August 2011 | Navy Reserve Website

Making WAVES: Navy Women of World War II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Edward Steichen, as Director of the Navel Photographic Institute during WW2, is the one to thank for these wonderful photos. He made a wise choice in choosing photographers like Wayne Miller, Howard Liberman or Charles Jacobs to record the Home Front military effort. Like the famous Farm Security Administration...

The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book: 1944 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Every naval officer, regular or reserve, active or retired, should own a copy of this book. Its guidance and advice to officers is as relevant as when this pocket-book was issued 65 years ago. Of special note for all in the naval service is this: "Never forget that the Ratings have few rights; but they...

Benedict Arnold's Navy: The Ragtag Fleet That Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain but Won the American Revolution Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)James Nelson is an author to be envied if the notion of putting pen to paper and telling a story, whether it be fact or fiction has ever occurred to you. In the fourteen books he has written he has done both fiction and non-fiction superbly. His previous non-fiction efforts have focused on the civil...

Life in Mr. Lincoln's Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Lieut. Ringle is among the first to examine the many aspects of sailors' lives during the American Civil War. He examines topics such as the recruiting efforts of the U.S. Navy, compensation and promotion, training, entertainment, and disease to name but a few. This book is not the most eloquently written...

SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY: A Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Originally a 2-volume set in 1968, Volume 1 ("major warhips") has been updated up to 2006, and apparently includes some minor vessels that are "warships" - - with the original author deceased, it apppears the remainding co-author is left to carry on (w/ 40 years of naval service) and has evolved Vol....

The Naval Officer's Guide Eleventh Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a former navy officer and writer on navy themes I treasure my copy of The Naval Officer's Guide. It is a handy, up-to-date reference that authoritatively addresses vital aspects of leadership and knowledge in the sea service--even to a glossary of slang expressions and a primer on military law. An...

Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews) Military history galore by one of the country's foremost experts on European Naval history. If you read closely enough you will find a great love story too.Click Here to see more reviews about: Tirpitz and the Imperial German NavyGrand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849--1930) was the principal forcebehind...

U.S. Navy (U.S. Military Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you love the Navy, whether you're in the Navy or you know someone who is in the Navy, then this is the book for you. Don't be fooled by the admittedly somewhat drab cover, this book is crammed chock full of Naval heritage in glorious full color. From John Paul Jones and the earliest beginnings of...

The Great Wall at Sea, Second Edition: China's Navy in the Twenty-First Century Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have decided to buy this book to read for myself and see if China of the 21st Century is going to be a benigning nation or practice hegemony, like the present-day U.S. which is using its naval power to "interfere" with other nations on this planet...! I hope that China, my ancestorial homeland would...

Team Secrets Of The Navy Seals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I did not read anything in this book that I would consider a secret. But I do think this is a very good book on leadership and team-building. I have read many leadership/team-building books and all have a few nuggets that make the book a worthwhile read. This book had all of those and more. I have spent...

A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There are very few books that I've "had" to have the first day out - this was one - and it didn't disappoint! This book is a good window into the life of a merchant seaman in general and specifically into life on a ship running along the East coast of Africa. It was very interesting to understand the...

Fly Navy: Discovering the Extraordinary People and Enduring Spirit of Naval Aviation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a long-time and now-retired Naval Aviator, I recently read "Fly Navy" and was blown away by its accuracy, depth and scope in covering 100 years of Naval Aviation. Bravo Zulu in naval parlance since fighting days of old, means job well done. Mr. Townley has done a remarkable job of writing about the...

On Seas Contested: The Seven Great Navies of the Second World War Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Here is a book with structure and content like no other. On Seas Contested is not a single narrative, but rather seven chapters that provide parallel information regarding the major naval powers of World War II: France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the United States and the Soviet Union. For...

Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World" is one of those books that doesn't really have an author. Richard O'Neill is listed as the Consulting Editor, but the Editor and Indexer is Philip de Ste. Croix, and there are a number of "Contributors" including David Miller,...

Leadership Lessons of the U.S. Navy SEALS : Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I chose to buy and read this book because one of its authors was a Navy SEAL, and it promised to highlight military leadership lessons from a SEAL perspective. I soon discovered an outstandingly balanced and informative organizational leadership book that took an honest military leadership perspective...

Fly Navy: Celebrating the First Century of Naval Aviation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Fantastic review of the history of Naval Aviation. Personal accounts and incredible photos make this a book very unique and one that I am proud to share with others. You will read everything from the infamous F-14's to the boys out in Iraq flying helo's and saving lives. Definitely recommend this book...

The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Once again John Feinstein has taken his incredible skills as a writer and reporter to the page and given readers young and old a great mystery in THE RIVALRY. Giving his two heroes Stevie and Susan Carol access to the game that only he could, he takes us into a world where even a football game is not...