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19 produkter
Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies
1946–2026
Inbunden, 2026
467 kr
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This is the definitive history of the Russian submarine program since WWII. Submarines emerged as a particularly terrifying weapon after WWII, in no small part through the application of nuclear propulsion and the development of shipborne nuclear missiles. The Soviet Union invested huge funding …
Defcon-2
Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Häftad, 2006
266 kr
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Defcon-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Inbunden, 2006
412 kr
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Death of the USS Thresher
The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster
E-bok, 2004
214 kr
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On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world''s most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . attempting to blow . . . Then came the …
Submarine Aircraft Carriers
From World War I to the Age of Drones
Av Jacob Gunnarson, Norman Polmar
Inbunden, 2025
479 kr
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Two innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft. Both saw extensive use during World War I, and the nations of the world soon …
Submarine Aircraft Carriers
From World War I to the Age of Drones
Av Norman Polmar, Jacob Gunnarson
E-bok, 2025
453 kr
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Two innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft. Both saw extensive use during World War I, and the nations of the world soon …
Death of the USS Thresher
The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster
Häftad, 2017
233 kr
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A must-read for submarine buffs! On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . …
Cold War Submarines
The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
Häftad, 2005
540 kr
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Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, …
Aircraft Carriers
A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945
Inbunden, 2006
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
586 kr
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Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their …
Rickover
Father of the Nuclear Navy
Av Thomas B. Allen, Norman Polmar
Häftad, 2007
188 kr
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Hyman G. Rickover was not long removed from his Jewish roots in Poland when he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922. After a respectable career spent mostly in unglamorous submarine and engineering billets, he took command of the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program and revived his …
Historic Naval Aircraft
From the Pages of Naval History Magazine
Häftad, 2005
284 kr
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Norman Polmar's book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries are based on the author's "Historic Aircraft" column, appearing in Naval History. The aircraft selected, some famous and others virtually unknown, represent a mix of types: …
Enola Gay
The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
Häftad, 2004, 15+ år
281 kr
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The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three …
Cold War Submarines
The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
E-bok, 2011
515 kr
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Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, …
Aircraft Carriers
A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume II: 1946-2006
E-bok, 2011
569 kr
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In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy …
Aircraft Carriers
A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945
E-bok, 2011
569 kr
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Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their …
Enola Gay
The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
E-bok, 2011
258 kr
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The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three …
DEFCON-2
Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
E-bok, 2006
253 kr
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The closest we''ve ever come to the end of the world "DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities that …
Spy Ships
One Hundred Years of Intelligence Collection by Ships and Submarines
Av Norman Polmar, Lee J. Mathers
Inbunden, 2023
403 kr
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Almost from the first days of seafaring, men have used ships for “spying” and intelligence collection. Since early in the twentieth century, with the technological advancements of radio and radar, the U.S. Navy and other government agencies and many other navies have used increasingly specialized …
Why Truman Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan
Av Thomas B Allen, Norman Polmar
Häftad, 2003
350 kr
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