A Face Like a Chicken's Backside: An Unconventional Soldier in South East Asia, 1948-71

History

Cross, J.P.

Military

Naval Inst Pr

The introduction of steam power into naval warfare in the form of paddle propulsion is fully detailed in this volume.

Paddle Warships: The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850 (Ship Types)

Brown, D.K.

The date 6 June 1994 marks the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. This book covers all the vessels which were employed both in the landing and support roles. Detailed descriptions of all the ships, and of the artificial harbour, as well as an analysis of the ship-to-shore bombardment, giving the reader an appraisal of the central naval contribution to history's largest amphibious undertaking.

D-Day Ships: The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1944

Buffetaut, Yves

This annual publication, looking at the development and history of the world's fighting ships, includes features on Chinese cruisers, the British assault on Russia from 1854 to 1856, and attacks on hospital ships during the two world wars.

Warship 1999-2000

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

For nearly a century a massive Asian empire was administered by a privately owned company located half a world away. The turbulent story of England's Honourable East India Company and its rise to power is recounted in this lively and informative history of the company's past four hundred years. From 1600 to 1863 the East India Company prevailed against rival European companies and almost continual warfare to gradually win control of India and spearhead the Western penetration of China. The author goes beyond the company's commercial exploits, the scandals of the opium trade, and the stirring nineteenth-century Tea Clipper races to delve into the lives of its employees, East India's peculiar organizational structure, and the technical details of its ships, the lordly East Indiamen. She also covers the lesser-known aspects of the enterprise, such as the company's private navy, and its contribution to the development of early steam navigation. Thoroughly researched, generously illustrated, and recently updated, this account reflects both the social and maritime history of the East India Company and its contributions to the expansion of the British Empire.

Lords of the East: The East India Company and Its Ships (1600-1874)

Sutton, Jean

Business & Money

Continuing the high standards of the Warship series, this 2000-2001 edition offers a true feast of information for naval enthusiasts and historians everywhere. Covering a wide range of fascinating naval subjects, it highlights articles on the last British ironclads, attacks on hospital ships, Australia's Victorian navy, the 1904 Battle of Ulsan, German Type II submarines at war, the 1920s French Le Fantasque-class, Weapon-class destroyers, Swedish steam torpedo boats, and a biography of William White. The book is rounded off with sections reviewing the naval year, the best of recently published books and videos, and a review of significant Web sites on naval history.

Warship 2000-2001

In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the Royal Naval Submarine Service, renowned naval historian Antony Preston has written a day-by-day account of the history and achievements of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. From the controversial launch of the Holland One in 1901 through the modern nuclear submarine of today, Preston celebrates the heroic feats and everyday life above and under the sea. His chronological analysis is rich in such details as the award of nine Victoria Crosses, the use of caged mice to detect exhaust gases in early submarines, and the fact that during the peak of the Battle of the Atlantic the chances of a submarine returning from patrol were only 65 percent. Published in association with the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, England, this volume is a noteworthy centennial commemorative of Great Britain's silent service.

The Royal Navy Submarine Service: A Centennial History

PRESTON, ANTONY

This latest edition of the well-established annual publication offers a true feast of information on the design, development, and service history of the world's warships. Covering a diverse range of naval subjects, it features articles on the French cruiser Algerie, the King Edward VII-class battleship known as "The Wobbly Eight," Swedish torpedo boats, the Royal Navy's ship's names committee, British anti-submarine warfare in World War I, the 1898 Battle of Santiago, the Action off Cape Sarych in 1914, and the second part of a trilogy examining the Royal Navy's first class cruisers. The work is rounded off with sections reviewing the naval year and all the best recently published books, videos, and websites on naval history.

Warship 2001-2002

Presents a guide to international maritime history.

The Age of Sail Annual: The International Annual of the Historic Sailing Ship

This twenty-fifth volume of a now well-established annual publication covers a diverse range of cutting-edge research by noted naval historians. Some of the featured articles include: the final part of a trilogy on the Royal Navy's first class cruisers; the first of a new trilogy on the shell problems of the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Age; the Soviet submarine program, 1945-1995; cancelled Soviet carrier schemes from 1920-1956; Armstrongs and the Italian Navy; the Argentinean naval buildups in the disarmament era; the Naval Procurement Act of 1926; German motor minesweepers (R-boote) 1939-1945; British anti-submarine warfare during the World War I; and much more. The final section, Warship Notes, is devoted to the fascinating backwaters of warship history, while the Naval Year in Review is a summary of important developments. Reviews of recent books, web sites, and videos on naval history complete this special volume.

Warship 2002-2003

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