Combat at Close Quarters - Edward J. Marolda - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Presents the work of five renowned historians who describe and interpret the US Navy's major combat operations in Southeast Asia, including the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker strikes against North Vietnam, the river war in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and the intelligence campaign. This concise, eminently readable test is complemented with over 200 images.

Shiphandling Fundamentals for Littoral Combat Ships and the New Frigates - Joseph A. Gagliano - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

This is the first authoritative book on the theory and practice of driving US Navy waterjet ships, originally known as “Littoral Combat Ships” (LCS). Authored by a career shipdriver who was part of the first generation of LCS commanding officers, every method presented within these pages has been validated through the successful development of experienced LCS shiphandlers.

A Quiet Cadence - Mark Treanor - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Sometimes it takes years for a combat vet to understand what war did to him when he was nineteen. With the perception and reflection of a man on the cusp of retirement from a career teaching high school kids, Marty McClure recalls the relentless intensity of prolonged combat as a teenaged Marine machine gunner in a war with few boundaries.

They're Killing My Boys - J. Michael Wenger - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

A detailed combat narrative of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attacks on Hickam Field — then one of two major US Army airfields on the island of O'ahu.

United States Army At War - Dennis Steel - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

With exclusive frontline Army photography by Daniel Steels, a combat veteran and author pays tribute to the forces fighting the war on terror from Afghanistan to Iraq.

Combat in the Sky - Dong Sy Hung - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Commanding the Pacific - Stephen R. Taaffe - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Analyses the fifteen high-level generals who led the Marine Corps' six combat divisions and two corps in World War II. Stephen Taaffe concludes that these leaders played an indispensable and unheralded role in organising, training, and leading their men to victory.

Word of Honor - Robert N. Macomber - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

As part of the award-winning Honor Series of historical naval novels, Word of Honor is the personal memoir of protagonist Peter Wake, a veteran of espionage operations for the Office of Naval Intelligence who also has considerable sea and combat experience.

A Pitiful, Unholy Mess - J. Michael Wenger - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Provides a detailed combat narrative of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attacks on O’ahu’s Wheeler, Bellows, and Haleiwa Fields. The work focuses on descriptions of actions in the air and on the ground at the deepest practical tactical level, from both the US and Japanese perspectives.

The Brown Water War at 50 - Thomas J Cutler - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Presents the work of renowned historians and Vietnam War veterans who describe and interpret the US Navy’s major combat operations in South Vietnam and on its coast. The scope of the book includes the river war in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the coastal patrol, and the intelligence campaign.

Delivering Destruction - Christopher Kyle Hemler - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Offers a detailed study of American ‘triphibious’ (land, sea, and air) firepower coordination in the Pacific War. In describing the Amphibious Corps’ development of fire coordination teams and tactics in the Central Pacific, Hemler underlines the importance of adaptation, coordination, and the primacy of the human element in naval combat.

Watch Officer's Guide - James G Stavridis - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

A handbook for all deck and combat information centre watch officers of the US Navy and US Coast Guard afloat, in the air, under the sea, and ashore. The book provides officers with guidance on the watch in general, communications, shiphandling, standard commands, safety, honours and ceremonies, engineering, and rules of the road.

The U.S. Navy Against the Axis - Vincent P. O'hara - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Tells the story of the US Navy's surface fleet in World War II with an emphasis on ship-to-ship combat. It advances the thesis that the fleet's role in America's ultimate victory was more crucial than commonly realized and that it holds many lessons for today's navy and the US as a whole.

This is No Drill - Robert J. Cressman - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Offers a detailed combat narrative of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on NAS Pearl Harbor. The book focuses on descriptions of actions in the air and on the ground at the deepest personal and tactical levels, from both the American and Japanese perspectives, with many of the photos from Japanese sources appearing in print for the first time.

No One Avoided Danger - Robert J. Cressman - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Provides a detailed combat narrative of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attacks on NAS Kaneohe Bay, one of two naval air stations on the island of O'ahu. The work focuses on descriptions of actions in the air and on the ground at the deepest practical, personal, and tactical level, from both the American and Japanese perspectives.

The Bronze Frog - A. Denis Clift - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

A violent, fast-paced, global thriller with plot, characters, and action shaped by the author's Navy, intelligence, foreign operations, and White House expertise. The reader joins Commander Linc Walker, a sharp, combat-seasoned Navy SEAL on a clandestine mission against the People's Republic of China, who is betrayed in this mission by leaders in The White House, and who vows revenge.

Wings of Valor - Nick Del Calzo - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

A hero’s action is always extraordinary because it is so contrary to the basic human instincts of self-preservation and survival. For the fighter ace, it is often “kill or be killed”. The men whose images and stories are told in Wings of Valorreflect the courage and determination it takes to get no less than five “kills” in aerial combat and return from each mission alive.

Great American Naval Battles - Jack Sweetman - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

A distinguished team of historians presents authoritative accounts of nineteenof the most important battles fought by American naval forces in thispaperback volume of essays, compiled and introduced by the well-known navalhistorian Jack Sweetman. Written to both educate and entertain, each of the essays provides a scenesettingoverview of the strategic situation at the time of the battle, adescription of the action itself, and an examination of its significance.Biographical profiles of American commanders illustrate the critical influence ofleadership in combat. Sweetman opens the book with an interpretive survey ofAmerican naval history from the American Revolution through the Gulf War andan analysis of the evolving strategic and doctrinal contexts in which the Navy’soperations have occurred. Many of the essayists, including James C. Bradford,John B. Hattendorf, Edward L. Beach, E. B. Potter, Barrett Tillman, Paul Stillwell,H.P. Willmott, and Thomas J. Cutler, are authors of other respected NavalInstitute Press publications. A generous selection of maps and charts, detailedorders of battle, portraits, and combat art complement the authoritative textto create a work sure to prove of enduring value.

Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Third Edition - Robert P. Girrier - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends constants, and variables. Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects of information warfare, and how they are changing the ways battles at sea will be fought and won.

Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Third Edition - Wayne Hughes - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends constants, and variables. Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects of information warfare, and how they are changing the ways battles at sea will be fought and won.

Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Third Edition - Robert P. Girrier - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends constants, and variables. Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects of information warfare, and how they are changing the ways battles at sea will be fought and won.

Pirate Alley - Terry Mcknight - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

An excellent must-read for anyone about to deploy on anti-piracy operations (and for politicians and diplomats who ought to know about the practical aspects of dealing with pirates)." - Warships International Fleet ReviewNamed a "Notable Naval Book of 2012" by Proceedings magazine, Pirate Alley is now available in paperback. The book provides an in-depth look at every aspect of Somali piracy, from how the pirates operate to how the actions of a relative handful of youthful criminals and their bosses have impacted the world economy. It explores the debate over the recently adopted practice of putting armed guards aboard merchant ships, and focuses on the best management practices that are changing the ways that ships are outfitted for travel through what's known as the High-Risk Area. Readers will learn that the consequence of protecting high quality targets such as container ships and crude oil carriers may be that pirates turn to crime on land, such as the kidnapping of foreigners.

Home Squadron - James C. Rentfrow - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

This study examines the transformation of the United States Navy as a fighting organisation that took place on the North Atlantic Station between 1874 and 1897. At the beginning of this period, the warships assigned to this station were collectively administered by a rear-admiral, but were operationally deployed as individual units, each of whose actions were directed by their captains. By 1897 the North Atlantic, or “Home” Squadron as it was known, was a group of warships constituting a protean battle fleet – that is, an organised body moving and fighting in close-order, which meant that the actions of the captains were directed by a commanding admiral. The process of the development of an American battle fleet resulted in the construction of a new organisational identity for the North Atlantic Squadron. This process was as critical as the eventual outcome. It was not linear, but one in which progress in critical areas was modulated by conflicting demands that caused distraction. From 1874-1888, exercises in fleet tactics under steam were carried out sporadically utilising existing wooden cruising vessels. From 1889-1894, the last wooden cruisers were decommissioned and the Squadron consisted entirely of new steel warships. Ad-hoc concentrations of vessels for purposes besides exercise and training retarded the continued development of doctrine and tactics necessary for a multi-ship fighting capability during this time. However, much work was done to develop a concept of multi-ship operations. From 1895-1897, the identity of the North Atlantic Squadron as a combat unit solidified. Tactical exercises were held that had specific offensive and defensive wartime applications. These exercises were necessary to develop a combat capability. The results of this study demonstrate that the United States government had an interest in developing an offensive naval combat capability as early as the 1870’s. Based on the record of the North Atlantic Squadron, it is argued that imperial aspirations, in the sense of possessing a capability to restrict the actions of other great powers in the Caribbean region, existed prior to the War of 1898. However, the process of change often resulted in the appearance of capability without the rigorous exercise necessary to possess it.

Through the Valley - William Reeder Jr - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

Through the Valley is the captivating memoir of the last U.S. Army soldier taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. A narrative of courage, hope, and survival, Through the Valley is more than just a war story. It also portrays the thrill and horror of combat, the fear and anxiety of captivity, and the stories of friendships forged and friends lost. In 1971 William Reeder was a senior captain on his second tour in Vietnam. He had flown armed, fixed-wing OV-1 Mohawks on secret missions deep into enemy territory in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam on his first tour. He returned as a helicopter pilot eager to experience a whole new perspective as a Cobra gunship pilot. Believing that Nixon''s Vietnamization would soon end the war, Reeder was anxious to see combat action. To him, it appeared that the Americans had prevailed, beaten the Viet Cong, and were passing everything over to the South Vietnamese Army so that Americans could leave. Less than a year later, while providing support to forces at the besieged base of Ben Het, Reeder''s chopper went down in a flaming corkscrew. Though Reeder survived the crash, he was captured after evading the enemy for three days. He was held for weeks in jungle cages before enduring a grueling forced march on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, costing the lives of seven of his group of twenty-seven POWs. Imprisoned in the notorious prisons of Hanoi, Reeder''s tenacity in the face of unimaginable hardship is not only a captivating story, but serves as an inspiration to all. In Through the Valley William Reeder shares the torment and pain of his ordeal, but does so in the light of the hope that he never lost. His memoir reinforces the themes of courage and sacrifice, undying faith, strength of family, love of country, loyalty among comrades, and a realization of how precious is the freedom all too often taken for granted. Sure to resonate with those serving in the armed forces who continue to face the demands of combat, Through the Valley will also appeal especially to readers looking for a powerful, riveting story.

The U.S. Naval Institute on Marine Corps Aviation - - Bog - Naval Institute Press - Plusbog.dk

The U.S. Naval Institute Chronicles series focuses on the relevance of history by exploring topics like significant battles, personalities, and service components. Tapping into the U.S. Naval Institute's robust archives, these carefully selected volumes help readers understand nuanced subjects by providing unique perspectives and some of the best contributions that have helped shape naval thinking over the many decades since the Institute’s founding in 1873. Famous as “boots on the ground,” U.S. Marines have long played a vital role in the air as well. In these pages, readers will find both history and analysis as Naval Institute authors record and assess this lesser-known but significant aspect of “Leatherneck” combat over the last century.