Naval category: 2015 books
The War for All the Oceans
From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2008
A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson’s Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018)
As he did with his much lauded Nelson’s Trafalgar, Roy Adkins...
by John Christopher
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
This is the story of Britain's most illustrious warship, immortalized as Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar. Constructed from the wood of over 6,000 trees, HMS Victory was designed as a "first rate ship," the Admiralty's designation for its largest ships of the line...
Sovereigns of the Sea
The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires,...
by Alan Buck
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
1805 and England, alone and facing the armed night of Imperial France, is threatened with invasion annihilation. For it is known Napoleon will show no mercy.But William Pitt the Younger, again the King's First Minister, though already a dying man, is determined the country shall cringe no longer before...
by Henry Sakaida
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy. One of the key elements was Japan's large fighter component, which had gained experience over Manchuria, China and Mongolia in the late 1930s. Flying A5Ms, at...
by Horatio Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics,...
A Sailor's Log
Water-Tender Frederick T. Wilson, USN, on Asiatic Station, 1899-1901
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served on one of the Navy’s first modern battleships, the USS Oregon, at the turn of the twentieth century.
Wilson offers a rare uncensored picture of enlisted life, with descriptions of bar girls and...
'Sink the French!'
At War with Our Ally—1940
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
A history-defining moment in World War II, when the allied nations of England and France stood on the precipice of betrayal—and war with each other.
After the forces of Nazi Germany launched their Blitzkrieg assault on Holland, Belgium, and Northern France, the tentative relationship between...
Royal Navy Search and Rescue
A Centenary Celebration
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Today, the sight of a helicopter speeding toward some destination is familiar enough, but take a moment to consider: is there a life at stake? Is someone in peril and on a knife edge of survival, and will the helicopter crew be selflessly placing themselves in the most dangerous of situations for...
by Peter Godwin Chance
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Life and times of Commander Peter G Chance RCN (Ret'd) details his childhood and eventual service in the RCNVR and transfer to the RCN. Witness to the Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, North Sea convoy battles, Japanese invasion of Singapore, Mediterranean combat and the loss of HMCS Skeena....
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Longest Campaign of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of the Atlantic in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of the Atlantic. At 9pm on 3 September 1939, the longest campaign of the Second World War began. Germany...
by B J Lossing
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2012
Take a very brief glance at the most important operations of the American naval service during the Revolution and the War of 1812-15.
Hunting the Essex
A Journal of the Voyage of HMS Phoebe 1813-1814
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally...
Crusoe's Island
A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe, in the South Pacific.
The tiny island assumed a remarkable position in British culture, most famously in Daniel Defoe's novel....