Naval forces & warfare
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Naval forces & warfare
Paperback. Editor(s): Eanuzzi, Anthony D. Num Pages: 145 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611220087
- ISBN
- 9781611220087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.26€ 51.41
€ 72.26
€ 51.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jennings, Agnes S. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWF; JWMV2; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829397
- ISBN
- 9781634829397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.76€ 193.21
€ 258.76
€ 193.21
Hardcover. Analyzing the economic, political, social, and scientific changes on which the British sailed to power, this book shows how the British Admiralty collaborated closely not only with scholars, such as William Whewell, but also with the maritime community, in order to systematize knowledge of the world's oceans, coasts, ports, and estuaries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709321
- ISBN
- 9780226709321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.00
€ 74.00
Hardcover. In an era of changing ethics, the submarine has inaugurated a new type of unrestricted naval warfare Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWN; HBWQ; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118892
- ISBN
- 9780472118892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 64.13
€ 69.94
€ 64.13
Hardcover. The Marine Corps' mission and identity remained unclear throughout the 19th century. This book argues that their inextricable ties to the Navy both hampered and aided their attempt to define their own special jurisdiction and professional identity. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606085
- ISBN
- 9780700606085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.94€ 58.02
€ 62.94
€ 58.02
Paperback. An account of the "Pueblo" incident. In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships on its maiden voyage. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612963
- ISBN
- 9780700612963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. The career of Washington Irving Chambers spans a formative period in the development of the United States Navy. This work covers Chambers' early naval career, his work at the new Office of Naval Intelligence, his participation in the Greeley Relief Expedition, and a survey for the projected isthmian canal through Nicaragua. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315641
- ISBN
- 9780817315641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. The twentieth century was preeminently an age of warring states and collapsing empires. Industrialism brought not peace but the sword. And the tip of that sword was sea power. This volume recalls the early twentieth-century world of emerging, predatory industrial nations engaging in the last major scramble for global markets and empire. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217011
- ISBN
- 9780826217011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.48
€ 31.48
Paperback. Offers readers a look at the emergence of America's naval might and establishes Power at Sea as essential in tracing the emergence of US dominance and understanding the continuing importance of ships and sailors in international power plays. This title describes the virtual disappearance after 1945 of all but one great navy. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps, 14 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217035
- ISBN
- 9780826217035
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Condition: New
€ 31.48
€ 31.48
Paperback. Born to an immigrant Philadelphia family in 1779, Stephen Decatur became at age twenty-five the youngest man ever to serve as a captain in the US Navy. Although he died prematurely, Decatur played a significant role in the shaping of the nation's identity at a time when the American people were deciding what kind of nation they would become. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495838
- ISBN
- 9781558495838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.41
€ 30.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the ocean, but as an important part of national life. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615915
- ISBN
- 9780230615915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This book discusses the significance of the maritime domain for European security in general and the European Union in particular. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPS; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017802
- ISBN
- 9781137017802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM; JPRB; JPS; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385543
- ISBN
- 9781137385543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HBW; JF; JPA; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401020749
- ISBN
- 9789401020749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.77
€ 185.77
Uriah Levy's naval career spanned the age of sail to the era of steam-driven ironclads. This work is a modern biography of Levy in the context of his time, focusing on his contributions as a naval officer from the War of 1812 until the Civil War as well as the personal characteristics that drove him to make those contributions. Series Editor(s): Bradford, James C.; Smith, Gene A. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813030043
- ISBN
- 9780813030043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 64.13
€ 69.94
€ 64.13
USS Pampanito is a tourist destination. During WW-II the submarine earned six battle stars, sank six Japanese ships, damaged four others, and rescued seventy-three British and Australian POWs from the South China Sea. This title chronicles this rescue story of the Pacific War. Series Editor(s): Bradford, James C.; Smith, Gene Allen. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 b/w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813034270
- ISBN
- 9780813034270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah. A Memorable Cruise.
Whittle, William C. Ed(S): Harris, D Alan; Ha...
Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357870
- ISBN
- 9780817357870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Wings of Gold presents the personal account of the experiences and reactions of an individual cadet preparing for war in the naval aviation training program at its peak during World War II. Editor(s): Rea, Robert R.; Newton, Wesley Phillips. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWF; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358259
- ISBN
- 9780817358259
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. This work is Bruce Yamashita's own story of his courageous struggle to expose a pattern of racial discrimination against minorities that has existed at various levels of the US Marine Corps. It aims to contribute to our understanding of the complexities of institutional racism. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824105
- ISBN
- 9780824824105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44€ 61.07
€ 66.44
€ 61.07
Paperback. This work is Bruce Yamashita's own story of his courageous struggle to expose a pattern of racial discrimination against minorities that has existed at various levels of the US Marine Corps. It aims to contribute to our understanding of the complexities of institutional racism. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824827458
- ISBN
- 9780824827458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. An exploration of the contribution that the state of Missouri has made to American naval history, using the ships that were named after the state, the cities of Missouri and its citizens. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215239
- ISBN
- 9780826215239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. Recounts the well-known naval battles and operations of World War II from a different perspective. This work relates how the strengths and weaknesses of seafaring nations came into play within the crucible of a six-year war during which naval encounters were every bit as critical and frequent as land-based fighting. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps, 21 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216946
- ISBN
- 9780826216946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.59€ 74.28
€ 81.59
€ 74.28
Hardcover. Offers readers a look at the emergence of America's naval might and establishes Power at Sea as essential in tracing the emergence of US dominance and understanding the continuing importance of ships and sailors in international power plays. This title describes the virtual disappearance after 1945 of all but one great navy. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps, 14 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216953
- ISBN
- 9780826216953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Paperback. A history of European, Asian, and American amphibious landings. Num Pages: 453 pages, 40ill.M. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 30. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870210761
- ISBN
- 9780870210761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.59
€ 48.99
€ 40.59