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Beneath the Waves: The Life and Navy of CAPT. Edward L. Beach Jr.
July 1, 2014
Edward L. Beach, Jr. had an interesting and varied career in the U.S. Navy. A submarine officer, he received three of the four highest awards for valor of his service. (The only one he did not receive was the Medal of Honor). Beach was the commanding officer of four submarines, and one surface ship. He … CONTINUE READING ❯
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Churchill Goes to War: Winston’s Wartime Journeys
October 10, 2013
Brian Lavery’s name and works are well known to naval and maritime enthusiasts and historians. Lavery is the author of more than thirty books, covering marine architecture, ship construction, and naval warfare from its infancy to the present day. He is perhaps best known as a leading expert on the career of Lord Nelson and … CONTINUE READING ❯
Forgotten Weapon: U. S. Navy Airships and the U-boat War
October 10, 2013
Long recognised as the expert on United States Navy lighter than air (LTA) operations William Althoff has once again mined his seminal 1990 text Sky Ships: A History of the Airship in the United States Navy for a theme that required further development. This study shifts the focus from the broad focus to the wartime … CONTINUE READING ❯
“Friends in Peace and War” The Russian Navy’s Landmark Visit to Civil War San Francisco
October 10, 2013
The arrival of the Imperial Russian Navy’s Pacific squadron at San Francisco in July 1863, where it remained for a year, has been interpreted in several distinctly different ways. While the relationship between the United States and Tsarist Russia might, at first glance, seem to be unusual, linking a democratic republic with a repressive autocratic … CONTINUE READING ❯
From Hot War To Cold: The U.S. Navy and National Security Affairs, 1945-1955
October 10, 2013
With the Cold War ending two decades ago, and with the perspective of time along with the declassification of information, historians can now turn their attention to the institutional history of the military services during this period. In furthering our understanding of this subject, the United States Navy, in conjunction with Stanford University Press, has … CONTINUE READING ❯
McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam, 1965-1969
October 10, 2013
The historians within the Office of the Secretary of Defense have established an enviable reputation for meticulously researched and well-crafted books, particularly their series on the various Secretaries of Defense. Edward J. Drea’s impressive new volume in this series will add further luster to both the office and its author. Drea, a highly regarded historian … CONTINUE READING ❯
Napoleon’s Troublesome Americans: Franco-American Relations, 1804-1815
October 10, 2013
While American historians have paid close attention to the Anglo-American diplomacy of the Napoleonic Wars, as the lead up to the War of 1812, the equally troubled relationship with France and her mighty Emperor has received less attention. Peter Hill’s book focuses on the diplomatic exchanges, relegating the maritime issues that dominated the era to … CONTINUE READING ❯
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Guiding Lights: United States Naval Academy Monuments and Memorials
October 10, 2013
Recent “History and Memory” scholarship has analyzed the importance of monuments and memorials to the societies that erect such tributes. Readers should approach Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot’s Guiding Lights with the understanding that the author’s purpose is not to follow the footsteps of scholars such as Jay Winter in providing a cultural reading of Annapolis memorials. … CONTINUE READING ❯
The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007
October 10, 2013
Naval vessels are a multifaceted military asset. Some are built as a class and purchased in greater numbers, while others are one of a kind vessel. Even ships of the same class tend to differ in subtle ways from one another. Some have endured repeated combat tours, while others have served quietly and diligently in … CONTINUE READING ❯
The Battle for Norway, April – June 1940
July 26, 2013
When in April 1940 forces of the German Wehrmacht commenced Operation Weserübung, the invasion and occupation of neutral Norway in order to protect Scandinavian ore resources and also deny them to Britain, Norwegian and Allied forces were taken by surprise. While the invasion and subsequent occupation by the German military included many “firsts” of the … CONTINUE READING ❯