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A graphic account of this long-running global drama, The Compact Guide: The Cold War is published in a new era of fear and uncertainty It encompasses moments of high tension, such as the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the nuclear alerts of 1973 and 1983. At several times the world stood on the brink of nuclear Armageddon, but these dangerous moments all ended with both sides drawing back, until the long confrontati...

A new interpretation of the First World War considering the strategic, technical and tactical aspects of the nautical conflict.

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To win in the Pacific during World War II, the U.S. Navy had to transform itself technically, tactically, and strategically. It had to create a fleet capable of the unprecedented feat of fighting and winning far from home, without existing bases, in the face of an enemy with numerous bases fighting in his own waters. Much of the credit for the transformation should go to the war gaming conducted at the U.S. Naval War College. Conversely, as we...

The first systematic publication of a famous plans collection.

The first ever comprehensive history of British submarines before 1945, illustrated with superb photographs and many original plans.

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As present-day political and military hostilities between Russia and the West threaten to escalate, The Cold War looks back at a global drama that positioned the world on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Published 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in Europe that led to the end of the Cold War, it is a graphic account of a confrontation that encompassed moments of high tension, such as the Berlin Crisis of...

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Offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principal US combatant types. The book is fully illustrated with deck plans, outboard profiles, sketches from major design studies, and numerous detailed photographs. The appendixes contain a wealth of information on ship characteristics and equipment.

A companion volume to his highly successful title, "British Battleship 1906-1946", this new book completes his study of the Royal Navy's capital ships.

A companion guide to Friedman's bestselling "Naval Firepower".

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Written by an internationally respected analyst and author, "The Fifty-Year War" offers powerful, fast-moving narrative that brings the complexities of the Cold War into focus.

Covers the development of US battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas. It examines the original designs as well as the many modifications and reconstructions these ships underwent during their long and active careers.

Ship plans by A D Baker III, John R Dominy, Alan Raven and Paul Webb.