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Float Planes and Flying Boats
The U.S. Coast Guard and Early Naval Aviation
With nearly 300 vintage photographs and close to 300 pages of text, retired U.S. Coast Guard aviator Capt. Robert Workman presents a complete picture of naval aviation’s rapid development between 1911 and 1938. Frustrated by the lack of information specifically about the Coast Guard’s aviation heritage, the author undertook research of his own. The result is a balanced look at ...
Available Formats: Softcover
British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
Available for sale only in the U.S. and Canada. Exceptions made for USNI Members.
Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, corvettes and sloops, and then the succeeding iron, composite and steel-hulled classes down to the last ...
Available Formats: Hardcover