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The Submarine Book - An
Illustrated History of the Attack Submarine
A concise, readable, and fully-illustrated account of how the modern
submarine fleets came to be, from the very first underwater vessel that
crossed the Thames in 1620, to the ultra-computerized nuclear submarine that
functions as the strategic linchpin for most of today's advanced navies.
Including a detailed portrait of life aboard a modern submarine, this
fascinating book will appeal to any readers of naval or military history,
and especially to the legions of submarine enthusiasts. |
Chuck Lawliss
9781580800785
b&w photos
155x230mm, paperback
204 pages
Burford Books
£14.99 |
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 Tiger Territory
: The Untold Story of The Royal Australian Navy in Southeast Asia,
1948 to 1971
Between 1948, when Australia assumed strategic responsibility for British
Commonwealth sea lines of communication to and from Southeast Asia and 1971,
when the Five Power Defence Arrangements came into effect, ships and men of
the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in
defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore. With
British and New Zealand forces, they fought against insurrection and
infiltration during the Malayan Emergency between 1955 and 1960 and
countered Indonesian incursions and infiltrations into Malaysia and
Singapore during Confrontation (1964-66). In the process, RAN personnel held
key positions in the Royal Malaysian Navy during its most challenging period
of development and growth. While the Vietnam War loomed ever larger over the
region, the RAN played its part in creating the conditions for the peace and
prosperity Malaysia and Singapore now enjoy, by bombarding terrorist
positions, engaging Indonesian infiltrators in vicious firefights, providing
support to land forces, or patiently laying the foundations for the regional
navies to build upon. |
Ian
Pfennigwerth
9781877058653
30 b/w photos
150x225mm
240 pages
Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd
£13.00 pb |
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United States Navy
: Current
Issues and Background
This book examines the burning issues facing today's Navy and Congress.
Although rapid progress in aircraft and bombing technology has caused some
to question the viability of naval warfare, the role of the navy has
actually grown. The Navy is able to move an astonishing amount of firepower
to any corner of the globe and once there, project formidable threats or
punishing misery on an opposing power. The navy has shown that it can adapt
to a new world. The book also includes an important history of the US Navy.
Contents: Preface: Unmanned Vehicles for US Naval Forces: Background; Navy
LHD-8 Amphibious Assault Ship: Background; Navy Littoral Ship (LCS):
Background; Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background;
Navy Amphibious Shipbuilding Programs: Background; Navy Zumwalt (DD-21)
Class Destroyer Program: Background; Navy DD-21 Land Attack Destroyer
Program; Navy DD(X) Future Surface Combatant Program: Background; Navy CVNX
Aircraft Carrier Program: Background; Navy Aircraft Carrier Procurement:
CVN-77 'Smart Buy' Proposal; Navy New Attack Submarine (NSSN) Program: Is It
Affordable?; Navy Attack Submarine Programs: Background; The Navy/DARPA
Arsenal Ship Program; Index. |
Ronald O Rourke
9781590336618
155x230mm, hardback
202 pages
Nova Science
£66.99 |
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Up Close and Personal
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Adventures in the Navy
Unlike most military biographies, this book is not about
warfare and the intense, personal dramas that accompany it. Instead, it
focuses on the unusual, humorous, and often bizarre events that occur in
wartime that are brought about by the random disbursement of personnel into
unexpected situations and places. Although World War II is the backdrop,
this is a book about people. It is about how the author's life and the lives
of those around him were influenced and repeatedly turned upside-down by the
arbitrary and capricious orders of the US Navy. |
Alfred D Stevens
9781885003249
150x225mm, paperback
180 pages
Robert D Reed Publishing
£12.99
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Voyage of the Hunley -
The
Chronicle of the Pathbreaking Confederate Submarine
On a February night in 1864 the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley sank the
Union Housatonic in the first successful submarine attack. In her triumph
the Hunley sank with all hands aboard, the cause of her fate a mystery. Some
136 years later, the newly-discovered Hunley was raised to the surface at
Charleston harbour and restoration work began. This is an account of the
Hunley's development and career, her mysterious sinking, and her recovery
and restoration to date.
"...deals with the developing interest in the Hunley over the intervening
years and the increasingly dilligent search for the whereabouts of its
remains." - Nautical Magazine, April 2004. |
Edwin P Hoyt
9781580800945
b&w illus
135x195mm, hardback
Burford Books
£17.50 |
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Vung Tau Ferry
: HMAS Sydney & Escort Ships, Vietnam 1965-1972
The purpose of this book is to recognise the major contribution of those
many members of the Royal Australian Navy whose dedicated service in the
Vietnam war was for so long ignored. These are the approximately 9,800 RAN
personnel who, through dedication to the task over seven years transported
safely and on time about 15,600 Army and RAAF personnel, along with many
tons of weapons, stores and equipment during the 25 operational voyages HMAS
Sydney and her escorting destroyers made to and from Vietnam. The book
includes: a nominal list of those who served, the dates and composition of
the 25 Troop Transport Task Force groups that served in the operational
area, and first-hand accounts by sailors and soldiers who sailed in HMAS
Sydney and the Escort Ships of the RAN, namely HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Anzac,
HMAS Derwent, HMAS Duchess, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Stuart, HMAS Swan, HMAS
Torrens, HMAS Vampire, HMAS Vendetta and HMAS Yarra. |
Rodney Nott &
Noel Payne
9781877058721
35 b/w photos & 4 maps
140x215mm
258 pages
Rosenberg Publishing
£13.00 pb |
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Warships Of The Great Lakes
1754-1834 While the Great Fleets
battled for international dominion on the ocean seas, the age of fighting
sail also evolved in the interior of North America. For eighty years
freshwater was the home to warships that ranged in size from the simplest
gunboat to a First Rate that could have held its own in Nelson's line of
battle. This book presents the history of the navies developed by the
French, British and Americans on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, its
primary objective being to provide the reader with a comprehensive
description of the warships, their design and construction and their
utilisation during war and peace.
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Robert Malcomson
9781840673197
Fully illustrated with black and white photographs, line drawings and
technical illustrations.
245x290mm, hardback
160 pages
Caxton Publishing
£7.95 |
   
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