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Author : J. A. Snackenberg
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Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Bureau of Ordnance Torpedo Research and Development written by J. A. Snackenberg and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Bureau of Yards and Docks
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Total Pages : 482 pages
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Download or read book Building the Navy's Bases in World War II written by United States. Bureau of Yards and Docks and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance
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Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War II written by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clay Blair
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557502179
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Silent Victory written by Clay Blair and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World War II submariner himself, is credited with providing a complete and unbiased account of what happened. When published in 1975, it was the first such account to detail controversial aspects of the American campaign, from the torpedo scandal to discrepancies between claimed and confirmed sinkings. To get to the truth, Clay Blair interviewed scores of skippers, staff officers, and code breakers, and combed thousands of documents and personal papers. In addition, he thoroughly researched the development of the submarine and torpedo from pre-war to post-war times. As a result, he takes the reader into the submarine war at all levels--the highest strategy sessions in Washington, the terrifying moments in subs at the bottom of the ocean waiting out exploding depth charges, the zany efforts of a crew coaxing a chicken to lay an egg. He also exposes the reader to the jealous infighting of admirals vying for power and the problems between cautious older skippers and daring young commanders. Supplementing the text are nearly forty maps showing submarine activity in the context of every important naval engagement in the Pacific, more than thirty pages of photographs, multiple appendixes (including a calendar of submarine war patrols), and an index of over 2,000 entries. This is a work of great scholarship and scope that makes a timeless contribution to the history of World War II.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book U.S. Naval Weapons written by Norman Friedman and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Department of the Navy. Library
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Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Guide to United States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II written by United States. Department of the Navy. Library and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Naval History Division
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Destroyers in the United States Navy written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin F. Baxter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813175313
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Secret History of RDX written by Colin F. Baxter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted historian offers “a compelling sociohistorical account of an often overlooked yet critical” WWII explosive twice as powerful as TNT (Choice). During the early years of World War II, American ships crossing the Atlantic were virtually defenseless against German U-boats. Bombs and torpedoes fitted with TNT barely dented the hulls of Axis naval vessels. Then, seemingly overnight, a top-secret manufacturing plant appeared near Kingsport, Tennessee, producing a sugar-white substance called Research Department Explosive, code name RDX. Twice as deadly as TNT and overshadowed only by the atomic bomb, RDX proved to be pivotal in the Battle of the Atlantic and directly contributed to the Allied victory in WWII. In The Secret History of RDX, Colin F. Baxter documents the journey of the super-explosive from conceptualization at Woolwich Arsenal in England to mass production at Holston Ordnance Works in east Tennessee. Baxter examines the debates between RDX advocates and their opponents and explores the use of the explosive in the bomber war over Germany, in the naval war in the Atlantic, and as a key element in the trigger device of the atomic bomb. Drawing on archival records and interviews with individuals who worked at the Kingsport “powder plant,” Baxter illuminates both the explosive’s military significance and its impact on the lives of ordinary Americans involved in the war industry. Much more than a technical account, this study assesses the social and economic impact of the military-industrial complex on small communities on the home front.
Author : Elmer Belmont Potter
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781591146926
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (469 download)
Download or read book Admiral Arleigh Burke written by Elmer Belmont Potter and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arleigh Burke is considered the father of the modern U.S. Navy to many. Sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader, Burke had an impact on the course of naval warfare that is still felt today. This biography by noted historian E.B. Potter follows Burke's distinguished career from his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, where he earned his nickname "31-Knot Burke," to his participation in the crucial carrier operations of World War II. The author also fully examines Burke's postwar service as a United Nations delegate to the Korean truce talks and his unprecedented six-year tenure as chief of naval operations from 1955 to 1961, where he was a strong advocate of carrier aviation, nuclear propulsion, and a major force in developing the Navy's Polaris missile program. Awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1977, he became the first living U.S. naval officer to have a class of ship named after him--the Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers. Now available in paperback for the first time, this definitive 1990 biography is a worthy tribute to a great naval hero.
Author : Jack Bell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574411632
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance written by Jack Bell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most up-to-date and definitive reference guide on Union and Confederate large caliber projectiles, torpedoes, and mines, profusely illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs of 360 specimens.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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Total Pages : 1292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book The Secretary of Defense ... Research, development, test, and evaluation programs. 1965. 1261 p written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Wildenberg
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682479242
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Origins of Aegis written by Thomas Wildenberg and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the professional development of two notable and highly accomplished naval officers and their contributions to the development of the Aegis Weapons System. The main argument is that there was no single career path or set of formal qualifications for achieving excellence in the naval profession as characterized by selection for Flag rank. One of the major points is the revelation that a combination of essential personal traits and qualities and important operational and technical experiences fundamental to the nature of naval warfare are critical to developing highly competent and confident officers. Such officers are needed to lead major acquisition programs capable of delivering innovative weapons systems for a twenty-first t century Navy facing new age threats.
Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Special Studies
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Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book Organization of the Federal Government for Scientific Activities written by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Special Studies and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gabriel J. Rains
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786463329
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (633 download)
Download or read book Confederate Torpedoes written by Gabriel J. Rains and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoping to deter the Union navy from aggressive action on southern waterways during the Civil War, the Confederacy led the way in developing "torpedoes," a term that in the nineteenth century referred to contact mines floating on or just below the water's service. With this book, two little-known but important manuscripts related to these valuable weapons become available for the first time. General Gabriel J. Rains, director of the Confederate Torpedo Bureau, penned his Torpedo Book as a manual for the fabrication and use of land mines and offensive and defensive water mines. With 21 scale drawings, Notes Explaining Rebel Torpedoes and Ordnance by Captain Peter S. Michie documents from the Federal perspective the construction and use of these "infernal machines." A detailed accounting, by the editor, of the vessels sunk or damaged by Confederate torpedoes and numerous photographs of existing specimens from museums and private collections complete this significant compilation.
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Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1952-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Hearings Before the Committee on Naval Affirs of the House of Representatives on Sundry Legislation Affecting the Naval Establishment, 1945-46 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309181232
Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been used in military operations for more than 60 years, with torpedoes, cruise missiles, satellites, and target drones being early examples.1 They have also been widely used in the civilian sector-for example, in the disposal of explosives, for work and measurement in radioactive environments, by various offshore industries for both creating and maintaining undersea facilities, for atmospheric and undersea research, and by industry in automated and robotic manufacturing. Recent military experiences with AVs have consistently demonstrated their value in a wide range of missions, and anticipated developments of AVs hold promise for increasingly significant roles in future naval operations. Advances in AV capabilities are enabled (and limited) by progress in the technologies of computing and robotics, navigation, communications and networking, power sources and propulsion, and materials. Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations is a forward-looking discussion of the naval operational environment and vision for the Navy and Marine Corps and of naval mission needs and potential applications and limitations of AVs. This report considers the potential of AVs for naval operations, operational needs and technology issues, and opportunities for improved operations.
