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Sacred Vessels
From a broad, historical perspective, the dreadnought represents an archetype, and its history a kind of moral tale. Its awesome size, its formidable presence, and its immense power have gained it tremendous respect, loyalty, and, as Robert O'Connell shows in this myth-shattering book, unwarranted longevity as well. With provocative insight and wit he offers us an irreverent history of the modern battleship and its place in American history, from the sinking of the coal-fueled Maine in 1898 to the deployment of the cruise missile-armed Missouri in the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The modern navies were the first of the armed services faced with fundamental and abrupt technological change. The w...
Ocean Steamships
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Steamship Lines Of The World
From the age of sail to the present day, steamships have revolutionized the way we think about travel and transport. In this fascinating overview of steamship lines from around the world, Ridgely Hunt explores the history and development of these iconic vessels, from their early days as packet ships to their roles in wartime and peacetime commerce. With detailed information on individual ship lines and notable ships throughout history, Steamship Lines of the World is an essential resource for enthusiasts of sea travel and maritime history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in th...
Up Against the Wall
Curtis J. Austin’s Up Against the Wall chronicles how violence brought about the founding of the Black Panther Party in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, dominated its policies, and finally destroyed the party as one member after another—Eldridge Cleaver, Fred Hampton, Alex Rackley—left the party, was killed, or was imprisoned. Austin shows how the party’s early emphasis in the 1960s on self-defense, though sorely needed in black communities at the time, left it open to mischaracterization, infiltration, and devastation by local, state, and federal police forces and government agencies. Austin carefully highlights the internal tension between advocates of a more radical positio...
Naval Register
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