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Anarchy
The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
AvWilliam Dalrymple
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
200 kr
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THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India … A book of beauty’ – Gerard DeGroot, The TimesIn August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business.William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
With the Old Breed
The World War Two Pacific Classic
AvEugene B Sledge
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
4,2 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(5)
167 kr
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The inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFICThis was a brutish, primitive hatred, as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islands...Landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as a twenty-year-old new recruit to the US Marines, Eugene Sledge can only try desperately to survive. At Peleliu and Okinawa - two of the fiercest and filthiest Pacific battles of WWII - he witnesses the dehumanising brutality displayed by both sides and the animal hatred that each soldier has for his enemy.During temporary lapses in the fighting, conditions on the islands mean that the Marines often can't wash, stay dry, dig latrines, or even find time to eat. Suffering from constant fear, fatigue, and filth, the struggle of simply living in a combat zone is utterly debilitating.Yet despite horrendous conditions Sledge finds time to keep notes that he would later turn into a book. Described as one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war, With the Old Breed tells with compassion and honesty of the cruelty, bravery and deaths of the men he fought alongside, and of his own journey from patriotic innocence to battle-scarred veteran.'Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific - the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary - into terms we mortals can grasp' Tom Hanks
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Del 21 - Fleet
Kriegsmarine Norway Command 1940–45
The naval war on the northern flank
AvLawrence Paterson
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
195 kr
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Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine’s challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic. The invasion of Norway was intended to secure Germany’s northern flank, and win access to the Atlantic and to vital Scandinavian resources. It was the Kriegsmarine’s biggest, most testing, and most costly amphibious operation, and victory only brought new demands on the mauled surface fleet. Naval historian Lawrence Paterson here examines the Kriegsmarine’s presence and operations in occupied Norway, as the fleet fought to secure its new waters and launch offensive operations, first against the British and later the Soviets. It is a theatre most famous as the last lair of Germany’s battleships and for operations against the Arctic Convoys, but operations involved the full spectrum of the navy. Convoy protection, coastal security and interdiction were vital throughout the war and relied heavily on Germany’s workhorse Vorpostenboote. Illustrated with some rare and unpublished photos, superb original artwork, diagrams and maps, this book explores the full story of the Kriegsmarine in Norway. From warships and combat to its strategic tasks, the complex and confusing command structure, intelligence, logistics, security and facilities, it is the first comprehensive history of Germany’s fleet in the far north.
U 137 och ubåtskrisen
AvWilhelm Agrell
Häftad, Svenska, 2021
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
181 kr
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Kvällen den 27 oktober 1981 går den sovjetiska ubåten U 137 på grund i Karlskrona skärgård. Nästa morgon tror en fiskare knappt sina ögon när han i dimman ser något stort och grönsvart höja sig över en klippa. På Sydkustens Örlogsbas möts observationen av misstro, men snart kan man konstatera att en ubåt med rysktalande besättning sitter fast i Gåsefjärden, djupt inne på svenskt territorium.

Den uppseendeväckande nyheten briserar med full kraft i världens medier. Hur kunde detta ske? Vem bär ansvaret? Och hur ska händelsen hanteras?
Den svenska ubåtskrisen skapade till en början nationell enighet och beredskapsanda, men ledde i förlängningen till en djup splittring i synen på det svenska förvaret.

Författaren och historikern Wilhelm Agrell skildrar initierat alla turer kring U 137 och de ubåtskränkningar som under 1980-talet påstods äga rum i svenska farvatten. Sida för sida framträder den föga smickrande bilden av hur feltolkade observationer resulterar i förhastade slutsatser - och massmedialt haveri.
Boken ingår i serien Sveriges dramatiska historia.
Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies
1946–2026
AvNorman Polmar
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
441 kr
Kommande
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 into a world-class submarine program, producing innovative designs in imposing numbers. Norman Polmar is a best-selling author and recognized authority on the topic. His earlier works on Russian and Soviet subs earned plaudits from high-ranking officers in both the US and Russian navies. This new volume, based on those earlier works, provides readers with the authoritative English-language history of the postwar submarine force of the USSR and Russian Federation. It includes more than 100 photographs and line drawings.
US Naval Air Superiority
Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters 1943-2023
AvTommy H Thomason
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
431 kr
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The combat superiority of the jet fighter as demonstrated towards the end of World War II presented the U.S. Navy with a significant problem. Carrier-based aircraft have additional and burdensome design requirements compared to those that do not have to fly on and off carriers. Through experience and innovative design by their aircraft suppliers, the Navy were flying propeller driven fighters that were in no way operationally inferior to their land-based adversaries. Now they had to do it again with a higher degree of difficulty - the innate limitations of jet propulsion could not have been more incompatible with safe and routine carrier-based operation.This is a new and expanded edition of a book which examines the US Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare, as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters, their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II through to the 1990s. The book profiles the turbulent design and development stage of the Navy's carrier-based jet fighter programme. From the successful designs - such as the Fury, Banshee, Crusader, and Phantom II, to the also-rans, like the Fireball, Demon, Pirate, and Cutlass - the Navy's needs are measured against contractor and political demands and the limits of the evolving engine and aerodynamic technologies of the day. The successful transition to high-performance, carrier-based jet fighters wasn't just accomplished by the airplane and engine manufacturers. Timely and thoughtful innovations in aircraft carrier design, operational procedures, training and equipment were also necessary.The previous edition had taken the story up to 1962. Substantial additions to this edition include new chapters on the F6D/F-111B, F-14A/B/C/D and F-18A/B/C/D. Significant events post 1993 are also covered including the retirement of the F-14 and "legacy" F-18, the introduction of the F-18E/F, F-35C and unmanned aerial refuelling programmes.This book includes many photos and illustrations including engine cut-aways, aircraft comparison diagrams and details of the safety improvements made to aircraft carriers to enable higher speed and high-gross-weight jet operations.
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
AvErik Larson
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
139 kr
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On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic.But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely-guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th century history.It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US President Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war.
Warship 2026
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
538 kr
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The 2026 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual featuring original research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.For nearly 50 years, Warship has been providing scholars and enthusiasts with new information on the history of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, Warship combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which the annual has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the hallmark of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and photographs, many previously unpublished.This year's annual includes feature articles on the French 450-tonne destroyers of the early 20th century, the Soviet Novik-class destroyers, the Italian carrier Falco/Sparviero; a chronological account and assessment of Royal Navy carrier battle damage during World War II; a comparison of the US, British and Canadian escort naval construction programmes in the summer of 1942; and the next part of Warship's ground-breaking coverage of early German destroyers.
Klart skepp! : svenska flottan i krig och fred under 500 år
Inbunden, Svenska, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
327 kr
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År 1522 köpte Gustav Vasa ett antal örlogsfartyg från Hansastaden Lu beck och tog dem till Sverige. Det blev startskottet för den svenska flottan. Militära styrkor till sjöss hade funnits tidigare men de hade organiserats av olika aktörer: kungen, riksföreståndaren, höga adelsmän och biskopar, men även av städerna och bönderna. Nu skulle försvaret istället organiseras och ledas av centralmakten. Det ledde till att Sverige fick en särställning i Östersjön.
Den 7 juni 2022 firar den svenska flottan 500 år. Många omvälvande världshändelser har präglat flottans historia, och i Klart skepp! ges de liv. Vi deltar i sjöslag och maktstrider, beundrar skeppsbyggeri och galjoner samt analyserar teknikens, handelns och politikens roll. Inte minst dyker vi ner i havet och utforskar vrakens vidunderliga värld. Vi mäter maktfullkomliga kungar och egensinniga amiraler, hjältemodiga kvinnor och missförstådda militärer, visionära samlare och gossar i sjömanskostym. Och så tar vi oss en blick in i framtiden.
Klart skepp! är Sjöhistoriskas Vänners årsbok 2022-2023 och är rikt illustrerad med foton, målningar och kartor. Genom femton vitt skilda texter träder en fascinerande berättelse fram - berättelsen om flottans roll i Sveriges historia; om havet, människorna och makten.
Blind Mans Bluff
AvChristopher Drew,Sherry Sontag
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
137 kr
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__________________________Adventure, ingenuity, courage and disaster beneath the sea: the remarkable reality of Cold War submarine warfareIn Blind Mans Bluff, veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and award-winning New York Times reporter Christopher Drew reveal an extraordinary underwater world. Showing for the first time how the American Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables, Sontag and Drew unveil new evidence that the Navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared with all hands at the height of the Cold War.They disclose for the first time details of the bitter war between the CIA and the Navy and how it threatened to sabotage one of America's most important undersea missions. They tell the complete story of the audacious attempt to steal a Soviet submarine with the help of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and how it was doomed from the start.And Sontag and Drew reveal how the Navy used the comforting notion of deep-sea rescue vehicles to hide operations that were more James Bond than Jacques Cousteau. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the post-Cold War new reality of warfare, Blind Mans Bluff reads like a spy thriller, but with one important difference - everything in it is true.
Del 18 - Fleet
Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941–45
The Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea naval wars
AvLawrence Paterson
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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Packed with illustrations, this is the first history of MarinegruppenkommandoSüd, Germany’s southern naval command that fought a fast and furious war at the far end of the Mediterranean.As Germany and Italy overran Yugoslavia and Greece in early 1941, the Kriegsmarine established a new theatre command, tasked with establishing German control over the eastern Mediterranean and coordinating actions with the Italian, Romanian and Bulgarian navies. With the invasion of the USSR that summer, the Black Sea would also become a battleground, and Naval Group South would be established.For the first time, Kriegsmarine historian Lawrence Paterson outlines the dizzying array of Kriegsmarine combat units that fought under Naval Group South – S-boats and U-boats, flotillas of escort ships, landing ships, artillery vessels, patrol boats, submarine hunters and minesweepers – and how they operated, including their organization, their complex logistics, and vital intelligence and communications. Combat was frequently fast and furious, ranging from pitched battles with the Soviet Black Sea Fleet and operations supporting Operation Barbarossa to combat against naval units of Tito’s Partisans off the Croatian coast.Superbly illustrated with rare photos, artwork of dramatic actions, 3D diagrams and maps, this explores the little-known naval war fought by Germany’s smaller craft, at the farthest reach of German naval power in Europe.
Del 432 - Campaign
Battle of the Atlantic (2)
From Operation Drumbeat to the Defeat of the Wolfpacks, 1942–43
AvMark Stille
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
207 kr
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A detailed account of the dramatic success and failures of Hitler's U-boats in the mid-war years during the best-known naval campaign of World War II. At the start of 1942, the Germans benefited from the lack of American preparations to defend shipping along the US East Coast, and this 'Second Happy Time' saw serious Allied losses between January and July 1942. After this Allied disaster, Admiral Dönitz planned to shift his focus to the North Atlantic. This was interrupted by the Allied invasion of North Africa, which diverted the U-boat force until the end of 1942. When Dönitz was finally able to move his U-boats into the North Atlantic, they inflicted very heavy losses on Allied shipping and, by March 1943, looked poised for victory.Respected naval historian Mark Stille analyses this critical period in the Battle of the Atlantic, describing how Allied advances in technology and intelligence saw the balance shift, with a stunning 34 boats lost in May 1943 alone and the Germans forced to withdraw. He also examines whether the Germans could have ever actually threatened the Allied sea lanes of communication effectively. Using maps, diagrams, photographs and stunning battlescene artworks, the weapons, personalities, and tactics of the opposing sides are brought vividly to life in a unique and engaging way.
Shetland Bus
A WWII Epic Of Courage, Endurance, and Survival
AvDavid Howarth
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
259 kr
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From the author of We Die Alone, The Shetland Bus recounts the hundreds of crossings of small boats from the Shetland Islands to German-occupied Norway to supply arms to the Resistors and to rescue refugees—all under constant threat by German U-boats and winter storms.The occupation in the spring of 1940 crippled Britain’s ability to gather intelligence information. After the Germans invaded Norway, many Norwegians knew that small boats were constantly sailing from the Shetland Islands to land weapons, supplies, and agents and to rescue refugees. In The Shetland Bus, David Howarth, who was second in command of the Shetland base, recounts the many, many trips made by fishing boats in the dark of Arctic winter to resist the Nazi onslaught.
U 137 inifrån
AvMichael Fredholm
Inbunden, Svenska, 2025
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
397 kr
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Whiskey on the rocks ... Vad vet vi egentligen om den sovjetiska ubåt som gick på grund i Karlskrona skärgård hösten 1981? Minnen och berättelser har fått växa under decennier och så småningom utvecklats till nutida myter. Kan vi med säkerhet säga något om ubåtens uppdrag? Ja, det kan vi, baserat på material som fram till nu har varit hemligstämplat.
Försvarsmakten har nyligen hävt sekretessen på ett betydande material rörande U 137. Michael Fredholm har dessutom gått igenom alla relevanta sovjetiska doktriner och dokument, främst med avseende på operationer i Östersjön. Fram träder en helt ny bild av händelseförloppet vid incidenten med U 137!
Boken är skriven av en verklig veteran inom svensk underrättelsetjänst. Michael Fredholm är utbildad i militär ryska och har en unikt bred och mångårig erfarenhet av den samlade svenska underrättelsetjänsten.
Del 154 - Duel
US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider
The Battle of the Atlantic 1942
AvMark Lardas
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
205 kr
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Fully illustrated, this study examines World War II's most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier.When the United States entered World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic was already raging. The so-called ‘Liberty Ships’, built at breakneck speed and in huge numbers during 1941–45, were crucial to the Allied war effort. While the greatest successes of Germany’s auxiliary cruisers occurred in 1939–41, this book describes how one of these ingenious warships, Stier, confronted the Liberty Ship Stephen Hopkins in an epic single-ship duel on September 27, 1942.Stephen Hopkins carried one 4in gun, two 37mm cannon and six machine guns, all primarily intended for antisubmarine and antiaircraft purposes. Stier had six 150mm, one 75mm, one twin 37mm, four single 20mm and four 533mm torpedo tubes. At the end of this grossly uneven fight, Stier had sunk Stephen Hopkins, but was so badly damaged it had to be scuttled.While this battle has garnered much attention, Mark Lardas explores other clashes between the German surface raiders and their Liberty Ship quarry during 1942. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and mapping alongside archive photographs, this lively study investigates the important role both ship types played as the Battle of the Atlantic reached its climax.
US Navy Carrier Jets: 1980s
AvMads Bangso
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
147 kr
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Wolfpack
Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War
AvRoger Moorhouse
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
236 kr
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A Times Book of the Year 'A superb work of history' JAMES HOLLAND'A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history' DAN SNOW A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves. Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during World War Two. The U-Boats certainly claimed a bitter harvest among Allied shipping: nearly 3,000 ships were sunk, for a total tonnage of over 14 million tonnes, nearly 70% of Allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war. With justification, then, they are an integral part of the traditional narrative of the Battle of the Atlantic; a story of technological brilliance, dramatic sinkings, life and death, and – of course – the sinister, unseen threat of the U-Boats themselves. For Allied seamen during the war, the U-Boat was a hidden menace, a faceless killer lurking beneath the waves; and the urgent needs of survival afforded them little time or energy to consider the challenges and privations of their enemy. History, however, affords us that time and energy, and any pretence of comprehensiveness demands that we consider what life was like for the crews of those most claustrophobic vessels; packed into a steel hull, at the mercy of the enemy, of the elements – and of basic physics.Germany’s U-Boat crews posted the highest per-capita losses of any combat arm during World War Two. Some 30,000 German submariners were killed – over 75% of the total number deployed – the vast majority of whom have no grave except the seabed. Using archival sources, unpublished diaries and existing memoir literature, this book will give the U-Boatmen back their voice, allowing their side of the narrative to be aired in a comprehensive manner for the first time.With that testimony, Wolfpack takes the reader from the heady early days of the war, when U-Boat crews were buoyed with optimism about their cause, through to the challenges of meeting the Allied counterthreat, to the final horror of defeat, when their submarines were captured by the enemy or scuttled in ignominy. Using the U-Boatmen’s own voices to punctuate an engaging narrative, it tells their story; of courage, certainly, but also of fear, privation and – ultimately – failure.
Sjömakt och sjöfolk : den svenska flottan under 500 år
AvLars Ericson Wolke,AnnaSara Hammar
Kartonnage, Svenska, 2025
291 kr
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I juni 1522 seglade ett antal inhyrda fartyg från Lübeck in i Slätbaken i Östergötland. Deras ankomst blev startskottet för den statliga svenska örlogsflottan. Under de 500 år som gått sedan dess har flottan verkat under de mest ombytliga förhållanden. Teknikskiften och föränderliga politiska landskap har tvingat fram anpassningar till ständigt nya förutsättningar.
I den här boken följer vi den svenska flottans utveckling över seklerna en berättelse om fartyg och besättningar i krig och i fred. Här skildras såväl klassiska sjöslag som konvojer, transporter och patrulleringar. Fartygstyper passerar revy: linjeskepp, monitorer, ubåtar och kustkorvetter. Alla utgör de sin tids svar på hur sjökrig förs mest effektivt. Berättelsen inrymmer även de människor som levt och verkat inom flottan som befäl, sjömän, varvsarbetare, lotsar eller kartografer och även deras familjemedlemmar.
Sjömakt och sjöfolk är den första skildringen sedan 1940-talet av den svenska örlogsflottans historia och baseras på omfattande ny forskning. Stoffet återges livfullt av historikerna AnnaSara Hammar och Lars Ericson Wolke, båda med djup kunskap i marin historia.
Del 151 - Duel
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships
North Sea and Mediterranean 1941–45
AvMatthew Willis
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Command’s deployment of the Beaufighter against German supply lines in 1941 and the long-running ‘arms race’ with Kriegsmarine Flak ships that followed.Crucial German shipping lines faced a new threat in 1941 when RAF Coastal Command debuted the iconic long-range Beaufighter. The aircraft and its subsequent Mk VIC and Mk X versions gave the Allies a tough, relatively fast and very hard-hitting platform for air attack on German convoys, and so it became essential for the Kriegsmarine to fit ever-heavier anti-aircraft batteries to its escort vessels, and even to develop specialist Flak vessels. In this compelling study, naval aviation historian Matthew Willis chronicles the little-explored arms race that saw RAF Coastal Command and the Kriegsmarine engaged in a fierce battle of one-upmanship until war’s end. New artwork, rare archive photography and contemporary records of Beaufighter operations add depth to fascinating historical accounts, including the actions of the famous North Coates Strike Wing against shipping in the North Sea and the exploits of Beaufighter units tasked with severing Rommel’s all-important supply lines.
Del 306 - New Vanguard
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II
AvRyan K. Noppen,Douglas C. Dildy
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
160 kr
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This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy’s failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers’ challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 1935, Hitler publicly stated his intention to build an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, which was launched in 1938. A year later, the ambitious fleet-expansion Z-Plan, was unveiled with two additional aircraft carriers earmarked for production . However, by the beginning of World War II, Graf Zeppelin was not yet completed and work was halted. Further aircraft carrier designs and conversion projects such as the ocean liner Europa and heavy cruiser Seydlitz were considered but, in January 1943, all construction work on surface vessels ceased and naval resources were diverted to the U-boat Campaign.This book explains not only the history of Germany’s famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy’s belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. It considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries’ rearmament programmes and describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat.
Dünkirchen 1940
The German View of Dunkirk
AvRobert Kershaw
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
134 kr
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'Kershaw’s book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.' - The TimesThe British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is one of the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popular imagination through LIFE magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, of course, Christopher Nolan’s hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is the German view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diaries and unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battle that we thought we knew.Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historically lacking to date – can provide answers as to why.Dünkirchen 1940 delves into the under-evaluated major German miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
AvJulian Corbett
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
181 kr
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Turn The Ship Around!
A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
AvL. David Marquet
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
108 kr
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TIMELESS PRINCIPLES OF EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP | OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD‘One of the 12 best business books of all time’ USA Today‘The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution’ Fortune‘David Marquet is the kind of leader who comes around only once in a generation. His ideas and lessons are invaluable' Simon Sinek, Start With Why-------Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.One day, Marquet unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet.No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet's approach to create a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for their actions, people are healthier and happier — and everyone is a leader.
Ryssen kommer! : om den olycksalige landshövdingen Ramse och den ryska galärflottans tillslag mot Holmön och Umeå i september 1714
AvLars-Gunnar Olsson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
4,2 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(5)
347 kr
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Stora nordiska kriget var nu inne på sitt fjortonde år. Efter den ödesdigra svenska förlusten vid Poltava 1709 har den ryske tsaren, Peter den store, inriktat sig på att tilltvinga sig makten över Östersjön. Finland har ockuperats och ryssarna söker nu en gynnsam uppgörelse med svenskarna. En mindre galärflotta ges i uppdrag att rekognosera farlederna på den svenska sidan. På Holmön, mitt i Norra Kvarken, tillfångatas sju män. Dagen därpå – klockan sex lördag morgon den 18 september 1714 – går ryssarna in i Umeälven. För att undvika massaker flyr svenskarna. Femton timmar senare står Umeå i lågor. I och med det ryska tillslaget mot Holmön och brandskattningen av Umeå inleds en dramatisk period i Västerbottens historia. Mot bakgrund av Stora nordiska krigets många blodiga slag kan denna händelse, jämförelsevis, anses som marginell. Men för befolkningen och dess landshövding får den nog så allvarliga följder. Trots detta har händelserna blivit styvmoderligt uppmärksammade – märkligt nog även i den lokala historieskrivningen. Det var inget mindre än en katastrof som drabbat umeborna. Praktiskt taget inget fanns kvar av stadens byggnader: bostäder, ladugårdar, stallar, bodarna nere vid älven och andra förrådsbyggnader innanför tullstaketet. Även stadens skolbyggnad var lagd i aska. Umeborna och deras inhysta österbottniska flyktingar blev nu husvilla. Två saker fanns dock att glädjas åt: Det gamla residenset och stadskyrkan hade undgått eldens lågor. För landshövding Anders Erik Ramse innebar händelserna dessutom en rent personlig katastrof, då han blev beskylld för att utan motstånd ha övergett staden. Några menade att det varit klokt av honom att undvika konfrontation med den överlägsna fienden, medan andra föredrog att definiera flykten som ett utslag av ren och skär feghet. Men hur skulle Umeås knappt fyra hundra dåligt beväpnade försvarare ha stått sig mot ett par tusen välmotiverade ryska anfallare? Att svenskarna dessutom handlat i enlighet med kungens påbud om att ”spara manskapet”, var inget som hans belackare ville ta till sig. Genom att ha lämnat staden öppen för fienden förstördes visserligen materiella tillgångar till stora värden. Och några personer blev tyvärr tillfångatagna och i fångenskap förda österut. Men ingen människa hade kommit till fysisk skada. Ramse beskylldes för att ha agerat i samråd med fienden och ställdes senare inför rätta anklagad för ämbetsmissbruk. Han avsattes från sin tjänst, placerades i häkte och dömdes senare skyldig till overksamhet. Efter Karl XIIs död kunde den nya drottningen, Ulrika Eleonora, frige Ramse.
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
AvJohn Keegan
Häftad, Engelska, 1990
356 kr
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Leyte Gulf
A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle
AvMark Stille
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
180 kr
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'A worthy addition to any bookshelf.', The Naval Review A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War.Leyte was a huge and complex action, actually consisting of four major battles, each of which are broken down in detail in this book, using original sources. The plans of both sides, and how they dictated the events that followed, are also examined critically.So much of the accepted wisdom of the battle has developed from the many myths that surround it, myths that have become more firmly established over time. In this new study, Pacific War expert Mark Stille examines the key aspects of this complex battle with new and insightful analysis and dismantles the myths surrounding the respective actions and overall performances of the two most important commanders in the battle, and the “lost victory” of the Japanese advance into Leyte Gulf that never happened.
Nyhet
America's Aircraft Carriers
AvTim Ripley
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
138 kr
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The Second World Wars
How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
AvVictor D Hanson
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
218 kr
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World War II sent the youth of the world across the globe in odd alliances against each other. Never before had a conflict been fought simultaneously in so many diverse landscapes on premises that often seemed unrelated. Never before had a conflict been fought in so many different ways - from rocket attacks on London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. It was only in time that these battles coalesced into one war.In The Second World Wars, esteemed military historian Victor Davis Hanson examines how and why this happened, focusing in detail on how the war was fought in the air, at sea, and on land-and thus where, when, and why the Allies won. Throughout, Hanson also situates World War II squarely within the history of war in the West over the past 2,500 years. In profound ways, World War II was unique: the most lethal event in human history, with 50 million dead, the vast majority of them civilians. But, as Hanson demonstrates, the war's origins were not entirely novel; it was reformulations of ancient ideas of racial and cultural superiority that fueled the global bloodbath.
Sunburst
The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941
AvMark R. Peattie
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
398 kr
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`A must-have for any serious scholar of the Pacific War’–Air & Space`An illuminating roadmap following the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its inception in 1909 to its devastating capability on the eve of the Pacific war’–Sea Power`Undoubtedly one of the most important books concerning World War II to appear in the last decade’–The HookThis acclaimed sequel to the Peattie/Evans prize-winning work, Kaigun, illuminates the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its genesis in 1909 to its thunderbolt capability on the eve of the Pacific War. In the process of explaining the navy's essential strengths and weaknesses, the book provides the most detailed account available in English of Japan's naval air campaign over China from 1937 to 1941. A final chapter analyzes the utter destruction of Japanese naval air power by 1944.Peattie traces the development of the Imperial Navy's land-based air power as well as the evolution of its carrier forces. He also treats the salient aspects of Japan's naval air service: training, personnel, tactics, doctrine, technology, and industrial base. In doing so, Peattie combines data found in previous handbooks with important new information derived from Japanese-language sources. Includes extensive appendices, detailed drawings and data on Japanese carriers and naval aircraft, and information on Japanese naval air bases and land-based air groups as of 7 December 1941.About the AuthorMark R. Peattie is the author, co-author, and co-editor of many books, including the award-winning Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941, coauthored with the late David Evans.
Shallow End of War
Accounts of the Royal Navy in the 'Sideshow' Theatres of the First World War, 1914-18
AvConrad Cato
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
243 kr
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Anarchy
The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
AvWilliam Dalrymple
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
200 kr
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THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India … A book of beauty’ – Gerard DeGroot, The TimesIn August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business.William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.
With the Old Breed
The World War Two Pacific Classic
AvEugene B Sledge
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
4,2 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(5)
167 kr
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The inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFICThis was a brutish, primitive hatred, as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islands...Landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as a twenty-year-old new recruit to the US Marines, Eugene Sledge can only try desperately to survive. At Peleliu and Okinawa - two of the fiercest and filthiest Pacific battles of WWII - he witnesses the dehumanising brutality displayed by both sides and the animal hatred that each soldier has for his enemy.During temporary lapses in the fighting, conditions on the islands mean that the Marines often can't wash, stay dry, dig latrines, or even find time to eat. Suffering from constant fear, fatigue, and filth, the struggle of simply living in a combat zone is utterly debilitating.Yet despite horrendous conditions Sledge finds time to keep notes that he would later turn into a book. Described as one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war, With the Old Breed tells with compassion and honesty of the cruelty, bravery and deaths of the men he fought alongside, and of his own journey from patriotic innocence to battle-scarred veteran.'Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific - the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary - into terms we mortals can grasp' Tom Hanks
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Del 21 - Fleet
Kriegsmarine Norway Command 1940–45
The naval war on the northern flank
AvLawrence Paterson
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
195 kr
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Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine’s challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic. The invasion of Norway was intended to secure Germany’s northern flank, and win access to the Atlantic and to vital Scandinavian resources. It was the Kriegsmarine’s biggest, most testing, and most costly amphibious operation, and victory only brought new demands on the mauled surface fleet. Naval historian Lawrence Paterson here examines the Kriegsmarine’s presence and operations in occupied Norway, as the fleet fought to secure its new waters and launch offensive operations, first against the British and later the Soviets. It is a theatre most famous as the last lair of Germany’s battleships and for operations against the Arctic Convoys, but operations involved the full spectrum of the navy. Convoy protection, coastal security and interdiction were vital throughout the war and relied heavily on Germany’s workhorse Vorpostenboote. Illustrated with some rare and unpublished photos, superb original artwork, diagrams and maps, this book explores the full story of the Kriegsmarine in Norway. From warships and combat to its strategic tasks, the complex and confusing command structure, intelligence, logistics, security and facilities, it is the first comprehensive history of Germany’s fleet in the far north.
U 137 och ubåtskrisen
AvWilhelm Agrell
Häftad, Svenska, 2021
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
181 kr
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Kvällen den 27 oktober 1981 går den sovjetiska ubåten U 137 på grund i Karlskrona skärgård. Nästa morgon tror en fiskare knappt sina ögon när han i dimman ser något stort och grönsvart höja sig över en klippa. På Sydkustens Örlogsbas möts observationen av misstro, men snart kan man konstatera att en ubåt med rysktalande besättning sitter fast i Gåsefjärden, djupt inne på svenskt territorium.

Den uppseendeväckande nyheten briserar med full kraft i världens medier. Hur kunde detta ske? Vem bär ansvaret? Och hur ska händelsen hanteras?
Den svenska ubåtskrisen skapade till en början nationell enighet och beredskapsanda, men ledde i förlängningen till en djup splittring i synen på det svenska förvaret.

Författaren och historikern Wilhelm Agrell skildrar initierat alla turer kring U 137 och de ubåtskränkningar som under 1980-talet påstods äga rum i svenska farvatten. Sida för sida framträder den föga smickrande bilden av hur feltolkade observationer resulterar i förhastade slutsatser - och massmedialt haveri.
Boken ingår i serien Sveriges dramatiska historia.
Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies
1946–2026
AvNorman Polmar
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
441 kr
Kommande
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 into a world-class submarine program, producing innovative designs in imposing numbers. Norman Polmar is a best-selling author and recognized authority on the topic. His earlier works on Russian and Soviet subs earned plaudits from high-ranking officers in both the US and Russian navies. This new volume, based on those earlier works, provides readers with the authoritative English-language history of the postwar submarine force of the USSR and Russian Federation. It includes more than 100 photographs and line drawings.
US Naval Air Superiority
Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters 1943-2023
AvTommy H Thomason
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
431 kr
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The combat superiority of the jet fighter as demonstrated towards the end of World War II presented the U.S. Navy with a significant problem. Carrier-based aircraft have additional and burdensome design requirements compared to those that do not have to fly on and off carriers. Through experience and innovative design by their aircraft suppliers, the Navy were flying propeller driven fighters that were in no way operationally inferior to their land-based adversaries. Now they had to do it again with a higher degree of difficulty - the innate limitations of jet propulsion could not have been more incompatible with safe and routine carrier-based operation.This is a new and expanded edition of a book which examines the US Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare, as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters, their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II through to the 1990s. The book profiles the turbulent design and development stage of the Navy's carrier-based jet fighter programme. From the successful designs - such as the Fury, Banshee, Crusader, and Phantom II, to the also-rans, like the Fireball, Demon, Pirate, and Cutlass - the Navy's needs are measured against contractor and political demands and the limits of the evolving engine and aerodynamic technologies of the day. The successful transition to high-performance, carrier-based jet fighters wasn't just accomplished by the airplane and engine manufacturers. Timely and thoughtful innovations in aircraft carrier design, operational procedures, training and equipment were also necessary.The previous edition had taken the story up to 1962. Substantial additions to this edition include new chapters on the F6D/F-111B, F-14A/B/C/D and F-18A/B/C/D. Significant events post 1993 are also covered including the retirement of the F-14 and "legacy" F-18, the introduction of the F-18E/F, F-35C and unmanned aerial refuelling programmes.This book includes many photos and illustrations including engine cut-aways, aircraft comparison diagrams and details of the safety improvements made to aircraft carriers to enable higher speed and high-gross-weight jet operations.
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
AvErik Larson
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
139 kr
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On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic.But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had faith in the gentlemanly terms of warfare that had, for a century, kept civilian ships safe from attack. He also knew that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But Germany was intent on changing the rules, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit were tracking Schwieger's U-boat...but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way towards Liverpool, forces both grand and achingly small - hubris, a chance fog, a closely-guarded secret and more - converged to produce one of the great disasters of 20th century history.It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, including the US President Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster that helped place America on the road to war.
Warship 2026
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
538 kr
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The 2026 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual featuring original research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.For nearly 50 years, Warship has been providing scholars and enthusiasts with new information on the history of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, Warship combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which the annual has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the hallmark of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and photographs, many previously unpublished.This year's annual includes feature articles on the French 450-tonne destroyers of the early 20th century, the Soviet Novik-class destroyers, the Italian carrier Falco/Sparviero; a chronological account and assessment of Royal Navy carrier battle damage during World War II; a comparison of the US, British and Canadian escort naval construction programmes in the summer of 1942; and the next part of Warship's ground-breaking coverage of early German destroyers.
Klart skepp! : svenska flottan i krig och fred under 500 år
Inbunden, Svenska, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
327 kr
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År 1522 köpte Gustav Vasa ett antal örlogsfartyg från Hansastaden Lu beck och tog dem till Sverige. Det blev startskottet för den svenska flottan. Militära styrkor till sjöss hade funnits tidigare men de hade organiserats av olika aktörer: kungen, riksföreståndaren, höga adelsmän och biskopar, men även av städerna och bönderna. Nu skulle försvaret istället organiseras och ledas av centralmakten. Det ledde till att Sverige fick en särställning i Östersjön.
Den 7 juni 2022 firar den svenska flottan 500 år. Många omvälvande världshändelser har präglat flottans historia, och i Klart skepp! ges de liv. Vi deltar i sjöslag och maktstrider, beundrar skeppsbyggeri och galjoner samt analyserar teknikens, handelns och politikens roll. Inte minst dyker vi ner i havet och utforskar vrakens vidunderliga värld. Vi mäter maktfullkomliga kungar och egensinniga amiraler, hjältemodiga kvinnor och missförstådda militärer, visionära samlare och gossar i sjömanskostym. Och så tar vi oss en blick in i framtiden.
Klart skepp! är Sjöhistoriskas Vänners årsbok 2022-2023 och är rikt illustrerad med foton, målningar och kartor. Genom femton vitt skilda texter träder en fascinerande berättelse fram - berättelsen om flottans roll i Sveriges historia; om havet, människorna och makten.
Blind Mans Bluff
AvChristopher Drew,Sherry Sontag
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
137 kr
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__________________________Adventure, ingenuity, courage and disaster beneath the sea: the remarkable reality of Cold War submarine warfareIn Blind Mans Bluff, veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and award-winning New York Times reporter Christopher Drew reveal an extraordinary underwater world. Showing for the first time how the American Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables, Sontag and Drew unveil new evidence that the Navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared with all hands at the height of the Cold War.They disclose for the first time details of the bitter war between the CIA and the Navy and how it threatened to sabotage one of America's most important undersea missions. They tell the complete story of the audacious attempt to steal a Soviet submarine with the help of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and how it was doomed from the start.And Sontag and Drew reveal how the Navy used the comforting notion of deep-sea rescue vehicles to hide operations that were more James Bond than Jacques Cousteau. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the post-Cold War new reality of warfare, Blind Mans Bluff reads like a spy thriller, but with one important difference - everything in it is true.
Del 18 - Fleet
Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941–45
The Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea naval wars
AvLawrence Paterson
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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Packed with illustrations, this is the first history of MarinegruppenkommandoSüd, Germany’s southern naval command that fought a fast and furious war at the far end of the Mediterranean.As Germany and Italy overran Yugoslavia and Greece in early 1941, the Kriegsmarine established a new theatre command, tasked with establishing German control over the eastern Mediterranean and coordinating actions with the Italian, Romanian and Bulgarian navies. With the invasion of the USSR that summer, the Black Sea would also become a battleground, and Naval Group South would be established.For the first time, Kriegsmarine historian Lawrence Paterson outlines the dizzying array of Kriegsmarine combat units that fought under Naval Group South – S-boats and U-boats, flotillas of escort ships, landing ships, artillery vessels, patrol boats, submarine hunters and minesweepers – and how they operated, including their organization, their complex logistics, and vital intelligence and communications. Combat was frequently fast and furious, ranging from pitched battles with the Soviet Black Sea Fleet and operations supporting Operation Barbarossa to combat against naval units of Tito’s Partisans off the Croatian coast.Superbly illustrated with rare photos, artwork of dramatic actions, 3D diagrams and maps, this explores the little-known naval war fought by Germany’s smaller craft, at the farthest reach of German naval power in Europe.
Del 432 - Campaign
Battle of the Atlantic (2)
From Operation Drumbeat to the Defeat of the Wolfpacks, 1942–43
AvMark Stille
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
207 kr
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A detailed account of the dramatic success and failures of Hitler's U-boats in the mid-war years during the best-known naval campaign of World War II. At the start of 1942, the Germans benefited from the lack of American preparations to defend shipping along the US East Coast, and this 'Second Happy Time' saw serious Allied losses between January and July 1942. After this Allied disaster, Admiral Dönitz planned to shift his focus to the North Atlantic. This was interrupted by the Allied invasion of North Africa, which diverted the U-boat force until the end of 1942. When Dönitz was finally able to move his U-boats into the North Atlantic, they inflicted very heavy losses on Allied shipping and, by March 1943, looked poised for victory.Respected naval historian Mark Stille analyses this critical period in the Battle of the Atlantic, describing how Allied advances in technology and intelligence saw the balance shift, with a stunning 34 boats lost in May 1943 alone and the Germans forced to withdraw. He also examines whether the Germans could have ever actually threatened the Allied sea lanes of communication effectively. Using maps, diagrams, photographs and stunning battlescene artworks, the weapons, personalities, and tactics of the opposing sides are brought vividly to life in a unique and engaging way.
Shetland Bus
A WWII Epic Of Courage, Endurance, and Survival
AvDavid Howarth
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
259 kr
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From the author of We Die Alone, The Shetland Bus recounts the hundreds of crossings of small boats from the Shetland Islands to German-occupied Norway to supply arms to the Resistors and to rescue refugees—all under constant threat by German U-boats and winter storms.The occupation in the spring of 1940 crippled Britain’s ability to gather intelligence information. After the Germans invaded Norway, many Norwegians knew that small boats were constantly sailing from the Shetland Islands to land weapons, supplies, and agents and to rescue refugees. In The Shetland Bus, David Howarth, who was second in command of the Shetland base, recounts the many, many trips made by fishing boats in the dark of Arctic winter to resist the Nazi onslaught.
U 137 inifrån
AvMichael Fredholm
Inbunden, Svenska, 2025
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
397 kr
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Whiskey on the rocks ... Vad vet vi egentligen om den sovjetiska ubåt som gick på grund i Karlskrona skärgård hösten 1981? Minnen och berättelser har fått växa under decennier och så småningom utvecklats till nutida myter. Kan vi med säkerhet säga något om ubåtens uppdrag? Ja, det kan vi, baserat på material som fram till nu har varit hemligstämplat.
Försvarsmakten har nyligen hävt sekretessen på ett betydande material rörande U 137. Michael Fredholm har dessutom gått igenom alla relevanta sovjetiska doktriner och dokument, främst med avseende på operationer i Östersjön. Fram träder en helt ny bild av händelseförloppet vid incidenten med U 137!
Boken är skriven av en verklig veteran inom svensk underrättelsetjänst. Michael Fredholm är utbildad i militär ryska och har en unikt bred och mångårig erfarenhet av den samlade svenska underrättelsetjänsten.
Del 154 - Duel
US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider
The Battle of the Atlantic 1942
AvMark Lardas
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
205 kr
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Fully illustrated, this study examines World War II's most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier.When the United States entered World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic was already raging. The so-called ‘Liberty Ships’, built at breakneck speed and in huge numbers during 1941–45, were crucial to the Allied war effort. While the greatest successes of Germany’s auxiliary cruisers occurred in 1939–41, this book describes how one of these ingenious warships, Stier, confronted the Liberty Ship Stephen Hopkins in an epic single-ship duel on September 27, 1942.Stephen Hopkins carried one 4in gun, two 37mm cannon and six machine guns, all primarily intended for antisubmarine and antiaircraft purposes. Stier had six 150mm, one 75mm, one twin 37mm, four single 20mm and four 533mm torpedo tubes. At the end of this grossly uneven fight, Stier had sunk Stephen Hopkins, but was so badly damaged it had to be scuttled.While this battle has garnered much attention, Mark Lardas explores other clashes between the German surface raiders and their Liberty Ship quarry during 1942. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and mapping alongside archive photographs, this lively study investigates the important role both ship types played as the Battle of the Atlantic reached its climax.
US Navy Carrier Jets: 1980s
AvMads Bangso
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
147 kr
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Wolfpack
Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War
AvRoger Moorhouse
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
236 kr
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A Times Book of the Year 'A superb work of history' JAMES HOLLAND'A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history' DAN SNOW A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves. Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during World War Two. The U-Boats certainly claimed a bitter harvest among Allied shipping: nearly 3,000 ships were sunk, for a total tonnage of over 14 million tonnes, nearly 70% of Allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war. With justification, then, they are an integral part of the traditional narrative of the Battle of the Atlantic; a story of technological brilliance, dramatic sinkings, life and death, and – of course – the sinister, unseen threat of the U-Boats themselves. For Allied seamen during the war, the U-Boat was a hidden menace, a faceless killer lurking beneath the waves; and the urgent needs of survival afforded them little time or energy to consider the challenges and privations of their enemy. History, however, affords us that time and energy, and any pretence of comprehensiveness demands that we consider what life was like for the crews of those most claustrophobic vessels; packed into a steel hull, at the mercy of the enemy, of the elements – and of basic physics.Germany’s U-Boat crews posted the highest per-capita losses of any combat arm during World War Two. Some 30,000 German submariners were killed – over 75% of the total number deployed – the vast majority of whom have no grave except the seabed. Using archival sources, unpublished diaries and existing memoir literature, this book will give the U-Boatmen back their voice, allowing their side of the narrative to be aired in a comprehensive manner for the first time.With that testimony, Wolfpack takes the reader from the heady early days of the war, when U-Boat crews were buoyed with optimism about their cause, through to the challenges of meeting the Allied counterthreat, to the final horror of defeat, when their submarines were captured by the enemy or scuttled in ignominy. Using the U-Boatmen’s own voices to punctuate an engaging narrative, it tells their story; of courage, certainly, but also of fear, privation and – ultimately – failure.
Sjömakt och sjöfolk : den svenska flottan under 500 år
AvLars Ericson Wolke,AnnaSara Hammar
Kartonnage, Svenska, 2025
291 kr
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I juni 1522 seglade ett antal inhyrda fartyg från Lübeck in i Slätbaken i Östergötland. Deras ankomst blev startskottet för den statliga svenska örlogsflottan. Under de 500 år som gått sedan dess har flottan verkat under de mest ombytliga förhållanden. Teknikskiften och föränderliga politiska landskap har tvingat fram anpassningar till ständigt nya förutsättningar.
I den här boken följer vi den svenska flottans utveckling över seklerna en berättelse om fartyg och besättningar i krig och i fred. Här skildras såväl klassiska sjöslag som konvojer, transporter och patrulleringar. Fartygstyper passerar revy: linjeskepp, monitorer, ubåtar och kustkorvetter. Alla utgör de sin tids svar på hur sjökrig förs mest effektivt. Berättelsen inrymmer även de människor som levt och verkat inom flottan som befäl, sjömän, varvsarbetare, lotsar eller kartografer och även deras familjemedlemmar.
Sjömakt och sjöfolk är den första skildringen sedan 1940-talet av den svenska örlogsflottans historia och baseras på omfattande ny forskning. Stoffet återges livfullt av historikerna AnnaSara Hammar och Lars Ericson Wolke, båda med djup kunskap i marin historia.
Del 151 - Duel
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships
North Sea and Mediterranean 1941–45
AvMatthew Willis
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Command’s deployment of the Beaufighter against German supply lines in 1941 and the long-running ‘arms race’ with Kriegsmarine Flak ships that followed.Crucial German shipping lines faced a new threat in 1941 when RAF Coastal Command debuted the iconic long-range Beaufighter. The aircraft and its subsequent Mk VIC and Mk X versions gave the Allies a tough, relatively fast and very hard-hitting platform for air attack on German convoys, and so it became essential for the Kriegsmarine to fit ever-heavier anti-aircraft batteries to its escort vessels, and even to develop specialist Flak vessels. In this compelling study, naval aviation historian Matthew Willis chronicles the little-explored arms race that saw RAF Coastal Command and the Kriegsmarine engaged in a fierce battle of one-upmanship until war’s end. New artwork, rare archive photography and contemporary records of Beaufighter operations add depth to fascinating historical accounts, including the actions of the famous North Coates Strike Wing against shipping in the North Sea and the exploits of Beaufighter units tasked with severing Rommel’s all-important supply lines.
Del 306 - New Vanguard
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II
AvRyan K. Noppen,Douglas C. Dildy
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
160 kr
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This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy’s failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers’ challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 1935, Hitler publicly stated his intention to build an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, which was launched in 1938. A year later, the ambitious fleet-expansion Z-Plan, was unveiled with two additional aircraft carriers earmarked for production . However, by the beginning of World War II, Graf Zeppelin was not yet completed and work was halted. Further aircraft carrier designs and conversion projects such as the ocean liner Europa and heavy cruiser Seydlitz were considered but, in January 1943, all construction work on surface vessels ceased and naval resources were diverted to the U-boat Campaign.This book explains not only the history of Germany’s famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy’s belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. It considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries’ rearmament programmes and describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat.
Dünkirchen 1940
The German View of Dunkirk
AvRobert Kershaw
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
134 kr
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'Kershaw’s book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.' - The TimesThe British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is one of the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popular imagination through LIFE magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, of course, Christopher Nolan’s hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is the German view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diaries and unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battle that we thought we knew.Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historically lacking to date – can provide answers as to why.Dünkirchen 1940 delves into the under-evaluated major German miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
AvJulian Corbett
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
181 kr
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Turn The Ship Around!
A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
AvL. David Marquet
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
108 kr
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TIMELESS PRINCIPLES OF EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP | OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD‘One of the 12 best business books of all time’ USA Today‘The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution’ Fortune‘David Marquet is the kind of leader who comes around only once in a generation. His ideas and lessons are invaluable' Simon Sinek, Start With Why-------Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.One day, Marquet unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet.No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet's approach to create a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for their actions, people are healthier and happier — and everyone is a leader.
Ryssen kommer! : om den olycksalige landshövdingen Ramse och den ryska galärflottans tillslag mot Holmön och Umeå i september 1714
AvLars-Gunnar Olsson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
4,2 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(5)
347 kr
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Stora nordiska kriget var nu inne på sitt fjortonde år. Efter den ödesdigra svenska förlusten vid Poltava 1709 har den ryske tsaren, Peter den store, inriktat sig på att tilltvinga sig makten över Östersjön. Finland har ockuperats och ryssarna söker nu en gynnsam uppgörelse med svenskarna. En mindre galärflotta ges i uppdrag att rekognosera farlederna på den svenska sidan. På Holmön, mitt i Norra Kvarken, tillfångatas sju män. Dagen därpå – klockan sex lördag morgon den 18 september 1714 – går ryssarna in i Umeälven. För att undvika massaker flyr svenskarna. Femton timmar senare står Umeå i lågor. I och med det ryska tillslaget mot Holmön och brandskattningen av Umeå inleds en dramatisk period i Västerbottens historia. Mot bakgrund av Stora nordiska krigets många blodiga slag kan denna händelse, jämförelsevis, anses som marginell. Men för befolkningen och dess landshövding får den nog så allvarliga följder. Trots detta har händelserna blivit styvmoderligt uppmärksammade – märkligt nog även i den lokala historieskrivningen. Det var inget mindre än en katastrof som drabbat umeborna. Praktiskt taget inget fanns kvar av stadens byggnader: bostäder, ladugårdar, stallar, bodarna nere vid älven och andra förrådsbyggnader innanför tullstaketet. Även stadens skolbyggnad var lagd i aska. Umeborna och deras inhysta österbottniska flyktingar blev nu husvilla. Två saker fanns dock att glädjas åt: Det gamla residenset och stadskyrkan hade undgått eldens lågor. För landshövding Anders Erik Ramse innebar händelserna dessutom en rent personlig katastrof, då han blev beskylld för att utan motstånd ha övergett staden. Några menade att det varit klokt av honom att undvika konfrontation med den överlägsna fienden, medan andra föredrog att definiera flykten som ett utslag av ren och skär feghet. Men hur skulle Umeås knappt fyra hundra dåligt beväpnade försvarare ha stått sig mot ett par tusen välmotiverade ryska anfallare? Att svenskarna dessutom handlat i enlighet med kungens påbud om att ”spara manskapet”, var inget som hans belackare ville ta till sig. Genom att ha lämnat staden öppen för fienden förstördes visserligen materiella tillgångar till stora värden. Och några personer blev tyvärr tillfångatagna och i fångenskap förda österut. Men ingen människa hade kommit till fysisk skada. Ramse beskylldes för att ha agerat i samråd med fienden och ställdes senare inför rätta anklagad för ämbetsmissbruk. Han avsattes från sin tjänst, placerades i häkte och dömdes senare skyldig till overksamhet. Efter Karl XIIs död kunde den nya drottningen, Ulrika Eleonora, frige Ramse.
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
AvJohn Keegan
Häftad, Engelska, 1990
356 kr
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Leyte Gulf
A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle
AvMark Stille
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
180 kr
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'A worthy addition to any bookshelf.', The Naval Review A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War.Leyte was a huge and complex action, actually consisting of four major battles, each of which are broken down in detail in this book, using original sources. The plans of both sides, and how they dictated the events that followed, are also examined critically.So much of the accepted wisdom of the battle has developed from the many myths that surround it, myths that have become more firmly established over time. In this new study, Pacific War expert Mark Stille examines the key aspects of this complex battle with new and insightful analysis and dismantles the myths surrounding the respective actions and overall performances of the two most important commanders in the battle, and the “lost victory” of the Japanese advance into Leyte Gulf that never happened.
Nyhet
America's Aircraft Carriers
AvTim Ripley
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
138 kr
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The Second World Wars
How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
AvVictor D Hanson
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
218 kr
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World War II sent the youth of the world across the globe in odd alliances against each other. Never before had a conflict been fought simultaneously in so many diverse landscapes on premises that often seemed unrelated. Never before had a conflict been fought in so many different ways - from rocket attacks on London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. It was only in time that these battles coalesced into one war.In The Second World Wars, esteemed military historian Victor Davis Hanson examines how and why this happened, focusing in detail on how the war was fought in the air, at sea, and on land-and thus where, when, and why the Allies won. Throughout, Hanson also situates World War II squarely within the history of war in the West over the past 2,500 years. In profound ways, World War II was unique: the most lethal event in human history, with 50 million dead, the vast majority of them civilians. But, as Hanson demonstrates, the war's origins were not entirely novel; it was reformulations of ancient ideas of racial and cultural superiority that fueled the global bloodbath.
Sunburst
The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941
AvMark R. Peattie
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
398 kr
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`A must-have for any serious scholar of the Pacific War’–Air & Space`An illuminating roadmap following the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its inception in 1909 to its devastating capability on the eve of the Pacific war’–Sea Power`Undoubtedly one of the most important books concerning World War II to appear in the last decade’–The HookThis acclaimed sequel to the Peattie/Evans prize-winning work, Kaigun, illuminates the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its genesis in 1909 to its thunderbolt capability on the eve of the Pacific War. In the process of explaining the navy's essential strengths and weaknesses, the book provides the most detailed account available in English of Japan's naval air campaign over China from 1937 to 1941. A final chapter analyzes the utter destruction of Japanese naval air power by 1944.Peattie traces the development of the Imperial Navy's land-based air power as well as the evolution of its carrier forces. He also treats the salient aspects of Japan's naval air service: training, personnel, tactics, doctrine, technology, and industrial base. In doing so, Peattie combines data found in previous handbooks with important new information derived from Japanese-language sources. Includes extensive appendices, detailed drawings and data on Japanese carriers and naval aircraft, and information on Japanese naval air bases and land-based air groups as of 7 December 1941.About the AuthorMark R. Peattie is the author, co-author, and co-editor of many books, including the award-winning Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887–1941, coauthored with the late David Evans.
Shallow End of War
Accounts of the Royal Navy in the 'Sideshow' Theatres of the First World War, 1914-18
AvConrad Cato
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
243 kr
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Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies

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Blind Mans Bluff

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Battle of the Atlantic (2)

Shetland Bus

U 137 inifrån

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US Navy Carrier Jets: 1980s

Wolfpack

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Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships

German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II

Dünkirchen 1940

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy

Turn The Ship Around!

Ryssen kommer! : om den olycksalige landshövdingen Ramse och den ryska galärflottans tillslag mot Holmön och Umeå i september 1714

The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare

Leyte Gulf

America's Aircraft Carriers

The Second World Wars

Sunburst

Shallow End of War

Sjökrigföring

Anarchy

With the Old Breed

Kriegsmarine Norway Command 1940–45

U 137 och ubåtskrisen

Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies

US Naval Air Superiority

Dead Wake

Warship 2026

Klart skepp! : svenska flottan i krig och fred under 500 år

Blind Mans Bluff

Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941–45

Battle of the Atlantic (2)

Shetland Bus

U 137 inifrån

US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider

US Navy Carrier Jets: 1980s

Wolfpack

Sjömakt och sjöfolk : den svenska flottan under 500 år

Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships

German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II

Dünkirchen 1940

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy

Turn The Ship Around!

Ryssen kommer! : om den olycksalige landshövdingen Ramse och den ryska galärflottans tillslag mot Holmön och Umeå i september 1714

The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare

Leyte Gulf

America's Aircraft Carriers

The Second World Wars

Sunburst

Shallow End of War