Warship Builders
An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945
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Thomas Heinrich
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Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the US naval shipbuilding industry from the early 1920s to the end of World War II, when American shipyards produced the world's largest fleet that helped defeat the Axis powers in all corners of the globe. A colossal endeavor that absorbed billions and employed virtual armies of skilled workers, naval construction mobilized the nation's leading industrial enterprises in the shipbuilding, engineering, and steel industries to deliver warships whose technical complexity dwarfed that of any other weapons platform.
Throughout the book, comparative analyses reveal differences and similarities in American, British, Japanese, and German naval construction. Heinrich shows that US and German shipyards introduced electric arc welding and prefabrication methods to a far greater extent than their British and Japanese counterparts between the wars, laying the groundwork for their impressive production records in World War II. While the American and Japanese navies relied heavily on government-owned navy yards, the British and German navies had most of their combatants built in corporately-owned yards, contradicting the widespread notion that only US industrial mobilization depended on private enterprise.
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- De: Bruce Jones
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for supremacy. But in the nuclear age, air power and missile systems dominated our worries about security, and for the United States, the economy was largely driven by domestic production, with trucking and railways that crisscrossed the continent serving as the primary modes of commercial transit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opener of how the seas impact today
- De Thomas VandeVanter en 03-11-23
De: Bruce Jones
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The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War
- De: Mark E. Stille
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 85
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World War II and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War details the Japanese ships which fought in the Pacific and examines the principles on which they were designed, how they were armed, when and where they were deployed, and how effective they were in battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Technical Reference
- De Dale H. Reeck en 06-09-18
De: Mark E. Stille
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Victory at Sea
- Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II
- De: Paul Kennedy, Ian Marshall - illustrator
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 20 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In this engaging narrative, 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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No the defendant work on all navies fighting in World War II.
- De Kent Steen en 09-24-22
De: Paul Kennedy, y otros
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Firepower
- How Weapons Shaped Warfare
- De: Paul Lockhart
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 21 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In Firepower, acclaimed historian Paul Lockhart tells the story of the evolution of weaponry and how it transformed not only the conduct of warfare, but also the very structure of power in the West, from the Renaissance to the dawn of the atomic era.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Needs More Guns Less Political Opinion
- De Jeb en 10-20-22
De: Paul Lockhart
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The War for the Seas
- A Maritime History of World War II
- De: Evan Mawdsley
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 28 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 132
Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what had become a "war of continents"? In this definitive account, Evan Mawdsley traces events at sea from the first U-boat operations in 1939 to the surrender of Japan. He argues that the Allied counterattack involved not just decisive sea battles, but a long struggle to control shipping arteries and move armies across the sea.
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2 out of 5 stars
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An Unengaging Survey that Disappoints
- De Scott Eckert en 08-06-20
De: Evan Mawdsley
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The U.S. Navy
- A Concise History
- De: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine
- Duración: 3 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great History Novel of Navy
- De Danelle Hites en 11-02-16
De: Craig L. Symonds
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Project Azorian
- The CIA and the Raising of the K-129
- De: Norman Polmar, Michael White
- Narrado por: James Lurie
- Duración: 5 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks, and after six years of secret preparations, the CIA attempted to salvage the sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean in early August 1974. This audacious effort was carried out under the cover of an undersea mining operation sponsored by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting history
- De Ed en 02-10-24
De: Norman Polmar, y otros
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On Wave and Wing
- The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier
- De: Barrett Tillman
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 172
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 171
What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers. For 70 years, these ships remained a little-understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing, Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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100th Anniversary of the Aircraft Carrier
- De Jean en 08-05-17
De: Barrett Tillman
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Decision at Sea
- Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History
- De: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrado por: Stephen R. Thorne
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Decision at Sea is a powerful and illuminating look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. It is also a compelling study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives - and the fate of nations - hanging in the balance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting book...but not great
- De Anonymous User en 11-22-20
De: Craig L. Symonds
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Atlantic Nightmare
- The Longest Continuous Military Campaign in World War Ii
- De: Richard Freeman
- Narrado por: Will Huggins
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
No other battle of the Second World War lasted longer than the 2,075 days of the Battle of the Atlantic. It raged from the opening day of the war in September 1939 until it ended almost six years later with Germany’s surrender in May 1945. Vital supplies of food, fuel, and the raw materials needed by the Allies to wage war had to be transported in merchant ships in escorted convoys across the Atlantic Ocean, where they were at the mercy of German U-boats and warships.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Slanted Badly
- De Christopher en 07-07-24
De: Richard Freeman
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- De: William H. McNeill
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Duración: 15 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the frightening dilemmas that now confront us. McNeill moves with equal mastery from the crossbow - banned by the Church in 1139 as too lethal for Christians to use against one another - to the nuclear missile, from the sociological consequences of drill in the 17th century to the emergence of the military-industrial complex in the 20th.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, lucid history
- De Ariel en 07-04-22
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Sea Power
- The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
- De: Admiral James Stavridis USN - Ret.
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 439
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 383
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 383
From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world's oceans from the admiral's chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destinies of nations and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today and will shape the world we live in tomorrow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly Recommend. Brilliant, engaging & thoughtful
- De Francis Claro en 06-22-17
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Crashback
- The Power Clash Between the US and China in the Pacific
- De: Michael Fabey
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Out in the Pacific Ocean, there is a war taking place. It is a "warm war", a shoving match between the United States, since World War II the uncontested ruler of the seas, and China, which now possesses the world's largest navy. The Chinese regard the Pacific, and especially the South China Sea, as their ocean, and they're ready to defend it. Each day the heat between the two countries increases as the Chinese try to claim the South China Sea for their own, and the United States insists on asserting freedom of navigation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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time to admit how Obama years made us vulnerable
- De Andrew en 03-26-18
De: Michael Fabey
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War Beneath the Sea
- Submarine Conflict During World War II
- De: Peter Padfield
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 25 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 143
This riveting chronicle of submarine warfare is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war, describing, in detail, the operations of the British, American, Japanese, Italian, and German submarine and anti-submarine forces. Beginning with a vivid re-creation of the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia by a German U-boat in September 1939, critically acclaimed military historian Peter Padfield's compelling narrative casts an unflinching eye on the devastating consequences of maritime warfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fills in the gaps of other submarine books
- De Ben en 05-19-21
De: Peter Padfield
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Engineers of Victory
- The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
- De: Paul Kennedy
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 16 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 164
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders’ grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Misleading title
- De Thomas en 04-10-14
De: Paul Kennedy
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Queen of the Lakes (Great Lakes Books Series)
- De: Mark L. Thompson
- Narrado por: Bill Nevitt
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
This book is an account of ships that have borne the name Queen of the Lakes, an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the longest on the Great Lakes. In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, Mark Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that have held the title, chronicling the dates the ship sailed, its dimensions, the derivation of its name, its role in the economic development of the region, and its sailing history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another masterful job by Mark Thompson
- De Dave T. en 07-05-23
De: Mark L. Thompson
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Warship Builders
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- ShipBuilderRJT
- 03-03-22
Lots of Facts
I love how the book is full of facts. The book is not just a collection of stories of industry, but a factual presentation of history.
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- John Cashman
- 12-13-22
Excellent book
This is an excellent book on a neglected topic. It covers not only warship production in the US, but shipbuilding in the UK, Germany, and Japan. The differences and similarities are very enlightening.
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