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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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Mutiny: The True Events That Inspired the Hunt for Red October
by David Hagberg Publisher Comments In 1984, Tom Clancy released his blockbuster novel, The Hunt for Red October, an edge-of-your seat thriller that skyrocketed him into international notoriety. The inspiration for that novel came from an obscure report by a US naval officer of a...
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Sub: An Oral History of US Navy Submarines
by Mark Roberts Publisher Comments True tales of life and death as told by those who fought in the briny depths. From the undersea warfare of World War II through the Cold War stand-offs in the deep to the cutting-edge technology of the modern U.S. Navy, submarines have evolved into the...
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All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion
by Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler Publisher Comments Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank in mysterious circumstances with a loss of ninety-nine lives. The tragedy occurred during the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, and it followed by only...
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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 Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
by Caroline Alexander Publisher Comments More than two centuries after Master's Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid...
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The Rescue of the "Gale Runner": Death, Heroism, and the U.S. Coast Guard (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology)
by Dennis L. Noble Publisher Comments This on-the-spot narrative of the February 1997 loss of three U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the Quillayute River Station during a maritime rescue is both a commemoration and a report of the failure of the Coast Guard's senior leadership to appreciate and...
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The History of Aircraft Carriers: An Authoritative Guide to 100 Years of Aircraft Carrier Development, from the First Flights in the Early 1900s Throu
by Bernard Ireland Synopsis With magnificent illustrations, cutaway diagrams and historical paintings, this authoritative book provides both enthusiasts and historians with key information about the history of the aircraft carrier, and is an essential reference for everyone...
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The Armed Transport Bounty
by John Mckay Synopsis Made eternally famous by the mutiny against Captain Bligh in 1789, Bounty was a small merchant ship purchased and converted into a naval transport to transplant breadfruit to the plantations of the West Indies. Thanks to good surviving documentation...
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag Publisher Comments Includes a new afterword describing submariners' responses and reactions and a new appendix of all award-winning subs honored for service in Cold War espionage operations. With 16 pages of black-and-white...
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Concepts in Submarine Design
by Roy Burcher Publisher Comments Explores the engineering and architectural aspects of submarine design....
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
by Ian W. Toll Publisher Comments How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnipotent British Navy. Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing...
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The Yard: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Iron Works
by Michael S Sanders Publisher Comments For a century, the Bath Iron Works has been building some of the finest, dealiest ships in the U.S. Navy. But now the Maine shipyard is facing mounting competition and a pressing need to modernize, especially in the way it launches ships. No more will...
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New Vanguard #142: Tudor Warships (1): Henry VIII's Navy
by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments In this book, expert Angus Konstam explores the fledging Tudor Navy, tracing its history, from its origins as a merchant fleet under Henry VII through to its emergence as a powerful force under Henry VIII. Examining the operational use of Henry's Tudor...
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Model Shipwright: Issue 124
by John Bowen Synopsis The journal "Model Shipwright" features a mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from model makers from around the world, as well as authentic plans, clear diagrams and photographs. Aspects of the hobby covered include dioramas, modelling...
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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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Last Action Hero of the British Empire
by Nigel Farndale Publisher Comments In 1949, at the beginning of the Cold War, Lieutenant-Commander John Kerans, stuck in a desk job in Nanking, was suddenly called upon by the Admiralty to go to the rescue of a naval frigate, the HMS Amethyst, which had been caught in the crossfire of the...
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Old Ironsides
by David Fitz-enz Synopsis This is the story of the oldest warship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate U.S.S. Constitution. Later used as a training ship and for goodwill tours around the globe, the ship was brought to Boston and restored, where it remains today as a...
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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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