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Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of 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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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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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 prized submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Thirty-three members survived, largely because of the efforts of U.S. Navy officer Charles "Swede" Momsen. In this thrilling true account,...
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New Vanguard #145: British Submarines of World War I
by Innes Mccartney Synopsis As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas - the submarine. In 1905, briefed with creating a vessel that could be employed on an enemy...
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson Publisher Comments For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Nicolson draws from a wide range of sources to investigate the battle, and the ambitions, fears and principles that drove the British fleet to such a devastating victory....
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Trafalgar: The Men, the Battle, the Storm
by Tim Clayton Publisher Comments Two hundred years ago, Napoleon Bonaparte dominated Europe and threatened Britain with invasion. Against him stood the Royal Navy and the already legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson. In October 1805, a massive naval battle off the coast of Spain decided...
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At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
by Ronald H Spector Publisher Comments Beginning with a gripping account of one of the most decisive naval battles in history-the 1905 battle of Tsushima between the Japanese and Russians-and ending with the sophisticated missile engagements of the Falklands and in the Persian Gulf, naval...
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New Vanguard #146: Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45
by Mark Stille Synopsis The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War 2 surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that saw service between 1941-45. Each class is considered in turn in light of its design and...
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
by A T Mahan Publisher Comments Influential classic of naval history and tactics still used as text in war colleges. Read by Kaiser Wilhelm, both Roosevelts, other leaders. First paperback edition. 4 maps. 24 battle plans....
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War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare) (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
by Andrew Lambert Publisher Comments Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme.Andrew...
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The Submarine: A History
by Tom Parrish Publisher Comments As entertaining as a high-tech thriller, The Submarine is essential reading for understanding the last hundred years of war. It tells the story of the dreamers who first imagined submersible ships and the ingenious and practical engineers who created...
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The U-Boat Peril; A Fight for Survival
by Bob Whinney Publisher Comments During World War II, the Allies had to win the fight at sea -- and here is the anti-submarine commander's perilous fight to destroy the German U-boats. Follow the hunt, life and death on the oceans, and the action as it moves from the Atlantic to beyond...
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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.)
by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian...
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U-Boat Killer: Fighting the U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic
by Donald Macintyre Publisher Comments A classic of naval warfare! "Macintyre was England's top U-boat destroyer during World War II, with seven kills and several captures to his credit. Here he offers his firsthand account of safeguarding convoys in the North Atlantic from roaming German...
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Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strick Attempt on the U.S.
by Kenneth Sewell Publisher Comments One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last. Early in 1968 a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence...
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If by Sea: The Forging of the American Navy--From the Revolution to the War of 1812
by George C. Daughan Publisher Comments The American Revolution-and thus the history of the United States-began not on land but on the sea. Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride not by jumping on a horse, but by scrambling into a skiff with two other brave patriots to cross Boston Harbor...
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Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945
by David Fairban White Publisher Comments Between 1939 and 1945, more than 36,000 Allied sailors and navy airmen and 36,000 merchant seamen lost their lives in perhaps the least-known major battle of World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic. All the tanks, planes, bombs, and other vital supplies...
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The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf
by David Sears Publisher Comments By October, 1944, Japan's once-mighty naval power was almost extinguished. But in one last desperate bid, the Japanese gathered and combined their forces to defeat the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. With more ships engaged than there were even...
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At All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Mariners Turned the Tide of World War II
by Sam Moses Publisher Comments In this gripping, page-turning account, Sam Moses has told a story in the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s A Perfect Storm, Robert Kurson’s Shadow Divers, and Hampton Sides’s Ghost Soldiers. It’s a story about the heroism of two...
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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments The Ultimate Warship Her keel measured 126 feet, and she stretched to 160 feet overall. Her 46.5-foot beam sacrificed speed for the sake of stability, and the 19 feetof water she drew denied her access to smaller ports. Some saw herenormous size and...
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