Unlike the United States, which has preserved a number of battleships as museums or memorials, not a single British dreadnought survives in the country that invented them. This book is an ambitious attempt to achieve the next best thing—a level of documentation in plans, photographs and words that portrays every aspect of the ship, albeit in two dimensions. Although the ...
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Battleship Duke of York
An Anatomy from Building to Breaking
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Battleship Commander
The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr., who served a key role during World War II in the Pacific. Recognizing the achievements and legacy of one of the war’s top combat admirals has been long overdue until now.
Battleship Commander explores Lee’s life from boyhood in Kentucky through his eventual service as commander of the ...
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SEAL of Honor
"Operation Red Wings and the Life of LT Michael P. Murphy, USN"
Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a Navy SEAL, earned the Medal of Honor on 28 June 2005 for his bravery during a fierce fight with the Taliban in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The first to receive the nation's highest military honor for service in Afghanistan, Lt. Murphy was also the first naval officer to earn the medal since the Vietnam ...
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