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Operation Thunderhead: The True Story of Vietnam’s Final POW Rescue—And the Last Navy SEAL Killed in Country
Kevin Dockery, Operation Thunderhead: The True Story of Vietnam’s Final POW Rescue—And the Last Navy SEAL Killed in Country, Berkley Press, 2009. 294 pp., photos, appendix, index. Review by John Darrell Sherwood Naval History and Heritage Command The story of … Continue reading
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In Search of Captain Cook: Exploring the Man Through His Own Words
Dan O’Sullivan, In Search of Captain Cook: Exploring the Man Through His Own Words, I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd., 2008. 233 pp., illustrations, references, suggested reading, index. Review by Mark M. Hull Department of Military History, U.S. Army Command and … Continue reading
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„Erleben – Lernen – Weitergeben“ Friedrich Ruge (1894-1985)
Jörg Hillmann (ed.), „Erleben – Lernen – Weitergeben“ Friedrich Ruge (1894-1985), Kleine Schriftenreihe zur Militär- und Marinegeschichte, 2005. 568 pp., illustrations, glossary, appendices. Reviewed by Sebastian Bruns University of Kiel Who was Friedrich Ruge? “The first Inspekteur der Marine after … Continue reading
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Flotilla: The Patuxent Naval Campaign in the War of 1812
Donald G. Shomette, Flotilla: The Patuxent Naval Campaign in the War of 1812, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. 520 pp., illustrations, maps, line drawings. Review by Andrew Lambert King’s College, London Originally published in 1981 a revised and enlarged … Continue reading
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Essays in Naval History, from Medieval to Modern
N. A. M. Roger, Essays in Naval History, from Medieval to Modern, Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2009. 344 pp., map, charts, graphs, notes, index. Review by Jeffrey G. Barlow Naval History and Heritage Command Nicholas Roger, a Senior Research Fellow of … Continue reading
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Deciphering the Rising Sun: Navy and Marine Corps Codebreakers, Translators, and Interpreters in the Pacific War
Roger Dingman, Deciphering the Rising Sun: Navy and Marine Corps Codebreakers, Translators, and Interpreters in the Pacific War, Naval Institute Press, 2009. 340 pp., illustrations, notes, index. Review by Mark M. Hull Department of Military History, US Army Command and … Continue reading
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Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty’s Navy
M. S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty’s Navy. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008 Reviewed by Duncan Redford Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow Centre for Maritime Historical Studies University of Exeter Tides of History is a … Continue reading
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The Navy and the Nation: The Influence of the Navy on Modern Australia
David Stevens and John Reeve (eds.), The Navy and the Nation: The Influence of the Navy on Modern Australia, Allen & Unwin, 2005. 438 pp., illustrations, pictures, endnotes, and index. Review by Charles Steele Department of History, United States Air … Continue reading
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The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940
Geirr H. Haarr, The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940, Naval Institute Press, 2009. 474 pp., illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, name index. Review by Timothy J. Demy U.S. Naval War College On April 9, 1940, forces of the German Kriegsmarine, … Continue reading
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British Destroyers: From the Earliest Days to the Second World War
Norman Friedman, British Destroyers: From the Earliest Days to the Second World War, Naval Institute Press, 2009. 320 pp. illustrations, notes, tables, and index. Review by Andrew Lambert King’s College, London The development of the locomotive torpedo in the mid … Continue reading
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Battle of Surigao Strait
Anthony P. Tully, Battle of Surigao Strait. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2009. 329 pp, notes, maps, photos, appendices, and index. Review by John T. Kuehn U.S. Army Command and General Staff College On opening Anthony Tully’s new book Battle of … Continue reading
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Armchair Warriors: Private Citizens, Popular Press, and the Rise of American Power
Joel R. Davidson, Armchair Warriors: Private Citizens, Popular Press, and the Rise of American Power, Naval Institute Press, 2008. 316 pp., notes, works cited, index. Review by Stephen Badsey University of Wolverhampton The relationship between public opinion, the mass media, … Continue reading
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Somalia: Lessons from the Past
Victor Enthoven Netherlands Defense Academy, Free University of Amsterdam 1. Introduction In the early 1990s, organisations such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) began to register reports … Continue reading
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When Dreams Confront Reality: Replenishment at Sea in the Era of Coal
Warwick Brown King’s College, London This paper examines in the forty years leading up to the First World War how different navies, particularly the British and American, approached the problem of providing “free and unrestricted movement of their fleets” by … Continue reading
The Ugly Duckling: The French Navy and the Saint-Domingue Expedition,1801-1803
Philippe R. Girard McNeese State University Abstract: The article surveys the naval aspects of the Saint-Domingue expedition (1801-1803). During this expedition, the French Navy played a multiplicity of roles, including transporting troops to the Caribbean, assisting amphibious operations, patrolling the … Continue reading