Atlas, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean - oceanography, marine resources, fishery industry, mineral resources, ports and ships, sea traffic, weather, accidents marine pollution, territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zones, law of the sea, etc. Glossary, illustrations, photographs
v. 1. The Pusan perimeter, by L. Montross and N. A. Canzona.--v. 2. The Inchon-Seoul operation, by L. Montross and N. A. Canzona.--v. 3. The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, by L. Montross and N. A. Canzona.--v. 4. The East-Central front, by L. Montross, H. D. Kuokka and N. W. Hicks.
Naval Minewarfare: Politics to Practicalities is a comprehensive guide to modern naval minewarfare. From explaining the basic tenets of both naval mining and naval mine countermeasures, then examining the modern history of naval mining, through to the legal, political and statecraft factors that should underpin any decisions to employ naval mines, this detailed analysis provides a contemporary …
Presents the story of the French navy in World War II. Few people realize the tragic situation of a country forced to capitulate to a traditional enemy. After this humiliating experience, the Navy, in its attempts to preserve France’s foreign possessions, and to supply the mother country, found itself torn between the conflicting interests of involved internal and international politics.
"Strong Men Armed relates the U.S. Marines' unprecedented, relentless drive across the Pacific during World War II, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, detailing their struggle to dislodge from heavily fortified islands an entrenched enemy who had vowed to fight to extinction - and did. (All but three of the Marines' victories required the complete annihilation of the Japanese defending force.) As sco…