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Naval Institute Guide to COMBAT FLEETS OF THE WORLD, 15th Edition

by Eric Wertheim

Internationally acknowledged as the best one-volume reference to the world's naval and paranaval forces, this popular Naval Institute guide is...

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NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO WORLD NAVAL WEAPON SYSTEMS

by Norman Friedman

Long recognized as the most comprehensive reference work available on the subject, this guide remains the only complete reference to the weapons...

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THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO THE SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 19th Edition

by Norman Polmar

“Norman Polmar, with this work and his many earlier books—he has 50 to his credit—and other writings, is the most mature and...

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THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 18TH EDITION

by Norman Polmar

Packed with authoritative information, up-to-date photographs, line drawings, maps, and useful appendixes, this timely new guide describes the U.S....

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NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR ONE

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Although the Great War might be regarded as the heyday of the big-gun at sea, it also saw the maturing of underwater weapons—the mine and...

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NAVAL FIREPOWER

by Norman Friedman

For more than half a century the big gun was the arbiter of naval power, but it was useless if it could not hit the target fast and hard enough to...

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GERMAN NAVAL GUNS, 1939-1945

by Miroslaw Skwiot

From the huge 15-inch guns carried by the Bismarck to the smallest machine gun used by coastal forces, this comprehensive encyclopedia covers every...

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PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL WEAPON SYSTEMS, 2nd Edition

by Craig Payne

This textbook is intended to serve as an introduction to the underlying science and engineering of weapons used in the naval service. The...

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FIELD ARTILLERY AND FIREPOWER

by Maj. Gen. J.B.A. Bailey

This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time...

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SHIP KILLER

by Norman Polmar

There have been many books published about submarine and aircraft attacks on ships. While the torpedo was the principal weapon of most of those...

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UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEMS

by Norman Friedman

A Proceedings Magazine 2010 Notable Naval Book According to naval weapons expert Norman Friedman, the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System...

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THE U.S. NUCLEAR ARSENAL

by Norman Polmar

The atomic bomb ended the war against Japan in 1945 and became the centerpiece of U.S. and Soviet military strategy for the next 45 years. In...

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ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE

by David Owen

The author of more than twenty books on scientific and historical subjects, David Owen presents an authoritative yet highly readable account of the...

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