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Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World) by Eric Wertheim Synopsis Internationally acknowledged as the best one-volume reference to the world's naval and paranaval forces, this popular Naval Institute guide is both comprehensive and affordable. It has come to be relied on for its all-inclusive, accurate, and current... (read more) List Price $225.00 Your price: $99.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman Publisher Comments This fully illustrated series offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principle U.S. combatant types, as well as plans, profiles, and numerous detailed photographs.... (read more) List Price $46.95 Your price: $40.00 Used - Hardcover
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Battle at Sea: 3,000 Years of Naval Warfare by R. G. Grant Synopsis Following the success of "Battle" and "Weapon, Battle at Sea" looks at every aspect of warfare on, above, and under the sea. This dramatic book catalogs the stories of the people, ships, and organizations behind history's greatest naval conflicts.... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Aircraft Carriers of the World: 1914-The Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Roger Chesneau Publisher Comments Aircraft Carriers of the World is the first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume the 360 plus carriers designed or projected by the world's navies. This has detailed narratives tracing the origin and evolution of the aircraft carrier as a... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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War at Sea in the Age of Sail by Andrew Lambert Publisher Comments Every library requires a basic source on sailing ship warfare, a need solidly met by Lambert's profusely illustrated survey of the two centuries of naval dominance...Lambert, a naval historian in Britain, efficiently economizes his text, wasting few... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lost Warships: An Archaeological Tour of War at Sea by James P Delgado Publisher Comments Spanning the period from the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium to the 1946 nuclear detonations at Bikini... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover 
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USS Missouri at War (At War) by Carolyn Bonner Publisher Comments On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the most eventful years for any vessel in the history of warfare. USS... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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USS Iowa at War (At War) by Kit Bonner Publisher Comments This book traces the USS Iowa"'s (BB 61) long and storied career--from her launch in 1942 through service in World War II, Korea, and the 1980s, to her historic status today.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Carrier Lexington (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students Texas A & M University) by Hugh Power Publisher Comments Entering World War II as the second of the great Essexclass carriers, the Lexington destroyed more than one thousand Japanese aircraft, sank more than a million tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific, and was the first American warship to enter Tokyo Bay... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Heart of Oak a Sailors Life in Nelsons N by James P Mcguane Publisher Comments From tar-ladles and snuff-boxes to sailmaker's fids and carronades: a gorgeous photographic essay on Jack Aubrey's world. The extraordinary photography in this book was inspired by the author's reading of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels. In small... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $24.95 Used - Hardcover
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Great Naval Disasters: U.S. Naval Accidents in the 20th Century by Kit Bonner Publisher Comments Landlubbers beware! Great Naval Disasters is a collection of 19 incredible stories of ill-fated ships, each including a full recounting of the ship's early history, the events surrounding her tragedy, and her ultimate misfortune. The most deadly enemies... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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War at Sea in the Ironclad Age by Richard Hill Synopsis This volume describes the changes in technology which led to the development of ironclad warships. It shows how weapons and tactics evolved and how the strategies of the likes of Mahan and Corbett transformed conflict at sea forever.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.00 Used - Hardcover
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The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History (Shipshape) by Rif Winfield Publisher Comments By the end of the sailing era the 50-gun ship had come to be regarded as a hybrid--too small to stand in the line of battle, but lacking the speed and handiness of the frigate--so was often dismissed as a naval architectural dinosaur left over from an... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Aircraft-Carrying Ships of the Royal Navy by Maurice Cocker Publisher Comments Within 10 years of man's first flight, the armies and navies of the world had seen the potential of the flying machine. Maurice Cocker looks at the ships of the Royal Navy which have carried and used aircraft since the first aircraft-carrier was... (read more) Your price: $36.95 New - Trade Paper
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History of the World's Warships: The Ultimate History of Maritime Warfare by Christopher Chant Publisher Comments Fighting ships have always held our fascination. This book presents the complete historical spectrum from the most primitive fighting vessels to the most sophisticated mammoths in use today -- with full technical specifications and building histories. An... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Aircraft Carriers of the World: 1914 to the Present by Roger Chesneau Publisher Comments Arranged by country and class, the book discusses each basic design and presents appearance notes and career summaries.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921 by Robert Gardiner Publisher Comments This series contains complete listings of the world's combat ships from the first ironclad to the powerful battleships of World War II to the changes in the world's navies as a result of the collapse of the world's Warsaw Pact.... (read more) Your price: $79.95 New - Hardcover
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Battleship Dreadnought by John Roberts Publisher Comments This popular ship-design series is praised for its superb drawings and comprehensive text. Each book contains over 200 keyed line drawings as well as full descriptions of their design, construction, general arrangement, hull structure, operational... (read more) Your price: $60.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems by Norman Friedman Book News Annotation A fine reference. Similar to Jane's weapon systems but it contains more information on tactical use. It will become a standard reference on the subject. Oversized (9x12"). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $89.95 Your price: $20.00 Used - Hardcover
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Age of the Galley: Mediterranean Vessels since Pre-Classical Times by Robert Gardiner Publisher Comments All varieties of oared vessels from the era of the trireme to the final extinction of the last galley fleets in the eighteenth century are examined.... (read more) Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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