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Captain Bligh's Second Chance
An Eyewitness Account of His Return to the South Seas
Shortly after the Bounty mutiny, William Bligh was commissioned to lead another voyage on the Providence in 1791— a journey that culminated in the successful transport of breadfruit and botanical specimens from the West Indies. But just weeks after the Providence left port, Bligh succumbed to illness and took to bed—often near death—for most of the trip.
Captain Bligh's Second ...
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Japanese Destroyer Captain
"Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway--The Great Naval Battles as Seen Through Japanese Eyes"
This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as ...
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The Hunter Hunted
Submarine versus Submarine Encounters from World War I to the Present
Today the submarine itself is regarded as the most potent anti-submarine weapon, but it was not always so. This book traces the growing effectiveness of the submarine as a hunter of its own kind, using a carefully selected series of dramatic incident from the earliest days to some nuclear "near misses" during the Cold War.
Here are some fifteen dramatic ...
Available Formats: Hardcover