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  • Spies for the Sultan

    Ottoman Intelligence in the Great Rivalry with Spain

    by Emrah Safa Gürkan ...
    Translated by Jonathan M. Ross, İdil Karacadağ ...
    Translated into English for the first time, this is a fascinating history of intelligence practices and their impact on great power rivalries in the early modern eraIn the sixteenth century, an intense rivalry between the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Habsburg Empire and its allies spurred the creation of early modern intelligence. Translated into English for the first time, Emrah Safa Gürkan's ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Human Factors for Naval Marine Vehicle Design and Operation

    by Jonathan M. Ross ...
    Series series Human Factors in Defence
    There is a driving need for naval professionals to focus on human factors issues. The number of maritime accidents is increasing and the chief cause is human error, both by the designer and the operator. Decreasing crew size, lack of experienced operators, operations in higher sea states and fatigue worsen the situation. Automation can be a partial solution, but flawed automated systems actually ... Read more

    $225.00 USD

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  • The Great Siege of Malta

    The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John

    by Bruce Ware Allen ...
    In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St. John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette. The Knights had been expelled from Rhodes by the Ottoman sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, and now stood as the last bastion against a Muslim ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • SEA STORIES - TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN SUBMARINES

    by John H. Maurer Jr Captain USN (Ret.) ...
    These anecdotes represent events that occurred during a Naval career that spanned more than a quarter-century and five nuclear submarines. Some of the stories are hilarious; some are poignant. Some are technical; most are not. All are true, if allowance is made for a sometimes shaky memory. Many will be familiar to mariners anywhere; others are unique to the author. All are enjoyable. There is no ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Constantinople

    City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

    by Philip Mansel ...
    Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family.In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Concepts in Submarine Design

    by Roy Burcher, Louis J. Rydill ...
    Series Book 2 - Cambridge Ocean Technology Series
    This book explores the many engineering and architectural aspects of submarine design and how they relate to each other and the operational performance required of the vessel. Concepts of hydrodynamics, structure, powering and dynamics are explained, in addition to architectural considerations which bear on the submarine design process. The interplay between these aspects of design is given ... Read more

    $69.69 USD

  • Suleiman the Magnificent

    by Andre Clot ...
    Suleiman the Magnificent, most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. In a few years he led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of the Mediterranean and established his court in Baghdad. Faced with this redoubtable champion, who regarded it as his duty to extend the boundaries of Islam farther and farther, the Christian world ... Read more

    $14.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Greek Revolution

    1821 and the Making of Modern Europe

    by Mark Mazower ...
    **Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the yearFrom one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence**The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Introduction to Oil and Gas Operational Safety

    Revision Guide for the NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety

    by Wise Global Training Ltd ...
    This companion to Introduction to Oil and Gas Operational Safety will help you to prepare for the written assessment of the NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety.Aligned directly to the NEBOSH syllabus, this revision guide includes learning outcomes and key revision points to help you consolidate your knowledge to enable you to effectively discharge workplace ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Sensemaking in Safety Critical and Complex Situations

    Human Factors and Design

    Edited by Stig Ole Johnsen, Thomas Porathe ...
    Sensemaking in Safety Critical and Complex Situations: Human Factors and DesignHuman factors-based design that supports the strengths and weaknesses of humans are often missed during the concept and design of complex technical systems. With the focus on digitalization and automation, the human actor is often left out of the loop but needs to step in during safety-critical situations. This book ... Read more

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  • The Lion House

    The Coming of a King

    by Christopher de Bellaigue ...
    “Christopher de Bellaigue has a magic talent for writing history. It is as if we are there as the era of Suleyman the Magnificent unfolds.” —Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNarrated through the eyes of the intimates of Suleyman the Magnificent, the sixteenth-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire, The Lion House animates with stunning immediacy the fears and stratagems of those ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Great Sea

    A Human History of the Mediterranean

    by David Abulafia ...
    Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of ... Read more

    $22.79 USD