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The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854

This is the first volume in a new series on U.S. Navy warships featuring a complete compilation of data on American naval ships from the American Revolution and the Quasi-War with France through U.S. actions against the Barbary coast, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War. In a convenient tabular format, important details are […]

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Civil War Navies 1855-1883

The second in a five-volume series on U.S. warships, this valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War the years immediately following – a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of steam propulsion, and the development of ordnance. Civil War Navies provides a wealth […]

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The New Navy, 1883 -1922

The New Navy 1883-1922, the third volume of the definitive U.S. Navy Warship Series, chronicles the mighty vessels that marked the arrival of the modern day Navy. This period of unprecedented technological growth and national expansion saw radical innovations in naval warfare with the first appearance of the submarine, destroyer, and aircraft carrier. These drastic […]

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The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947

The Navy of World War II, 1922-1946 comprehensively covers the vessels that defined this momentous 24-year period in U.S. naval history. Beginning with the lean, pared-down navy created by the treaty at the Washington Naval Conference, and ending with the massive, awe-inspiring fleets that led the Allies to victory in the Second World War, the […]

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US Navy 1945 to Present

An illustrated book with 189 photographs covers the activities of the U.S. Navy following World War II. The pictures were specially selected to show the varied new construction and combat and peacetime actions of the period. Order Book from Amazon

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U.S. Warships of World War II

This is a most comprehensive handbook on the United States naval forces in World War II. It is not a history – although naturally, it contains much of interest to the historian. It is rather a complete and detailed survey of all the major ships and most support vessels of both the US Navy and […]

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U.S. Warships of World War I

This book provides basic information about the ships which served in the US Navy during and before World War I, including the Spanish-American War. 1883 is an appropriate starting place as this was the year that funds were first appropriated for construction of modern naval vessels after a long period of decline following the Civil […]

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Directory of the World’s Capital Ships

This book provides much fascinating information on the principal surface warships since the middle of the 19th century and in doing so charts a most exciting period in naval history. Nearly 500 classes are covered – over 1,000 vessels from 20 countries. Each class and individual ship has an entry and over 600 photographs complement […]

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Warships of the Civil War Navies

Despite the large number of books published on the American Civil War, this was the first single-volume reference to list and describe all of the ships that participated in the war. With this book a well-known warship expert with years of experience collecting hard-to-find data offers a convenient, one-stop source of information for Civil War […]

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