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The
Battle of Salamis
The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece — and Western
Civilization
by Barry S. Strauss
The
battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. was the most important naval
encounter of the ancient world. In the narrow strait between
the island of Salamis and the Greek mainland, a heavily outnumbered
Greek navy defeated the Persian armada in a brilliant victory
that is still studied today. The Greek triumph at Salamis
stopped the advancing Persians and saved the first democracy
in history. It made Athens the dominant city in Greece, gave
birth to the Athenian empire, and set the stage for the Age
of Pericles. On the Persian side, the battle of Salamis also
featured history's first female admiral and sailors from three
continents.
Simon & Schuster,
$27.00
Hardcover | 416 pages | 0743244508 | July 2004 |
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Encyclopedia
of Military Technology and Innovation
by Stephen Bull
From
the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference
details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most
important advances in military technology from prehistory
to the present. International in scope, it covers weapons,
ammunition, defenses, land vehicles, aircraft, ships, detection,
stealth, gear, supplies, weapons of mass destruction, and
much more.
Greenwood Press,
$75.00
Hardcover | 336 pages | 1573565571 | July 2004 |
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Historic
Naval Aircraft
The Best of Naval History Magazine
by Norman Polmar
Norman
Polmar’s book is a behind-the-scenes look at thirty-two
important U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. These entries
are based on the author’s "Historic Aircraft"
column, appearing in Naval History.
Brassey's, $34.95
Hardcover | 192 pages | 1574885723 | August 2004 |
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Rattler
One-Seven
A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
by Chuck Gross
Rattler
One-Seven puts you in the
helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes
of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a
seasoned combat veteran.
University of North
Texas Press, $27.95
Hardcover | 248 pages | 1574411780 | August 2004 |
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U.S.
Special Warfare
The Elite Combat Skills Of America's Modern Armed Forces
by Samuel A. Southworth
For
many centuries, the job of everyday soldiers, the "grunts,"
was the same-"see the hill, take the hill." But
the combat role of today's U.S. soldier has undergone a radical
change. The recent revolution in the art of soldiering in
America emphasizes a smaller, but more highly specialized
and technologically equipped, armed force. Now, even everyday
soldiers in America's armed forces specialize in elite combat
skills that use the very latest high-tech equipment. After
basic training, many of today's recruits continue advanced
training in one of the new emerging combat specialties, such
as urban, mountain and arctic warfare; amphibious, underwater
and small boat operations; modern cavalry combat; sniping;
military intelligence and psychological warfare; search and
rescue procedures, and combat engineering.
Da Capo Press,
$17.95
Paperback | 240 pages | 0306813572 | August 2004 |
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Union
Jacks
Yankee Sailors in the Civil War
by Michael J. Bennett
Historians
have given a great deal of attention to the lives and experiences
of Civil War soldiers, but surprisingly little is known about
navy sailors who participated in the conflict. Michael J.
Bennett remedies the longstanding neglect of Civil War seamen
in this comprehensive assessment of the experience of common
Union sailors from 1861 to 1865.
University of North
Carolina Press, $34.95
Hardcover | 368 pages | 080782870X | July 2004 |
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