The Shame of Savo
Title | The Shame of Savo PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Loxton |
Publisher | US Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
A forensic investigation of the Battle of Savo Island where in August of 1942 Japanese strike forces snuck up on heavily guarded allied cruisers and destroyed four ships, sinking two of them. Loxton, wounded during the battle, exposes some of the myths surrounding this monumental defeat through an examination of American, Japanese, and Australian records, concluding with a "verdict" that cuts through naval misinformation and explains how such an event could have occurred. The writing conveys the single minded passion which the author follows to discover the truth of a military defeat which, because of his involvement, became a life obsession. Includes maps, diagrams, and illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Anatomy of a Naval Disaster
Title | Anatomy of a Naval Disaster PDF eBook |
Author | James Pritchard |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 1995-09-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0773565531 |
Pritchard describes the domestic and international political circumstances in France that gave rise to the expedition, outlining strategy and politics in the context of colonial defence and continental ambition. He reconstructs the events that contributed to the failure of the expedition - human and institutional weakness, weather, spoiled provisions, disease, and the death of the commanding admiral. Anatomy of a Naval Disaster exposes the ambitions and frailties of men, the arbitrariness of success, and the limits of power in the eighteenth century.
Handbook of First Aid Treatment for Survivors of Disasters at Sea
Title | Handbook of First Aid Treatment for Survivors of Disasters at Sea PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1943 |
Genre | First aid in illness and injury |
ISBN |
Shame of Savo, the Pb Edition
Title | Shame of Savo, the Pb Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Loxton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Savo Island, Battle of, 1942 |
ISBN | 9781864482867 |
The Shame Of Savo explores the personalities and events associated with the disastrous night of 9 August 1942 when a Japanese cruiser force surprised an Allied fleet off Savo Island.
Anatomy of a Shipwreck
Title | Anatomy of a Shipwreck PDF eBook |
Author | Sean McCollum |
Publisher | Capstone Classroom |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1429673672 |
Shipwrecks.
Turret Versus Broadside
Title | Turret Versus Broadside PDF eBook |
Author | Howard J. Fuller |
Publisher | Wolverhampton Military Studies |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-12-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781913336226 |
A sweeping, in-depth examination of the legendary naval controversy which shook the Victorian Royal Navy and climaxed in the foundering of HMS Captain in 1870.
Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830
Title | Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830 PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Richard Harding |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 2002-01-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135364869 |
From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians, and for navy colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.