Originally published in Japan in 2005, each album in the Japanese Naval Warship photo album series contains official photographs taken by the Kure Maritime Museum, as well as those taken by private individuals. These pictorial records document the main types of Japanese vessels, from battleships to submarines, based on the best images from Shizuo Fukui, a former Imperial Japanese Navy ...
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Battleships and Battle Cruisers
"Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum, The Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships"
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Destroyers
"Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum, The Best from the Collection of Shizuo Fukui's Photos of Japanese Warships"
Originally published in Japan in 2005, each album in The Japanese Naval Warship photo album series contains official photographs taken by the Kure Maritime Museum, as well as those taken by private individuals. These pictorial records document the main types of Japanese vessels, from battleships to submarines, based on the best images from Shizuo Fukui, a former Imperial Japanese Navy ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
Battleship Arizona
An Illustrated History
The tragic sight of the USS Arizona burning after the attack on Pearl Harbor is etched in the collective memory of the United States citizens that lived through that infamous day. The ship sustained more losses in one day than any other ship in the U.S. Navy’s history—1,177 men. Now available in paperback, Battleship Arizona describes in detail the battleship’s ...
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Two Navies Divided
The British and United States Navies in the Second World War
The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw’s comment that “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.” It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and usages varied significantly. And World War II is ...
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On Tactics
A Theory of Victory in Battle
On Tactics is intended to be the remedy to the chaotic and thus far unformed realm of tactical theory and to answer questions like the one above. Part One of the book will establish a tactical system meant to replace the Principles of War checklist. First, the contextual role of tactics with regards to strategy and war will be established ...
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The Ship of Line
A History in Ship Models
The Ship of the Line takes the best models from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to tell the story of the evolution of the ship of the line, known as the capital ship and epitome of British sea power during its heyday from 1650–1850. This period coincided with the golden age of ship modeling. Each volume depicts over one ...
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Empire of the Seas
How the Navy Forged the Modern World
Available for sale only in the U.S. and Canada. Exceptions made for USNI Members.
For four centuries the Royal Navy made Britain the most powerful nation on earth—the true ruler of the waves. But its impact goes far beyond battles on the high seas. This lavishly illustrated tie-in to a major BBC series follows the progress of the Royal Navy ...
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