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| Ambassador to the Penguins: A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship
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Eleanor Mathews.
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| Publisher: Godine. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781567922462. Daedalus Item Code: 23576 |
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| "Robert Cushman Murphy—ornithologist, oceanographer, photographer, and prescient conservationist—recognized his calling early and found encouragement at the American Museum of Natural History, where ... (Read More)
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| Command at Sea: Fifth Edition
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James Stavridis & William P. Mack.
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| Publisher: Naval Institute. Format: no jacket.
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| ISBN: 9781557508416. Daedalus Item Code: 23693 |
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| Long considered the bible of commanding officers at sea, this classic guide covers virtually every subject of relevance to the command of a U.S. Navy ship. The first revision in 15 years, the fifth ... (Read More)
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| Dictionary of Naval Terms
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Deborah W. Cutler & Thomas J. Cutler.
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| Publisher: Naval Institute. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781591141501. Daedalus Item Code: 23695 |
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| Some of the terms in the U.S. Navy argot are unique to the profession, like forecastle and scuttlebutt, though others may be more common words and phrases that have alternate meanings to sailors, ... (Read More)
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| Dockers' Stories from the Second World War
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Henry Bradford.
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| Publisher: History Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780752456881. Daedalus Item Code: 31345 |
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| In these true stories collected during his 32 years as a Registered Docker in the East End of London, Henry Bradford recounts the daring actions of docklands men in World War II. Bradford's lively ... (Read More)
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| Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion
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Peter F. Stevens.
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| Publisher: Regnery History. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781596987678. Daedalus Item Code: 31352 |
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| On July 31, 1942, the submarine USS Grunion, along with Lt. Commander Jim Abele and his 70-man crew, vanished without a trace in the Alaskan waters off Kiska Island. For decades the U.S. Navy ... (Read More)
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| The H.L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy
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Tom Chaffin.
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| Publisher: Hill & Wang. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780809054602. Daedalus Item Code: 21696 |
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| On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H.L. Hunley sank the Union's formidable sloop the USS Housatonic, becoming the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ... (Read More)
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| How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
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Frances Wilson.
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| Publisher: Harper. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780062094544. Daedalus Item Code: 23952 |
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| This original and gripping history looks at the sinking of the Titanic through the prism of the life and lost honor of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner. While many of the men aboard lit ... (Read More)
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| A Leader Born: The Life of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Pacific Carrier Commander
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Alton Keith Gilbert. John McCain, foreword.
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| Publisher: Casemate. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781932033502. Daedalus Item Code: 23807 |
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| John S. "Slew" McCain was an old-school sailor; wiry, profane, a cusser and a gambler, he reminded more than one observer of Popeye. He was also a pioneer in the hard-hitting naval tactics that ... (Read More)
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| Learning to Race
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H.A. Calahan.
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| Publisher: Dover. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780486409658. Daedalus Item Code: 04308 |
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| This illustrated 1935 guide for sailors who want to win yacht races provides expert, detailed discussions of how to get the most speed out of the boat. H.A. Calahan, also the author of Learning to ... (Read More)
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