Guardians of the Eighth Sea: A History of the U.S. Coast Guard on the Great Lakes
ISBN: 9780898756494 / Angielski / Miękka / 97 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Russian Navy in War and Revolution from 1914 up to 1918
ISBN: 9780898758665 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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170,98 zł |
Down Range: Navy Seals in the War on Terrorism
ISBN: 9781400081011 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In America's battle against al-Qaeda and their allies, the goal of the Navy SEALs is to be the best guns in the fight--stealthy, effective, professional, and lethal. Here for the first time is a SEAL insider's battle history of these Special Operations warriors in the war on terrorism. "Down range" is what SEALs in Afghanistan and Iraq call their area of operations. In this new mode of warfare, "down range" can refer to anything from tracking roving bands of al-Qaeda on a remote mountain trail in Afghanistan to taking down an armed compound in Tikrit and rousting holdouts from Saddam...
In America's battle against al-Qaeda and their allies, the goal of the Navy SEALs is to be the best guns in the fight--stealthy, effective, profession...
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82,99 zł |
Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
ISBN: 9781401308711 / Angielski / Miękka / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unforgettable story of children in wartime, of heroism at sea, and--above all--of courage and the power of the human spirit.
On September 17, 1940, at a little after ten at night, a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner S.S. City of Benares in the North Atlantic. There were 406 people on board, but the ship's prized passengers were 90 children whose parents had elected to send their boys and girls away from Great Britain to escape the ravages of World War II. They were considered lucky, headed for quiet, peaceful, and relatively bountiful Canada. The Benares sank in half... An unforgettable story of children in wartime, of heroism at sea, and--above all--of courage and the power of the human spirit.
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96,05 zł |
Naval Construction Forces Manual: How the SEABEES Do It
ISBN: 9781410100566 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A reprint of the official U. S. Navy "SEABEES" manual, covering history, organization, doctrine, concept of operations, command and staff, battalion training, battalion operations, battalion logistics, company commanders, the battalion camp and security, The Stinger Concept, glossary of SEABEE abbreviations, SEABEE music, and more.
A reprint of the official U. S. Navy "SEABEES" manual, covering history, organization, doctrine, concept of operations, command and staff, battalion t...
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146,52 zł |
The Adventures of the U-202 Submarine: An Actual Narrative
ISBN: 9781410103499 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CONTENTS Our First Success An Eventful Night The Sinking of the Transport Rich Spoils The Witch-Kettle A Day of Terror A Lively Chase The British Bull-dog Homeward Bound!
CONTENTS Our First Success An Eventful Night The Sinking of the Transport Rich Spoils The Witch-Kettle A Day of Terror A Lively Chase The British Bull...
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122,06 zł |
On Course to Desert Storm: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf
ISBN: 9781410204950 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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136,93 zł |
Forged In War: The Naval-Industrial Complex and American Submarine Construction, 1940-1961
ISBN: 9781410205131 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,52 zł |
Understanding the Soviet Navy: A Handbook
ISBN: 9781410205360 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the preface when the book was originally published by the Naval War College Press in 1979: "The object of this study is not just to provide a history of the Soviet Navy and a review of current tactics and strategic doctrine, but also to provide a basis for predicting how the Navy will be used - a guide to action, as it were..."Understanding the Soviet Navy is not easy. The Soviet Government, like the Imperial Russian Government before it; makes considerable use of false information - disinformation..."
From the preface when the book was originally published by the Naval War College Press in 1979: "The object of this study is not just to provide a his...
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119,86 zł |
Where the Fleet Begins: A History of the David Taylor Research Center, 1898 - 1998
ISBN: 9781410206589 / Angielski / Miękka / 680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Where the Fleet Begins -A History of the David Taylor Research Center chronicles the first hundred years (1898-1998) of the Center which provides research and testing in the development and design of the U.S. Navy fleet of warships and submarines. Today, the Center continues to design ships and test models using precisely built towing tanks and computer simulation. The book describes the research, people and institutional culture which have brought, during periods of war and of peace, cutting-edge science and technology to the Navy's fleet. The book, with over 100 illustrations, was...
Where the Fleet Begins -A History of the David Taylor Research Center chronicles the first hundred years (1898-1998) of the Center which provides rese...
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170,98 zł |
The Washington Navy Yard: An Illustrated History
ISBN: 9781410215857 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout its history, the yard has been associated with names like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Kennedy. Kings and queens have visited the yard; its waterfront has seen many historic moments; and some of our Navy's most senior and most notable officers have called it home. Such legendary ships as USS Constitution and USS Constellation sailed from its piers, and the 14-inch and 16-inch guns that armed our Navy's battleships during Word Wars I and II were built in its factories.
Throughout its history, the yard has been associated with names like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Kennedy. Kings and queens have visited the ya...
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122,06 zł |
Seabee Combat Handbook
ISBN: 9781410217219 / Angielski / Miękka / 676 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reprint of the official SEABEE Combat Handbook prepared by the Naval Education and Training Program Development Center of the United States Navy. Contents: History and Organization of the SEABEES Special Clothing and Equipment Leadership and Physical Fitness Service Rifle and Pistol and Marksmanship Organic Support Weapons: M203, Law, and Machine Guns Organic Support Weapon: 81-mm Mortar Hand Grenades, Land Mines, and Booby Traps Organic Communications Equipment Shelters, Bunkers, and Entanglements Individual Protective Measures Combat Maneuvers and Formations Patrols and Ambush...
This is a reprint of the official SEABEE Combat Handbook prepared by the Naval Education and Training Program Development Center of the United States ...
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168,78 zł |
Black Shoes and Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the United States Navy, 1945-1975
ISBN: 9781410222282 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sinking Fast: The Surface Navy, 1945-1950 2. The Surface Navy Enters the Missile Age, 1950-1955 3. The Burke Years: Prosperity and Problems for the Surface Navy, 1955-1961 4. Caught in the Doldrums: Surface Warfare, 1961-1965 5. Shocks to the System: Vietnam and the Eilat, 1965-1970 6. The Zumwalt Years and Their Immediate Aftermath: Troubles and Triumphs, 1970-1975 Postscript: The Surface Navy Resurgent, 1975-1991 Abbreviations Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Dr. Malcolm Muir, Jr., is professor of history and chair of the Department of...
CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sinking Fast: The Surface Navy, 1945-1950 2. The Surface Navy Enters the Missile Age, 1950-1955 3. T...
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144,32 zł |
The Gulf and Inland Waters: The Navy in the Civil War
ISBN: 9781410223302 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A history of the major and minor naval engagements of the Civil War on the Mississippi, the Red River, Mobile Bay and the Gulf, based on official records and eyewitness accounts. Originally published in 1883, so the author was able to ask direct questions of many of the participants.
A history of the major and minor naval engagements of the Civil War on the Mississippi, the Red River, Mobile Bay and the Gulf, based on official reco...
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146,52 zł |
Naval Aviation in World War I
ISBN: 9781410223425 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,06 zł |
Professors of War: The Naval War College and the Development of the Naval Profession
ISBN: 9781410223463 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CONTENTS Acknowledgments The Naval Calling in the 1880's: New Threats and Old Problems The Old Man of the Sea The First Years The Uses of History A Sea of Troubles War Games and Wars of the Future From "War Problems" to War Plans Politics and Planning A New Generation Applying the "Science of Naval Warfare" Epilogue: The Long Twilight Notes Bibliography Index
CONTENTS Acknowledgments The Naval Calling in the 1880's: New Threats and Old Problems The Old Man of the Sea The First Years The Uses of History A Se...
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"Swift and Effective Retribution": The U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Confrontation with Qaddafi
ISBN: 9781410224637 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,30 zł |
Enlisting in the U.S. Navy for the Uninformed
ISBN: 9781420861136 / Angielski / Miękka / 93 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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75,37 zł |
Mess Night Traditions
ISBN: 9781425984465 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about the military Sea Service Mess Night, the Sea Services consisting of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. Mess Nights are traditional, time-honored events going back to at least the 18th Century. Formal military dining has historically been a way to communicate, to celebrate special events and a way to promote unity and camaraderie. The Mess Night, although a military formation and a formal event, is also a great deal of fun. Some of today's protocol and script is not exactly matching the past. Today's Mess Night is a bit more regimented and programmed but basically reflects...
This book is about the military Sea Service Mess Night, the Sea Services consisting of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. Mess Nights are traditional,...
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135,09 zł |
The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781550025804 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada's navy. Those who carry the burden of high command have a critical niche in not only guiding the day-to-day concerns of running an armed service but in ensuring that it is ready to face the challenges of the future. Canada's leading naval historians present analytical articles on the officers who led the navy from its foundation in 1910 to the unification in 1968. Six former Maritime Commanders provide personal reflections on command. The result is a valuable... The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada's navy. Those who c... |
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113,53 zł |