Author : Institute for National Strategic Studies
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780160897634
Tells the story of the growing Chinese Navy - The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) - and its expanding capabilities, evolving roles and military implications for the USA. Divided into four thematic sections, this special collection of essays surveys and analyzes the most important aspects of China's navel modernization.
Author : Ambroise Baudry
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Naval battles
ISBN :
Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Brassey's (UK) Limited
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
The author of this book traces the pattern of the part played by logistics in armed conflict, from antiquity to the present day. The main emphasis of the book is on campaigns dating from the Korean War of 1950 onwards, but three selected campaigns from World War II produce a run-in for what is to follow - as indeed does his briefer coverage of earlier conflicts. As a former brigade commander in the Falklands War of 1982, Thompson draws a picture of what was, in effect, a microcosm of a much larger affair, the special circumstances of that experience offering a wide spectrum of logistic problems. He concludes with a look at the war on the Central Front that never was, and casts a glance into the future in the light of the impending changes for the defence of Europe.
Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786457082
This work is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated history of the many flying boats and amphibious aircraft designed and built in the United States. It is divided into three chronological sections: the early era (1912-1928), the golden era (1928-1945), and the post-war era (1945-present), with historical overviews of each period. Within each section, individual aircraft types are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer or builder, with historical background, technical specifications, drawings, and one or more photographs. Appendices cover lesser known flying boat and amphibian types as well as various design concepts that never achieved the flying stage.
Author : David Wragg
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 2005-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1783409320
To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted on specially built for convoy duty. This is their story, warts and all.
Author : Anne Stibbs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Pub Limited
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Games
ISBN : 9780747550754
An aid to solving crosswords. It contains over 100,000 potential solutions, including plurals, comparative and superlative adjectives, and inflections of verbs. The list extends to first names, place names and technical terms, euphemisms and compound expressions, as well as abbreviations.
Author : Lawrence Sondhaus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1134609949
This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change - steampower, armour, artillery and torpedoes, and looks at their affect on naval strategy and tactics. Part of the ever-growing and prestigious Warfare and History series, this book is a must for enthusiasts of military history.
Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Delta Dagger (Jet fighter plane)
ISBN : 9781580072311
Convair Deltas: From SeaDart to Hustler tells the compelling story of America's aerospace industry in its heyday, when manufacturers boldly took the initiative to explore futuristic new designs by actually building and test flying airplanes to determine how well they would work, if at all. Convair led the way in this area with America's only complete family of delta-wing aircraft that included America's first delta-wing jet, the one-of-a-kind XF-92 experimental prototype, the XF2Y-1 jet-powered seaplane, the XFY-1 Pogo turboprop vertical takeoff and landing fighter, the F-102 Delta Dagger and F-106 Delta Dart supersonic missile-firing interceptors, and the revolutionary record-breaking four-engine B-58 Hustler - the world's first Mach 2 strategic bomber. Noted aviation author Bill Yenne thoroughly documents Convair's quest to conquer the aerodynamic mysteries of the delta wing with stories of the dramatic struggles and technological breakthroughs that gave the world some of its greatest fighter and bomber aircraft.
Author : Bruce Linder
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Navy-yards and naval stations
ISBN :
"This illustrated book presents the intriguing story of how the Navy slowly came to appreciate San Diego's attributes and then took bold action to consolidate its position there. Highlighting these pages is a parade of rousing personalities that include plucky congressmen, local officials, naval officers, activists, and other colorful San Diegans. Such a discerning history provides a sweeping and long overdue view of the city and its naval bases that have influenced the lives of thousands of Americans."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : David Hobbs
Publisher : Greenhill Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781853672521
A reference which gives details of all those ships whose primary role has been to operate aircraft at sea, including ships from the British Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy/Canadian Armed Forces and the Indian Navy, as well as many vessels that served with the US Navy.
