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  • - Two World Wars and After
    af Norman Friedman
    246,95 kr.

    For most of the twentieth century Britain possessed both the world’s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser – a multi-purpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser’s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the inter-war years Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. For the first time this book seeks to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development.After the war the cruiser’s role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernisations, the plans for missile-armed ships and the convoluted process that turned the ‘through-deck cruiser’ into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A D Baker’s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman’s previous books on British destroyers.

  • - Naval War College Newport Papers 37
    af Norman Friedman
    193,95 kr.

    In a widely noted speech to the Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo in May 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates warned that "the Navy and Marine Corps must be willing to reexamine and question basic assumptions in light of evolving technologies, new threats, and budget realities.We simply cannot afford to perpetuate a status quo that heaps more and more expensive technologies onto fewer and fewer platforms-thereby risking a situation where some of our greatest capital expenditures go toward weapons and ships that could potentially become wasting assets." Secretary Gates specifically questioned whether the Navy's commitment to a force of eleven carrier strike groups through 2040 makes sense, given the extent of the anticipated superiority of the United States over potential adversaries at sea as well as the growing threat of antiship missiles. Though later disclaiming any immediate intention to seek a reduction in the current carrier force, Gates nevertheless laid down a clear marker that all who are concerned over the future of the U.S. Navy would be well advised to take with the utmost seriousness. We may stand, then, at an important watershed in the evolution of carrier aviation, one reflecting not only the nation's current financial crisis but the changing nature of the threats to, or constraints on, American sea power, as well as-something the secretary did not mention-the advent of a new era of unmanned air and sea platforms of all types. Taken together, these developments argue for resolutely innovative thinking about the future of the nation's carrier fleet and our surface navy more generally. In Innovation in Carrier Aviation, number thirty-seven in our Newport Papers monograph series, Thomas C. Hone, Norman Friedman, and Mark D.Mandeles examine the watershed period in carrier development that occurred immediately following World War II, when design advances were made that would be crucial to the centrality in national-security policy making that carriers and naval aviation have today. In those years several major technological breakthroughs-notably the jet engine and nuclear weapons-raised large questions about the future and led to an array of innovations in the design and operational utilization of aircraft carriers. Central to this story is the collaboration between the aviation communities in the navies of the United States and Great Britain during these years, building on the intimate relationship they had developed during the war itself. Strikingly, the most important of these innovations, notably the angled flight deck and steam catapult, originated with the British, not the Americans. This study thereby also provides interesting lessons for the U.S. Navy today with respect to its commitment to maritime security cooperation in the context of its new "maritime strategy." It is a welcome and important addition to the historiography of the Navy in the seminal years of the Cold War.

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    494,95 kr.

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    1.733,95 kr.

  • - in the Cold War Era
    af Norman Friedman
    494,95 kr.

    The second part of a comprehensive history of British submarines. Contains all the sophisticated analysis for which the author is so well known.

  • af Norman Friedman
    1.789,95 kr.

    Offer a history of US Navy attack aridraft, from the point of view of the Navy, and as understood through its previously-classified documents. The book spans a century, from the earliest airplanes conceived to operate from US carriers in 1920, to the current F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

  • - An Illustrated Design History
    af Norman Friedman
    883,95 kr.

    Like other books in Norman Friedman's design-history series, this one pays attention to all designs, even those that never left the drawing board. Friedman, a recognised authority on US warships, uncovers the reasoning behind the many radical changes in US cruiser design, which culminated in the series of Aegis missile ships.

  • - An Illustrated Design History
    af Norman Friedman, Alan Raven & A. D. Baker III
    883,95 kr.

    Covers the development of US battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas. It examines the original designs as well as the many modifications and reconstructions these ships underwent during their long and active careers.

  • - An Illustrated Design History
    af Norman Friedman
    992,95 kr.

    Part of a seven volume series that offers detailed descriptions of the evolution of all classes of the principal US combatant types. Each of the volumes is fully illustrated with deck plans, outboard profiles, sketches from major design studies, and numerous detailed photographs.

  • - An Illustrated Design History
    af Norman Friedman
    888,95 kr.

    One the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of US Destroyers, from their early torpedo boat forebears to the mass-produced Fletcher-class of World War II, through the Spruance and Perry classes of the Cold War, and to the workhorse Arleigh Burke-class of the contemporary Navy.

  • - The Art of His Poetry
    af Norman Friedman
    298,95 kr.

    The book unpacks Cummings's subject matter, devices, and symbolism, ultimately helping readers develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of Cummings's work.

  • - From the Iron Curtain to the Collapse of Communism
    af Norman Friedman
    93,95 kr.

    The Cold War examines the events of this tense period of history - events that resonate ever strongly in this modern era of paranoia and surveillance.

  • af Norman Friedman
    246,95 kr.

    A radically different interpretation of the First World War providing novel insights into warships and technology of the period.

  • - War Gaming and Victory in the Pacific
    af Norman Friedman, Naval History and Heritage Command & U S Department of the Navy
    328,95 kr.

    "To win in the Pacific during World War II, the U.S. Navy had to transform itself technically, tactically, and strategically. It had to create a fleet capable of the unprecedented feat of fighting and winning far from home, without existing bases, in the face of an enemy with numerous bases fighting in his own waters. Much of the credit for the transformation should go to the war gaming conducted at the U.S. Naval War College. Conversely, as we face further demands for transformation, the inter-war experience at the War College offers valuable guidance as to what works, and why, and how."

  • - The John Lambert Collection, Volume I: Destroyer Weapons
    af Norman Friedman
    395,95 kr.

    The first systematic publication of the famous plans, The John Lambert collection.

  • af Norman Friedman
    494,95 kr.

    The first ever comprehensive history of British submarines before 1945, illustrated with superb photographs and many original plans.

  • af Norman Friedman
    444,95 kr.

  • af Norman Friedman, Thomas C. Hone & Mark D. Mandeles
    258,95 kr.

  • - Common Elements in David Bohm's Physics, the Perennial Philosophy and Seth
    af Norman Friedman
    158,95 kr.

  • - Home of the Quantum Wave Function, Nature's Creative Source
    af Norman Friedman
    158,95 kr.

    Did you know that our everyday world arises form an invisible ocean of unlimited energy that surrounds and permeates us? That all events exist in potential form in this ocean, and certain ones are selected to be manifest in our reality? That this domain is the source not only of our universe but innumerable other universes as well? In The Hidden Domain, the continuation of his very popular Bridging Science and Spirit, Norman Friedman explores this realm using non-mathematical concepts that are solidly grounded in science. Ideas from physicists, from religious and philosophical sources, and from Seth (the discarnate entity brought to us by Jane Roberts) illuminate this intriguing depiction of the world that underlies all experience. BOOK REVIEWS: ¿I think Bridging Science and Spirit is one of the most insightful, comprehensive, and brilliant expressions of knowledge. I shall certainly use it as a reference guide. Many abstract ideas that I was not comfortable with are now more meaningful.¿ ¿ Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind; The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success; The Way of the Wizard ¿Bridging Science and Spirit accomplishes a formidable task. This book will be a valuable research document for many years to come for those concerned with a perspective that honors both science and spirituality.¿ ¿ Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D.; author of Taking the Quantum Leap; Parallel Universes; The Physics of the Soul ¿Bridging Science and Spirit correctly asks, 'How does matter originate from consciousness?' This is the fundamental question of a growing body of literature regarding the new paradigm of an idealist, consciousness-based science. Norman Friedman has made an important and thoughtful contribution to this new science.¿ ¿ Amit Goswami, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, University of Oregon; author of The Self-Aware Universe ¿A masterful job of bringing innate psychic understanding and scientific knowledge together, brilliantly showing us how all is one and one is all.¿ ¿ Robert F. Butts - Husband of Jane Roberts, Channel for Seth ¿Few have understood both science and metaphysics well enough to remove our blinders to their underlying similarities ¿ and universal truths. Kudos to Norman Friedman for proving to be a master bridge builder.¿ ¿ Lynda Madden Dahl, Co-founder, Seth Network International; author of eight Seth-based books, including the Living a Safe Universe Series ¿An insightful synthesis of the outer frontiers of theoretical physics with the deep revelations of mystical insight, throwing important light on the reality we live in.¿ ¿ Peter Russell, author of The Global Brain; The White Hole in Time; The Global Brain Awakens ¿Some future historian will, I feel confident, identify the 'Great Debate' of the twentieth century around the question: 'What is science going to do about consciousness?' I would surmise that Norman Friedman's book Bridging Science and Spirit will turn out to be a benchmark in that inquiry. No one can read it without gaining some clarity on their own nature.¿ ¿ Willis Harman, Ph.D., President, Institute of Noetic Sciences; author of Global Mind Change ¿A brilliant synthesis of ageless wisdom and modern science. Friedman's writing provides pictures for our minds so we can 'see' reality.¿¿ Montague Ullman, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus, Albert Einstein College of Medic

  • af Norman Friedman
    494,95 kr.

    A major new study of an ever-popular subject written by one of the most highly regarded authorities in the field

  • af Norman Friedman
    444,95 kr.

    Authoritative, comprehensive and highly original Full technical details, with much new information and insight; many plans and close-up photographs of weapons

  • - Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War
    af Norman Friedman
    323,95 kr.

    Winner of the Royal United Services Institute Westminster Medal for Military Literature `To read a comprehensive history of the technical, military and political aspects of the Cold War, based on documents from the two super powers, written by a scholar who is free of bias, is something I never thought I would be able to do.

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