Testing American sea power : U.S. Navy strategic exercises, 1923-1940 by Craig C Felker

"Testing American Sea Power challenges the conventional wisdom that Mahanian theory held the American Navy in a steel grip. Felker's research and analysis, the first to concentrate on the navy's interwar exercises, will make a valuable contribution to naval history for historians, military professionals, and naval instructors. " - Editorial Reviews

Letters from Tommy J. : a Marine's story 1966-1967 by Thomas James III Holtzclaw

"This is a fascinating personalized view of life as a Marine During the Vietnam War . . . Semper Fidelis, James T Conway, General, U.S. Marine Corps COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS" - James T. Conway, Commandant, Marine Corps

Home of the infantry : the history of Fort Benning by Peggy A Stelpflug

"This book is an amazingly detailed account of the history of Fort Benning, Georgia, Home of The Infantry School. It is not only a history of the post since it's inception in 1918, but blends that history in with the local history of Columbus, Georgia and the civilian relationship with the Post over the years." - Richard W. Baer

Naval firepower : battleship guns and gunnery in the dreadnaught era by Norman Friedman

This heavily illustrated book outlines for the first time in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control equipment and electro-mechanical computing.

Mess night traditions by Charles J Gibowicz

"This book is about the military Sea Service Mess Night, the Sea Services consisting of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. Mess Nights are traditional, time-honored events going back to at least the 18th Century. Formal military dining has historically been a way to communicate, to celebrate special events and a way to promote unity and camaraderie. The Mess Night, although a military formation and a formal event, is also a great deal of fun." - Editorial Reviews

George Washington's secret navy : how the American revolution went to sea by James L Nelson

"Detailing an important but little-known event in American history, George Washington’s Secret Navy covers the dramatic early months of the American Revolution, when the British army was held hostage in Boston by an American force that was little more than a disorganized mob, with each side certain the other would attack, each certain that the other was far more powerful." - McGraw-Hill

If by sea : the forging of the American Navy-- from the American Revolution to the War of 1812 by George C Daughan

"Daughan brings a long academic career and solid command of his sources to this provocative history of the origins of the U.S. Navy. Conventional wisdom has the navy beginning in the 1790s. Daughan instead traces its roots to the Revolution. The fleet established by the Continental Congress had a relatively undistinguished career, but Daughan demonstrates that the Americans gained technical experience, produced talented officers, trained seamen and developed a basic understanding of how a navy should be employed. " - Editorial Reviews

In peace and war : a history of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point by Jeffrey L Cruikshank

"This balanced and comprehensive work details the vision and contributions of determined leaders, both at Kings Point and in Washington, who shaped the Academy. It describes the evolution of the U.S. merchant marine, and explains how a tragic fire aboard the passenger ship SS Morro Castle off the coast of New Jersey—in which the shameful behavior of the ship's crew caused the unnecessary deaths of many passengers—led to the passage of the Merchant Marine Act in 1936, which paved the way for the Academy. " - Inside Flap

Escape from the deep : the epic story of a legendary submarine and her courageous crew by Alex Kershaw

"By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth patrol, tragedy struck-the Tang was hit by one of her own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive in their submerged “iron coffin” one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface. While the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges, just nine of the original eighty-man crew survived a harrowing ascent through the escape hatch. " - Editorial Reviews

Carrier battles : command decision in harm's way by Douglas Vaughn Smith

"In this book, Smith evaluates his premise by focusing on the five carrier battles of the second world war to determine the extent to which the inter-war education of the major operational commanders translated into their decision processes, and the extent to which their interaction during their educational experiences transformed them from risk-adverse to risk-accepting in their operational concepts. " - Editorial Reviews

The 7th Infantry Regiment : combat in an age of terror : the Korean War through the present by John C McManus

"McManus's overview of recent wars from the 7th's point of view draws on exhaustive research and interviews with veterans. The result is a book devoted largely to battlefield human interest stories, miniautobiographies of soldiers and exciting but disconnected accounts of individual unit actions that may engage military buffs more than the general reader." - Editorial Reviews

Gods of tin : the flying years by James Salter

"Gods of Tin is a book divided into three parts roughly equating to the authors various service assignments within the Air Force. The first section covers his time from enlistment to his flight training and onto the time where he was ready to ship out to Korea. The second part is a partial journal of his time (100 missions) spent flying F-86 fighters over North Korea and China during the Korean War and the third part details life as a pilot in the European theater during the cold war. " - Frederick S. Goethel

Black market, Cold War : everyday life in Berlin, 1946-1949 by Paul Steege

"This book explains how and why Berlin became the symbolic capital of the Cold War. Paul Steege anchors his account of this emerging global conflict in the terrain of a city literally shattered by World War II. By focusing on what happened 'on the ground' in Berlin, the book shows how ordinary people mattered for the development of a global Cold War that dominated world affairs for four decades and offers an interpretive framework with which to reevaluate international conflict in the present." - Editorial Reviews

Greek and Roman warfare : battles, tactics and trickery by John Drogo Montagu

"This incisive study goes beyond the arms and armor of classical warfare to reveal the numerous factors, be they geographical, psychological or circumstantial, that informed the course of ancient battles. The technology of an army is of course an integral factor in its success, but conflicts are ultimately won by tactics and strategy. From the cunning ambush, to oxen with torches masquerading as an escaping army at night, Drogo Montagu explores the intricacies of waging war in antiquity." - Editorial Reviews

Lost Subs by National Geographic

"Disaster at Sea presents a gripping look at real-life submarine disasters. Four different undersea disasters are examined, from the first tiny problem to the final, tense rescue efforts. A blend of computer animation, contemporary news footage, and stock footage keeps the action moving and gives the viewer an effortless sense of the mechanics involved...." - Editorial Reviews

Warship innovations that changed the world by Stacy Keach

"Warship," a four-part miniseries produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, will illustrate the enormous tactical innovations of the past 200 years that have influenced the modern Navy." - PBS

A military history of modern Spain : from the Napoleonic era to the international war on terror by Wayne H Bowen

"This volume traces the course of Spanish military history, primarily during the 20th century. " - Editorial Reviews