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Una mirada ilustrada 'los puertos españoles de Mariano Sánchez'

Una mirada ilustrada 'los puertos españoles de Mariano Sánchez'

Fundación Juanelo Turriano

En el último cuarto del siglo XVIII, el pintor Mariano Sánchez emprendió una serie de viajes por España para tomar las vistas de sus principales puertos. Este encargo del rey dio como resultado un conjunto excepcional de pinturas de algunos de los más importantes arsenales y puertos españoles, así como de otras obras civiles como ...

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Alvargonzález. Una saga familiar en la Armada española (1795-2014)

Alvargonzález. Una saga familiar en la Armada española (1795-2014)

Alvargonzález Rodríguez, Ramón Mª

Fundación Alvargonzález

La vinculación de la familia Alvargonzález con la Armada se extiende, de forma ininterrumpida desde finales del siglo XVIII a la actualidad. A lo largo de más de dos siglos, y a través de seis generaciones consecutivas, treinta Alvargonzález han nutrido los escalafones profesionales y de complemento de la Armada: veinticuatro en el Cuerpo General, ...

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The politics of piracy "crime and civil disobedience in colonial America"

The politics of piracy "crime and civil disobedience in colonial America"

Burguess, Douglas R.

ForeEdge

The seventeenth-century war on piracy is remembered as a triumph for the English state and her Atlantic colonies. Yet it was piracy and illicit trade that drove a wedge between them, imperiling the American enterprise and bringing the colonies to the verge of rebellion. In The Politics of Piracy, competing criminalities become a lens to ...

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pvp.39,00 €

The silent service in World War II "the story of the U.S. Navy submarine force in the words of the m"

The silent service in World War II "the story of the U.S. Navy submarine force in the words of the m"

Monroe-Jones, Edward

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern ...

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pvp.33,00 €

The Pacific Vol.1 "Pearl Harbour and Guadalcanal"

The Pacific Vol.1 "Pearl Harbour and Guadalcanal"

Wertz, Jay

Weider History Publications

This powerful initial volume in the War Stories: World War II Firsthand series includes events that took place before and after the devastating Pearl Harbor attack that brought the United States and Japan face to face in war. Included are eyewitness accounts of survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack on America's major battleships, defenders ...

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pvp.49,00 €

Operation storm "Japan's top secret submarines and its plan to change the course"

Operation storm "Japan's top secret submarines and its plan to change the course"

Geoghegan, John J.

Broadway Books

In 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid this time against New York City and Washington, DC. The classified Japanese program required developing a squadron of top secret submarines the Sen-toku or I-400 class designed as underwater aircraft carriers, each equipped with three ...

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Into the dark water "the story of three officers and PT-109"

Into the dark water "the story of three officers and PT-109"

Domagalski, John J.

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

Main Selection of the Military Book Club Made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy, PT-109 is one of the most celebrated warships in American history. However, a full chronicle of PT-109 s wartime story has heretofore been lacking. Behind the familiar account of the future president and the boat s violent demise ...

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pvp.32,00 €

The battle of the Denmark Strait "the critical analysis of the bismarck's singular triumph"

The battle of the Denmark Strait "the critical analysis of the bismarck's singular triumph"

Winklareth, Robert J.

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

To Great Britain and Germany, the Battle of the Denmark Strait came like a thunderclap in the spring of 1941. The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, was utterly destroyed, and its newest battleship, Prince of Wales, severely damaged and forced to withdraw. This was at the hands of Germany s huge battleship Bismarck, ...

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Amphibious warfare "strategy and tactics from Gallipoli to Iraq"

Amphibious warfare "strategy and tactics from Gallipoli to Iraq"

Speller, Ian

Amber Books

Landing on a hostile beach is one of the most ancient forms and still most difficult forms of warfare. It requires unparalleled levels of planning, organisation, coordination and cooperation between the services. After the disasters of Gallipoli and Zeebrugge in the World War I, amphibious operations reached their maturity in World War II, and were ...

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pvp.35,00 €

Operation pedestal "the story of the Santa Marija Convoy"

Operation pedestal "the story of the Santa Marija Convoy"

Mizzi, John A.

Midsea Books

In 1942 an epic naval operation was mounted so as to relieve Malta from the onslaught of attacks by the forces of the Axis. This operation was codenamed Pedestal - or il-Convoy ta' Santa Marija as it is better known in Malta and Gozo. The men taking part in Pedestal must have gone through hell. ...

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Guidelines on mooring of ships

Guidelines on mooring of ships

Babicz, Jan

Katarzyna Babicz

The mooring of the ship must resist the forces due the some, or possibly all, of the following factors: wind, current, tides, surges from passing ships, waves, ice and draught changes. These forces are difficult to analyse. Rules adopted by Classification Societies provide empirically based tables for hawsers as a guide only. No guidance is ...

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pvp.18,00 €

Ship stability in practice

Ship stability in practice

Babicz, Jan

Katarzyna Babicz

he main purpose of the present publication is first of all to make ship designers and operators realize that stability rules are not perfect and their fulfillment does not mean that the ship will be safe in all conditions. Secondly, to present Onboard Stability Documentation standard which enables better understanding of ship stability. CONTENTS:.Part 1 ...

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pvp.69,50 €