This Peoples Navy

Author : Kenneth J. Hagan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0029134714
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This People's Navy written by Kenneth J. Hagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-08-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth J. Hagan pulls the curtain back for American civilians as he shares a sweeping account of the country’s naval experience. Including the wooden Continental Navy to contemporary projections of the service’s high-tech mission in the next century, The People’s Navy shares the complete making and growth of America’s sea power. “…provides a clear, interesting, and through-provoking introduction to the history of the American sea power and should be read by all historians of the United States… This book will provide standard interpretation for a long time to come.” – Reviews in American History

Author : Alvin Townley
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 142992022X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fly Navy written by Alvin Townley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top Gun was only part of the story. Fly Navy delves beyond the Hollywood image to reveal the true mettle and genuine story of the elite men and women of naval aviation. For one hundred years, the U.S. Navy's aviators and crews have made the difference on military and peacetime missions around the world. Their unparalleled skill, preparation, and everyday dedication have paid off when it matters most: when lives are on the line. Together, these men and women—officers and enlisted personnel, past and present—have protected freedom, served their country, and forged a legacy of valor like no other. In this landmark book, Alvin Townley takes readers on an adventure around the world and across generations as he goes behind the scenes of naval aviation. From the skies over the Arabian Sea to the jungles of Southeast Asia to carriers patrolling the vast Pacific, he uncovers incredible stories of service members who survived weeks adrift at sea, made midnight rescues in deadly storms, crash-landed behind enemy lines, and found themselves in situations where their exceptional training and focus were the only things standing between life and death. Filled with inspiring personal accounts of courage, camaraderie, and sheer perseverance, Fly Navy pays tribute to the extraordinary individuals who have built naval aviation into the revered force it is today—and will remain tomorrow.

Author : William J. Holland, Jr.
Publisher : JG Press
ISBN 13 : 9780883636640
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Navy written by William J. Holland, Jr. and published by JG Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant and breathtaking tribute to the noble tradition of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Foundation proudly presents this handsome edition chronicling the remarkable history of the Navy. Features over 350 pages of full-color classic, rare, and unseen photographs alongside insightful text.

Author : James C Bussert
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612510329
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People's Liberation Army Navy written by James C Bussert and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a few books on all naval weapon systems for all nations in the world. These are limited in many Chinese technologies, with not a single entry on several important areas such as communications, weapon integration/ control and sonars. There are other excellent books on PLAN organization, high level assumed goals and political structure, but little on actual ship combat system details except possibly in limited areas. This book traces, in detail, the long path from a coastal defense force of obsolete ships and crude systems to the current complex unique new construction coastal missile catamarans and AEGIS-like large DDGs with indigenous Vertical launch weapons and long range cruise missiles. In war gaming or operational tactics, many tables with frequencies, loadouts and ranges are useful, especially if unclassified. With this book, all of these platforms and systems are in one source. The book is divided into sections on frigates, destroyers, missile destroyers, patrol craft, naval aircraft and helicopters, nuclear and diesel submarines. Antisubmarine, anti-air, antisurface and mine warfare, amphibs and auxuiliaries are in their own areas. Even state-owned paramilitary vessels are covered. Hull, machinery and electrical and deperming are also addressed. This book prompts the reader to discern PLAN areas of weakness as well as threats based upon the sum of tables, rather than merely accept an author’s conclusions. The enigmatic PLAN aircraft carrier preparations in pilots, shipyard and battle group basing will be noted. The only fact pending is when the keels will be laid in Shanghai and the actual tonnage.

Author : George W. Baer
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804727945
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Years of Sea Power written by George W. Baer and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A navy is a state's main instrument of maritime force. What it should do, what doctrine it holds, what ships it deploys, and how it fights are determined by practical political and military choices in relation to national needs. Choices are made according to the state's goals, perceived threat, maritime opportunity, technological capabilities, practical experience, and, not the least, the way the sea service defines itself and its way of war. This book is a history of the modern U.S. Navy. It explains how the Navy, in the century after 1890, was formed and reformed in the interaction of purpose, experience, and doctrine.

Author : M. Hill Goodspeed
Publisher : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Navy written by M. Hill Goodspeed and published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. This book was released on 2003 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the official Navy chronologies, this book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organisation, are written by leading experts in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover and 1000 photographs, this authoritative and encyclopaedic account of the U S Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.

Author : Brayton Harris
Publisher : Berkley Hardcover
ISBN 13 : 9780425157770
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Navy Times Book of Submarines written by Brayton Harris and published by Berkley Hardcover. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattering long-held myths and misunderstandings, author Brayton Harris traces the development of the submarine through an era in which writers of fiction saw the merits better than most professionals -- until the Germans almost won World War I. He covers the professional and political arrogance that delayed antisubmarine development for so long that German submarines almost won World War II as well, and examines post-war progress toward the truly awesome submarine of today. Along the way, Harris explores the shifting moral issues of "unrestricted" naval warfare, outlines the hundred-year search for an effective underwater power plant that culminated in the nuclear reactor, and raises important questions about the future. A fascinating exploration of the steps and stumbles during development, a rousing tribute to those who fought and died, and a powerful study of the submarine's impact on America, The Navy Times Book of Submarines is an unparalleled source for understanding the great "hunters of the deep".

Author : Ian W. Toll
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039333032X
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy written by Ian W. Toll and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.

Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199394946
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Navy written by Craig L. Symonds and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brisk narrative charts the history of the United States Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through its emergence as a global power amid the world wars of the twentieth century and finally to its current role as a superpower in the twenty-first century.

Author : Ryan D. Wadle
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806164190
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selling Sea Power written by Ryan D. Wadle and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The accepted narrative of the interwar U.S. Navy is one of transformation from a battle-centric force into a force that could fight on the “three planes” of war: in the skies, on the water, and under the waves. The political and cultural tumult that accompanied this transformation is another story. Ryan D. Wadle’s Selling Sea Power explores this little-known but critically important aspect of naval history. After World War I, the U.S. Navy faced numerous challenges: a call for naval arms limitation, the ascendancy of air power, and budgetary constraints exacerbated by the Great Depression. Selling Sea Power tells the story of how the navy met these challenges by engaging in protracted public relations campaigns at a time when the means and methods of reaching the American public were undergoing dramatic shifts. While printed media continued to thrive, the rapidly growing film and radio industries presented new means by which the navy could connect with politicians and the public. Deftly capturing the institutional nuances and the personalities in play, Wadle tracks the U.S. Navy’s at first awkward but ultimately successful manipulation of mass media. At the same time, he analyzes what the public could actually see of the service in the variety of media available to them, including visual examples from progressively more sophisticated—and effective—public relations campaigns. Integrating military policy and strategy with the history of American culture and politics, Selling Sea Power offers a unique look at the complex links between the evolution of the art and industry of persuasion and the growth of the modern U.S. Navy, as well as the connections between the workings of communications and public relations and the command of military and political power.