A lucid general history of the world's navies through the ages.

"Navies in Modern World History traces the role of navies in world history from the early nineteenth century, through both World Wars, to the onset of the twent

Challenges the received wisdom about the relative weakness of French naval power when compared with that of England. This book traces the advances and deteriora

Building on the official Navy chronologies, this book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical e

For almost 20 years, more than 200 reels of microfilmed Japanese naval records remained in the custody of the U.S. Naval History Division, virtually untouched.