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  • The Long Road to Annapolis

    The Founding of the Naval Academy and the Emerging American Republic

    de William P. Leeman ...
    The United States established an academy for educating future army officers at West Point in 1802. Why, then, did it take this maritime nation forty-three more years to create a similar school for the navy? The Long Road to Annapolis examines the origins of the United States Naval Academy and the national debate that led to its founding.Americans early on looked with suspicion upon professional ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Forging the Trident

    Theodore Roosevelt and the United States Navy

    Edición de John B Hattendorf, William P Leeman ...
    Although Theodore Roosevelt has been the subject of numerous books, there has not been a single volume that traces Roosevelt's interaction with the U.S. Navy from his work as a naval historian in the 1880s through his leadership of the Navy as president in the early twentieth century. The editors of this volume fill in this gap in the historical literature. Each essay in this collection by leading ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • The Entrepreneurial Effect

    Waterloo

    de Feridun Hamdullahpur, Robert Pavlis, Dan Mathers, Robert Tong, Roger Subowius, Jim Estill, Dan Latendre, Steven McCartney, Iain Klugman, Vita Gasima, Carol Leaman, Larry Borsato, Steve Carkner, Kevin Hood, Rick Endrulat, Randall Litchfield, Tom Hunter, Rod Foster, Cameron Hay, Josie Graham, Mike Morrice, Ted Hastings, Adam Zimmer, William M. Tatham, Ray DePaul, Yvan Couture, Andrew Maxwell, Moren Lévesque, Ann Zimmer, Brydon Gilliss, Dave Caputo, Aurélien Leftick, Harvey Finkelstein ...
    Every entrepreneur wants to know more and to able to do more, learning from those that have succeeded is one of the best ways to accomplish that. The entrepreneurs in this book discuss the skills needed to be successful in starting, growing and managing technology-based business in the 21st century. Lessons include being an entrepreneur, marketing, strategy & planning, people, sales, growth, ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • A History of Pirates

    Blood and Thunder on the High Seas

    de Nigel Cawthorne ...
    The modern image of the pirate is derived from Captain Charles Johnson's accounts of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger. It was he who gave mythical status to the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne now turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends. It gives us an insight into the men - and ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • HMS London

    Warships of the Royal Navy

    de Iain Ballantyne ...
    A fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London, looking at history from the perspective of the men who were there.There is no current warship in the Royal Navy called HMS London, but vessels carrying the name have featured in some of the most controversial episodes of British naval history.For example, the wooden wall battleship HMS London of the late 18th century ... Leer más

    $8.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Warships of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652–74

    de Angus Konstam ...
    Series Libro 183 - New Vanguard
    Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy.Primarily fought in the cold waters of the North Sea and the English Channel, the wars proved revolutionary in their impact upon warship design, armament, and naval tactics. During this time, the warship evolved into the true ship-of-the-line that would dominate ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • German E-boats 1939–45

    de Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Libro 59 - New Vanguard
    By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I.Forced to build anew, the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat, Germany was particularly well ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic

    First Naval Actions of the Civil War

    de Jack Coombe ...
    On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when shots were fired on an unfinished fort in Charleston Harbor. From that thunderous opening salvo, the naval battles to control the Atlantic coast that followed–daring, savage, and often deadly–were not only crucial in determining the outcome of the war and the fate of a nation, but would change the face of naval warfare forever.GUNSMOKE OVER THE ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Great Expedition

    Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish Main 1585–86

    de Angus Konstam ...
    Series Libro 17 - Raid
    In 1585, the English launched a pre-emptive strike against Spain, by attacking her New World colonies.Led by Sir Francis Drake, in command of 21 ships and 1,800 soldiers, the expedition struck first at the Canary Islands, then attacked the city of Santo Domingo and the treasure port of Cartagena. Frequently outnumbered, Drake's soldiers won an series of spectacular victories and, laden with ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)

    Japan and Korea AD 612–1639

    de Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Libro 63 - New Vanguard
    Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of Korea and China in a long-lasting tradition that culminated in the greatest pirate raid of all: ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Sea Rover's Practice

    de Benerson Little ...
    To read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to bring forth romantic, and often violent, imagery. Indeed, much of this imagery has become a literary and cinematic clich?. And what an image it is! But its truth is by halves, and paradoxically it is the picaresque imagery of Pyle, Wyeth, Sabatini, and Hollywood that is often closer ... Leer más

    $17.95 USD

  • Pirates 1660–1730

    de Angus Konstam ...
    Series Libro 67 - Elite
    This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730.It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD