January 2012 | Navy Reserve Website

Foreigners in the Union Army and Navy. Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Foreigners in the Union Army and Navy is an in-depth treatment of this little-explored topic. It concentrates mostly on the Army and foreign officers, since they left most of the personal accounts, but it gives insight to into the experiences of average immigrants new to the U.S. and foreigners looking...

History of the Royal Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The story of Britain's Navy - the Royal Navy, is not like any other. It is a story which covers more than 1,000 years. During that time, there have been wars, battles, heroes, heroic actions, new designs, new concepts, great ships, great journeys, great discoveries and even greater victories. Set all...

A Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War I (Contributions in Military Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Besch's book on the pre- World War I Navy is first and foremost a study on military preparedness. It is also a story of the various people and characters of the time period. For example Josephus Daniels, Secretary of Navy, was viewed by some as an incompetent anti-war pacifist. By others he was looked...

The U.S. Navy, the Mediterranean, and the Cold War, 1945-1947: (Contributions in Military Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Sheehy is a brilliant historian who deserves recognition for his work in the area of naval history. I have not only read this book which is the most comprehensive I have found on the subject but have been a student of sheehy's. This is a book which any one interested in naval history and the developement...

The Royal Indian Navy, 1612-1950 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Jefferson, 1988, McFarland & Co, lst US ed, no dj as issued, 6x9, orig dark red cloth with gilt spine & cover titles, x, 371 pp, numerous illus, appendices, bibliog, index. Several chapters cover the early history of the Indian Navy, particularly in the Victorian era, then the bulk of the book...

Radar at Sea: The Royal Navy in World War 2 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Good treatment of the topic, for those in the small community who desire to know more on the subject. Perhaps not in the class of leisure read. Nevertheless a very pleasing well researched and written book.Click Here to see more reviews about: Radar at Sea: The Royal Navy in World War 2Click here for...

United States Navy waterline models and how to build them, Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)".....The information on which this book is BASED AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF NAVAL VESSELS have come in large part from the Navy Department itself....."[from the book of the introduction]Click Here to see more reviews about: United States Navy waterline models and how to build them,Click here for more information...

Submarines of the Tsarist Navy: A Pictorial History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is exactly what it says it is - a pictorial history. It consists of pictures, drawings, accompanying comments and really not much more. After about 2-3 pages of introductory text it goes right into showing you the photos you will not find anywhere, but in this book or russian navy archives....

Japan's Navy: Politics and Paradox, 1971-2000 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In the 1980's when Japan's economy was hot, it was fashionable for Americans to worry about Japan becoming the next superpower and, at the same time, critisize Japan for not spending enough on defense. What was the bizarre logic? Perhaps it was that Japan should spend generously on defense and thereby...

Rule Britannia: The Victorian and Edwardian Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A fine work on a difficult and complicated subject. Although Mr. Padfield write entertainingly, he does not miss the historical points of the life, ships, and politics of Queen Victoria's Navy. The only missing elements is the view of the Royal Navy from the other powers of the world, wit the exception...

Navy Brat (The Navy Series #3) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I generally enjoy any kind of romance with a military theme and the cover of this book quickly caught my eye. It's unfortunate, because I endured 297 pages of boredom in order to get to the anti-climatic finish.The "heroine" of the tale, Erin MacNamera is a bland character with very few redeeming qualities....

Hitler's Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)At first glance, this book looks every inch a 5 Star product and as I have come to expect from this particular author, the content goes on to match that early expectation. Lessons are learned from the outset and much is explained in a manner which will not disappoint either the casual reader or the serious...

US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Directory (World Air Power Journal) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you are looking for introductory information about aircraft/helicopters using by US Navy/Marine corps, you should love this book. This book contains colorful pictures, specifications, operators and variants of over 50 different modern aircraft/helicopters. However, this book is not for those who is...

Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862 (Classics of Naval Literature) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I read this study for a military history course at the University of Michigan in 1979. My professor, John Shy, considered it then to be the most outstanding single work on the economics of wooden navies in the sailing era. I bought the book used years ago and am now very glad I did. I note with amazement...

From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919, vol. 3. Jutland and after Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the greatest world war I naval history of the british navy written! Its only problem is that its a HARD to find 5 volume set. The maps are official british navy history maps and Marder was considered the greatest navy author of the WWI era.OUT of print originally a IAN ALLEN publisher book.Click...

U S Army Navy Journal of Recognition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First a couple of corrections to this listing. The introduction is written by Norman Friedman, not 'Griedman.' Secondly, it is published by the Naval Institute Press in Annapolis, Maryland not "Life" magazine, although many of the photographs were taken by the staff of "Life."This book consists of journals...

The Royal Navy Day by Day Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This comprehensively indexed and illustrated volume details all known acts and actions of significance in the history of the UK Royal Navy. Each day of the year details, in year order, the events and ships that make up the history of the world's oldest surviving sea fighting force. Originally published...