This book presents a view of the design and development of the opposing weapons systems, illustrated with newly commissioned digital artwork.
This comprehensive two-volume set details the role played by the eighty-three light and heavy United States Navy cruisers that fought in World War II against the Axis Powers in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, ...
Despite the errors of admirals, a single captain was censured in the Hepburn Report, the Navy's investigation. That captain was Howard D. Bode. This book is a story concerning that captain.
This comprehensive two-volume set details the role played by the eighty-three light and heavy United States Navy cruisers that fought in World War II against the Axis Powers in the...
Covering a fascinating and detailed analysis of the Kriegsmarine's Atlantic raids between 1939 and 1941, this book will appeal to readers interested in World War II and in particular in Germany's naval operations.
In this illustrated title, Mark Stille tells the full story of the battle of the Java Sea, explaining how and why the Japanese achieved such a resounding victory, and delving into the tremendous impact of the battle on the course of the ...
This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during late 1943 as the Allies advanced slowly up the Solomons Islands toward the major Japanese naval base at Rabaul.
Available at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Leyte/NWC-5.pdf (accessed August 18, 2006). Analysis. ——. The Battle of Savo Island, August 9th, 1942: Strategical and Tactical Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1950.
As Allied forces based near the Otranto Barrage always outnumbered the Austrian vessels operating out of Cattaro, the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine made two attempts in the summer of 1916 to lure Allied units into U-boat ambushes.
"Nor have I, in that event," said Captain Koenig. The chess board stood upon a small table. The pieces were in place. Johnson wheeled Lord Hastings into position and fell into position behind him. Captain Koenig drew up a chair.