A riveting account of the hunt for the elusive leopard U-boat--by the award-winng author of The Cay. This action-packed narrative cuts swiftly between the German and Allied camps, skillfully delineating each side's complex tactics in tracking the enemy's actions. A periscopic vision of war.
本书从风帆时代海战的背景谈起,介绍了海上力量的起源、海军的组织结构、舰船设计、海军基地、舰载武器、海军战术以及战舰上令人神往的生活。
Greedy billionaire industrialist Paul Deride will do anything to mine a priceless motherlode of manganese, even if he has to set off a series of nuclear detonations that could trigger a massive earthquake along California's San Andreas ...
From here to ironclads and dreadnoughts, taking in the American Civil War as well as both World Wars. The modern era encompasses torpedoes, including submarines and the flat tops that brought air power to the world's oceans.
A spectacular collection of 150 images revealing 3000 years of naval history, from ancient Egypt to the glorious age of sail.
Beginning with Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III's victory over the piractical Sea Peoples in 1190 BC, and coming up-to-date with the use of aircraft carriers and the latest computerized weapons technology, the book covers every significant ...
In this final volume of his masterful trilogy, Peter Padfield carries the theme through the terrible wars of the last century to the present, 'offering up sea battles as vivid as any you will find in Patrick O'Brien' (Wall Street Journal).
This tale of raw adventure and extraordinary courage will be prized by historians, genealogists, and those who enjoy a good story. Many controversies in after-the-battle studies are also examined.