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Ancien livre de bibliothèque Couverture différente Edition 1992 Ammareal reverse jusquà 15 du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition Used Good Former library book Different cover Edition 1992 Ammareal gives back up to 15 of this items net price to charity organizations
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An outstanding US air commander in World War I General William Mitchell was the first serious proponent of an independent US air force and a unified defense department His staunch and relentless advocacy of air power however was accompanied by outspoken public attacks against the War and Navy departments for which he was courtmartialed in 1925 Mitchells theories of American air power nevertheless were sound and eventually many of his proposals and propheciesincluding strategic bombardment mass airborne operations and the eclipse of the battleship by the airplanewere demonstrated in World War IIIn this book first published in 1925 Mitchell speaks of Americas present and future role in the air Compiled from Congressional records articles in public journals and personal experience Winged Defense outlines the importance of air power in military and commercial terms discusses US aeronautical leadership the dominance of aircraft over naval vessels and the organization of an air force the importance of establishing an air defense system the effect of air power on modifying and limiting international armaments defensive measures against aircraft and many other topics Supplemented with rare vintage photographs the book is a clearly written testament by one of the twentieth centurys most farsighted and influential military leaders
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Octavo 345 Pages In Very Good condition Navy spine with gilt lettering Full Binding in navy cloth Boards how light shelf wear and minor fraying to corners Text block clean Note Shelved in Netdesk Column F NDF 1381757 FP New Rockville Stock
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An outstanding US air commander in World War I General William Mitchell was the first serious proponent of an independent US air force and a unified defense department His staunch and relentless advocacy of air power however was accompanied by outspoken public attacks against the War and Navy departments for which he was courtmartialed in 1925 Mitchells theories of American air power nevertheless were sound and eventually many of his proposals and propheciesincluding strategic bombardment mass airborne operations and the eclipse of the battleship by the airplanewere demonstrated in World War IIIn this book first published in 1925 Mitchell speaks of Americas present and future role in the air Compiled from Congressional records articles in public journals and personal experience Winged Defense outlines the importance of air power in military and commercial terms discusses US aeronautical leadership the dominance of aircraft over naval vessels and the organization of an air force the importance of establishing an air defense system the effect of air power on modifying and limiting international armaments defensive measures against aircraft and many other topics Supplemented with rare vintage photographs the book is a clearly written testament by one of the twentieth centurys most farsighted and influential military leaders
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First published in 1926 as part of the Harvard Economic Studies series this work was awarded the David A Wells Prize and has been considered the standard reference on the subject ever since It established for the first time the indivisible relationship between timber supply and sea power and how this union influenced naval architecture and international law as well as foreign colonial commercial and forest policies The result of an exhaustive international research effort the book also has been acknowledged by naval historians to be one of the very early attempts to broaden naval history into a serious study of logistics and supply and of technology and operations In a delightfully absorbing prose rare for such studies Robert Albion relates these pivotal issues throughout the twohundredyear period that saw most of the greatest naval wars of the Age of Sail from the First Dutch War of 1652 to the introduction of the ironclad early in the American Civil War The author explores how the timber supply problem affected other European maritime powers and their farflung colonies explains how it was driven by the conservatism and corruption of official bureaus and rapacious landowners conducting the business and offers a fascinating portrait of the contemporary logging and timber transport industries An introductory essay has been written for this new Classics edition by Timothy Bean a lecturer at the department of war studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and a specialist in early eighteenthcentury naval history His essay examines Albions unique contributions to the understanding of the relationship between the military and commerce and applies Navy timber supply issues to twentiethcentury problems with oil supplies
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The Royal Navy was one of the largest and most complex organisations in the preindustrial world It was also an important contributing factor to the economic and political evolution of Britain This book aims at introducing undergraduates to the complexity of the navy and its role in British history It examines the development of the Royal Navy as a fighting organisation It brings together technical administrative professional strategic and tactical developments to show why the Royal Navy took on the form that it did
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First published in 1926 as part of the Harvard Economic Studies series this work was awarded the David A Wells Prize and has been considered the standard reference on the subject ever since It established for the first time the indivisible relationship between timber supply and sea power and how this union influenced naval architecture and international law as well as foreign colonial commercial and forest policies The result of an exhaustive international research effort the book also has been acknowledged by naval historians to be one of the very early attempts to broaden naval history into a serious study of logistics and supply and of technology and operations In a delightfully absorbing prose rare for such studies Robert Albion relates these pivotal issues throughout the twohundredyear period that saw most of the greatest naval wars of the Age of Sail from the First Dutch War of 1652 to the introduction of the ironclad early in the American Civil War The author explores how the timber supply problem affected other European maritime powers and their farflung colonies explains how it was driven by the conservatism and corruption of official bureaus and rapacious landowners conducting the business and offers a fascinating portrait of the contemporary logging and timber transport industries An introductory essay has been written for this new Classics edition by Timothy Bean a lecturer at the department of war studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and a specialist in early eighteenthcentury naval history His essay examines Albions unique contributions to the understanding of the relationship between the military and commerce and applies Navy timber supply issues to twentiethcentury problems with oil supplies
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This is the first of three volumes detailing the history of the Fleet Air Arm the Royal Navys aircraft carriers and naval air squadrons during the Second World War It deals with the formative period between 1939 and 1941 when the Fleet Air Arm tried to recover from the impact of dual control and economic stringencies during the interwar period while conducting a wide range of operations There is in depth coverage of significant operations including the Norwegian campaign Mediterrranean actions such as the attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto and the Battle of Cape Matapan and the torpedo attacks on the German battleship Bismarck Incidents involving the loss of and damage to aircraft carriers including the sinking of Ark Royal one of the most famous ships in the early years of World War Two are also reported Of major importance are key planning and policy issues These include the requirements for aircraft carriers the evolving debate regarding the necessary types of aircraft and attempts to provide sufficient facilities ashore for naval air squadrons A wide range of official documents are used to enable the reader to appreciate the complexity of the operations and other issues which faced the Fleet Air Arm This volume will appeal to everyone interested in how the Royal Navy adapted to the use of air power in the Second World War Its reports bring actions vividly to life Its correspondence demonstrates the fundamental foundation of planning policy and logistics In common with succeeding volumes on the Fleet Air Arm this volume provides a new and vital perspective on how Britain fought the Second World War
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Traces the history of the United States Navy analyzing its evolution in peace and war and discussing the military economic and political considerations that have shaped its development
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This is the first of three volumes detailing the history of the Fleet Air Arm the Royal Navys aircraft carriers and naval air squadrons during the Second World War It deals with the formative period between 1939 and 1941 when the Fleet Air Arm tried to recover from the impact of dual control and economic stringencies during the interwar period while conducting a wide range of operations There is in depth coverage of significant operations including the Norwegian campaign Mediterrranean actions such as the attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto and the Battle of Cape Matapan and the torpedo attacks on the German battleship Bismarck Incidents involving the loss of and damage to aircraft carriers including the sinking of Ark Royal one of the most famous ships in the early years of World War Two are also reported Of major importance are key planning and policy issues These include the requirements for aircraft carriers the evolving debate regarding the necessary types of aircraft and attempts to provide sufficient facilities ashore for naval air squadrons A wide range of official documents are used to enable the reader to appreciate the complexity of the operations and other issues which faced the Fleet Air Arm This volume will appeal to everyone interested in how the Royal Navy adapted to the use of air power in the Second World War Its reports bring actions vividly to life Its correspondence demonstrates the fundamental foundation of planning policy and logistics In common with succeeding volumes on the Fleet Air Arm this volume provides a new and vital perspective on how Britain fought the Second World War
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The seventeenth century saw the transformation of Britain from a minor state on the fringes of Europe into a global economic power whose interests were protected and promoted by the largest navy in the world The character of this navy was forged by a bloody civil war three fiercely disputed conflicts with the Dutch and the first of many wars with the French In the process the ships themselves were transformed from the surviving galleons that had defeated the Spanish Armada through huge prestige vessels like Prince Royal and Sovereign of the Seas and the lightly built frigates of the Commonwealth era into warships that were recognizably ships of the line These radical developments in the design and employment of warships can be followed in detail for the first time in this comprehensive new reference book which outlines the history of every ship built purchased or captured that saw naval service during this eraLike its companion volumes on the 17141792 and 17931817 periods the book is organized by Rate classification and class with outline technical and building data but followed by a concise summary of the careers of each ship in every class With its unique depth of information this is a work of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navy of the sailing era
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Norman Friedman brings a new perspective to an everpopular subject in The British Battleship 19061946 With a unique ability to frame technologies within the context of politics economics and strategy he offers unique insight into the development of the Royal Navy capital ships With plans of the important classes commissioned from John Roberts and A D Baker III and a color section featuring the original Admiralty draughts this book offers something to even the most knowledgeable enthusiast
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A dazzling entertaining and revolutionarynbspoverview of British popular culture based on anbspmajor fourpart BBC2 series Britains empire has gone Their manufacturing base is a shadow of its former self the Royal Navy has been reduced to a skeleton In military diplomatic and economic terms they no longer matter as they once did And yet there is still one area in which they can legitimately claim superpower status their popular culture It is extraordinary to think that one British writer J K Rowling has sold more than 400 million books that Doctor Who is watched in almost every developed country in the world that James Bond has been the central character in the longestrunning film series in history that The Lord of the Rings is the second bestselling novel ever written behind only A Tale of Two Cities that the Beatles are still the bestselling musical group of all time and that only Shakespeare and the Bible have sold more books than Agatha Christie To put it simply no country on earth relative to its size has contributed more to the modern imagination This is a book about the success and the meaning of Britains modern popular culture from Bond and the Beatles to heavy metal and Coronation Street from the Angry Young Men to Harry Potter from Damien Hirst to The X Factor
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British Royal Navy Captain James Cooks voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific The expeditions answered key scientific economic and geographic questions and inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeansnbsp Now readers can immerse themselves in the adventure through the collections of Londons National Maritime Museum which illuminate every aspect of the voyages oil paintings of lush landscapes scientific and navigational instruments ship plans globes charts and maps rare books and manuscripts coins and medals ethnographic material and personal effects Each artifact holds a story that sheds light on Captain Cook the crews he commanded and the efforts impact on world history Showcasing one of the richest resources of Cookrelated material in the world this publication invites readers to engage with the extraordinary voyagesmanifested in material cultureand their continuing significance today nbsp
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The seventeenth century saw the transformation of Britain from a minor state on the fringes of Europe into a global economic power whose interests were protected and promoted by the largest navy in the world The character of this navy was forged by a bloody civil war three fiercely disputed conflicts with the Dutch and the first of many wars with the French In the process the ships themselves were transformed from the surviving galleons that had defeated the Spanish Armada through huge prestige vessels like Prince Royal and Sovereign of the Seas and the lightly built frigates of the Commonwealth era into warships that were recognizably ships of the line These radical developments in the design and employment of warships can be followed in detail for the first time in this comprehensive new reference book which outlines the history of every ship built purchased or captured that saw naval service during this eraLike its companion volumes on the 17141792 and 17931817 periods the book is organized by Rate classification and class with outline technical and building data but followed by a concise summary of the careers of each ship in every class With its unique depth of information this is a work of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navy of the sailing era
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A biting satire JR features JR an elevenyearold capitalist who embodies the cash culture he grows up in The young JR manipulates his meagre economic beginnings including a shipment of Navy surplus picnic forks a defaulted bond issue and turns them into a massive paper empire The novels satiric assault upon the American Dream and the economics it represents makes a compulsive read and the seminal American novel
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During the 17th century England and Holland found themselves at war three times in a clash for economic and naval supremacy fought out in the cold waters of the North Sea and the English Channel The First AngloDutch War 165254 pitted the Dutch against Oliver Cromwells Commonwealth Navy which proved as successful at sea as his New Model Army had been on land Following the Restoration of 1660 the two maritime powers clashed again and in the Second Dutch War 166567 it was the Dutch who had the upper hand They humiliated the English by burning their fleet in the Medway 1667 forcing Charles II to sue for peace This peace proved temporary and the Third Dutch War 167274 proved a wellbalanced and bitterlyfought naval contest The Royal Navy eventually emerged triumphant establishing a tradition of naval dominance that would last for two centuries This was a revolutionary era in several key areas warship design armament and in naval tactics In effect the ships and fleets that began the conflict in 1652 were byproducts of an earlier age warships designed to fight chivalrous duels with their enemy counterparts By the close of the Third Dutch War these warships had evolved into fullyfledged shipsoftheline the warships that would dominate the age of fighting sail until the advent of steam This book traces the development of these warships during this critical evolutionary period in naval history and shows that while both sides evolved their own doctrines of warship design and armament it was the English notion who created a battlewinning navy of sailing shipsofwar
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Pictorial history and metamorphosis of maritime battleships and the development of navies examining political cultural and economic significances and motivations renowned commanders and battles and life at sea
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