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Destroyer Captain, Lessons of a First Command, Adm. James
Stavridis, USN, Naval Institute Press, 2008. The human side of what
it’s like to be in command of a warship. HC, 5 ½ x 8, 202pp.
$22.95 T16684 |
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Don’t Go Near The Water, William Brinkley, 1956. “Brinkley’s
humor is larcenous and full of truth.” PB, 6 x 9, 373pp.
$18.65 T16305 |
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Down
to the Sea, An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II,
Bruce Henderson, Smithsonian Books, 2007.The loss
of three ships and 756 men to a Pacific typhoon. HC, 6 x 9, 367pp.
$26.95 T2293 |
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It’s
Your Ship, Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy,
Capt. Michael Abrashoff, 2002. Leadership lessons learned in command of
the destroyer USS Benfold. HC, 6 x 9, 212pp.
$24.95 T18134 |
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Naval Institute Guide to Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet,
18th edition, Norman Polmar, 2005. Packed with authoritative
information, up-to-date photographs, line drawings, maps, and useful
appendices, this guide describes the U.S, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast
Guard during an intensive period of transformation. HC, 672pp.
$85.00 T8527 |
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Modern Warships, Kit & Carolyn Bonner, 2007. Includes both U.S.
and foreign ships. Color photos with extensive captions. PB, 5 ½ x
8,192pp.
$14.95 T18470 |
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Not
Enough Room to Swing a Cat, Naval Slang and its Everyday Usage,
Martin Robson, 2008. HC, 144pp.
$17.00 T13904 |
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Six
Frigates, The Epic History of the Foundation of the U.S. Navy,
Ian W. Toll, 2008. How a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under
a piece of striped bunting humbled the omnipotent royal Navy. From the
decision to build six heavy frigates through the war of 1812. PB, 9 x
6¼, 592pp, index.
$16.95 T16963 |
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The
Greatest U.S. Navy Stories Ever Told, edited by Iain Martin,
2006. The amazing experiences of America’s sailors from the birth of
the U.S. Navy to today’s operations around the globe. HC, 6 x 9, 328pp,
index.
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$24.95 T18137 |
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The
Influence of Sea Power Upon History1660-1783, A.T. Mahan. A
Dover reprint of the 1890 classic. 5 x 8 ½, 557pp.
$16.95 T10548 |
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The
Sand Pebbles, Richard McKenna, .The classic novel of an old U.S.
Navy gunboat in the far reaches of the Yangtze River. PB, 6 x 9,
597pp.
$22.95 T896 |
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They
Were Expendable, W. L. White, 1942. A torpedo boat squadron in
the retreat from the Philippines in the early days of World War II. PB,
6 x 9, 224pp.
$19.95 T14981 |
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USS
New Jersey, World War II to the Persian Gulf, photography by
Neil Leifer, text by Robert F. Dorr. “The world’s most famous
battleship and its distinguished service.” PB, 8 ½ x 10 ½, B&W and
color, 128pp.
$17.95 T16045 |
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