admirals

A biography of the World War II Japanese Admiral who became a leading proponent of carrier attack warfare.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and times of John Paul Jones, discussing how he became one of the best known mariners of all time and his role in the American Revolution.

Presents the life and career of the admiral who was also "the grandmother of the computer age.".

Chronicles the life and career of the "Father of the American Navy," John Paul Jones and traces his childhood in Scotland, his years as an apprentice sailor and captain of his own ship, and involvement in the American War for Independence.

Presents a brief biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for helping to make England a world power by circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish ships.

Describes the lives of corsairs Arouj and Kheir-ed-din, the red-bearded Muslim brothers known as the Barbarossas, including Arouj's battles on the North African coast and Kheir-ed-din's surprise attack on Spain's Balearic Islands.

Simple text and illustrations present the life story of sixteenth-century explorer and buccaneer Sir Francis Drake, the first English person to sail around the world.

A biography of the well-known naval leader, John Paul Jones, from his birth in Scotland through his participation in the American Revolution to his death in Paris at the age of forty-five.

Surveys the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake and the expansion of the English naval fleet in the sixteenth century.

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.