Autor: Norman Friedman

Norman Friedman brings a new perspective to an ever-popular subject in The British Battleship: 1906–1946. With a unique ability to frame technologies within the context of politics, economics, and st …

Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, …

This book does for naval anti-aircraft defense what Friedman’s Naval Firepower did for surface gunnery – it makes a highly complex but historically crucial subject accessible to the layman. It traces …

While the overriding image of the First World War is of the bloody stalemate on the Western Front, the overall shape of the war arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle abou …

Affecting 20 to 30 % of children under the age of five, sleep disorders can seriously affect a child”s health. This authoritative guide illustrates the consequences of sleep disordered breathing and …

‘;This magnificent book reinforces Norman Friedmans unparalleled reputation as a peerless author of maritime topics.’Australian Naval Institute Gradually evolving from the masted steam frigates of th …

“A comprehensive survey of the design history and development of the Royal Navy's greyhounds of the sea.”—WARSHIPS Magazine   Since World War II, the old categories of dest …

A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats.   In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to …

An in-depth reference to the naval weapons used by Britain, Germany, the US, and the other combatants in the Great War, with photos: “Superb…invaluable.”—History of War &#160 …

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for Naval and Maritime Science and Technology. “A compelling and convincing historical analysis of World War I.” —Navy News   While the over …

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for Naval and Maritime Science and Technology. ‘;A compelling and convincing historical analysis of World War I.’ Navy News While the overriding image of the First …

A winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature gives ‘;an excellent overview of the problems involved in shooting at airplanes from ships.’ (Coast Defense Journal). This book does fo …

A winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature gives ‘;an excellent overview of the problems involved in shooting at airplanes from ships.’ (Coast Defense Journal). This book does fo …

‘;This magnificent book reinforces Norman Friedmans unparalleled reputation as a peerless author of maritime topics.’Australian Naval Institute Gradually evolving from the masted steam frigates of th …

‘;An extraordinarily detailed account of the development of Royal Navy cruisers… a towering work’ from the author of Fighting the Great War at Sea (Warship 2012). For most of the twentieth century, …

“An extraordinarily detailed account of the development of Royal Navy cruisers . . . a towering work” from the author of Fighting the Great War at Sea (Warship 2012). &#160 …

‘;A comprehensive survey of the design history and development of the Royal Navys greyhounds of the sea.’WARSHIPS Magazine Since World War II, the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended …

A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a poten …

An in-depth reference to the naval weapons used by Britain, Germany, the US, and the other combatants in the Great War, with photos: ‘;Superbinvaluable.’History of War Although the Great War might be …

A tactical and technical historyof the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fleet ai …

Originally published in 1960. In E. E. Cummings: The Art of His Poetry, Norman Friedman argues that critics who have focused on what Cummings’s poetry lacks have failed to judge Cummings on his stren …

A tactical and technical history of the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fl …

An in-depth history of naval battleship firepower from before World War I to the end of World War II, by America’s leading naval analyst. For more than half a century, the big gun was the arbit …

The complete collection of E. E. Cummings’s writing for the stage, from the most inventive poet of the twentieth century. The Theatre of E. E. Cummings collects in their entirety Cummings’s long out- …

A reissue of E. E. Cummings’s long-unavailable, yet pointed and moving story of a journey through Soviet Russia. Unavailable for more than fifty years, EIMI finally returns. While sometimes termed a …

"Lambert was a drafter of no mean skill . . . his drawings are concise, clear, and invaluable to scratchbuilders and super-detailers. Very highly recommended!" -Nautical Research Journal Jo …

The first comprehensive technical history on the subject, with photos: “A must-read for all professionals, designers and scholars of modern submarines.” —Australian Naval Institute …

The Royal Navy’s greatest contribution to the Allied success in World War II was undoubtedly the defeat of the U-boat menace in the North Atlantic, a victory on which all other European campaigns dep …

Affecting 20 to 30 % of children under the age of five, sleep disorders can seriously affect a child”s health. This authoritative guide illustrates the consequences of sleep disordered breathing and …

An “indispensable” guide to the Royal Navy’s submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review).   The Royal Navy didn’t invent the subma …

An ‘;indispensable’ guide to the Royal Navy’s submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review). The Royal Navy didn’t invent the submarinebut in 1914, Britain had t …

“For anyone wishing to super-detail any British destroyer of this era, this book looks to be a real must-have.” —Nautical Research Guild's Model Ship World    John Lam …

‘;For anyone wishing to super-detail any British destroyer of this era, this book looks to be a real must-have.’ Nautical Research Guilds Model Ship World John Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman, …

"Lambert was a drafter of no mean skill . . . his drawings are concise, clear, and invaluable to scratchbuilders and super-detailers. Very highly recommended!" -Nautical Research Journal Jo …

A tactical and technical history of the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fl …