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The Lucky Few: The Fall of Saigon and the Rescue Mission of the USS Kirk (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Recounts the role of the USS Kirk in the rescue of remnants of the South Vietnamese fleet and the refugees on board. The story of the Kirk reflects one of America's few shining moments at... Læs mere
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The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
From the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they... Læs mere
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The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This intimate view of the US Coast Guard’s dramatic World War II record has long been considered a classic. First published in 1957 and out of print for years, it is... Læs mere
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Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The saga of a gallant fighting ship that took on a battleship, cruiser, and destroyer and was the last to leave the fray.
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Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Tragedy at Honda (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Known to seafarers as the Devil’s Jaw, Point Honda has lured ships to its dangerous rocks on the coast of California for centuries, but its worst disaster occurred on 8 September 1923. That night nine U.S. Navy destroyers ran into Honda’s fog-wrapped reefs.
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USS Olympia: Herald of Empire (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The USS Olympia is the oldest extant steel-hulled warship in the world. Constructed as part of a congressionally mandated program to build a modern fleet prior to the turn of the nineteenth century, she became famous as Admiral George Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay.
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Victory in the Pacific, 1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 14 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The details of these operations are described vividly, even passionately. Morison spares no information in describing the grim consequences of the kamikaze suicide crashes by enemy planes on the radar picket destroyers and other ships.
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Washington's Taiwan Dilemma, 1949-1950: From Abandonment to Salvation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The declaration of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949 presented American foreign policy officials with two dilemmas: how to... Læs mere
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When the Warrior Returns: Making the Transition at Home (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Today, women in all U.S. military services are involved in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They serve as pilots and crewmen of assault helicopters, bombers, fighters, and transport planes and are frequently engaged in firefights with enemy insurgents while guarding convoys.
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Zumwalt: The Life and Times of Admiral Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr. (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
