naval battles

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naval battles

Robert Ballard's Guadalcanal

1993
Recreates the story of the campaign that changed the course of the Pacific war.

Famous sea battles

1981
Recreates eighteen historic engagements at sea, the events that led up to them, the men who fought them, and the armaments and tactics used.

Sea battles

a reference guide
1975

The military history of Revolutionary War naval battles

1970
Describes the naval battles of the Revolution and includes phase-by-phase maps of the major encounters.

Fighting techniques of naval warfare

strategy, weapons, commanders, and ships : 480 BC-1942 AD
2009
Examines the tactics, techniques, and weaponry of naval warfare from the ancient past to the present day. Covers major naval wars, the use of the sail, and transformations on the ships up through World War II. Also includes color maps and black-and-white artworks.

Typhoon

1991

The War of 1812

1991
Recounts the causes, events, and aftermath of the War of 1812.

Battle of Actium

2004
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the 31 B.C. Battle of Actium during the Roman Civil War, as well as its long-lasting consequences. From the origins of Rome to the collapse of the Republic -- The Second Triumvirate -- Philippi -- Sextus Pompeius -- Octavian versus Antony and Cleopatra -- Roman naval warfare -- The Actian Campaign -- The age of Augustus -- Actium in literature.

Sinking of the Bismarck

2004
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the May 1941 destruction of the British battle cruiser Hood by the German battleship Bismarck, soon followed by the sinking of the German ship by British forces.

Corsair

a novel of the Oregon files
2010
When the U.S. secretary of state's plane crashes en route to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA hires pirate Juan Cabrillo and his crew to look for her, and when the crew of the "Oregon" discovers plans that are connected to centuries-old Islamic scrolls, they are thrown into a crucial naval battle against terrorists.

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