Naval category: 2015 books
Thetis
Submarine Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
The true story of the loss of submarine HMS Thetis is still shrouded in mystery, even now, some seventy-five years after her tragic sinking. On 1 June 1939, HMS Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay on her maiden dive with the loss of ninety-nine lives. It was the worst peacetime submarine tragedy ever to...
by David J Shirlaw
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The illustrated story of the naval ships buiilt in North Vancouver. Listed are ships from the 1930s to 1960s and is a great addition to the historical record of shipbuilding in North Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada.
New Georgia
The Second Battle for the Solomons
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
In 1942, the Solomon Islands formed the stepping stones toward Rabaul, the main base of Japanese operations in the South Pacific, and the Allies primary objective. The stunning defeat of Japanese forces at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November marked the turning point in the war against Japan...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
The "Supercarriers of the US Navy" is a unique collection, chock full of facts. Every carrier from the early days of CV 1 to the nuclear vessels of today has its own thrilling and sometimes tragic story. From the pre-WW II carriers to the Desert Storm heroes, the ships and the fighters have...
by Angus Konstam
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
In the early 20th century Britain's largest colonies established their own small naval presence, and their ships fought alongside the Royal Navy during World War I. These fleets were expanded during the inter-war years, and in 1939 the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New...
The Philippine Sea 1944
The last great carrier battle
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands. Involving the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet, the battle of the Philippine Sea took...
For Crew and Country
The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
In For Crew and Country, John Wukovits tells of the most dramatic naval battle of the Pacific War and the incredible sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts.
On October 25, 1944, the Samuel B. Roberts, along with the other twelve vessels comprising its unit, stood between Japan's largest battleship...
The USS Flier
Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its crew of eighty-six hands alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the...
US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45
Pre-war Classes
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of...
by Angus Konstam
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Motor Gun Boats were the “Spitfires of the Seas” of the Royal Navy. Bristling with small-calibre guns and machine guns, they served in a variety of roles during the War. In the early war period they battled against German E-boats in the English Channel, then went on the offensive, searching the...
by Admiral Reinhard Scheer
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Anglo-German naval rivalry before 1914 had been expected to culminate in a cataclysmic fleet action in the North Sea once war was declared, a battle upon which the outcome of the war would depend: yet the two fleets met only once, at Jutland in 1916, and the battle was far from conclusive.
In...
Playing War
Wargaming and U.S. Navy Preparations for World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval War College. In Playing War John M. Lillard analyzes individual war games in detail, showing how players tested new...
Faces of the Civil War Navies
An Album of Union and Confederate Sailors
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
During the American Civil War, more than one hundred thousand men fought on ships at sea or on one of America’s great inland rivers. There were no large-scale fleet engagements, yet the navies, particularly the Union Navy, did much to define the character of the war and affect its length. The first...
Miracle in the South Pacific
A Sailor’S Story of Survival in World War Ii
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
In 1943, Robert Loyd was a sixteen-year-old without a drivers license or a car who had just moved to St. Louis from the countryside. The Uncle Sam Wants You! posters hanging in every public building enticed him to lie about his age and join the fight. After graduating from the program at Farragut...