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DescriptionIn almost 200 archive photographs Leo Marriott traces the development of British and American jet fighters during the first pioneering d...

On 20 October 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army began landing on Leyte's eastern coast, supported by the U.S. Navy's 3rd and 7th fleets, which were assiste...

DescriptionThe experiences and achievements of the United States land sea and air forces on 6 June 1944 and the weeks following have been deservedl...

DescriptionRMS Titanic has had more written about her than any other ship, but surprisingly there is little information directed at the modelmaker....

DescriptionMore than one hundred years after the battle of Jutland, the first and largest engagement of dreadnoughts in the twentieth century, hist...

Reducere. Building upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are designed to offer st...

Reducere. A classic and poignant treatment of Japan's struggle between recognition of the kamikaze's futility and the country's pride in having made the atte...

First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Carl's imposing list of firsts...

Reducere. The mission of the U.S. Navy's fast attack submarines during the Cold War was a closely guarded secret for many years, but this look back at the pe...

Reducere. In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year...

Reducere. Ana Montes appeared to be a model employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), advancing quickly through the ranks to become its top analyst ...

Reducere. On December 7, 1941, as the great battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah lie paralyzed and burning in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pear...

Reducere. To be equally enjoyed by professional aviators and aviation buffs with limited technical knowledge, this biography brings to life the legendary air...

DescriptionJens Mulller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III (now in ?aga? Poland) in March 1944--the break that...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Darrel D. WhitcombWhen his electronic warfare plane--call sign Bat 21--was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old ...

After being captured in Singapore and transported to the infamous Burma railway Colonel Cary Owtram was appointed the British Camp Commandant at Ch...

Reducere. The story of one of the bloodiest battles in history, resulting in the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, is documented with a personal...

DescriptionFrom Henri Fabre's first successful take off from water and landing near Marseilles, to the introduction of a hull rather than floats by...

In their fledgling efforts to send robots instead of human beings on the most dangerous aerial missions, U.S. operators in South-East Asia in the 1...

Historian Richard M. Jones recounts fifty stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous, and in some cases t...

The Truth About the Mutiny on HMAV BOUNTY - and the Fate of Fletcher Christian brings this famed South Pacific saga into the 21st century.By combin...

In 1905, Japan and Russia were at war. With the Russian Far East Fleet destroyed, the Czar decided to send his Baltic Fleet half way around the wor...

Reducere. My Men Are My Heroes introduces its readers to a living standard of Marine Corps esprit de corps and military decorum. Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal...

Reducere. While there have been other books about Aldrich Ames, Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA ...

Reducere. Through the Valley is the captivating memoir of the last U.S. Army soldier taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. A narrative of courage, hope, and...

Reducere. The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by ...

Reducere. In the 1950s and early 1960s a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere, reaching the...

Reducere. A young ensign on the bridge of the fabled battleship Yamato during her final battle, recounts his experience.

Reducere. The Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action fought off Savo Island during World War II's Guada...

Reducere. Jonathan Pollard, an intelligence analyst working in the U.S. Naval Investigative Service's Anti-Terrorist Alert Center, systematically stole highl...

Reducere. Red Crew is a first-hand account of U.S. Coast Guard anti-smuggling operations during the early years of the nation's maritime war on drugs. Jim Ho...

Reducere. More than one million men and women have received the Purple Heart since its creation as an award "for military merit" in 1932. This book provides ...

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, this new paperback edition brings back into print a book that became an essenti...

Reducere. Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning ...

Reducere. Gen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), was born and raised on the Horseshoe--a tough inner-city street in southeast Washington D.C. Both parents lived...

Reducere. ``Required Reading`` Marine Corps Professional Reading ProgramBluejacket Paperback Book SeriesIn this riveting insider's chronicle, legendary Marin...

Reducere. When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. Drawing heavily f...

Reducere. Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, an...

Reducere. Winner of the William E. Colby Military Writers' Award Winner of the W.Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction Sometimes it takes years fo...

Reducere. American discussions of the Vietnam War tend to gloss over the period from 1972 to the final North Vietnamese offensive in 1975. But on the battlef...

Reducere. Punk's War reveals the inner workings of the U.S. Navy as only an insider can. An authentic and riveting thriller, it is a highly acclaimed novel o...

Reducere. On a mission over central Afghanistan, Punk is hit--and taken captive by the Taliban. And after he escapes, the challenge is not over. Because now ...

Reducere. Hailed as the most important novel to emerge from the Vietnam War when first published in 1978, this book launched a spectacular writing career for...

Reducere. "Like many 18-year-olds who sign up to serve with the U.S. Navy, Petersen was looking for adventure when he enlisted. The difference between him an...

Reducere. During World War II eighty-eight of the almost three thousand Liberty ships built in America were launched in Savannah, Georgia. Without Liberty sh...

Reducere. The pursuit of German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic has long been considered one of the most exciting stories of World War II. This definit...

Reducere. Gunbird Driver is a memoir of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a young pilot flying an armed UH-1E in Marine Observation Squadron 6. Par...

Reducere. In a wartime Navy of giant carriers and battleships, tiny wooden subchasers did not command much attention. Yet these 110-foot warships, manned mos...

Reducere. The Battle of Midway, commemorated annually in the U.S. Navy, warrants close attention. This Naval Institute guide includes some of the most vibran...

Reducere. As the Vietnam War reached its tragic climax in the last days of April 1975, a task force of U.S. Navy ships cruised off South Vietnam�s coast. The...

Reducere. Description"An award-winning aviation historian chronicles the Navy's efforts to develop a powerful sea-based strike force through the use of long-...

Reducere. Clash of Fleets is an operational history that records every naval engagement fought between major surface warships during World War I. Much more t...

Reducere. Ward Carroll's electrifying debut, Punk's War, blew away readers, critics, and Navy veterans with an intriguing look at the modern military [that] ...

Reducere. The Mediterranean is the maritime crossroads where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet. More major naval actions were fought there than in the Atlantic o...

Reducere. Although bad eyesight kept him from receiving a commission in the U.S. Navy when he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933, Draper Kauffman becam...

Reducere. Fighter pilot Butch O'Hare became one of America's heroes in 1942 when he saved the carrier Lexington in what has been called the most daring singl...

Reducere. While 52 U.S. submarines were sunk in the Pacific, the Japanese took prisoners of war from the survivors of only seven of these lost submarines. Pr...

Reducere. Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, this work is now available in trade paperback for the first...

Reducere. In January 1944 sixteen black enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin a cram course that would turn th...

DescriptionThe majority of warship modelers work in smaller scales most often based on plastic or resin kits. Many of these creators harbor ambitio...

DescriptionOn 21 June 1919 the ships of the German High Seas Fleet--interned at Scapa Flow since the Armistice--began to founder taking their Briti...

DescriptionThe Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) was one of the highest decorations given for extreme acts of valor to all ranks of the German armed for...

This book tells the story of HMS New Zealand, a battlecruiser paid for by the people of New Zealand in 1909, and when Japan was perceived as a thre...

Throughout the 1930s the Zippo Company in Pennsylvania prospered on the growing success of its stylish, charismatic little cigarette lighter. The l...

The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was such a huge organization, that it is sometimes hard to comprehend its full scope. Indeed, during the Napoleonic...

As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this highly illustrated, wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence on the ...

This is the fifth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work--i...

Winston Churchill was no stranger to storms. They had engulfed him in various ways throughout his long career and he had always turned to face them...

Reducere. Air Admiral Marc Mitscher, who led the U.S. attack across the Pacific, is a legend in military circles for developing an entirely new concept of wa...

Reducere. Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examine...