British & German battlecruisers : their development and operations / Michele Cosentino & Ruggero Stanglini. by Cosentino, Michele, Stanglini, Ruggero

Table of Contents: “…Collision courses: British and German policy from 1870 to the First World War -- Birth of the battlecruiser: strategic, economic and technological challenges -- The battlecruisers of the Royal Navy -- The battlecruisers of the Kaiserliche Marne -- Operational use -- British and German battlecruisers: a technical and operational comparison -- Appendix: Battlecruisers of other nations.…”
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German naval strategy, 1856-1888 : forerunners to Tirpitz / David H. Olivier. by Olivier, David H.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter INTRODUCTION -- part Part I CHANGE IN A CHANGING WORLD -- chapter 1 THE ROOTS OF PLUNDER -- chapter 2 MEANS AND METHODS -- part Part II EARLY DAYS, EARLY DREAMS -- chapter 3 Precursor to empire: the Prussian navy to 1864 -- chapter 4 The wars of unification and German sea power, 1864l71 -- part Part III THE ARMY AT THE HELM -- chapter 5 Albrecht von Stosch and the neglected navy, 1871l72 -- chapter 6 Diverse fortunes: the navy under Stosch, 1873l83 -- chapter 7 TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT -- chapter 8 CAPRIVI OFF COURSE.…”
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Count Not the Dead : the Popular Image of the German Submarine. by Hadley, Michael L.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Introduction: The Seeds of Tradition -- 1 U-boats in the Imperial German Navy, 19148211;18 -- 2 In the Wake of Versailles, 19198211;38 -- 3 D246;nitz's Men: u-boats in the Third Reich, 19398211;45 -- 4 Redemption of a Myth, 19458211;76 -- 5 Revising the Past: The Buchheim Wave, 19738211;88 -- 6 Epilogue: Legacies of History and Tradition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.…”
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Battleships of the Bismarck class : Bismarck and Tirpitz : culmination and finale of German battleship construction / Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke. by Koop, Gerhard

Subjects: “…World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, German.…”
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Tin-pots and pirate ships : Canadian naval forces and German sea raiders, 1880-1918 / Michael L. Hadley and Roger Sarty. by Hadley, Michael L.

Table of Contents: “…1914""; ""1 Canada's Splendid Isolation""; ""2 German Designs on North America""; ""3 ""Heart-breaking starvation time""""; ""PART TWO: WHITHER AMERICA? …”
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Misadventures of a Civil War submarine : iron, guns, and pearls / James P. Delgado. by Delgado, James P.

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Hidden Threat. by Crossley, Jim

Table of Contents: “…by Rudyard Kipling""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Origins ""; ""Chapter 2: Mines and the Royal Navy""; ""Chapter 3: German Minelaying and the British Response""; ""Chapter 4: The Gallipoli Campaign""; ""Chapter 5: The British Mine-Laying Offensive""; ""Chapter 6: Clearing Up""; ""Chapter 7: Conclusion""; ""Index""…”
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Admiral von Hipper : the inconvenient Hero. by Philbin, Tobias R.

Table of Contents: “…Archival Sources -- 1. German Ministry of Marine Manuscripts -- a. Official Papers -- b. …”
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Charting northern waters : essays for the centenary of the Canadian Hydrographic Service / edited by William Glover.

Table of Contents: “…Maps and Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Hydrography in New France -- Alejandro Malaspina's Survey Operations on the Northwest Coast, 1791-1792 -- The Publication of British Admiralty Charts for British Columbia in the Nineteenth Century -- "The Incarnation of Energy" : Raymond Préfontaine, the Hydrographic Survey of Canada, and the Establishment of a Canadian Naval Militia -- Hydrographic Survey Work of the Departments of Public Works, Railways and Canals, and the Interior, 1867-1914 -- HMS Challenger's Surveys in Labrador, 1932-1934 -- Hydrographic Studies of Russia's Northern Oceans, 1900-1940 -- Wartime German Hydrography in Canadian Waters -- Canadian Technical Advances in Hydrography since 1945 -- At Sea with Hydro : William Metcalf and USS Edistos Arctic Cruise, Spring 1951.…”
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Sea power and American interests in the western Pacific / David C. Gompert ; [foreword by James Dobbins]. by Gompert, David C.

Table of Contents: “…Sea power and the western Pacific: importance, scope, and definition -- China, the United States, and the dynamic of sea power -- Technological change -- The oceanic commons -- Geo-politics -- Geography -- Structure -- Theory and lessons of history -- Factors of sea power -- Sea power then and now -- Anglo-American naval relations -- Anglo-German naval competition and conflict -- Japan and the United States -- Lessons from theory and history -- U.S. and Chinese interests and sea power in the western Pacific -- Chinese and U.S. trade -- U.S. interests -- U.S. strategy toward China -- American sea power in the western Pacific -- Chinese interests -- Chinese strategy -- Chinese sea power -- Conclusion: the interaction of U.S. and Chinese sea power -- Technological change -- The networking and targeting revolutions -- U.S. naval strengths and weaknesses -- Chinese priorities, capabilities, and potential -- Implications of current trends -- U.S. responses -- A new posture in the Pacific: toward phantom sea power -- Implementation: need versus inertia -- Conclusions -- Regional maritime security -- Mahan versus Mullen -- Maritime security and East Asia -- Sino-American security cooperation: rocky path or barren soil -- Conclusion -- Conclusions and recommendations -- The need for American initiative -- The future of sea power.…”
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The cabinet of Dr. Caligari directed by Robert Wiene ; written by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz.

Das antike Seewesen / August Köster. by Köster, August

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HSBA handbook on ship finance / Orestis Schinas, Carsten Grau, Max Johns, editors.

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HSBA handbook on ship finance / Orestis Schinas, Carsten Grau, Max Johns, editors.

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Ship hydrostatics and stability / Adrian Biran. by Biran, Adrian

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Militarism in a global age : naval ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I / Dirk Bönker. by Bönker, Dirk

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An ocean in common : American naval officers, scientists, and the ocean environment / Gary E. Weir. by Weir, Gary E.

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Ship hydrostatics and stability / Adrian Biran, Ruben Lopez-Pulido. by Biran, Adrian

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