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The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a quite epic narrative history, which reads with the facility and pace of a well-constructed thriller. It is at once a social history of the Royal Navy that spans the Ironclad, Dreadnought and Great War eras, a dissertation on naval signalling and fleet-handling in a period of unprecedented technical...

Governor Ramage R. N (An Alison Press Book) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Very good story about sailing ships and iron men. Another in Dudley Pope's well written sea yarn. The Ramage series is just as good as the Bolitho series and is infintely more readable than the Hornblower series.Click Here to see more reviews about: Governor Ramage R. N (An Alison Press Book)Click here...

Knight's Modern Seamanship, 18th Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Knight's is indeed the professional standard omnibus for seamanship. It is an excellent comprehensive text for any mariner. That said, it is desperately in need of updating. The electronic navigation section lists systems no longer in use (Omega, LORAN), and treats GPS as a "future" system (although...

Submarine (Eyewitness Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although the book is a slim 64 pages, it is chocked full of information, interesting details and pictures. There are 3-5 photos on each page each with a short explanatory paragraph. They detail every aspect of submarines, including historical development, technology, the people involved, war tactics,...

And the Baker's Boy Went to Sea Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Vivid characters, edge-of-the-seat tension, a compelling story - AND THE BAKER'S BOY WENT TO SEA is an absolute dead-on account of how it really must have felt to live and serve in a submarine's sardine can-style quarters under the constant threat of lethal attack.How DID a 15 year old boy manage to...

Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR 1940-1945 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was surprised when I read this book, at the number of errors, inaccuracies, and untruths I found in it. It is painfully apparent that no one with any knowledge of that theater checked this book before it was published.I also had a problem with reading it. It felt like the authors each wrote what they...

Sailor: Vintage Photos of a Masculine Icon Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although these are old photographs they stand side by side with any of today's photographers. The youthful men in these pictures are filled with optimism that only youth has. As they sailed the world and posed to remember their adventures and friendships. This is a magnificent collection of subtly erotic...

Black Shoes and Blue Water ?? Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After the advent of nuclear weapons the Truman administration began to wonder why the nation still needed a navy. The Air Force during the 40's had the only platforms that could deploy atomic weapons and it appeared ships would be defenseless against these weapons. The Navy, through actual tests, proved...

Now, Hear This Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I read this book, the same paperback! I remember the coverpicture so well. I actually read it when I was aboard the USS Saratoga for a two-year tour of duty in the Mediterraneanin 1967! It was such a funny read - and I was living it at the same time! Also, Admiral Gallery came aboard the ship to visit....

The Port Chicago Mutiny Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This excellent book details the aftermath of the Port Chicago ammunition ship explosions during WW2, with particular emphasis on the "mutiny" of Black sailors detailed to handle the loading of ammunition ships. Those familiar with Port Chicago will find the book brings back details of the operations...

The Gulf War 1991 (Essential Histories) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In order to have a good grasp on what's happening in Iraq today, an understanding of the war in 1991 is essential. There's a fair amount of literature on the "first" gulf war, but Finlan's book would be a great place to start if you're not already familiar with the subject.The Essential Histories series...

Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950 (To Order Us Stk#00804600158) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The subtitle of Barlow's book says it all. Post-World-War-II Baby Boomers may not know that--while they were in strollers--the seamlessly integrated sea-air fighting capacity taken for granted today in America's military nearly died on the drawing boards over five decades ago. The politicians representing...

Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Learning the history of these very heroic ships and their dedicated staff was quite an education. I was overwhelmed with excitement when I found the chapter on the USS Refuge as my father was Commander of this hospital ship and crew. Thank you MR. Massman for sharing your knowledge of this countries...

Military Education: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a wonderful reference for anyone needing a summary on professional military education within the U.S. Armed Forces. In my 38 years of military service and in my past ten years as an instructor for the U.S. military, I have never come across a book that covers the subject of military education...

Historic Naval Aircraft: The Best of "Naval History" Magazine Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book covers 30 aircraft that the U.S. Navy and Marines have used nad the 31st if you include the Spruce Goose, which was funded in part by the Navy. Some of the aircraft covered like the carrier version of the P-80 Shooting Star were kind of unexpected. Of course the old standbys of World War II...

U.S. Army: A Complete History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Boots on the Ground" has been the foundation of U.S. Army thinking for more than two centuries. I first got an understanding of what it meant at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. In walking down from the top of the mountain was a display of a shallow pit in the ground where a picket would have...

Sea Life in Nelson's Time Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)While there has been much new research and opinions about this subject, no one who is interested in the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars can pass this book by. The author, aside from being a great poet, sailed tall ships as a sailor before the mast. He has even sailed around the Horn. This gives...