave the ship and lose hi……続きを見る

The Central American port of Greytown was destroyed by the U.S. Navy in 1854 to "avenge an insult to the American Minister to Nicaragua," according to official history. Two weeks later, the New York……続きを見る

“It's all well-written and well-illustrated with 208 black and white photos and two black and white maps.” ー Historical Miniatures Gaming Society HMS Formidable was a British aircraft carrier durin……続きを見る

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

**Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation Award for Best Book 2024** **'An exceptional book. Sailing Alone belongs on the very small shelf of the true classics of the sea' Peter Nichols, author of S……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