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Caine Mutiny, Herman Wouk, USS Caine

Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson, A best seller when first published in 1954, this novel earned the praise of naval professionals and critics alike for its vivid portrayal of the officers and sailors of the fictional amphibious transport USS Belinda in the Pacific in World War II.--Naval Institute Press, 1996, Robert Shenk, 5.5 X 8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00727. Out of Stock

Caine Mutiny; The by Herman Wouk, A compelling psychological study of men at war.--Naval Institute Press, , Lt. Cdr Noel A. Daigle, USN, . H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00728. Out of Stock

Commodores; The by L. F. Guttridge, This lively history of the US Navy in the age of sail is filled with brilliant insights and daring assessments of famous naval figures.--Naval Institute Press, 1984, James C Bradford, . H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00729.

Edward Preble: A Naval Biography 1761-1807 [B00730]

Edward Preble: A Naval Biography 1761-1807 by Christopher McKee, This biography remains the most authoritive source on Edward Preble, an influential early shaper of the US naval tradition.--Naval Institute Press, 1996, C. McKee, illus. and maps,, . H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00730.

Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy [B00751]

Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy by Robert Greenhalgh Albion, A Classic of Naval Literature. First published in 1926 and the standard reference since then. Connecting timber supply and sea power, the book shows how this connection influenced naval architecture, international law, foreign, colonial, commercial, and forest policies. Acknowledge by naval historians to b the first books to broaden naval history inot a serious study of logistics, supply, technology, and operations.--Naval Institute Press, , Tim Bean, maps,append., biblio., index, 5.5 X8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00751.

Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, This gripping novel details a perilous trans-Atlantic convoy cruise during WWII.--Naval Institute Press, 1988, Cdr. J.D.P. Hodapp, Jr., . H, List Price $34.95, Your price $34.95, Book Number B00460.

History of the Navy of the USA (May 2001); The [B00911]

History of the Navy of the USA; The by James Fenimore Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper is well known for many of his classic historical novels, including The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer, but few people are aware that he was a serious historian as well. America's first major author, he was also the first to pen a history of the U. S. Navy that stood the test of time and continues to this day to offer significant insight into the nation's early maritime history. Not known for his conciseness, Cooper first published his history in multiple volumes in 1838, but later pared it down to this one-volume version. The narrative genius that he brought to his novels is evident despite the fact that this is serious history. Tales of buccaneers, colonial sea fights, the American Revolution, the Quasi-War with France, and the War of 1812 are all vividly recounted, and the original engravings have been retained to enhance the presentation of this new edition. No mere literary curiosity, the work deserves the attention of serious students of the period, both for its factual exposition and for the perspective Cooper brings to occurrences chronologically close to him. Like many historians, his interpretation of the facts was not accepted by all, and in his preface Cooper comments about attempts made to injure the book and his credibility. A classic in the finest sense of the word, this book has been a cornerstone in the ever-building corpus of American naval history. James Fenimore Cooper is remembered as one of America's literary giants of the nineteenth century. --Naval Institute Press, 2001, , 5.5 X 8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00911.

Life Of Nelson by Robert Southey, introduction by Robert D. Madison, 1990 [1813], 425 pages, notes, bibliography. This 1813 biography of Britain's most famous naval hero captures the spirit of the man as no other book has.--Naval Institute Press, 1813, R. D. Madison, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00094.

Man-of-war Life by Charles Nordhoff, introduction by John B. Hattendorf, 1985, 290 pages. A young sailor's impressions of life aboard an American ship-of-the-line in the mid-1800's.--Naval Institute Press, 1985, John B. Hattendorf, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00247.

Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggan, A classic of WWII which honors those who served in tedium and envied those over the horizon who would have glorious stories to tell the girls at home and their grandchildren. As good as the move was, and it was good, the book comes much closer to the true story.--Naval Institute Press, , David P. Smith, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00130.

Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat, Rollicking sea adventure set in the time of the Napoleonic wars written by a Royal Navy officer who was there and who survived more than fifty naval battles. Vivid, authentic detail, writing by Capt. Frederick Marryatt, introduction by Evan L. Davies, 1990, 472 pages, Notes, bibliography. The coming-of-age story of a naive but intelligent and courageous midshipman during the Age of Sail. Probably the first novel about Nelson's Navy after Nelson's Navy. The author's first hand knowledge has made him a frequent source, reference, and anthology selection.--Naval Institute Press, 1990, Evan L. Davies, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price $34.95, Book Number B00102.

Naval War of 1812 by T. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt built the navy he championed in this his first book.--Naval Institute Press, 1987, Edward K Eckert, 5.5 X 8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00642.

Ned Myers: A Life Before The Mast [B00104]

Ned Myers: A Life Before The Mast by James F. Cooper, introduction by William S. Dudley, 1989, 320 pages. This memoir of Myer's thirty-six years at sea provides an unparalleled view of American maritime activity in the age of sail.--Naval Institute Press, 1989, Wm. S. Dudley, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price $34.95, Book Number B00104.

Riddle Of The Sands by Erskine Childers, introduction by Eric J. Grove, 1991, 384 pages, notes, App., maps. A masterpiece of suspense and intrigue, this is the story of two young British yachtsmen who stumble upon a German plot to mount an amphibious invasion of England from the North Sea.--Naval Institute Press, , Eric J. Grove, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00111.

Rise of American Naval Power 1776-1918; The [B00732]

Rise of American Naval Power 1776-1918; The by H. & M. Sprout, "historical research at its best, a work of great importance and long-time value." --New York Times.--Naval Institute Press, 1990, K. J. Hagan, C. C. Campbell, . H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00732.

Sailing Alone Around The World by J. Slocum, An account of Slocum's round-the-world voyage in 1895 aboard a 37-foot sloop Spray, 1985, 555 pages, $32.95.--Naval Institute Press, , Radm. Robert W. McNitt USN(ret), 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price $34.95, Book Number B00217.

Sailor of King George: The Journals of Capt. Frederick Hoffman, RN 1793-1814; A [B00546]

Sailor of King George: The Journals of Capt. Frederick Hoffman, RN 1793-1814; A by A. B. Bevan and H. B. Wolryche-Whitmore, Written in 1838 and first published in 1901, this vivid account of high-seas adventure during Britain's wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France offers a clear, unexaggerated, and highly entertaining picture of naval life and seafaring society durning this tumultuous period that is unavailable in more conventional history. Hoffman's rousing, yet straightforward description of his meteoric rise from midshipman to captain and his participation in at least eighteen major sea battles, including Trafalgar, has been called "as thrilling as anything C. S. Forester or Alexander Kent could dream up." A shrewd observer with an engaging sense of humor, Hoffman provides a unique and sometimes iconoclastic human portrait of this watershed period between the dynastic and colonial wars of the eighteenth century and the national and ideological wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. For example, his less brutal and dehumanizing character ization of life aboard a man-of-war was considered heresy until recent research discoveries bore out Hoffman's views.--Naval Institute Press, 1998, 4 Photos, Notes, Glossary, 5.5 X8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00546.

Sailor Of Fortune: The Life And Adventures Of Commodore Barney, Usn [B00477]

Sailor Of Fortune: The Life And Adventures Of Commodore Barney, Usn by Hulbert Footner, Commodore Joshua Barney's biography, another matching volume of the Classics of Naval Literature series, has been cited as the finest biography of one of America's first and most interesting naval heroes, but it provides one of the best portrayals of political and social life in the fledgling republic in the period from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812. Barney, at sea at the age of ten and master of a transatlantic commercial vessel at fifteen, achieved exploits comparable to John Paul Jones. Barney became legendary in the Chesapeake Bay region because of many eyewitnesses who passed it down to their descendants of his great defense of Baltimore and the Battle of St. Leonard's Creek in 1814.--Naval Institute Press, , Geoffery M. Footner, 11 Photo., . H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00477.

Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801 [B00750]

Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801 by Michael A. Palmer, Part of Classics of Naval Literature. An award-winning study of the Franco-American undeclared naval war at the turn of the nineteenth century, this history of the nearly forgotten struggle is filled with the dramatic actions of such frigates as the Constellation and her capture of l'Insurgente, as well as the sundry opreations that protected American commerce from the depredations of the French corsairs in the Caribbean. The book takes a critical look at the command and operations of the first secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert, and how under his direction the Navy proved itself ship for ship as--if no more--effective against French privateers than the Royal Navy.--Naval Institute Press, , M. A. Palmer, 5.5 X8.3. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00750.

Voice from the Main Deck; A by Samuel Leech, First published in 1834, Samuel Leech's autobiographical account of his adventures won British and US Frigates offers not only entertaining ation but an astute observation of the harsh rigors and traditions of naval life during the early nineteenth century. The author's graphic description of constant lashings helped fuel the reform movement that eventually led to the abolition of flogging and the grog ration. Just twelve years old when he left home, the young Leech had romantic notions about seafaring that were soon dashed by the crushing reality of life onboard HMS Macdonia.--Naval Institute Press, , Michael J. Crawford, 3 drawings, 5.5 X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price 34.95, Book Number B00148.

White-jacket by Herman Melville, introduction by Stanton B. Garner, 1988 [1850], 736 pages. An allegorical novel about the harsh life of a seaman onboard a nineteenth-century U. S. Navy frigate.--Naval Institute Press, 1850, Stanton Garner, 5.75X 8.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price $34.95, Book Number B00069.