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Decision At Sea
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Author : Craig L. Symonds
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-23
Decision At Sea written by Craig L. Symonds and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-23 with History categories.
From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech action in the Persian Gulf, here is a gripping history of five key battles that defined the evolution of naval warfare--and the course of the American nation. Acclaimed military historian Craig Symonds offers spellbinding narratives of crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology and weaponry from one war to the next; how these in turn transformed naval combat; and how each event marked a milestone in American history. - Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie, one of the last great battles of the Age of Sail, which secured the Northwestern frontier for the United States - The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia, which sounded the death knell for wooden-hulled warships and doomed the Confederacy's hope of besting the Union navy - Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph at Manila Bay in 1898, where the U.S. displayed its "new navy" of steel-hulled ships firing explosive shells and wrested an empire from a fading European power - The hairsbreadth American victory at Midway, where aircraft carriers launched planes against enemies 200 miles away--and where the tide of World War II turned in the space of a few furious minutes - Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf, where computers, ship-fired missiles, and "smart bombs" not only changed the nature of warfare at sea, but also marked a new era, and a new responsibility, for the United States. Symonds records these encounters in detail so vivid that readers can hear the wind in the rigging and feel the pounding of the guns. Yet he places every battle in a wide perspective, revealing their significance to America's development as it grew from a new Republic on the edge of a threatening frontier to a global superpower. Decision at Sea is a powerful and illuminating look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. It is also a compelling study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives--and the fate of nations--hanging in the balance.
Decision At Sea
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Author : Ruby C. Tolliver
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 1980-01-01
Decision At Sea written by Ruby C. Tolliver and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-01-01 with Christian fiction, American categories.
Guadalcanal
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Author : Eric Hammel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-15
Guadalcanal written by Eric Hammel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-15 with categories.
GUADALCANALDecision at SeaThe Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNovember 13-15,1942Eric HammelGuadalcanal: Decision at Sea is a full-blown examination in vivid detail of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13-15, 1942, a crucial step toward America's victory over the Japanese during World War II. The three-day air and naval action incorporated America's most decisive surface battle of the war and the only naval battle of this century in which American battleships directly confronted and mortally wounded an enemy battleship. This American victory decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific, indeed of the entire Pacific War. Hammel has brilliantly blended the detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides. He has also included major new insights into crucial details of the battles, including a riveting account of the American forces' failure to effectively use their radar advantage. Originally published in 1988 as the concluding volume in Eric Hammel's series of three independent books focusing on the Guadalcanal campaign and exploring all the elements that made it a turning point of the war in the Pacific, Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea lives up to the high standards and expectations that have marked this author's many historical books and articles. Praise for Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea and Eric Hammel - "Hammel's description of surface tactics, naval gunnery, and what happens when the order to abandon ship is given is vivid and memorable." -Publishers Weekly"[Hammel's] detailed and fast-paced chronicle includes a number of incidents and anecdotes not found in the more prosaic official histories." -Sea Power "Meticulously well-researched and scholarly, but still readable. Author Hammel presents an interesting account of the three-phase battle with frequently gripping ship-by-ship, plane-by-plane, blow-by-blow narratives laden with many human-interest vignettes from both sides." -The Hook"[Hammel] mixes action with his history, the result being a highly readable story difficult to put down." -Riverside Press-Enterprise"Hammel's painstaking reconstruction affords not only a wealth of strategic and tactical detail but also a full measure of critical judgements. . . . a kaleidoscopic but invariably intelligible accounts of key actions . . ." -Kirkus Reviews "Hammel does not write dry history. His battle sequences are masterfully portrayed ----Library Journal
Guadalcanal Decision At Sea
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Author : Eric Hammel
language : en
Publisher: Daniel Hammel
Release Date : 2020-12-23
Guadalcanal Decision At Sea written by Eric Hammel and has been published by Daniel Hammel this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-23 with History categories.
GUADALCANAL DECISION AT SEA The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 13–15,1942 BY ERIC HAMMEL Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea is a full-blown examination in vivid detail of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13–15, 1942, a crucial step toward America’s victory over the Japanese during World War II. The three‑day air and naval action incorporated America’s most decisive surface battle of the war and the only naval battle of this century in which American battleships directly confronted and mortally wounded an enemy battleship. This American victory decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific, indeed of the entire Pacific War. Eric Hammel has brilliantly blended the detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides. He has also included major new insights into crucial details of the battles, including a riveting account of the American forces’ failure to effectively use their radar advantage. Originally published in 1988 as the concluding volume in Eric Hammel’s series of three independent books focusing on the Guadalcanal campaign and exploring all the elements that made it a turning point of the war in the Pacific, Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea lives up to the high standards and expectations that have marked this author’s many historical books and articles. Praise for Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea and Eric Hammel “Hammel’s description of surface tactics, naval gunnery, and what happens when the order to abandon ship is given is vivid and memorable.” —Publishers Weekly “[Hammel’s] detailed and fast-paced chronicle includes a number of incidents and anecdotes not found in the more prosaic official histories.” —Sea Power “Meticulously well-researched and scholarly, but still readable. Author Hammel presents an interesting account of the three-phase battle with frequently gripping ship-by-ship, plane-by-plane, blow-by-blow narratives laden with many human-interest vignettes from both sides.” —The Hook “[Hammel] mixes action with his history, the result being a highly readable story difficult to put down.” —Riversie Press-Enterprise “Hammel’s painstaking reconstruction affords not only a wealth of strategic and tactical detail but also a full measure of critical judgements. . . . a kaleidoscopic but invariably intelligible accounts of key actions . . .” —Kirkus Reviews “Hammel does not write dry history. His battle sequences are masterfully portrayed.” —Library Journal
Guadalcanal
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Author : Eric M. Hammel
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Release Date : 1988
Guadalcanal written by Eric M. Hammel and has been published by Crown Publishing Group (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Details the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November of 1942, a crucial step toward America's victory over the Japanese during WWII. Blends detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides. Includes major new insights into the battles, including an account of the American forces' failure to effectively use their radar advantage. Originally published in 1988 as the concluding volume in the author's series of three independent books. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Guadalcanal
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Author : Eric M. Hammel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Guadalcanal written by Eric M. Hammel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 categories.
Details the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November of 1942, a crucial step toward America's victory over the Japanese during WWII. Blends detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and strugg
Guadalcanal Decision At Sea
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Author : Eric Hammel
language : en
Publisher: Ibooks
Release Date : 2005-11-01
Guadalcanal Decision At Sea written by Eric Hammel and has been published by Ibooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-01 with History categories.
"Hammel's painstaking reconstruction affords not only a wealth of strategic and tactical detail but also a full measure of critical judgments . . . a kaleidoscopic but invariably intelligible account of key actions."-Kirkus Reviews "Hammel does not write dry history. His battle sequences are masterfully portrayed."-Library Journal "Vivid and memorable . . ."-Publishers Weekly GUADALCANAL: DECISION AT SEA is a vivid examination of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13-15, 1942, and its crucial impact on America's offensive against Japan in World War II. This three-day air and naval action incorporated America's most decisive surface battle of the war and it was the only naval battle of the 20th century where American battleships fought Japanese battleships. This American victory decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific. Hammel has brilliantly blended the detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides.
Decision At Sea
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Author : Peter Kemp Kemp
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Release Date : 1978
Decision At Sea written by Peter Kemp Kemp and has been published by Dutton Juvenile this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Naval convoys categories.
An account of the World War II Battle of the Atlantic and the vital role played by the men and ships that protected Allied convoys from German submarines.
World War Ii At Sea
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Author : Craig L. Symonds
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-02
World War Ii At Sea written by Craig L. Symonds and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-02 with History categories.
Author of Lincoln and His Admirals (winner of the Lincoln Prize), The Battle of Midway (Best Book of the Year, Military History Quarterly), and Operation Neptune, (winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature), Craig L. Symonds has established himself as one of the finest naval historians at work today. World War II at Sea represents his crowning achievement: a complete narrative of the naval war and all of its belligerents, on all of the world's oceans and seas, between 1939 and 1945. Opening with the 1930 London Conference, Symonds shows how any limitations on naval warfare would become irrelevant before the decade was up, as Europe erupted into conflict once more and its navies were brought to bear against each other. World War II at Sea offers a global perspective, focusing on the major engagements and personalities and revealing both their scale and their interconnection: the U-boat attack on Scapa Flow and the Battle of the Atlantic; the "miracle" evacuation from Dunkirk and the pitched battles for control of Norway fjords; Mussolini's Regia Marina-at the start of the war the fourth-largest navy in the world-and the dominance of the Kidö Butai and Japanese naval power in the Pacific; Pearl Harbor then Midway; the struggles of the Russian Navy and the scuttling of the French Fleet in Toulon in 1942; the landings in North Africa and then Normandy. Here as well are the notable naval leaders-FDR and Churchill, both self-proclaimed "Navy men," Karl Dönitz, François Darlan, Ernest King, Isoroku Yamamoto, Erich Raeder, Inigo Campioni, Louis Mountbatten, William Halsey, as well as the hundreds of thousands of seamen and officers of all nationalities whose live were imperiled and lost during the greatest naval conflicts in history, from small-scale assaults and amphibious operations to the largest armadas ever assembled. Many have argued that World War II was dominated by naval operations; few have shown and how and why this was the case. Symonds combines precision with story-telling verve, expertly illuminating not only the mechanics of large-scale warfare on (and below) the sea but offering wisdom into the nature of the war itself.
The Sea Of Decision
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Author : Colin Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943*
The Sea Of Decision written by Colin Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943* with East Asia categories.
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