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Operate Forward Archive
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Aircraft Carriers at War
Posted on | No Commentsby James Holloway III Adm. James Holloway describes this book as a contemporary perspective of the events, decisions, and outcomes in the history of the Cold War—Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet confrontation—that shaped today’s U.S.... -
On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace
Posted on | No Commentsby Donald Kagan War has been a fact of life for millennia on end. By following the common threads that connect the ancient clashes between Athens and Sparta and between Rome and Carthage with the... -
One Hundred Years of Sea Power
Posted on | No Commentsby George Baer This powerfully argued, objective history of the modern U.S. Navy explains how the Navy defined its purpose in the century after 1890. It relates in detail how the Navy formed and reformed... -
The Elephant and the Dragon
Posted on | No Commentsby Robyn Meredith An urgent exploration of the earth-tilting emergence of India and China on the world stage, The Elephant and the Dragon is the essential guide to understanding how India and China are reshaping... -
The Great Wall at Sea
Posted on | No Commentsby Bernard Cole by Bernard D. Cole With the world’s largest population, largest army, and fastest growing economy, China is now in the process of building a large modern navy to assure its status as... -
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
Posted on | No Commentsby James Hornfischer The incredible story of the men who fought in the Battle of Samar in October 1944, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors presents a David-and-Goliath sea fight filled with actionful... -
The Sand Pebbles
Posted on | No Commentsby Richard McKenna This now-classic novel enjoyed much critical acclaim and commercial success when it was first published in 1962. The winner of the coveted Harper Prize, it was on the New York Times bestseller... -
With the Old Breed
Posted on | No Commentsby E.B. Sledge This Recommended category, Operate Forward book is considered by many to be the best war memoir ever written. Ken Burns, documentary film maker of the PBS series The War, said it best...
