Naval 79

Nel 1838, per decisione del re di Sardegna Carlo Alberto, la fregata Regina della Marina del Regno di Sardegna intraprese la circumnavigazione del globo; il viaggio aveva diversi obiettivi: promuove……続きを見る

Nel luglio del 1942 due convogli britannici, uno, il PQ.17, diretto dall’Islanda nella Russia Settentrionale con rifornimenti degli anglo-americani per l’Unione Sovietica, l’altro, il QP.13, con rot……続きを見る

In July 1942 two British convoys, one, PQ.17, heading from Iceland into Northern Russia with Anglo-American supplies for the Soviet Union, the other, QP.13, with a reverse course of unloaded ships, ……続きを見る

Dopo il disastro subito dagli inglesi nel mare di Barents nel luglio del 1942, le marine alleate e le unità sommergibilistiche tedesche sempre coadiuvate dagli aerei della Luftwaffe, continuarono a ……続きを見る

After the disaster suffered by the British in the Barents Sea in July 1942, the Allied navies and German submarine units, again assisted by Luftwaffe aircraft, continued to clash in the Arctic seas.……続きを見る

Spencer traces the full story of this historic ship from its conception and construction in 1799 to its ultimate demise in 1823, when she was stranded and broke up on Little Curacao Island in the We……続きを見る

Sailing Upwind is more than just another memoir of a distinguished former naval officer‘s highly diverse career. This book by Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld is also intended to offer useful reflect……続きを見る

Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and ne……続きを見る

With Hawks and Angels: Episodes from a Southern Life chronicles the fortunate life of a man born in the Cajun country of Louisiana and his interaction with the three distinct parts of his home state……続きを見る

'A bracing new history of the global opium trade . . . Ghosh's tentacular history embraces opium's entanglement with furniture, architecture, gardens and its role in modern wars . . . But it's Ghosh……続きを見る

The paddle steamer holds a unique place in the history of maritime engineering. When the engineers of the early nineteenth century experimented with steamboats they chose the paddle wheel as the for……続きを見る

Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent marit……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." ー Publishers Weekly A U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a J……続きを見る

This book offers a unique and scholarly perspective on a little-studied subject: maritime crime and policing. The seas and oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface and 90 percent of world trad……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Number 1: Pearl Harbor Revised 2024 eBook Edition Number 1 includes the following articles covering many aspects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: (1) The R……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition Coverage of a variety of subjects covering various aspects of World War II: (1) Communist Guerrilla Warfare Against the Japanese: Base A……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series eBook Edition 2022 World War II in Review Number 3 contains the following articles on warships of the U.S., Britain, Germany, Japan and Italy: (1) USS Fran……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition This is covers the following warships that saw service in World War II: (1) Germany’s Battleship Bismarck (2) Sinking of the Bismarck, 2……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition Coverage of a variety of topics on World War II in these 17 articles: (1) Don’t Forget the Privates: The Infantryman Won the War in Euro……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2022 eBook Edition This issue presents articles on the following 16 World War II topics: (1) USS Alabama BB-60: American Battleship (2) The Aerodynamic Dev……続きを見る

The title of this book comes from a toast popular with Americans in the late 1790sー“millions for defense, not a cent for tribute.” Americans were incensed by demands for bribes from French diplomat……続きを見る

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. A Sunday Times Bestseller 'Electric... Outstanding.' Guardian In March 1982 the guided-missile destroyer HMS Coventry was one of a small squad……続きを見る

Pirates have long captured the imagination with images of cutlass-wielding swashbucklers, eye patches and buried treasure. But what was life really like on a pirate ship? Piracy was a risky, sometim……続きを見る

On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France. Within weeks, France sought to reestablish colonial rule. American merchant seam……続きを見る

The gripping true story of bitter rivalries on the high seas, a brilliant 17th-Century pirate captain, and the two adventurous men determined to find his treasure. Captained by English nobleman-turn……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE SALTIRE SOCIETY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR Next morning at about 6 o'clock my mother wakened us to say there had been a shipwreck and bodies were being washed ashore. My father had gone……続きを見る

On March 1st 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered Operation Weserubung: the invasion of Norway. Having swept across Europe, the Nazi assault on Scandinavia was designed to secure the valuable iron ore being d……続きを見る

On 14 October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, one of the British navy's top battleships, was destroyed at the Royal Navy's main anchorage at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The audacious attack, by a German U-boat, was th……続きを見る

Hector C. Bywater was perhaps the British secret service's finest agent operating in Germany before the First World War, tasked with collecting intelligence on naval installations. Recruited by Mans……続きを見る

The remarkable true story. At Scapa Flow on 21 June 1919, there occurred an event unique in naval history. The German High Seas Fleet, one of the most formidable ever built was deliberately sent to ……続きを見る