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U.S. Navy: A Complete History
by M. Hill Goodspeed.
Building on the official Navy chronologies, this handsome book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organization, are written by leading experts in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover and 1000 photographs, this authoritative and encyclopedic account of the U.S. Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.
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To Be a U.S. Navy SEAL
by Cliff Hollenbeck, Dick Couch.
This is an introduction into what it really means to be a U.S. Navy SEAL in today's U.S. Navy-in the sea, in the air, and on the land. The U.S. Navy's elite specialists are among the most highly trained forces capable of undertaking dangerous missions into enemy territory. Hollenbeck takes you through the relentless twenty-five week training, including "hell" week.
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Modern U.S. Navy Destroyers
by Stephen F. Tomajczyk.
Readers are given up-close views of each of the U.S. Navy's two destroyer classes-Spruance and Arleigh Burke-and the 21st Century class destroyers currently under development. Each type's origins, armaments, and battle histories are accompanied by spec tables and exclusive color photography depicting the sheer power and capabilities of the vessels as they partake in exercises around the globe. In addition, there are views of bridges, control rooms, berthing areas, ammunition magazines, and control rooms.
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Warship Boneyards
by Kit Bonner, Carolyn Bonner.
Just as the U.S. Air Force sends obsolete warbirds to the Arizona desert for storage and disassembly, the U.S. Navy maintains a number of harbors for its obsolete vessels. This collection gives enthusiasts an admiral's tour of the naval storage harbors in Philadelphia, Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, and Bremerton, Washington, as well as the once-proud fighting vessels awaiting reassignment, sale, or the cutting torch. Author Kermit Bonner takes readers through the entire disassembly process from start to finish.
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The Naval Institute Historical Atlas of the U. S. Navy
by Craig L. Symonds, William J. Clipson (Illustrator).
Symonds, professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy, and cartographer William Clipson have produced a most satisfying historical atlas. The work is divided into 10 sections, covering from the American Revolution to the Gulf War, which is included in the final section of the work, "The Pax Americana, 1980 -1994." Good, brief coverage of important naval battles accounts for most of the discussion.
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The Philadelphia Navy Yard: From the Birth of the U.S. Navy to the Nuclear Age
by Jeffery M. Dorwart, Jean K. Wolf (Contributor).
This oversize book contains a well-researched narrative complemented with more than 120 archival photographs and 10 specially commissioned maps showing the growth of the Navy Yard over the course of its 200 year history. The Philadelphia Navy Yard is nationally significant as a witness to the birth of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, and is responsible for launching the first warships built under the naval provisions of the Constitution.
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The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II
by Robert J. Cressman.
This new chronology of American World War II naval operations greatly expands and updates a work published just ten years after the war. Drawing on information from more than four decades of additional research sponsored by the Naval Historical Center, the work addresses the operational aspects of every theater in the naval war.
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