Naval
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Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II
$37.50 Read moreA sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II
“When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling.”–Ian W. To- Author: Kennedy, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: April 26, 2022
- ISBN10: 0300219172
- Language: English
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Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
$32.50 Read moreThe heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America’s first war is the ragtag fleet of private vess
- Author: Dolin, Eric Jay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1631498258
- Language: English
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Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
$22.95 Add to cartThe thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones’s lo… [more below]
- Author: Fluckey, Eugene B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0252066707
- Language: English
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Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
$25.00 Add to cart“A literary tour de force that is destined to become one of the . . . definitive works about the battle for Guadalcanal . . . James D.] Hornfischer deftly captures the essence of the most pivotal nav
- Author: Hornfischer, James D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 0553385127
- Language: English
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To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
$28.00 Read moreFrom one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision-making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle, drawn from the history of the United … [more below]
- Author: Stavridis, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0593297741
- Language: English
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY * “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —Christian Science Monitor * “ENTHRALLING.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —Bookl… [more below]
- Author: Vincent, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1501135953
- Language: English
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Seaforth World Naval Review 2024
$70.00 Read moreFor more than a decade this annual volume has provided an authoritative summary of all the developments in the world’s navies and their ships in the previous twelve months. It combines regional survey
- Author: Waters, Conrad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1682474844
- Language: English
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
$39.99 Add to cartOn the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the … [more below]
- Series: Pacific War Trilogy #1
- Author: Toll, Ian W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 14 2011
- ISBN10: 0393068137
- Language: English
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In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Re- Series: American Revolution #3
- Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 0143111450
- Language: English
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Blind Man’s Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
$21.99 Add to cartDiscover the secret history of America’s submarine warfare in this fast-paced and deeply researched chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War that reads like a spy thriller.
Blind Man’s- Author: Sontag, Sherry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 05 2016
- ISBN10: 1610393589
- Language: English
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Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Bar
$19.95 Add to cartThe first-hand account of life as a surfman by one of the most skilled boat handlers in the Coast Guard at one of the USCG’s most dangerous stations, Cape Disappointment in the state of Washington.
Au… [more below]
- Author: D’Amelio, Christopher J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 1, 2023
- ISBN10: 1493071963
- Language: English
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Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific
$32.50 Add to cartWAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE?
It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are teetering on a knife-edge as leaders on both sides of the Pacific strive to prevent war between them. But
- Author: Jenkins, Dale A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 9798986562612
- Language: English
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Strike of the Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier
$32.00 Add to cartA gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier–and the sub’s tragic twist of fate
In 1939 off the New England coast, the submarine USS Squalus accident- Author: Moore, Stephen L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 059347287X
- Language: English
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders
$33.00 Add to cart“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today
“The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawles- Author: Marquet, L. David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1591846404
- Language: English
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It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
$29.00 Add to cartThe legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today’s uncertain business seas.
When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, it was li- Author: Abrashoff, D. Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 09 2012
- ISBN10: 145552302X
- Language: English
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Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
$34.99 Add to cartFrom America’s preeminent naval historian, the first full-length portrait in over fifty years of the man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two–“destined,” says Andrew Roberts, “to be the de… [more below]
- Author: Symonds, Craig L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0190062363
- Language: English
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Pirates: A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders
$16.99 Add to cartA global account of pirates and their modus operandi, from the Middle Ages to the present day
- Author: Lehr, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0300273339
- Language: English
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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue
$19.99 Add to cartThe story behind the major motion picture from Disney–starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck–written by a recognized master of the genre–“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea” (The Pr
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 13, 2010
- ISBN10: 1416567224
- Language: English
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour
$25.00 Add to cart“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”
With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of- Author: Hornfischer, James D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: March 29, 2005
- ISBN10: 0553381482
- Language: English
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
$18.95 Add to cartBefore the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders–particularly Jefferson, Madison, and … [more below]
- Author: Toll, Ian W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 01 2008
- ISBN10: 039333032X
- Language: English
