Naval forces and warfare Books

In 1925, Lewis R Freeman became a correspondent for the United States Navy Fleet, living and working among them. Traveling all around the Pacific Ocean, Freeman observed both the environment and his fellow travelers. Separated into three sections,...

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890) is a work of naval history and strategy by Alfred Thayer Mahan. Drawing on decades of experience as a naval officer, researcher, and university lecturer, Mahan develops his theory of sea power in the...

From Topgun to Squadron Command You're in the cockpit of the legendary F-14 Tomcat fighter, blazing along at twice the speed of sound seven miles above the ocean and the carrier that hurled you off its deck. You're practicing dogfighting with...

New York Times Best Seller! "So soundly documented that it is hard to see how anyone, ever, will be able to improve on it."-New York TimesPulitzer-Prize-winner and bestselling author C. Vann Woodward recreates the gripping account of the battle for Leyte...

To help sustain its expanding empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain and the Royal Navy needed overseas naval bases to support the burden placed on its home yards. When their ambitions in North America accelerated in the 1740s and...

This examination of the film editor's craft ranges from the beginning of cinema to the 21st century. Film editing is widely considered to be at its best when it goes unnoticed, making it the least understood of the cinematic crafts. This book explains...