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China as a Sea Power 1127-1368
November 18, 2016
The late Lo Jung-pang (1912-1981) was a pioneer in the field of Chinese naval history. He contributed a number of articles on early Chinese naval technology to Joseph Needham’s magisterial series Science and Civilisation in China and his journal articles “The Emergence of China as a Sea-Power during the late Sung and early Yuan Periods” … CONTINUE READING ❯
Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
November 18, 2016
In Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy, John Prados argues that the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a pivotal, if not the most important, event of the Pacific War. According to Prados, combat at Leyte Gulf achieved the most thorough destruction of the Imperial Japanese Navy and created … CONTINUE READING ❯
My Incredible Journey: From Cadet to Command
May 19, 2016
As the title suggests, My Incredible Journey is an autobiography detailing the career of Rear Admiral Peter Dingemans, who most notably served as the Captain of HMS Intrepid during the Falkland Islands War. The book has less than 206 pages of text, of which nearly half (93 pages) chronicle Dingemans’ time in Intrepid and his … CONTINUE READING ❯