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Since its launch in 2009 this annual has rapidly established a reputation as an authoritative but affordable summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months. It combines the standing features of regional surveys with one-off major articles on noteworthy new ships and other important developments. Besides the latest warship projects, it also looks at wider issues of importance to navies, such as aviation and electronics,...
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The development of Australia's navy has been a vital factor in its history and evolution as a nation in the century since Federation. Australia has a maritime environment and its national interests stretch far beyond its coastline. Southern Trident examines the influences on the rise of Australian naval power and discusses current international and strategic issues in the light of history. The authors show how the creation of the Australian navy...
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The World Naval Review is designed to fill the need for an authoritative but affordable summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months. It combines the standing features of regional surveys with one-off major articles on noteworthy new ships and other important developments. Besides the latest warship projects, it also looks at wider issues of importance to navies, such as aviation and electronics, and calls on expertise...
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This large 9x12, 144 page, full color, coffee-table, hardbound history of US Coast Guard Auxiliary chronicles the legacy and dedication of our nation's men and women who volunteer their time assisting the US Coast Guard in various missions. This book highlights sixty-five years of being the nation's number one organization dedicated to boating safety. Also includes the assimilation of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary into the Department of Homeland Security....
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Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that reflect the pride of the crews belonging to the best ships in the U.S. Navy.
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Las vías de comunicación que se establecieron desde la antigüedad entre los continentes de Europa y Asia, conocidas como las "Rutas de la Seda", facilitaron la difusión de esta actividad manufacturera en la península Ibérica a partir de su conquista por el Islam en el siglo VIII. Sin embargo, fueron los comerciantes italianos que revitalizaron aquellas rutas a finales del siglo XIII los que más contribuyeron a su estímulo y renovación. Como...
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During the first two years of World War I, Germany struggled to overcome a crippling British blockade of its mercantile shipping lanes. With only sixteen dreadnought-class battleships compared to the renowned British Royal Navy's twenty-eight, the German High Seas Fleet stood little chance of winning a direct fight. The Germans staged raids in the North Sea and bombarded English coasts in an attempt to lure small British squadrons into open water...
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One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today 1,000,000 visitors a year pass through her at the Museum of Science and Industry. Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505. The chapters cover her construction, crew...
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When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it could not hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct. Some of these "silent hunters" who slipped out of their shelters along Europe's shores to stalk their prey have enjoyed considerable recognition in...
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The sea shaped the course and conduct of World War II, from the first moments of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. The impact could be felt far beyond the shoreline, as the arms and armies carried across the oceans were ultimately destined to wage war ashore. Populations and industries depended on the raw materials and supplies in a war that increasingly became a contest of national...
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The Trafalgar Chronicle, sponsored by The 1805 Club, is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called 'Nelson's Navy', though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837. Our expert contributors for 2022 reside in the UK, US, Canada, and Denmark. Their contributions tell stories of drama, political intrigue, daring, ingenuity, war, and adventure on the world's oceans.
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13) First in Last Out: The Post-war Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marines Commandos
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The official document Amphibious Warfare Handbook No. 10a: The Organisation, Employment and Training of Commandos is a unique piece of postwar Royal Marines Commando doctrine, never before published, or quoted at length. Prepared in 1951 at the height of the Korean War by the Chief of Amphibious Warfare and the Commandant General Royal Marines, this seventy-page aide memoir is, in essence, the distillation of major lessons learned by the British wartime...
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This seaman's journal recounts a twenty-month voyage from Boston to the African coast to intercept slave-trading vessels as America approach the Civil War.
Today the twenty-gun sloop USS Constellation is a floating museum in Baltimore Harbor, in 1859 it was an emblem of the global power of the American sailing navy. William E. Leonard served aboard the Constellation during a crucial and eventful period, chronicling it all in this remarkable journal.
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16) A Guide to Model Steam Engines - A Collection of Vintage Articles on the Design and Construction
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This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of installing miniature steam engines in model vehicles. Highly-detailed and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility enthusiasts with an interest in model engineering, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Simple Model Steam Engine Construction", "Design for a Motor Car type Steam Engine", "A Model Compound...
17) A Yachtsman's Guide to Etiquette - A Collection of Historical Boating Articles on Flags and Nauti
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This volume contains a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, with information on subjects including flags, nautical etiquette, maintaining yachts, equipment, and many other related aspects. Carefully selected for a modern readership, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to anyone with a practical interest in yacht sailing. The articles include: "Motor Boating for All", "Sailing — A Piratical Handbook on the Equipment,...
20) A Guide to Motor Boat Design and Construction - A Collection of Historical Articles Containing In
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This volume contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of designing and building motor boats, with information on equipment, methods, common problems, materials, where to begin, installing motors, and much more. Carefully selected for a modern readership, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with a practical interest in boating or sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature....
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