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The ship that held up Wall Street : the Ronson ship wreck / by Riess, Warren, Smith, Sheli O.

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Treading softly U.S. Marines in China, 1819-1949 / by Clark, George B., 1926-

“…China History, Military 19th century.…”
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Making waves politics, propaganda, and the emergence of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922 / by Schencking, J. Charles

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Innovation and empire in Turkey Sultan Selim III and the modernisation of the Ottoman Navy / by Zorlu, Tuncay

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From hot war to cold the U.S. Navy and national security affairs, 1945-1955 / by Barlow, Jeffrey G., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Wartime organizational changes in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations -- Initial challenges : postwar and demobilization planning -- The Navy and unification -- The National Security Act achieved -- Preparing for a new enemy -- War ends in the Pacific -- Troubles emerge in postwar China, 1945-1946 -- Assessing and responding to the Soviet naval threat -- Adjusting to the National Military Establishment -- Living in "interesting times" -- Slugging it out on Capitol Hill -- Events in the western Pacific -- Troubles on the Korean Peninsula -- Deciding to fight -- Defending NATO Europe : planning during the initial stages -- The Eisenhower national security structure -- Rethinking national strategy -- Coping with the new look -- A crisis abroad and a CNO's departure.…”
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The Marines of Montford Point America's first Black Marines / by McLaurin, Melton Alonza

Subjects: “…Marine Corps African Americans History 20th century.…”
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The navigator the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 / by Anderson, John, 17th cent

Subjects: “…Naval art and science History 17th century Sources.…”
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Militarism in a global age naval ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I / by Bönker, Dirk

Subjects: “…Sea-power Germany History 19th century.…”
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Admiral von Hipper, the inconvenient hero by Philbin, Tobias R.

“…Germany History, Naval 20th century.…”
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Australian migrant ships 1946 - 1977 by Plowman, Peter

Subjects: “…Immigrants Australia History 20th century.…”
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Bluejackets in the blubber room a biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865 / by Kurtz, Peter, 1958-

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China's naval modernization background, implications and issues /

Table of Contents: “…Cooper: The PLA Navy's "new historic missions" -- Testimony of Frederic Vellucci, Analyst, CNA China Studies -- Testimony of Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service -- Testimony of Richard D. …”
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Three knots to nowhere : a Cold War submariner on the undersea frontline / by Dubay, Ted E.

Subjects: “…Nuclear submarines United States History 20th century.…”
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To train the fleet for war : the U.S. Navy fleet problems / by Nofi, Albert A.

Subjects: “…United States. Navy History 20th century.…”
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A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions.…”
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