The publication of this monumental work in a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive handwritten annotation readable, while the ...
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British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific
"Volume V: Destroyers, Torpedo Boats and Coastal Forces, 1876-1939"
The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.
Available Formats: Hardcover
British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific
"Volume VI: Submarines, Gunboats, Sloops and Minesweepers, 1860-1939"
The sixth volume of the series covers all submarines up to 1939, the diverse types of gunboat (from masted gun vessels through coastal “flat-irons” to river patrol craft), and sloops of various descriptions—small masted cruisers, convoy and minesweeping sloops of the Great War era, and interwar escort vessels.
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Volume I: Capital Ships 1895–1939
ISBN: 978-1-84832-382-7 | $85.00 | ...
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British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identific
"Volume VII: Convoy Escorts, Mine Warfare Vessels and Naval Auxiliaries, 1860-1939"
The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. This final volume of the series reproduces all the remaining material from the Perkins albums, covering convoy and minesweeping sloops of the Great War era, interwar escorts, mine warfare vessels, and important naval auxiliaries such ...
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Raiders of the China Coast
CIA Covert Operations during the Korean War
Author Frank Holober, a Harvard-educated Chinese specialist and veteran intelligence officer, takes the reader inside the little-known world of clandestine partisan operations early in the Cold War.
Available Formats: Softcover
Leathernecks
An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps
“Bartlett and Sweetman have produced a consummate blend of writ-ten and visual history that will please Marines and thrill their families and friends. It will no doubt become a gift of choice and is worth every penny. Leathernecks is a winner.” —Col. Allan R. Millet, USMCR (Ret.), author of In Many a Strife: General Gerald C. Thomas and the U.S ...
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Joshua Barney
Hero of the Revolution and 1812
Little has been published about the life of Baltimore’s Commodore Joshua Barney, a man who earned a commission in the nascent Continental Navy, sailed as a privateer, and served as a commodore in both the French and American navies. Louis Norton’s biography scrutinizes Barney's colorful life and critically analyzes events that forged his character.
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Machete Squad
“This episodic tale of military life has a gritty honesty, like a guy at a dive bar with a story to get off his chest.” —Publishers Weekly
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