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| Raiders & Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy
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Frank Sherry.
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| Publisher: Harper Perennial. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780061572845. Daedalus Item Code: 30512 |
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| "In this wonderful book [Frank] Sherry not only offers compelling stories of piracy between 1692 and 1725, but also provides a beautifully written explanation for the rise and fall of the great age ... (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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| 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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| Naval Wives and Mistresses
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Margarette Lincoln.
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| Publisher: History Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780752460918. Daedalus Item Code: 30468 |
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| Focusing on the second half of the 18th century, a period when Britain was almost continuously at war, this is an innovative study of women who stayed at home while their men went to sea, and surveys ... (Read More)
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| Tidewater's Navy: An Illustrated History
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Bruce Linder. David Poyer, foreword.
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| Publisher: Naval Institute. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781591144656. Daedalus Item Code: 23699 |
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| There are few places more steeped in U.S. naval history than Norfolk and Hampton Roads (the basin at the confluence of the Elizabeth, James, and several smaller rivers at the mouth of the Chesapeake ... (Read More)
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| The QE2: A Picture History
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William H. Miller Jr.
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| Publisher: Dover. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780486463018. Daedalus Item Code: 04225 |
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| From the shipyard of her launching in 1967 to her decades-long career as the world's most magnificent ocean liner, here is the grand history of the Queen Elizabeth 2, more commonly called ... (Read More)
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| Tropics Bound: Elizabeth's Seadogs on the Spanish Main
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James Seay Dean.
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| Publisher: History Press. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780752450964. Daedalus Item Code: 30107 |
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| Drawing on such sources from English and Spanish archives as mariners' journals, letters, and official reports, this history recounts the early 100 largely forgotten English trade voyages to Latin ... (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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