Displaying 1 - 10 of 18
"Amirs, Admirals, and Desert Sailors"
"Bahrain, the U.S. Navy, and the Arabian Gulf"
Host to the U.S. Navy for nearly six decades, Bahrain has been a steadfast American ally in the turbulent Middle East. Its unique relationship with the United States evolved through a series of friendships between Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa royal family and top U.S. Navy flag officers assigned to the fleet in the Gulf. Over the years it has become ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
U.S. Navy Against Axis
"Surface Combat, 1941-1945"
The U.S. Navy against the Axis tells the story of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet in World War II with an emphasis on ship-to-ship combat. The book refutes the widely-held notion that the attack on Pearl Harbor rendered battleships obsolete and that aviation and submarines dominated the Pacific War. It demonstrates how the surface fleet played a decisive role at ...
Available Formats: Softcover