Tento autor se ponořil do hlubin námořní historie, přičemž jeho dílo čerpalo z celoživotní fascinace válečným námořnictvem. Jeho psaní se vyznačuje zevrubným výzkumem a poutavým vyprávěním, které oživuje minulé námořní bitvy a postavy. Prostřednictvím svého rozsáhlého publikačního díla přináší čtenářům živé portréty klíčových námořních konfliktů a významných osobností, které je formovaly.
Anglický publicista Richard Hough, autor několika úspěšných knih, zpracoval tématiku velmi zajímavou - historii plaveb kolem Jižní Ameriky od prvního obeplutí Magalhaesem až do 20. století. Od Magalhaesova objevu až do stavby Panamského průplavu byla tato trasa jedinou spojnicí mezi Atlantikem aPacifikem. Houghova kniha je historickým cestopisem, pojednávajícím o postupném objevování neznámé Ohňové země.
Román přitažlivě zpracovává známou událost z historie mořeplavby, vzpouru na lodi Bounty, k níž došlo 28. dubna 1789. Skutečný příběh, dramatický a dobrodružný, odehrávající se navíc v exotickém prostředí, byl již několikrát zpracován, autorovi této knihy se však podařilo vytvořit dílo dobrodružné a seriózní. Cestopis, postavený na veškerém dostupném archívním materiálu a podávající komplexní obraz doby i života na moři v oblasti Tichomoří. Kniha se stala předlohou pro filmové zpracování.
In every theater and across every ocean, World War Two's naval battles raged ceaselessly. For those who served shipboard, danger lurked 24 hours a day from increasingly lethal weapons borne by planes in the skies above and other boats and subs in the water. More than at any other time in history, a sailor could never let down his guard, and his endurance was constantly tested by danger. Through a brilliant mixture of narrative history and personal accounts--collected over almost 30 years of interviewing combatants from both sides--a very powerful, human story emerges of the danger, elation, and miseries of six years of "the longest battle" in the war.
This is an exciting and highly readable biography of James Cook, the last and greatest of the romantic navigators. It is full of new insights and interpretations of one of the world's greatest mariners.
Intro -- Battleship -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Ark Royal -- Galleon, 1587, England -- Zeven Provincien -- Galleon, 1665, Holland -- Bonhomme Richard -- Frigate, 1766, USA -- Victory -- Ship-of-the-line, 1778, Britain -- Essex -- Frigate, 1799, USA -- Monitor -- Ironclad, 1862, USA -- Mikasa -- Battleship, 1902, Japan -- Von der Tann -- Battle cruiser, 1910, Germany -- Lion -- Battle cruiser, 1912, Britain -- Warspite -- Battleship, 1915, Britain -- Java -- Light cruiser, 1925, Netherlands -- Saratoga -- Aircraft carrier, 1927, USA -- Kelly -- Destroyer, 1939, Britain -- Bismarck -- Battleship, 1941, Germany -- New Jersey -- Battleship, 1943, USA -- Some Terms Explained -- Book List -- About the Author -- Also by Richard Hough -- Copyright.
Fifty years after the historic air battle between Germany and Great Britain, two historians collaborate to bring the battle to life again in an account of the turning point of World War II
Hero of Our Time
A biography of one of this century's most famous and most colorful figures, Lord Louis Mountbatten, is told through his own words and the author's comments and details every important event and aspect of his dramatically full official and private lives
The Navy almost finished the career of Britain’s greatest wartime leader. As a young minister responsible for the senior service from 1911, Churchill ruffled feathers and gave scant regard for the feelings of the admirals. When disaster struck in the First World War, it was the navy that led to his political downfall. But when he returned to power after years in the wilderness, the Royal Navy welcomed him with the cry, ‘Winston is back!’ From that point onwards, the successful pursuit of the war at sea remained his primary consideration. Within a few days of his return to the Admiralty, Churchill received a friendly overture from President Roosevelt, and there began a steady communication and friendship between the self-styled ‘Former Naval Person’ and the President of the United States, their differences subordinated in the pursuit of one shared winning the war. From a veteran naval historian comes the extraordinary and gripping story of Churchill’s stormy association with the navy and the sea, perfect for readers of Richard Overy and Jonathan Dimbleby.
Includes ships from the Nile craft of 3000 B.C. to the modern American aircraft carrier. Emphasizes that the fighting ship has always been not merely a weapon of war but a beautiful and intensely personal creation, possessing a supreme combination of functional and decorative qualities.
