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Navy Brat (The Navy Series #3) Review

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(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. Forced to grow up as a navy brat, she refuses to engage in a relationship with a wonderful man simply because he is in the military. She is petty, spiteful, and rude in her quest to drive him away.
My biggest problem with the story is the fact that the author conveys an attitude that growing up as a military brat is a prison sentence. She fails to mention the plethora of benefits there are to being a military dependent. Most children of military tend to be outgoing, culturally sensitive, broadly educated and adventurous.
This is the first book I've read by this author and it will also be the last.

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A New York Times BestsellerErin MacNamera had one hard and fast rule: never, never, never fall for a navy man. But, from the heart-stopping moment her eyes met Lieutenant Brandon Davis's across a crowded lounge, Erin knew life would never be the same. Sexy, tender and strong, Brandon was all she'd ever dreamed of in a man, but he was also navy - and as a navy brat from way back, she knew better than to give her heart to a seafaring man.

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Hitler's Navy Review

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(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 historian. In short, this work is not just another book about the Kriegsmarine, it is one in which Hitler's Navy is explained like never before. Many popular myths are exploded, many misconceptions corrected and all are replaced with a rational, factual assessment and explanation based on the dedicated and detailed research of a competent maritime historian.
The inclusion of a most useful résumé of the Treaty of Versailles very early in the work (page 11) does much to help the reader understand the limitations imposed upon Germany's forces, especially her Navy, after WW1. These were the very seeds from which the Kriegsmarine evolved and provides a vital to understanding of how, for example, the concept of the Pocket Battleship was born and of other circumstances which existed. Elsewhere, I was fascinated to learn how one unit of Hitler's Kriegsmarine was never disbanded but continued to serve in mine clearance duties until it eventually became part of Germany's post-war Navy.
The men, uniforms, flags, awards, organisation, bases and buildings, command and rank structure and of course the ships and U boats are all included in great detail. And when I say great detail, each aspect is tackled from a number of different perspectives in order to provide the most complete account.
When it comes to research, there are those who believe one or two trips to the local maritime museum is suffice, those who believe the answers are found on the internet, those who can't be bothered and those who choose to invent their own data in a bid to pass them off as facts (I kid you not!). Why? Because real research takes years and most people can't be bothered. In the case of this author, however, Jak Mallmann Showell has a solid reputation for accuracy of detail which has been achieved through many years of "research, research and even more research." It is because he has a complete appreciation of this aspect of his work "and" knows how and where to find the answers, that he is able to present the world with such an important document as this. Important, not only because it is the definitive work but also because it corrects so many previous misconceptions.
Altogether, this is a comprehensive account. Commencing well before the Kriegsmarine was established and ending long after it ceased to exist, this is, as I say, a complete account of "Hitler's Navy."
The reader might also consider another fine work from this author called; The U-Boat Century.
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US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Directory (World Air Power Journal) Review

US Navy and Marine Corps Air Power Directory (World Air Power Journal)

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(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 finding detailed story of a specific aircraft, nor information about submarines/carriers...

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

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(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 that Amazon offers a used copy for $242. I would desire that this work be returned to publication, especially in eformat for Kindles and Nooks.

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First published in 1926 as part of the Harvard EconomicStudies series, this work was awarded the David A. Wells Prize and hasbeen considered the standard reference on the subject ever since. Itestablished for the first time the indivisible relationship betweentimber supply and sea power, and how this union influenced navalarchitecture and international law, as well as foreign, colonial,commercial, and forest policies. The result of an exhaustive,international research effort, the book also has been acknowledged bynaval historians to be one of the very early attempts to broaden navalhistory into a serious study of logistics and supply and of technologyand operations.In a delightfully absorbing prose rare for such studies, Robert Albionrelates these pivotal issues throughout the two-hundred-year periodthat saw most of the greatest naval wars of the Age of Sail, from theFirst Dutch War of 1652 to the introduction of the ironclad early inthe American Civil War. The author explores how the timber supplyproblem affected other European maritime powers and their far-flungcolonies, explains how it was driven by the conservatism andcorruption of official bureaus and rapacious landowners conducting thebusiness, and offers a fascinating portrait of the contemporarylogging and timber transport industries.An introductory essay has been written for this new Classics editionby Timothy Bean, a lecturer at the department of war studies at theRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst and a specialist in earlyeighteenth-century naval history. His essay examines Albion's uniquecontributions to the understanding of the relationship between themilitary and commerce and applies Navy timber supply issues totwentieth-century problems with oil supplies.

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

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(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.

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U S Army Navy Journal of Recognition Review

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(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 1 through 6 (out of a total of 24) which were originally issued in September 1943 - February 1944 and were intended primarily for (in fact, restricted to) readers in the United States Armed Forces. According to Norman Friedman, "it is a great introduction to the much more detailed literature on the technology of World War II ships, aircraft, and armored vehicles."
I would think that the literature doesn't get much more detailed than this. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams are to be found in multiples on every page of this 9.5 x 13 inch hardbound reprint. The very first page of journal #1 has a quiz called the "All-in Raid" where the reader is invited to identify the silhouettes of 62 planes that are about to fly right over his head ("For answers see p.50.") The very first article, "No Margin for Error" concerns the vital need to be able to recognize vehicles of war (planes, tanks, ships, etc.) from any angle.
Then we turn the page and are instructed on the identification of Britain's "newest transport," the RAF's York (along with five photographs that show the difference between the York, its parent Lancaster, and the older Manchester).
Most of the articles are two pages long, including the photographs, diagrams, cutaway drawings, etc. A bit of history, e.g. "Sherman was best in North Africa" is also crammed onto each page of text, and many of the photographs were taken in actual combat.
Some WWII 'trivia' is also included, such as a photograph of the medal that was presented to a Kingfisher scout-plane pilot who dropped his depth charges on what proved to be whale, not an enemy submarine.
This is a fascinating book. Read it and you too will be the only person on your ship who can spot the difference between the silhouette of an Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser and its very close cousin, the Prinz Eugen class heavy cruiser (answer: "a more broken aft section" on the latter.)

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The Royal Navy Day by Day Review

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(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 by the Navy itself till the mid-1970's the book was released to commercial publishers and has been revised and updated with the assistance of the UK National Maritime Museum. The book is profusely illustrated with historical sketches, paintings and photographs. All Naval Actions described include a brief description of the action, the ships taking part and the commander. A must for those looking for an introduction to the service and for a sense of the history of the service coupled with the occassional amazing juxtaposition of hard fact and farce on the same page. (Review based on the 1992 hardback edition)

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"So little care there hath been to this day to know or keep any history of the Navy." Samuel Pepys, 16 January 1668. The Royal Navy Day by Day is a fascinating record of British naval heritage. It is preserved here as a diary of daily events - not just of great battles, but of all that has built the Royal Navy's 700-year-old tradition. While so many books of naval history concentrate on the big events, The Royal Navy Day by Day examines also the conditions that sailors, Royal Marines and naval aircrew, as well as Army and RAF forces involved in sea and amphibious operations, have experienced in peacetime as well as war. The First Edition, published in 1979, was substantially revised in 1992 following the Royal Navy's significant involvement in the Falklands and the First Gulf War. This completely re-illustrated Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the Royal Navy's heavy involvement in peacekeeping and offensive actions worldwide since 1992.

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