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Naval HistoryAgainst All Odds: United States Sailors in the War of 1812 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Charles E. Brodine, Jr., et all. Details three battles between the British Navy and the American Navy in the War of 1812. Includes bibliographical references. Year/Pages: 2004: 84 p.; ill.
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$6.50
America's Naval Heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Contains a catalog of the Navy Department Library's early collection dating back to the 18th century. Item 0415-D-04. Year/Pages: 2000: 190 p.; ill.
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$15.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Published in cooperation with the Sunday Times of London on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. Poster gives detailed information about United States naval vessels and their engagements with the British during the Revolutionary War. Item 646-S. Year/Pages: 1976: Poster, 29x39 in.
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$9.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemorative Edition. Originally published as No. 2 in the United States Navy in the Modern World Series, 1994. Illuminates the important contribution of United States and allied naval forces in preserving the independence and freedom from Communist occupation of the Republic of Korea. Describes in detail the masterful amphibious operation conceived by General Douglas MacArthur and executed by the United States and allied naval forces under Vice Admiral Arthur D. Stuble, Commander Seventh Fleet/Commander Task Force 7. L.C. card 94-34662. Year/Pages: 1994: 55 p.; ill. 2000-repr. Price: $2.00 Attack From The Sky: Naval Air Operations In The Korean War Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy and the Korean War. Fourth in the series. Focuses on naval aviation in the Korean War. Describes the prewar political climate in Washington. Covers: rules of engagement, bombing techniques, close air support missions, on board recovery, and air-to-air combat. Year/Pages: 2004: 72 p.; ill. Price: $10.00 Black Shoes and Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the United States Navy, 1945-1975 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Contributions to Naval History No. 6. Presents Professor Muir's account of the thirty-year development of surface warfare capabilities, especially within the Navy's cruiser and destroyer force. Pays particular attention to the development of weapons, the evolution of sensors and command and control systems, and the institutional steps taken to professionalize the surface warfare community. Item 415-D-06. Year/Pages: 1996: 364 p.; ill. Price: $25.00 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Publication measures 11 x 9 in. Depicts the United States Navy's contribution to the twenty-five year American and Vietnamese campaign to defend the Republic of Vietnam. More than two million naval personnel served in Southeast Asia, and 2,551 Americans lost their lives. Covers 1950-1975. Most of the illustrations are black and white photographs. Also includes a few color maps, reproductions of paintings, and photographs. Indexed. Navy ISBN 0-945274-09-2. L.C. card 91-33197. Item 399-A-2. Year/Pages: 1994: 434 p.; ill. Price: $67.00 Charleston Navy Yard: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Official National Park Handbook 152. Tells the story of evolving technology and naval policy and how they affected the fortunes of the Charlestown Navy Yard and its workers. The yard was in operation from 1800 to 1974. Item 648-A. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061672-7. Year/Pages: 1995: 89 p.; ill.
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$5.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy in the Modern World, No. 1. Recounts the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Year/Pages: 1993: 48 p.; ill. 2003-repr. Price: $8.50 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 1, Pt. A, Historical Sketches, Letter A Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: James L. Mooney, editor. Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships which have names that begin with A. L.C. card 91-28049. Year/Pages: 1991: 542 p.; ill. Price: $50.50 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 4, L-M Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division Description: Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships whose names begin with L and M. Includes appendices on: amphibious warfare ships, aviation auxiliaries, destroyer tenders, ships of the line, classification of naval ships and service craft, and errata to Volume 3. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1969: 771 p.; ill. 1988-repr.
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$26.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division Description: Edited by James L. Mooney. Volume 6 of an eight volume set. This volume covers ship whose names start with the letters "R" and "S", and in the case of submarines, the "R Boats" and the "S Boats." Appendices provide data on submarine chasers and Eagle boats, two types initially designed for antisubmarine operations in World War 1. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1976: 777 p.; ill. 1987-repr.
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$14.00
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 7, T-V Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: James L. Mooney, editor. Cover title reads: American Naval Fighting Ships. This volume gives historical sketches of ships whose names begin with T through V. Includes an appendix on tank landing ships. L.C. card 60-60198. Item 399-A. Year/Pages: 1981: 755 p.; ill. 1991-repr.
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$30.00
Fleet Operations in a Mobile War: September 1950-June 1951 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy and the Korean War. Highlights fleet operations of the United States Navy in the Korean War from September 1950 to June 1951. Year/Pages: 2001: 61 p.; ill.
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$3.75
From Dam Neck to Okinawa: A Memoir of Antiaircraft Training in World War 2 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy in the Modern World Series, No. 5. By Robert F. Wallace. Edited by Jeffrey G. Barlow. Offers a unique perspective on the effectiveness of the training program developed to enhance the fleet's antiaircraft defense. LC ISBN 0-945274-44-0. Year/Pages: 2001: 64 p.; ill.
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$10.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy and the Korean War. By Bernard C. Nalty. Series editor: Edward J. Marolda. 3rd in a study in the Naval Historical Center's new series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War. Covers the contribution of African American sailors in the Korean conflict. Traces the story of racial integration in the United States Navy since the American Revolution. Year/Pages: 2003: 56 p.; ill.
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$2.25
Naval Leadership in Korea: The First Six Months Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy and the Korean War. 2nd in a study in the Naval Historical Center's new series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War. This monograph illuminates the role of the Navy's top flag officers in Washington, in the Pacific area, and in the Korean theater of operations before and during the first chaotic six months of war. Year/Pages: 2002: 60 p.; ill.
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$3.50
Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, V. 1 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: William S. Dudley, Editor, Michael J. Crawford, Associate Editor. Provides a detailed chronology of events leading to and various battles during the War of 1812. Introductory material describes the early development of the American Navy from 1775 through 1811. The chapters that follow include battle by battle descriptions of the war in the Atlantic, the Northern Lakes (Great Lakes), and the Gulf Coast. The document concludes with the USS Constitution's victory over the HMS Java on Dec. 29, 1812. L.C. card 85-600565. Year/Pages: 1985: 772 p.; ill.
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$62.00
Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, V. 2, 1813 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: William S. Dudley, editor. Provides transcripts of over 500 documents. Many of these are from naval records held by the National Archives and Records Administration. Includes an index, footnotes, and notes on sources. Navy ISBN 0-945274-06-8. L.C. card 85-600565. Item 399-A-02. Year/Pages: 1992: 825 p.; ill.
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$75.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Naval War of 1812, A Documentary History. Michael J. Crawford, Editor. Third of a four-volume documentary history on the naval and maritime aspecs of the War of 1812. Focuses on the Chesapeake Bay, the Northern Lakes, and the Pacific Ocean theaters of operation during the last two years of the war, 1814-1815. L.C. card 85-600565. L.C. ISBN 0945274-47-5 Year/Pages: 2002: 920 p.; ill.
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$73.50
On Course to Desert Storm: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Contributions to Naval History No. 5. Traces the history of the United States Navy and the Persian Gulf from 1800 to the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988. L.C. card 92-33206. Item 399-A-2. Year/Pages: 1992: 213 p.; ill. Price: $7.59 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps Description: Examines the economic, political, and military events that shaped legal administration in the United States Navy from colonial times and led to the establishment of the Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps in 1967. Traces the legislative and executive processes which influenced Navy legal affairs. Provides a unique perspective into the workings of American government from the time of its founding to the present. Item 0380. Year/Pages: 1997: 912 p. Price: $27.50 Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy in the Modern World Series, No. 4. Details the cooperation between the United States and Soviet Union Navies against Japan in World War 2. Item 415-D-03. Year/Pages: 1997: 50 p.; ill. Price: $8.00 Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945-1950 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Provides a history of Navy versus Air Force service rivalry over the role of carrier aviation in the national security of the United States. Includes chapters on: Air power doctrines; Unification, service rivalries, and public relations; atomic weapons and war planning; Navy thinking on atomic weapons and the Strategic Air Offensive; Super carriers and B-36 bombers; A time of crisis and change; The Navy's troubles increase; The Navy and the B-36 hearings; "Revolt of the Admirals"; and Aftermath. Printed on alkaline paper for permanence. Navy ISBN 0-945274-24-6. L.C. 94-1937. Year/Pages: 1994: 444 p.; ill. Price: $41.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: By E. Gordon Bowen-Hassell, et al. Discusses three American Revolutionary War captains: Lambert Wickes, Gustavus Conyngham, and John Paul Jones. Each of them lead raids on British waters during the American Revolution. Navy ISBN 0-945274-49-1. Year/Pages: 2003: 73 p.; ill.
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$18.00
Swift and Effective Retribution: The United States Sixth Fleet and the Confrontation with Qaddafi Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: United States Navy in the Modern World Series, No. 3. 3d study in the series. Describes in detail the events of operation "El Dorado Canyon," a joint Navy-Air Force-Marine Corps mission which began on April 15, 1986. The mission was assigned by President Ronald Reagan to punish Libyan President Qaddafi for his involvement in the death of American citizens and to dissuade him from further support of international terrorism. Includes a short history of United States-Libyan contacts since the 18th century. Item 415-D-03. Year/Pages: 1996: 56 p.; ill. Price: $9.00 Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Historical narrative on the activities of the U.S.S. Cairo which was sunk in the Yazoo River by a Confederate torpedo in Dec. 1862. Also discusses the thousands of priceless artifacts found within her. Item 648. Year/Pages: 1971: 56 p.; ill. 1985-repr.
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$4.25
Washington Navy Yard: An Illustrated History Publisher: Defense Dept,. Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Details the history of the Washington Navy Yard during the last fifty years. L.C. ISBN 0-945274-41-6. L.C. card 99-31616. Year/Pages: 1999: 126 p.; ill. Price: $20.00 Where the Fleet Begins: A History of the David Taylor Research Center, 1898-1998 Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Traces the modern research and development center from its dual origin when David Taylor and George Melville brought science and technology to the emerging steam-driven steel fleet, through a full century of modernization and several reorganizations. Details the constant work to transform vision into reality, and to keep innovation flowing from cutting-edge science and technology into the Navy's ships and submarines. Year/Pages: 1998: 689 p.; ill.
Price:
$64.00
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