Sea Control

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Book cover of Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II by Paul Kennedy
History

Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II 

In this engaging narrative, brought to life by marine artist Ian Marshall’s beautiful full‑color paintings, historian Paul Kennedy grapples with the rise and fall of the Great Powers during World War II. Tracking the movements of the six major navies of the Second World War—the allied navies of Britain, France, and the United States and the Axis navies of Germany, Italy, and Japan—Kennedy tells a story of naval battles, maritime campaigns, convoys, amphibious landings, and strikes from the sea. […Learn More]

Book cover of Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917–1941 by Ryan Wadle
Maritime History & Piracy

Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917–1941

The accepted narrative of the interwar U.S. Navy is one of transformation from a battle-centric force into a force that could fight on the “three planes” of war: in the skies, on the water, and under the waves. The political and cultural tumult that accompanied this transformation is another story. Ryan D. Wadle’s Selling Sea Power explores this little-known but critically important aspect of naval history. […Learn More]