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To My Dearest Wife, Lide
Letters from George B. Gideon Jr. During Commodore Perry’s Expedition to Japan, 1853–1855
Av M. Patrick Sauer, David A. Ranzan
Inbunden, 2019
605 kr
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A personal account of Commodore Perry's landmark expedition to Japan and life in the antebellum navy. George B. Gideon Jr. served as second assistant engineer aboard the USS Powhatan from 1852 to 1856. From his position on the steam frigate, Gideon traveled to Singapore, Labuan, Borneo, Hong Kong, …
Octopus Crowd
Maritime History and the Business of Australian Pearling in Its Schooner Age
Inbunden, 2019
645 kr
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A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia.For most of its history, Australian pearling was a shore-based activity. But from the mid-1880s until the World War I era, the industry was dominated by highly mobile, heavily capitalized, schooner-based fleets of …
Cayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail
Peace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean
Av Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton
Inbunden, 2019
761 kr
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The greatest shipwreck disaster in the history of the Cayman Islands.The story has been passed through generations for over two centuries. Details vary depending on who is doing the telling, but all refer to this momentous maritime event as the Wreck of the Ten Sail. Sometimes misunderstood as the …
Emergency Deep
Cold War Missions of a Submarine Commander
Inbunden, 2021
413 kr
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Conveys in dramatic detail the high-risk and covert operations of a nuclear attack submarine during the zenith of the Cold WarCaptain Alfred Scott McLaren served as Commander of the USS Queenfish (SSN 651) from September 1969 to May 1973-the very height of the Cold War. As commander, McLaren led at …
On Wide Seas
The US Navy in the Jacksonian Era
Inbunden, 2021
645 kr
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A meticulously researched account of how the US Navy evolved between the War of 1812 and the Civil War.The 1830s is an overlooked period in American naval history and is usually overshadowed by the more dramatic War of 1812 and the Civil War. Nevertheless, the personnel, operations, technologies, …
Hard Aground
The Wreck of the USS Tennessee and the Rise of the US Navy
Inbunden, 2023
1335 kr
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Three intertwined stories highlighting the many challenges the US Navy faced during strategic and material evolutionHard Aground brings together three intertwined stories documenting the US Navy’s strategic and matÉriel evolution following the end of the Civil War through the First World War. These …
Clotilda
The History and Archaeology of the Last Slave Ship
Av James P. Delgado, Deborah E. Marx m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
471 kr
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Documents the maritime historical research and archaeological fieldwork used to identify the wreck of the notorious schooner ClotildaClotilda: The History and Archaeology of the Last Slave Ship is the first definitive work to examine the maritime historical and archaeological record of one of the …
I Am Fighting for the Union
The Civil War Letters of Naval Officer Henry Willis Wells
Av Henry Willis Wells, Robert M. Browning Jr.
Inbunden, 2023
1561 kr
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An insightful, detailed, and invaluable account of daily life in the Union NavyOn May 18, 1862, Henry Willis Wells wrote a letter to his mother telling her in clear terms, “I am fighting for the Union.” Since August 1861, when he joined the US Navy as a master’s mate he never wavered in his …
Too Far on a Whim
The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy
Inbunden, 2024
1282 kr
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In Too Far on a Whim, Tyler A. Pitrof presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy’s commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Pitrof’s research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded …
Fortified Sea
The Defense of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century
Av Mónica Cejudo Collera, Pedro Cruz Freire m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1398 kr
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A multidisciplinary examination of the role of military forts in the Caribbean during the age of European colonial expansionA Fortified Sea illuminates the key role of military forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century. The historical Caribbean, with its multiple contested …
First Fleets
Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World, 1630-1775
Inbunden, 2025
1282 kr
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The American Revolution is generally considered the birth of the American naval tradition, but in The First Fleets naval scholar Benjamin C. Schaffer shows that Anglo-American governments possessed economic and political capital to maintain offensive and defensive fleets generations before the …
Pablo Neruda's Ship Figureheads
A Poet-Collector's Muses and Companions
Inbunden, 2025
1322 kr
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An illustrated account of the Nobel-Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda's extensive collection of ship figureheads and the role they played in his poetry.
Wrecked on the Reef
Maritime Archaeology of American Whaleships in the Pacific Ocean
Inbunden, 2025
1282 kr
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Take to the sea on this maritime archaeological exploration of nineteenth-century American whaling shipsAmerican whaleships of the early nineteenth century were more than ocean-going vessels—they were complex workplaces, designed for long-term voyages, round-the-clock labor, and the large-scale …
Double-Edged Sword
The Biography of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1782–1845
Inbunden, 2026
1322 kr
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An overdue reassessment of one of the US Navy's most decorated—and divisive—early commanders, whose legacy remains teetering between heroism and scandalous. A Double-Edged Sword: The Biography of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1782–1845 is a comprehensive and long-overdue portrait of one of the …
Scourge of the Caribbean
Charles E. Hawkins, Sailor of Three Republics
Inbunden, 2026
1322 kr
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Illuminates the early American period in the upper Caribbean Scourge of the Caribbean explores the mysterious and dramatic life and career of Charles E. Hawkins, a relatively unknown naval figure in early national America. Hawkins's action-packed life at sea in his brief but accomplished career …
More Real Courage
Transforming Honor at the Early Naval Academy
Inbunden, 2026
1166 kr
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More Real Courage: Transforming Honor at the Early Naval Academy reveals how the concept of honor developed within the US Navy officer corps, examining the experiences of midshipmen at the Naval Academy across three pivotal decades in American history.
Standing Watch
American Submarine Veterans Remember the Cold War Era
Häftad, 2019
340 kr
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The first book to capture and preserve the inside story of the exclusive brotherhood that manned the front lines of the Cold War. Featuring interviews from seventeen veteran submariners, Standing Watch: American Submarine Veterans Remember the Cold War Era offers the perspective of the submariners …
Cayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail
Peace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean
Av Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton
Häftad, 2019
340 kr
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The greatest shipwreck disaster in the history of the Cayman Islands.The story has been passed through generations for over two centuries. Details vary depending on who is doing the telling, but all refer to this momentous maritime event as the Wreck of the Ten Sail. Sometimes misunderstood as the …
Valor and Courage
The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II
Häftad, 2022
340 kr
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Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatresIn Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II Benjamin Hruska explores the history and commemoration of …
I Am Fighting for the Union
The Civil War Letters of Naval Officer Henry Willis Wells
Av Henry Willis Wells, Robert M. Browning Jr.
Häftad, 2023
411 kr
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An insightful, detailed, and invaluable account of daily life in the Union NavyOn May 18, 1862, Henry Willis Wells wrote a letter to his mother telling her in clear terms, “I am fighting for the Union.” Since August 1861, when he joined the US Navy as a master’s mate he never wavered in his …
Hard Aground
The Wreck of the USS Tennessee and the Rise of the US Navy
Häftad, 2023
398 kr
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Three intertwined stories highlighting the many challenges the US Navy faced during strategic and material evolutionHard Aground brings together three intertwined stories documenting the US Navy’s strategic and matÉriel evolution following the end of the Civil War through the First World War. These …
Too Far on a Whim
The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy
Häftad, 2024
456 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Too Far on a Whim, Tyler A. Pitrof presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy’s commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Pitrof’s research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded …
Fortified Sea
The Defense of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century
Av Mónica Cejudo Collera, Pedro Cruz Freire m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
456 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A multidisciplinary examination of the role of military forts in the Caribbean during the age of European colonial expansionA Fortified Sea illuminates the key role of military forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century. The historical Caribbean, with its multiple contested …
On Wide Seas
The US Navy in the Jacksonian Era
Häftad, 2024
398 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A meticulously researched account of how the US Navy evolved between the War of 1812 and the Civil War The 1830s is an overlooked period in American naval history and is usually overshadowed by the more dramatic War of 1812 and the Civil War. Nevertheless, the personnel, operations, technologies, …
First Fleets
Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World, 1630-1775
Häftad, 2025
398 kr
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A revealing study on the little-known and misunderstood provincial navies established by North American British colonistsIn The First Fleets, Benjamin C. Schaffer reveals how, contrary to widespread beliefs, the American colonies had a long tradition of independent naval defense decades before the …
Pablo Neruda's Ship Figureheads
A Poet-Collector's Muses and Companions
Häftad, 2025
401 kr
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Unlock the stories of Pablo Neruda's rare nineteenth-century carved-wood ship figurehead collection in Chile, why they mattered in his tumultuous life, and how we benefit from them now.Poet Pablo Neruda's nineteenth-century ship figurehead collection in Chile is one of the most significant in the …
Emergency Deep
Cold War Missions of a Submarine Commander
Häftad, 2025
351 kr
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Conveys in dramatic detail the high-risk, covert operations of a nuclear attack submarine during the zenith of the Cold WarCaptain Alfred Scott McLaren served as commander of the USS Queenfish (SSN 651) from September 1969 to May 1973, the very height of the Cold War. As commander, McLaren led at …
Wrecked on the Reef
Maritime Archaeology of American Whaleships in the Pacific Ocean
Häftad, 2025
398 kr
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Take to the sea on this maritime archaeological exploration of nineteenth-century American whaling ships American whaleships of the early nineteenth century were more than ocean-going vessels—they were complex workplaces, designed for long-term voyages, round-the-clock labor, and the large-scale …
Double-Edged Sword
The Biography of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1782–1845
Häftad, 2026
470 kr
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An important reassessment of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, highlighting his controversial actions as well as his significant contributions to the development of the American Navy, making it a compelling read for history buffs interested in naval history and diplomacy.
Scourge of the Caribbean
Charles E. Hawkins, Sailor of Three Republics
Häftad, 2026
387 kr
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Illuminates the early American period in the upper Caribbean Scourge of the Caribbean explores the mysterious and dramatic life and career of Charles E. Hawkins, a relatively unknown naval figure in early national America. Hawkins's action-packed life at sea in his brief but accomplished career …
