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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The United States Navy The United States Navy Edward Latimer Beach Thoroughly illustrated with maps, charts, and photographs, this anecdotal history of the U.S. Navy examines the impact of innovation and technology on the service as it chronicles the Navy's colorful… OL15845706W
Nixon's Trident Nixon's Trident John Darrell Sherwood,Naval Historical Center (U.S.) Series: U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War OL17322445W
Knowing the enemy Knowing the enemy Richard A. Mobley "Covers the Navy intelligence establishment's support to the war effort in Southeast Asia from 1965 to 1975. It describes the contribution of naval intelligence to key strategic, operational, and tac… OL17340283W
Social Reform in the United States Navy, 1798-1862 Social Reform in the United States Navy, 1798-1862 Harold D. Langley Harold D. Langley has served as an archivist at the University of Pennsylvania Library and Library of Congress, then later as a diplomatic historian for the U.S. Department of State. After he receive… OL18195752W
The timberclads in the Civil War The timberclads in the Civil War Myron J. Smith "This is the first detailed history of Union warships in the western rivers of the Civil War. The author recounts the exploits of the Lexington, the Conestoga and the Tyler, three steamboats converte… OL1859718W
The lucky few The lucky few Jan K. Herman "As the Vietnam War reached its tragic climax in the last days of April 1975, a task force of U.S. Navy ships cruised off South Vietnam's coast. The Lucky Few focuses on the role of USS Kirk in the r… OL19706568W
The Port Chicago 50 The Port Chicago 50 Steve Sheinkin "In San Francisco Bay there was a United States Navy base called Port Chicago. During World War II, it was a busy port where young sailors--many of them teenagers--loaded bombs and ammunition into s… OL19974894W
Give me a fast ship Give me a fast ship Tim McGrath America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up A… OL19984111W
The US Navy The US Navy Susan E. Hamen Learn about the US Navy though its history and the role it plays in protecting the United States today. OL21180244W
Hunters & Shooters Hunters & Shooters Bill Fawcett The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military history—an elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demol… OL274593W
The two ocean war The two ocean war Samuel Eliot Morison This book has been written in the hope of breinging the exploits of the United States Navy in World War II to the attention of new readers. I have not attempted a uniform condensation of the fifteen … OL2917793W
Navy Seals II Navy Seals II Kevin Dockery Fully illustrated with photos (many never before seen) this comprehensive volume continues the saga of the Navy SEALs during the Vietnam years, with firsthand accounts as well as rarely known facts a… OL4494415W
Navy Seals Navy Seals Kevin Dockery For the first time with the full cooperation of the UDT/SEAL Museum Association in Florida, author Kevin Dockery has compiled the most in-depth and revealing history of the U.S. Navy SEALs from their… OL4494422W
How the Revolutionary War was won How the Revolutionary War was won John Micklos "Read about the soldiers, the sailors, and the spies of the Revolutionary War"--Provided by publisher. OL4982908W
Six Frigates Six Frigates Ian W. Toll Starting in the Adams administration and continuing through to the end of the War of 1812, *Six Frigates* is a well researched and very readable history of the Navy of the United States. Begun in the… OL8062047W
Toward a New Order of Sea Power Toward a New Order of Sea Power Harold H. & Margaret Sprout First pub. 1943 OL9658353W