Naval forces and warfare Books

The Great Peacemaker: A Submarine Dialogue is a book written by Richard Henry Horne and published in 1871. The book tells the story of a submarine journey taken by two men, one of whom is an inventor named Mr. Crayon. During their journey, they encounter...

Testimonials and Memorials of the Services of Charles Hare of the Royal Navy, Thirty-Seven Years a Lieutenant is a book written by Charles Hare in 1848. The book is a collection of testimonials and memorials that document Hare's long and distinguished...

Histoire Particuliere De La Ligue En Bretagne V1 (1739) par Pire, Rosnivinen est un livre qui raconte l'histoire de la Ligue en Bretagne. La Ligue �����tait un mouvement politique et religieux qui s'est form����� en France au XVIe si�����cle. Ce...

His Second Campaign is a historical novel written by Maurice Thompson and published in 1883. The story is set in the aftermath of the American Civil War and follows the life of a young man named Paul Peppergrass who is struggling to find his place in the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The Shelf2Life American Civil War Collection is a unique and exciting collection of pre-1923 titles focusing on the American Civil War and the people and events surrounding it. From memoirs and biographies of notable military figures to firsthand...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This book offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-national approach to defining key elements required to define power within the maritime domain. The volume engages with the concept that the maritime domain is a multi-dimensional space embracing oceans,...

Fore and Aft: Or Leaves From The Life Of An Old Sailor is a memoir written by Webfoot, a pseudonym for an anonymous sailor, and published in 1871. The book provides a detailed account of the life of a sailor during the 19th century, including his...

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being predominantly a land war, navies played a vital part.

This volume is a collection of a variety of important records that will give readers insight into key themes into the history of what its criminal code called "the unnatural and detestable sin of buggery"- sex between males - in the Royal Navy.

During the Vietnam War, 270 U.S. Navy and four Royal Australian Navy warships served at various times on the gunline. Within this armada were the battleship New Jersey, ten cruisers, 212 destroyers, fifty destroyer escorts, and the inshore fire support...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

U.S. Navy AviationThis book aims to share lessons from the U.S. Navy, inspired by TOPGUN - the air combat school.In TOPGUN Lessons From The Sky, we seek to understand how the aviation industry can learn from the mistakes made by naval aviators and crew,...

Experiences of captivity in Japanese-occupied Asia varied enormously. Some prisoners of war (POWs) were sent to work in Japan, others to toil on the 'Death Railway' between Burma and Thailand. Some camps had death rates below 1 per cent, others of over...

The Post Captain Or The Wooden Walls Well Manned: Comprehending A View Of Naval Society And Manners (1815) is a book written by John Davis. The book provides a comprehensive view of naval society and manners during the early 19th century. It focuses on...

Andrew Jackson Higgins is perhaps the most forgotten hero of the Allied victory. He designed the LCVP (landing craft vehicle, personnel) that played such a vital role in the invasion of Normandy as well as the first effective tank landing craft. During...

This book, first published in 1991, provides a major analysis of the prelude to the US's Cold War maritime strategy, showing how NATO's maritime forces were organised in the period. It examines how the United States Navy and allied navies, particularly...

This is an account of the efforts made by the Royal Navy to prepare for war with Germany more than a decade before 1914. Seligmann demonstrates that from being unready for an assault on British seaborne trade, the Royal Navy had given a great deal of...

A gripping true account of high adventureThis is an essential first hand account of the war the Royal Navy fought against Napoleon Bonaparte's France. Truth is said to be often stranger than fiction and this tale of battle, capture and escape could have...

The true story of the first major global conflict...The first world war was not that which began in 1914, but the so-called Seven Years War which, in 1756, brought into being global conflict.The new factor which dramatically altered the course of history...

The Mediterranean, early 1940s.Lieutenant Harry Gilmour, captain of the S-Class submarine HMS Scourge, has been tasked with patrolling the Mediterranean and supporting operations for the Allied forces. Someone, however, is on his tail: Captain Charles...

Captain Roskill has long been recognised as the leading authority on the Royal Navy's part in the Second World War. His Official History (originally published for the HMSO) is unlikely ever to be superseded. His narrative is highly readable, and the...

A fleet and its ships are self-sufficient, independent vessels in which the crew provides all the necessary facilities for the ship to function. The captain is the highest authority on board, with the officers and men taking on various tasks to ensure...

""Outlines of Naval Surgery"" is a book written by John Wilson and published in 1846. The book is a comprehensive guide to the surgical practices and procedures used in the naval setting during the mid-19th century. It covers a wide range of topics,...

Memoirs Relating To The State Of The Royal Navy Of England, For Ten Years Determined, December, 1688 is a historical book written by Samuel Pepys. The book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the state of the English navy during the period...

The Secret Service Submarine: A Story Of The Present War is a novel written by Guy Thorne and published in 1915. The story is set during World War I and follows the adventures of a British submarine that is tasked with carrying out secret missions behind...

Small Problems for Infantry is a military guidebook written by Alfred William Bjornstad in 1917. The book focuses on the small problems that infantry soldiers may encounter during combat and provides practical solutions to overcome them. The author draws...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Civil War Navies 1855-1883 is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set. This valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War and the years immediately following - a significant...

A sharp analysis of Greek naval history in the 1910s, a time when the importance of its geographic position and its navy increased greatly. It explains the causes of these developments and their consequences for Greek...

Admiral Halsey's Story, first published in 1947, is the gripping autobiographical account by William F. Halsey (1882-1959), legendary commander of the U.S. Third Fleet during World War II. The book covers Halsey's life and career, with detailed...

Excerpt from the introduction: "In the late nineteenth century, the French Jeune École, or "new school," of naval thinking promoted a commerce-raiding strategy for the weaker naval power to defeat the dominant naval power. France provided the vocabulary...

From the foreword: "As our nation and our Navy shift their focus away from the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have so dominated our internal conversations for more than a decade and pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region, it is most appropriate...

High quality reprint of book issued in May 1944. Illustrated with photos. technical drawings.From the preface: "Improvements in naval ordnance and fire control methods have been so numerous and comprehensive since the opening of hostilities that the need...

Modern international criminal law typically traces its origins to the twentieth-century Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, excluding the slave trade and abolition. Yet, as this book shows, the slave trade and abolition resound in international criminal law...

Slaves, convicts, indentured immigrants, and unfree seamen have traveled the world's oceans at many times and places throughout human history. Across the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, this bondage took divergent forms and exhibited...

A vivid and detailed account of life aboard a British man-of-war during the age of sail. Drawing on personal experience and historical documents, the author paints a picture of a world both fascinating and brutal, where discipline and order are...