Cochrane
ISBN: 9780304356591 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The story of a real-life hero of the Navy, Thomas, Lord Cochrane, later Tenth Earl of Dundonald. Born the son of an eccentric and indigent Scottish peer, he entered the Royal Navy in 1793. In a series of outstanding and heroic actions, often against seemingly overwhelming odds, he made his name fighting Napoleon's navy as one of the most dashing and daring frigate captains of the day.
The story of a real-life hero of the Navy, Thomas, Lord Cochrane, later Tenth Earl of Dundonald. Born the son of an eccentric and indigent Scottish pe...
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55,83 zł |
The Rodney Papers: Volume I, 1742-1763: Selections from the Correspondence of Admiral Lord Rodney
ISBN: 9780754651796 / Angielski / Twarda / 554 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Overbearing, avaricious and difficult, yet talented and ambitious, George Brydges Rodney has never attracted much sympathy or understanding. He was nevertheless an original thinker and one of the great admirals of the eighteenth century. The contents of this volume, the first of three, document his career from 1742 until 1763 a his private and political life. His early years as a captain were spent in the severe conditions of the North Sea and in taking privateers in the western approaches. During the peace after 1748 he was Governor of Newfoundland and in the Seven Years' War blockaded Le...
Overbearing, avaricious and difficult, yet talented and ambitious, George Brydges Rodney has never attracted much sympathy or understanding. He was ne...
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544,90 zł |
Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen's Hospital Society
ISBN: 9781846192364 / Angielski / Twarda / 632 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this unique, highly detailed examination, Gordon C Cook explores disease in the merchant navy through the history of the Seamen's Hospital Society. From its foundation in 1812, until the present day, the Seamen's Hospital Society has been responsible for the physical welfare of merchant seamen and has headed many remarkable advances in medical science. This handsome volume is ideal for all those with an interest in the Seamen's Hospital Society, medical and naval historians, and general readers with an interest in maritime and naval history.
In this unique, highly detailed examination, Gordon C Cook explores disease in the merchant navy through the history of the Seamen's Hospital Society....
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880,10 zł |
Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar
ISBN: 9780199541355 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness of the British crews in Nelson's defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805, little has been written hitherto about the naval surgeon in the era of the long war against France. This book is intended to fill the gap. Sir William Beatty (1773-1842) was surgeon of the Victory at Trafalgar. An Ulsterman from Londonderry, he had joined the navy in 1791. Before being warranted to Nelson's flagship, Beatty had served upon ten other warships, and survived a yellow fever epidemic, court martial, and shipwreck to share in the capture of a Spanish...
Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness of the British crews in Nelson's defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805, little has been w...
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209,79 zł |
US Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II
ISBN: 9781846032271 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of their Patrol Torpedo or PT boat program. The PT boat, or the -mosquito boat- as they were sometimes known, was originally envisioned for attacking larger warships with torpedoes using its -stealth- ability, high-speed, and small size to launch and survive these attacks. However, they were actually employed more frequently in a wide variety of other missions, many which were... Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not ... |
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70,79 zł |
Maritime History as World History
ISBN: 9780813033419 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) From the foreword: Maritime events today appear to be tied more closely to events ashore than ever before, and seafaring has been the... From the foreword: |
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185,49 zł |
From Jack Tar to Union Jack: Representing Naval Manhood in the British Empire, 1870-1918
ISBN: 9780719075346 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Jack Tar to Union Jack' examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Through analysis of sources that include courts-martial cases, sailors' own writings, and the HMS Pinafore, Conley charts new depictions of naval manhood during the Age of Empire, a period which witnessed the radical transformation of the navy, the intensification of imperial competition, the democratisation of British society, and the advent of mass culture. 'Jack Tar to Union Jack' argues that popular representations of naval men increasingly reflected and informed...
Jack Tar to Union Jack' examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Through analysis of sources ...
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463,21 zł |
The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson
ISBN: 9781932606201 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Originally published in 1813, The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson is one of the classics of early biography. The author, Robert Southey, was appointed Poet Laureate of England in the same year he published this book. Still regarded as England's greatest naval hero, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson is here depicted by a contemporary biographer, with access to many of the people who knew Nelson intimately. Our edition has been carefully edited by popular novelist and naval historian J.T. McDaniel, and includes a new Introduction and copious notes, making this one of the best modern editions of...
Originally published in 1813, The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson is one of the classics of early biography. The author, Robert Southey, was appointed Po...
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90,70 zł |
Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - Volume 5
ISBN: 9780316583053 / Angielski / Twarda / 389 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of Japan.
Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of ...
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185,79 zł |
The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867-1918: Navalism, Industrial Development, and the Politics of Dualism
ISBN: 9781557531926 / Angielski / Miękka / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This detailed study charts the uneven growth of the Austrian navy from its high point following Archduke Ferdinand Max's administration and the War of 1866 to its ultimate dissolution after World War 1. In following this development, Lawrence Sondhaus not only relates the operational aspects of the Habsburg navy but also traces the growth of popular navalism in Austria-Hungary, the role of naval expansion in stimulating industrial development, and the peculiar difficulties of navy commanders in dealing with the Habsburg nationality problem and the cumbersome politics of Austro-Hungarian...
This detailed study charts the uneven growth of the Austrian navy from its high point following Archduke Ferdinand Max's administration and the War of...
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135,96 zł |
The Great Earthquake: America Comes to Messina's Rescue
ISBN: 9781934844069 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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The Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the 'Zeppelin Menace'
ISBN: 9781848840713 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. But it was the threat of the Zeppelin which spurred the British government into creating the Royal Flying Corps, and it was this 'menace', which no aircraft could match in the air at the beginning of the war, which led Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy to set about bombing these airships on the ground. Thus in 1914, the Royal Naval Air Service, with their IKEA-style flatpack airplanes, pioneered strategic bombing. Moreover, through its efforts...
Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. B...
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108,94 zł |
The British Naval Staff in the First World War
ISBN: 9781843834427 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Winner of the Society for Nautical Research's prestigious Anderson Medal, 2010. Nicholas Black examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the 1914-18 war, reassessing both the calibre of the Staff and the function and structure of the Staff. He challenges historians such as Arthur Marder and naval figures such as Captains Herbert Richmond and Kenneth Dewar who were influential in creating the largely bad press that the Staff has received subsequently, showing that their influence has, at times, been both unhealthy and misinformed. The way in which the Staff developed during the...
Winner of the Society for Nautical Research's prestigious Anderson Medal, 2010. Nicholas Black examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty i...
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491,82 zł |
The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
ISBN: 9781591140856 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, this work is now available in trade paperback for the first time. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make -good copy- for correspondents, and until the publication of The Quiet Warrior he remained an elusive figure. Thomas Buell has succeeded in evoking the...
Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, this work is now available in trade paperback for the first ti...
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128,00 zł |
Flying Black Ponies : The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam
ISBN: 9781591144687 / Angielski / Miękka / 375 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The tragic, the comic, the terrifying, the poignant are all part of the story of the Black Pony pilots who distinguished themselves in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Flying their turboprop Broncos -down and dirty, low and slow,- they killed more of the enemy and saved more allied lives with close-air support than all the other naval squadrons combined during the three years they saw action. Author Kit Lavell was part of this squadron of -black sheep- given a chance to make something of themselves flying these dangerous missions. The U.S. Navy's only land-based attack squadron, Light...
The tragic, the comic, the terrifying, the poignant are all part of the story of the Black Pony pilots who distinguished themselves in the Mekong Delt...
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132,27 zł |
A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
ISBN: 9780316056533 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men--many flying outmoded aircraft--changed the course of history, going on to become the war's most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history.
Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron, and exposes a shocking cover-up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes of... One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in...
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111,07 zł |
The Sea Eagle: The Civil War Memoir of Lcdr. William B. Cushing, U.S.N.
ISBN: 9780742570535 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cushing managed to get an appointment as a master's mate on one of the warships of a blockading squadron. Cushing's daring and exceptional performance in battle led to a spectacular rise in rank, responsibility, and reputation. His military career culminated in his torpedoing of the Confederate ironclad Albermarle on the Roanoke River in 1864, an operation he executed under heavy enemy fire. This new and fully annotated edition of Cushing's memoir,...
William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cush...
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277,92 zł |
Launch the Intruders: A Naval Attack Squadron in the Vietnam War, 1972
ISBN: 9780700616770 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Each pilot and bombardier/navigator sat side by side in an all-weather jet built for low-level bombing runs, precision targeting, and night strikes. Their success--and their very lives--depended on teamwork in flying their versatile A-6 Intruders. And when the North Vietnamese mounted a major offensive in 1972, they answered the call. Carol Reardon chronicles the operations of Attack Squadron 75, the "Sunday Punchers," and their high-risk bombing runs launched off the U.S.S. Saratoga during the famous LINEBACKER campaigns. Based on unparalleled access to crew members and their families,...
Each pilot and bombardier/navigator sat side by side in an all-weather jet built for low-level bombing runs, precision targeting, and night strikes. T...
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135,96 zł |
German Battleships 1914-18 (1): Deutschland, Nassau and Helgoland Classes
ISBN: 9781846034671 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an enlightening history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes. Detailing the last of the pre-dreadnaught battleship classes, this book goes on to explain the revolutionary developments that took place within the German Imperial Navy as they readied themselves for war. This included creating vessels with vast increases in size and armament. This account of design and technology is supplemented by individual ship histories detailing combat experience complete with...
Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an enlightening history of th...
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70,79 zł |
The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-Boat War: Disaster in the Mid-Atlantic
ISBN: 9780275993641 / Angielski / Twarda / 129 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the British Liner "Laconia" by the dreaded U-Boat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 Italian POWs, 103 Polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. As Laconia went down, U-156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other U-boats, an Italian submarine, and three Vichy French warships to assist with rescue operations. But on the morning of September 16, a U.S. bomber flew over U-156, now packed with several hundred Laconia survivors. The crew unfurled a large Red Cross flag. Nevertheless, the submarine was... Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the British Liner "Laconia" by the dreaded U-Boat 156, a vessel c... |
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316,07 zł |