history, naval

Relates selected exploits chosen from the four years of the Civil War that illustrate the Confederate Navy's activities as a whole, with quotes from the writings of participants in the events.

In-depth study of the U.S. Navy's elite operation force, the SEALs.

A narrative, nonfiction account of the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, told from the perspectives of an American civilian and soldiers from both sides of the conflict. Includes more than eighty photographs.

This book is the account of a well-to-do man who serves on a minesweeper during World War II, describing the events on the Navy ship Caine and what ultimately led the first mate, Lieutenant Maryk, a man with little schooling or experience, to take command of the vessel from Captain Queeg and the subsequent court-martial of Maryk.

During World War II, Edward Richardson, a vengeful American naval captain relegated to desk duty after losing a battle with a Japanese convoy, takes command of an inexperienced submarine crew and sets out to sink an infamous Japanese destroyer.

Draws from primary source documents to examine the life and accomplishments of Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, discussing his childhood, early voyages, raids on the Spanish, and other topics.

Discusses the trip undertaken in 1905 by Secretary of War William Howard Taft on a diplomatic mission for U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea, revealing the secret agreements Taft made in Roosevelt's name.

Having escaped death in Australia, Sam endures a dangeroussea voyage back to England, where he rejoins the Navy and becomes midshipman on the Victory as it prepares for the Battle of Trafalgar.

Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.

Captain Hornblower has been ordered to find a water route across the Central American isthmus and destroy a fifty-gun Spanish ship, but Hornblower finds himself distracted by his newest passenger, the beautiful Lady Barbara Wellesley.