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Bloomsbury USA 3pl The odyssey of a Uboat commander
Book SynopsisAdmiral Topp's memoirs reflect the faith, hopes, errors, and transformations in a man's life, indeed those of a whole generation whose understanding of history and ideology were held captive by the myth of power.Trade ReviewThough it is a melancholy tale, Odyssey of a U-Boat Commander will help the American military officer greatly in the development of his view of military professionalism. * THE FRIDAY REVIEW OF DEFENSE LITERATURE *Table of ContentsPreface The Sinking of the Reuben James The Political Dimension The Human Dimension Before the War Childhood and Adolescence Basic Infantry Training Nautical Apprenticeship on the Gorch Fock Midshipman on the Karlsruhe Participation in the Spanish Civil War Early U-Boat Days War A Retrospective Assessment Executive Officer, U 46 Commanding Officer, U 57 Commanding Officer, U 552 Commander, 27th U-Boat Flotilla The End of the War Commanding Officer, U 2513 After the War The Fate of a Family Ordinary Seaman Studying Architecture Freelance Architect West German Navy Industry Consultant Epilogue Index
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Lulu Press Zoomies Subs and Zeros
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Crown Warfighting The Us Marine Corps Book of Strategy
Book SynopsisWarfighting is an authentic American philosophy of action that will thrill the millions of fans of SunTzu's The Art of War and Musashi's T he Book of Five Rings. This modern classic of strategy and philosophy is the quintessential guide to prevailing in competitive situations, be it war, work, play, or daily living.Sometimes life is war and sometimes business is war and sometimes you need to call in the Marines. Over the past two hundred years, the Marines have developed a reputation for getting the job done-fearlessly, boldly, and taking no prisoners. What better role model for the hidden warriors in ourselves? What better advice to call on when the stakes are high and sensitivity just isn't going to work? Written in 1989 as a philosophical and strategic guide-book for the
£15.29
Penguin Publishing Group Weapons of the Navy Seals
Book SynopsisThis painstakingly researched volume covers the armament and ammunition that have served the SEALs, tracing each weapon from the development stage to its current form. Also included are exclusive accounts from those who first witnessed these weapons in action. Written with the cooperation of the UDT/SEAL Museum Association in Florida, and packed with detailed information and photos, this book offers fresh insight into the technology that has for decades sustained the Navy SEALs as an unstoppable military force-and continues to make them the most dangerous warriors in the world.
£23.56
Houghton Mifflin Heart and the Fist The The Education of a
Book SynopsisLike many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference, so he travelled to the world's trouble spots to work in refugee camps. In studying humanitarianism, he realized a fundamental truth: when an army invades, the weak need protection. So, he joined the Navy SEALs. This book tells his story.
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iUniverse No Right To Win A Continuing Dialogue with Veterans of the Battle of Midway
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) The Finishing School Earning the Navy Seal Trident
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp United States Coast Guard Cutter Sherman WHEC720 Circumnavigation Deployment 2001
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Rockstar Publishing Erasing the Liberty
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Thomas Nelson ICE DIARIES THE The True Story of One of Mankinds Greatest Adventures
Book SynopsisThe Ice Diaries takes readers on a dangerous journey beneath the vast, unexplored Arctic ice cap during the height of the Cold War.
£12.99
Xlibris The Rohna Disaster
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AuthorHouse Saga
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Heritage Books Home Waters Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy and US Navy Mine Forces Battling UBoats in World War I
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Random House Publishing Group Rascals in Paradise
Book SynopsisIn a thrilling collection of nonfiction adventure stories, James A. Michener returns to the most dazzling place on Earth: the islands that inspired Tales of the South Pacific. Co-written with A. Grove Day, Rascals in Paradise offers portraits of ten scandalous men and women, some infamous and some overlooked, including Sam Comstock, a mutinous sailor whose delusions of grandeur became a nightmare; Will Mariner, a golden-haired youth who used his charm to win over his captors; and William Bligh, the notorious HMS Bounty captain who may not have been the monster history remembers him as. From lifelong buccaneers to lapsed noblemen, in Michener and Day’s capable hands these rogues become the stuff of legend. Praise for Rascals in Paradise “The best book about those far-scattered islands that has appeared in a long time . . . a portfolio of rare and ruthless personalities that is calculated to make t
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Sovereignty at Sea U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Four Years in the Confederate Navy The Career of Captain John Low on the C.S.S. Fingal Florida Alabama Tuscaloosa and Ajax
Book SynopsisHoole traces Low's adventures in the service of the Confederacy. Low aided in the acquisition and delivery of the ironclad Fingal and the Florida and served with Admiral Semmes aboard the famed raider Alabama and was involved in the capture, commissioning, voyage, and detention of the Tuscaloosa.Trade ReviewThe clandestine world of the ‘Ghost Navy’ of the Confederacy is the special province of Four Years in the Confederate Navy. Hoole, a trained researcher, had the good fortune of finding in England the logbooks of Captain John Low, who served on five Confederate ships, including the famous Alabama, in the years from 1861 to 1865. The author shares with his readers the interesting research problem associated with his subject and, as a result, imparts a freshness to his work.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Privateers of the Americas Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic
Book SynopsisExamines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were conducted on behalf of republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence. The book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic.
£23.95
University Press of the Pacific Pearl Harbor Why How Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal
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Fortis The Patrol Frigate Story The Tacomaclass Frigates in World War II and the Korean War 19431953
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Legare Street Press Glimpses of Australia. Souvenir for the United States Navy AugustSeptember
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Legare Street Press Nelson
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LEGARE STREET PR A History of the United States
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LEGARE STREET PR A History of the United States
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LEGARE STREET PR The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
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LEGARE STREET PR The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson
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LEGARE STREET PR Naval and Military Essays
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LEGARE STREET PR Naval and Military Essays
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LEGARE STREET PR History of the United States Marine Corps
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LEGARE STREET PR History of the United States Marine Corps
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LEGARE STREET PR The History of the Chaplain Corps United States Navy
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LEGARE STREET PR The History of the Chaplain Corps United States Navy
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LEGARE STREET PR List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps From 1775 to 1900 Comprising a Complete Register of all Present and Former Commissioned Warranted and Appointed Officers of the United States Navy and of the Marine C
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LEGARE STREET PR The Naval History of the United States Volume 1
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LEGARE STREET PR The Naval History of the United States Volume 1
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LEGARE STREET PR A Sailors Log
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LEGARE STREET PR A Sailors Log
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LEGARE STREET PR The Life Of Admiral Horatio Nelson
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LEGARE STREET PR The Life Of Admiral Horatio Nelson
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LEGARE STREET PR The History of the Chaplain Corps United States Navy
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LEGARE STREET PR The History of the Chaplain Corps United States Navy
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LEGARE STREET PR Old Naval Days Sketches From the Life of Rear Admiral William Radford U. S. N
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LEGARE STREET PR Old Naval Days Sketches From the Life of Rear Admiral William Radford U. S. N
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LEGARE STREET PR Life of Hiram Paulding Rearadmiral U. S. N.
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LEGARE STREET PR Life of Hiram Paulding Rearadmiral U. S. N.
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