George - Naval 1

The men who ventured into the air in the Navy’s first frail aircraft were not only daringーthey had vision, persistence, and a nearly unlimited determination to convince the skeptics that their frai……続きを見る

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

In "Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy," George Gibbs weaves a rich tapestry of maritime adventure, chronicling the valorous exploits of America's naval heroes. The collection showcases a variet……続きを見る

In 1719, Captain George Shelvocke, a poverty-stricken ex-naval officer, appealed for help to an old shipmate, Edward Hughes, who was then part of a consortium fitting-out two privateering vessels to……続きを見る

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for Naval and Maritime Science and Technology. "A compelling and convincing historical analysis of World War I." ーNavy News While the overriding image of the Fir……続きを見る

The riveting untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, the decisive campaign of the Revolutionary War. No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New ……続きを見る

The two decades before World War II were some of the most unsettled in modern history. From Versailles to Mers el-Kébir examines one of the most unlikelyーand perhaps least studiedーrelationships to……続きを見る

On August 14, 1945, Alfred Eisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, minutes after they heard of Japan’s surrender to the United States. Two weeks later LIFE magazine p……続きを見る

Proceed to Peshawar is a story of adventure in the Hindu Kush Mountains and of a previously untold military and naval intelligence mission during World War II by two American officers along 800 mile……続きを見る

From the author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories. An historical narrative about the Anglo-Scottish border raiders in the 16th century. 続きを見る

Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of t……続きを見る

At the outbreak of the War of 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open ocean -- but America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, faced a……続きを見る

A few months after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out in the USS Essex on an epic, seventeen-month cruise to the South Seas. Porter was pursuing fame and riches, and by mo……続きを見る

Chronicles the role of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron as an important Federal contingent in Florida 続きを見る

« Puisque les serres d'or des aigles de l'Empire Ne pouvaient déchirer les lions chargeant l'Escaut. C'était d'Ostende et de son port et de ses eaux Que s'en allaient vers l'Orient les blancs navire……続きを見る

Mon ambition est d'offrir au lecteur une invitation au voyage en compagnie de quelques Belges qui n'étaient pas casaniers, qui, partis suivant l'ordre d'un prince ou de leur propre mouvement, avaien……続きを見る

Georg Engels Buch 'Claus Störtebecker' ist eine faszinierende Darstellung des legendären Piratenführers aus dem Mittelalter. In diesem Werk taucht der Leser tief in die Welt der Hanse ein und erfähr……続きを見る

Britain's Anti-Submarine Capability, 1919-1939**is the first unified study of the development of Britain's anti-submarine capability between the armistice in 1919 and the onset of the second world G……続きを見る

A new examination of why Cuba, a Caribbean country, sent half a million of its citizens to fight in Angola in Africa, and how a short-term intervention escalated into a lengthy war of intervention. ……続きを見る

Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most……続きを見る