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The classic work completely revised and updated in two volumes

A compelling reference material and chronology of submarine designs as well as a look at the radically different approaches of the two competing superpowers." --SEA POWER

The classic work completely revised and updated in two volumes

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Drawing on newly declassified documents, Defcon-2 offers a fascinating re-examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Unlike many books on the topic, it not only covers the fateful "13 days in October, " but provides a detailed description of the run-up to the crisis in the Fall of 1962.

This detailed new reference work provides a useful chronological outline of Cold War developments at sea.

The atomic bomb ended the war against Japan in 1945 and became the centerpiece of U.S. and Soviet military strategy for the next 45 years. In the late 1940s the debate over whether the atomic bomb was the ultimate arbitrator of international differences led to the infamous carrier-versus-B-36 controversy in American defense policy, American school children in the 1950s practiced "duck and cover" as we feared an atomic attack against American c...

From history¿s earliest days men have gone down to sea¿on logs, then boats, and, subsequently, ships. Norman Polmar and Christopher Cavas maneuver in Most Wanted¿ style to find the best and worst of the admirals, ships, inventions, submarines, torpedoes, and aircraft that have fought on, over, and under the waves.The top-ten lists in Navy¿s Most Wanted¿rank the world¿s biggest battleships, the fastest aircraft, and most powerful submarines. Po...

Continuing the longstanding tradition as the most complete naval resource of its kind, this updated 19th edition of The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. meets the high expectations and exacting standards of those who rely on this volume to stay informed and to make related policy, force level, technological and weapons decisions. Packed with comprehensive information, up-to-date photographs, line drawings, and useful...

Discover the U.S. Navy's rich aviation heritage through its aircraft

The story of the most famous airplane of World War II

Highlights Rickover's effect on the Navy's development of nuclear power and records one of the most extraordinary tours of duty in naval history