Naval Institute Press: 579 books
When the Warrior Returns
Making the Transition at Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
This book addresses both the practical and psychological needs of the families of returning warriors while providing them with a convenient list of helpful resources. Combining the knowledge of fifty experts, it provides answers to questions about the post-deployment transition process, how families...
OSS Operation Black Mail
One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
OSS Operation Black Mail is the story of a remarkable woman who fought World War II on the front lines of psychological warfare. Elizabeth P. McIntosh spent eighteen life-changing months serving in the Office of Strategic Services in what has been called the “forgotten theater,” China-Burma-India,...
China's Quest for Great Power
Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
This book addresses three important facets of China’s modern development. First is the ongoing modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Chinese navy has grown from a relatively small, backward force in the 1980s into a capable twenty-first century maritime power. The PLAN now...
The Military Advantage, 2015
The Military.com Guide to Military and Veteran's Benefits
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
The Military Advantage, 2015 Edition is the most complete annual reference guide to military and veteran’s benefits. Written by Terry Howell, managing editor for benefits for Military.com, the guide is backed by the resources of Military.com and its parent company, Monster.com. The Military Advantage,...
Gambling and War
Risk, Reward, and Chance in International Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
In 1914, as Germany mobilized for war, Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg remarked to the country’s legislators, “If the iron dice must roll, then God help us.” War has often been compared to a game of dice or a lottery. But just as frequently, war has been compared to a game of pure strategy...
Chinese Aerospace Power
Evolving Maritime Roles
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
China's aircraft carrier program is making major waves well before the first ship has been completed. Undoubtedly, this development heralds a new era in Chinese national security policy. While the present volume presents substantial new insight on that particular question, its focus is decidedly broader...
Syren's Song
A Connor Stark Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
When the Sri Lankan navy is unexpectedly attacked by a resurgent and separatist Tamil Tiger organization, the government issues a letter of marque to former U.S. Navy officer Connor Stark. The head of the private security company Highland Maritime Defense, Stark and his eclectic compatriots accept the...
In the Shadow of the Ayatollah
A CIA Hostage in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Still vivid in many Americans' memories are the 444 days of 1979 when Islamic militants held U.S. diplomatic personnel hostage in Iran. Though their story has been told before, never has it been related from such a perspective. Unique among the hostages, the author was an officer for the Central Intelligence...
by Edward L. Beach
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Hailed as heart stopping and almost unbearably suspenseful, Edward L. Beach's third novel is set fifteen years after the end of World War II as the US Navy converts its fleet of conventional submarines to nuclear-powered ships. The book focuses on the USS Cushing, whose sixteen missile silos carry more...
by Craig H. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
For those who operate on, under and over the sea, international law can sometimes be as complex as it is important. Written by the same former seagoing officer and maritime law professional who authored the current edition of Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road, this book was designed to bring clarity...
A Death in Geneva
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
A Death in Geneva is a fast-paced thriller set against the background of late-1970s terrorism that crisscrosses Europe, the United States, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic as mysterious assailants terrorize one of America’s richest industrialist families. The action begins when Constance Burdette,...
Black Company
The Story of Subchaser 1264
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain
by Herbert O. Yardley
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
During the 1920s Herbert O. Yardley was chief of the first peacetime cryptanalytic organization in the United States, the ancestor of today's National Security Agency. Funded by the U.S. Army and the Department of State and working out of New York, his small and highly secret unit succeeded in breaking...
Inside the Danger Zone
The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
From the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark to Iranian mine fields to Revolutionary Guard gunboats, the 1987-88 Persian Gulf was a place of shadowy danger for U.S. Navy ships assigned to protect oil tankers during the Iran-Iraq War. A low-profile escort mission quickly became an international test of wills...