Naval category: 2015 books

Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is not a soldier. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. The only difference is that instead of a gun, Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. The...

◆文明的搖籃、發展與衝突、貿易戰爭、殖民爭霸、強權併吞、生態環境 ◆海洋是世上最大犯罪現場？最多不法之地？ ◆大海的一切，牽動著陸地上的人類，7大海洋的過去與未來如何影響世界？ 萬海歸宗，一切要從海說起！ 我們往往只關注陸地，卻忽略更遼闊、影響人類命運的海洋大歷史 研究人類歷史，不只是陸地，海洋史更不能缺席 它左右了歷史走向，是世界史的縮影！ 海洋的重要性，遠超乎我們的想像 蘊藏石油、天然氣、金屬礦產、漁產等重要資源的海洋，為各國所覬覦 全球水道互相連通，也牽動著全球事務及地緣政治，新海上大戰一觸即發 海權是人類史的推手，造就今日世界的樣貌，也決定未來的命運 繼美國海軍史學家...

Hank Parker is called upon for his next assignment in which he must lead eleven of his fellow SEALs into an unknown Arabic country to evacuate the president and his family before a regime change leads to their deaths. In exchange for their rescue, the president is willing to provide the US government...

Pietro Corsi's Halifax combines objective history with acute personal observations to create a vibrant portrait of the city (and the country) that has witnessed the arrival of millions of immigrants from around the world. It is the story of one immigrant's feelings as he journeyed from old to new;...

Un héros ignoré - le soldat La Pierre, d’Unet - Philippe Tamizey de Larroque   Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.   Philippe Tamizey de Larroque : Éditeur, érudit...

SOIT que nous nous en rapportions au tableau tracé par l’inimitable Cervantès, ou à l’auteur, presque aussi recommandable, à qui Lesage a emprunté son roman immortel  ; soit que nous en croyions les légendes les plus graves de l’histoire, soit que...

IL me serait aussi difficile de décrire minutieusement ce qui se passa lorsque le canot rejoignit le Wallingford que de dépeindre tous les incidents terribles de la lutte entre Drewett et moi au fond de l’eau. Tout ce que je pus voir, pendant que M. Hardinge et Neb m’aidaient à...

Si la dureté du cœur humain nous cause encore quelque surprise, c’est lorsque nous voyons l’indifférence que les hommes préoccupés des intérêts de ce monde témoignent à l’égard des phénomènes les plus sublimes de la...

Published in 1900, this engaging guidebook was written for anyone interested in going to sea or simply curious about the work of sailors. Drawing on his own experience and extensive research, the author outlines the duties, qualifications, and responsibilities of various members of the ship’s company, creating an evocative portrait of a sailor’s life.

The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map. Shipwrecks, storms, death and danger - Matthew Flinders encountered it all on his courageous quest to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra Australis coastline. From...

The reader is given a rare view of the operations of the Vatican in the diplomatic world and some fascinating sidelights into the Vatican archives such as the role Benjamin Franklin played in the selection of the first Catholic Bishop in the United States and what the Pope actually intended to do...

Sir Martin Frobisher was one of the great sea dogs of Elizabethan England. He was a pirate and a privateer - he looted countless ships and was incarcerated by the Portuguese as a young man - and he aided Sir Francis Drake in one of his most daring voyages to attack the Spanish in the West Indies....

Tars is a gripping firsthand account of life in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War, from which Britain emerged as the world's major power. Through the lives of the main protagonists - a small band of sailors from across the ranks - Trafalgar author Tim Clayton paints a vivid picture...

In 1585, the English launched a pre-emptive strike against Spain, by attacking her New World colonies. Led by Sir Francis Drake, in command of 21 ships and 1,800 soldiers, the expedition struck first at the Canary Islands, then attacked the city of Santo Domingo and the treasure port of Cartagena....