Shipcraft 27 - British sloops and frigates of the Second World War. by Brown, Les, 1951-

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A bridge of ships : Canadian shipbuilding during the Second World War / by Pritchard, James S., 1939-2015

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US naval aviation 1898-1945 : the pioneering years to the Second World War : rare photographs from naval archives / by Marriott, Leo

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Zionism's Maritime Revolution : the Yishuv's Hold on the Land of Israel's Sea and Shores, 1917-1948 / by Cohen-Hattab, Kobi

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4: Evolution during a Time of Paralysis: Jewish Maritime Activity in the Land of Israel during the Second World War, 1939-1945 --…”
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Torpedo : the complete history of the world's most revolutionary naval weapon / by Branfill-Cook, Roger

Table of Contents: “…15 Coast Defence16 Active Defence; 17 Passive Defence; 18 Modern Developments; 19 Torpedo Attack Tactics; 20 Early Torpedo Actions; 21 The Great War; 22 The Second World War -- The North Sea, Mediterranean and Atlantic; 23 The Second World War- The Pacific; 24 Post-Second World War; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix : Specifications for Service Torpedoes; Index.…”
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Three Republics One Navy. by Clayton, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; List of Illustrations ; Author's Note ; 1 Introduction: France and Seapower ; 2 Strategies and Ships: 1870s to 1904 ; 3 Naval Operations 1871-1904 ; 4 New Strategies and Preparation for War 1905-1914 ; 5 The First World War and its Aftermath 1914-1920 ; 6 The Inter-War Years 1919-1939 ; 7 The Second World War 1939-1942 ; 8 The Second World War 1943-1945 ; 9 The Fourth Republic 1946-1958 ; 10 The Fifth Republic 1958 to 1999 ; Conclusion ; Appendix: Names of Marine warships that commemorate past commanders, sea officers and explorers.…”
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Command at sea : naval command and control since the sixteenth century / by Palmer, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…A regular confusion -- Land warfare afloat: before 1650 -- The Anglo-Dutch wars -- At the dawn of the enlightenment -- The conundrum of the line ahead -- The advent of numerary signaling systems -- The zenith of the age of fighting sail -- The age of steam through the great war -- From 1918 through the second world war -- The cold war and beyond -- The crucial paradox of knowledge.…”
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Submarine torpedo tactics : an American history / by Monroe-Jones, Edward

Table of Contents: “…"The torpedo is born -- First World War fire control techniques -- Between the wars -- An analysis of the fire control problem -- The Second World War -- The Era of the GUPPY -- From Tang to Nautilus -- A most unusual torpedo -- Skipjack, the convergence of Nautilus and Albacore -- The Sturgeon-class submarine -- The Los Angeles class submarine -- The ballistic missile submarine -- The Seawolf and Virginia submarines -- The future of American submarines -- Appendix A: A glossary of submarine fire control terminology -- Appendix B: An evolution of submarine torpedo fire control equipment."…”
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Sky ships : a history of the airship in the United States Navy / by Althoff, William F.

Table of Contents: “…Navy lighter-than-air headquarters and facilities, Second World War -- Memorandum on status of lighter-than-air -- E. …”
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British submarines in two world wars / by Friedman, Norman, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Rearmament -- Colour section between pages 256 and 257 -- 15. Second World War -- 16. Glimpse of the Future.…”
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Royal Naval officers from war to war, 1918-1939 / by Farquharson-Roberts, Mike

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Canada's navy : the first century / by Milner, Marc

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The fall and rise of French sea power : France's quest for an independent naval policy, 1940-1963 / by Canuel, Hugues, 1969-

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The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947 / by Silverstone, Paul H.

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Shared experience : organizational culture and ethos at the U.S. Marine Corps Basic School, 1924-1941 / by Mazzara, Jennifer L., 1986-

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Strategy and the sea : essays in honour of John B. Hattendorf /

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Sail and steam : selected maritime writings of Yrjö Kaukiainen / by Kaukiainen, Yrjö

Table of Contents: “…-- Five years before the mast: observations on the conditions of maritime labour in Finland and elsewhere -- The maritime labour market: skill and experience as factors of demand and supply -- Owners and masters: management and managerial skills in the Finnish ocean-going merchant fleet, c. 1840-1880 -- From low-cost to high-cost shipping: Finnish maritime labour costs after the Second World War -- The modernization of Finnish coastal shipping and railway competition c. 1830-1913 -- British timber imports and Finnish shipping 1860-1910 -- Baltic timber-trade under sail: an example of the persistence of old techniques -- Coal and canvas: aspects of the competition between steam and sail, c. 1870-1914 -- Dutch shipping and the Swedish Navigation Act (1724). …”
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A nation's Navy : in quest of Canadian naval identity /

Table of Contents: “…The Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, 1901-1920 -- 15 The Social Background of the Wartime Navy: Some Statistical Data -- 16 The Wrens of the Second World War: Their Place in the History of Canadian Servicewomen -- 17 A Canadian Departure: The Evolution of HMCS Royal Roads, 1942-1948…”
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Strategy and the sea : essays in honour of John B. Hattendorf /

Table of Contents: “…The Capital Ship, the Royal Navy and British Strategy from the Second World War to the 1950s; 15. 'No Scope for Arms Control': Strategy, Geography and Naval Limitations in the Indian Ocean in the 1970s; 16. …”
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Tales of a Cold War submariner / by Summitt, Dan, 1924-

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