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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll Staff Pick The birth of the U.S. Navy and its coming-of-age engagements are the subject of this richly told and intriguing history. More than a maritime account, this action-filled read skillfully relates the struggles of our country in its infancy.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan Publisher Comments At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Americas prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open ocean—but Americas war fleet, only twenty ships strong, faced a practiced British navy of more than a thousand men-of... (read more) Your price: $32.50 New - Hardcover
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag Publisher Comments Two investigative reporters and a researcher tell the epic story of American espionage from the early Cold War Years to the Clinton Administration, showing how the Navy and CIA have used submarines to gather intelligence and launch covert operations... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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Neptune's Inferno (11 Edition) by James D. Hornfischer Publisher Comments The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy’s sacrifice, James D. Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer Publisher Comments With The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created essential and enduring narratives about America’s World War II Navy, works of unique immediacy distinguished by rich portraits of ordinary men in extremis... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Real Team by Richard Marcinko Publisher Comments Richard Marcinko first exploded out of the clandestine world of special forces/unconventional warfare with his #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography Rogue Warrior®. Now, after coauthoring five consecutive New York Times bestselling Rogue... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy (Bluejacket Books) by Sharon Hanley Disher Publisher Comments One of the trailblazing women in the Class of 1980 presents a dramatic and some-times disturbing novel about female midshipmen.... (read more) Your price: $20.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Age of Titans by William M. Murray Publisher Comments While we know a great deal about naval strategies in the classical Greek and later Roman periods, our understanding of the period in between--the Hellenistic Age--has never been as complete. However, thanks to new physical evidence discovered in the past... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Hardcover
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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how Britain's Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to power unprecedented in history. From its beginnings under Henry VIII and adventurers like John Hawkins and Francis Drake, the Royal Navy toppled one... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Another Place, Another Time: A U-Boat Officer's Wartime Album by Werner Hirschmann Publisher Comments This unique book met with universal acclaim when it was published in hardcover in 2004. Now it appears in a handsome paperback revised edition.Werner Hirschmann, former German submarine officer, recounts his childhood in Nazi Germany, his attendance at... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Trade Paper
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Armada 1588: the Spanish Assault on England by John Barratt Publisher Comments The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $14.27 Sale - Hardcover
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Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island by John F. Wukovits Publisher Comments It happened in the shadow of Pearl Harbor-mere hours after the first attack on the day that would "live in infamy." But few know the full story of Wake Island. Now a prominent military historian, breaking new ground on the assault, relates the compelling... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Freeing the Baltic by Geoffrey Bennett Synopsis In 1919 the Baltic was in ferment. The Red Army struggled to take over the nascent Baltic states; Finland was in revolt; German armies rampaged through Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This book describes how Rear Admiral Sir Walter Cowan and his British... (read more) Your price: $18.75 New - Trade Paper
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Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire of the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It by Gregory A Freeman Publisher Comments Chapter OneCast Your Fate to the Wind "July 1967 Bob Shelton was still troubled by the nightmare when he reached the bridge of the aircraft carrier. He had hoped that getting out of his bunk and making his way topside to watch the sun rise would help him... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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A Glorious Way to Die: The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato by Russell Spurr Publisher Comments Acclaimed by Critics, Historians, and Military Leaders the World Over... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan by Clay Blair Synopsis Part reference and part thriller, this is a comprehensive chronicle of the U.S. submarine war in the Pacific.... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper
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Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 by Helen (edt) Doe Publisher Comments Many works on naval history ascribe success to the special qualities of individual leaders, Nelson being the prime example. This book in contrast moves away from focusing on Nelson and other leading individuals to explore more fully how naval leadership... (read more) Your price: $99.00 New - Hardcover
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Voyage of the Armada the Spanish Story by David Howarth Publisher Comments In May of 1588, on the order of Spain's King Philip, 30,000 soldiers and sailors armed with arquebus and musket set out to sea. A larger fleet had never before been assembled. In the Voyage of the Armada, David Howarth brilliantly conveys the drama of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History by Craig L Symonds Publisher Comments From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech action in the Persian Gulf, here is a gripping history of five key battles that defined the evolution of... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of Old Ironsides by Tyrone G. Martin Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-403) and index.... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Trade Paper
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