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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
by Ian W. Toll  
Powells.com 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. Recommended...
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The Greatest U.S. Navy Stories Ever Told: Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice (Greatest)
by Iain C Martin Publisher Comments On Friday, October 13, 1775, Congress decided to send two ships to harass the vessels supplying the British Army in America, thereby creating what would become the most powerful navy in the history of the world. Since that fateful day in Philadelphia...
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Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew
by Alex Kershaw Publisher Comments By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth patrol, tragedy...
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The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by Peter Maas Publisher Comments On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic.Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived.While their loved ones waited in unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend...
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The Submarine: A History
by Tom Parrish Synopsis As entertaining as a high-tech thriller, The Submarine is essential reading for understanding the last hundred years of war. It tells the story of the dreamers who first imagined submersible ships and the ingenious and practical engineers who created...
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Jane's Warships Recognition Guide 3e (Jane's Warships Recognition Guide)
by Robert Hutchinson Publisher Comments Since the first edition of this book, published in 1996, there have been major changes to the world’ s navies. A new generation of warships is entering service, replacing the fleets built up during the Cold War. Jane’ s Warship Recognition...
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Midget Submarines of the Second World War (Shipshape)
by Paul Kemp Publisher Comments An essential reference for all naval historians, enthusiasts and model makers with an interest in one of the most daring and dangerous forms of naval warfare....
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Man of War: Sir Robert Holmes and the Restoration Navy
by Richard Ollard Synopsis Adventurous, energetic, combative and unscrupulous, Sir Robert Holmes first attracted the attention of Prince Rupert as a young cavalry officer in the Civil War. He was a sparring partner of Samuel Pepys and a dedicated Royalist. This is his biography....
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Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story Ofthe USS Scorpion
by Ed Offley Publisher Comments One Navy admiral called it “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.” To this day, the U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster has eluded journalists, historians, and the...
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson Publisher Comments In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth...
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Cassell Military Paperbacks: Cassell Military Classics: Gunboat!: Small Ships at War
by Bryan Perrett Publisher Comments Set sail for adventure on the high seas! These 13 incredible, naval engagements show how gunboats won the day. In the 19th century, when colonial powers established, ruled, and accessed their empires from the sea, gunboats secured trading conditions...
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War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare) (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
by Andrew Lambert Publisher Comments Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme.Andrew...
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Slade Cutter: Submarine Warrior
by Carl Lavo Publisher Comments Slade Cutter's heroic feats as an athlete and World War II submarine commander left an indelible mark on the U.S. Navy. From a humble upbringing on a Depression era farm in Illinois, he became one of America's most formidable and decorated officers of...
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At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
by Ronald H Spector Publisher Comments Beginning with a gripping account of one of the most decisive naval battles in history-the 1905 battle of Tsushima between the Japanese and Russians-and ending with the sophisticated missile engagements of the Falklands and in the Persian Gulf, naval...
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The U-Boat Peril; A Fight for Survival
by Bob Whinney Publisher Comments During World War II, the Allies had to win the fight at sea -- and here is the anti-submarine commander's perilous fight to destroy the German U-boats. Follow the hunt, life and death on the oceans, and the action as it moves from the Atlantic to beyond...
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The Battle of the River Plate: The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spree
by Dudley Pope Publisher Comments This tale of the Battle of the River Plate follows the machinations of the German war machine as Kapitan zur See Hans Langsdorff commands the pocket battleship Graf Spee on a mission to cripple British shipping. Through clever subterfuge and daring, the...
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Bull Halsey
by E B Potter Synopsis A thorough and balanced study of the tough and controversial World War II naval hero of the Pacific....
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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.)
by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian...
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U-Boat Killer: Fighting the U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic
by Donald Macintyre Synopsis A classic of naval warfare! "Macintyre was England's top U-boat destroyer during World War II, with seven kills and several captures to his credit. Here he offers his firsthand account of safeguarding convoys in the North Atlantic from roaming German...
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Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strick Attempt on the U.S.
by Kenneth Sewell Publisher Comments One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last. Early in 1968 a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence...
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