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The U.S. Naval Academy ~ An Illustrated History (Deluxe Slipcased Navy Blue Hardcover Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)When I ordered this book back in 1995, I wanted to know more thanthe history of the US Naval Academy. The Academy's alumni is a Who's Who in American military leadership and command presence.I only wished I had attended Annapolis. Anyone who loves our service academies should not miss the opportunity...

River Patrol Insignia of the United States Navy (Vietnam) 1966/1972 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)RIVER PATROL INSIGNIA OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY (VIETNAM) 1966-1972SCOTT KRASKA & STEPHEN KIRBYR. JAMES BENDER PUBLISHING, 2009HARDCOVER, $59.95, 168 PAGES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHSOn December 16, 1965, River Patrol Force (Task Force 116) was organized by the U.S. Navy to direct naval forces engaged in...

Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you read only one book of history this year that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Nelson, read Jack Tar.During the Great War (1793-1815), the Royal Navy was the backbone of the defence of the British Isles and took a major part in the final victory.Just as the great battles from...

Flying Black Ponies: The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the story of Navy Light Attack Squadron Four. It began in the very late 60's and was decommissioned in mid 1972. It's mission was close air support and protection of the US and Viet Namese Navy's riverine forces/brown water navy, including the SEALS. It was started with odd looking but agile...

MacArthur's Escape: Wild Man Bulkeley and the Rescue of an American Hero Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am pleased to say that I have now just finished the Book. I thought it was very good with wonderful sources of information. In reading the Book, I too went back to the Philippines at a time of desperation and the feeling of being deserted by my Country. The feeling of hunger, the thirst for Torpedoes,...

At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a thorough history of American PT boat operations in World War Two. It covers all battle actions of the boats and what they accomplished in all theaters that the boats operated in -- the South Pacific, the Aleutians, and in Europe and the Mediterranean, an area of the PT boat war that, for...

Hoisting Their Colors: Cape Cod's Civil War Navy Officers Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a must-read for anyone interested in the Civil War, its navy, ships, Cape Cod genealogy, biography and adventure. Author Miller has accomplished the nigh-unto-impossible by organizing tens of thousands of researched facts - ingeniously annotated and cross-referenced - into an immensely readable...

British Seapower and Procurement Between the Wars: A Reappraisal of Rearmament Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What an interesting work this is! It is very much an academic work with all the strengths that implies, as well as a weakness to be disucussed. The subtitle A Reapprasial of Rearmament is appropriate and is the heart of the work. There are several themes covered in this treatment of the interwar years....

On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)For non-military historians especially, Lehman provides an excellent briefing on the history of the U.S. Navy in terms of its "heroic men, great ships, and epic battles." I realize that there are already in print definitive biographies of many of the naval heroes (e.g. John Paul Jones, David Farragut,...

Perverts by Official Order: The Campaign Against Homosexuals by the United States Navy (Monographic supplement #1 to Journal of homosexuality) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Murphy recounts the Newport, R.I. "scandal" of World War I. The real scandal, of course, is not the fact that gay sailors were having sex but that the U.S. Navy entrapped military personnel and civilians with a series of investigatory abuses. Then-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt...

FROZEN IN MEMORY: U.S. Navy Medicine in the Korean War Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Was the Korean War really like M*A*S*H? Not according to Lt.(j.g.) Henry Litvin, MC who served with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in Inchon. "I was literally grasping at straws to treat shock. Stop bleeding, keep them flat and evacuate them to the rear fast. I never knew about MASH until years later...

The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This was a wonderful book which went into alot of detail about the life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. He was a much more complex person than most people think. He was no ranting imperialistic flunky. In fact, he held most of those types in contempt. So much so, that he had to maintain constant vigilance...

Rapid Fire: The Development of Automatic Cannon and Heavy Machine Guns for Armies, Navies, and Air Forces Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It should be evident that one cannot fully understand the history of combat aircraft, ships, or vehicles, without having some knowledge of the weapons that armed them. During the last century, heavy automatic guns have been an essential part of this armament. But unfortunately their study has been very...

The United States Navy: 200 years Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author is very knowledgeable since he was a Navy Captain in World War II.I enjoyed reading his book.Click Here to see more reviews about: The United States Navy: 200 yearsClick here for more information about The United States Navy: 200 ye...

The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Even if you want to believe it to be an accident, you can do better than this book. Cristol created this book based on his doctoral dissertation, which was manufactured after (and some estimate to obfuscate and diffuse) Dr. John Borne's initial doctoral dissertation on the Liberty assault which came...

Sketchbook-Navy Blue Blank Book 5 1/2 x 8 1/4" Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I agree that these are great journals and sketchbooks. For some reason Amazon does not list the number of pages in the various Watson-Guptill sketchbooks, even though it is printed on the sticker. I have two versions of this book with the same ISBN number - one bought in 2001 with 224 pages and one bought...

Walking Point: The Experiences of a Founding Member of the Elite Navy Seals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm not a military man but enjoy reading about special forces, SEALs, etc.. What I liked about this book was Watson's down to earth style of writing. It was not written like a book. Rather, it feels like you're listening to a story around a campfire or at the bar. While it chronicled his Vietnam and...