|
Showing 1 - 9 of
9 matches in All Departments
Most books gloss over submarines at Midway and, if they are
mentioned at all, conclude they failed miserably and had little
impact on the outcome of the battle. It is undeniable that carrier
aviation and intelligence saved the day, but the role of the
submarine was an important one in defence of an anticipated
amphibious assault. Midway Submerged is a comprehensive examination
of a little-known aspect of this pivotal naval battle, explaining
how Nimitz used his submarines at Midway, and the Japanese misused
theirs based on a flawed tactical plan. Based on in-depth archival
research not only into the battle itself, but also submarine design
and construction, and tactical and operational doctrine for both
the United States and Japan, it brings a whole new dimension to the
discussion of the battle of Midway. It examines the intended role
of the submarine in the plans and doctrine of both navies, and what
the submarines were expected to accomplish for both fleets during
the battle, before assessing the actual accomplishments, successes,
and failures of the submarine forces on both sides. Of particular
importance, the book offers an analysis of how well these vessels
fulfilled the expectations placed on them by their respective naval
planners, concluding that submarines played a more important role
in the outcome than has been previously understood.
Some forty scholars examine California's prehistory and
archaeology, looking at marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments,
initial human colonization, linguistic prehistory, early forms of
exchange, mitochondrial DNA studies, and rock art. This work is the
most extensive study of California's prehistory undertaken in the
past 20 years. An essential resource for any scholar of California
prehistory and archaeology!
How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social
competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the
long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The
original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five
continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and
historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high
degrees of mobility, small populations, and relatively egalitarian
social structures. Their controversial conclusions will elicit
interest among anthropologists, archaeologists, and those in
conflict studies.
How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social
competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the
long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The
original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five
continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and
historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high
degrees of mobility, small populations, and relatively egalitarian
social structures. Their controversial conclusions will elicit
interest among anthropologists, archaeologists, and those in
conflict studies.
"Leader of the Pack" recounts the incredible history of USS
"Batfish, " a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine.
"Batfish" entered the pantheon of military lore during its famous
sixth patrol in February 1945, where it sank a record three
Japanese submarines in seventy-six hours.In addition to offering a
rousing and meticulously researched account of the famous sixth
patrol, author and military historian Mark W. Allen unravels a
nautical mystery that had gone unresolved for over sixty years: the
identity of the first Japanese submarine sunk by "Batfish" skipper
John K. Fyfe. Controversy has surrounded the identity of the first
submarine almost since the day of the sinking, but "Leader of the
Pack, " through a diligent recreation of the events that unfolded
in the days leading up to the sixth patrol, solves the mystery once
and for all. Lastly, Allen shares a personal story, never told
before in such detail, of "Batfish's" rescue of three downed
aviators who were forced to ditch their B-25 Mitchell bomber after
it was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission on
the Japanese homeland.
An excellent source of information on the current state of warfare
research in archaeology. [It] chronicles the complex history of
warfare in different time periods and world regions while
simultaneously exploring the environmental and social variables
that appear to have influenced if, when, how, and on what scale
warfare was conducted."--Patricia M. Lambert, Utah State University
"The study of warfare (or slavery) in the archaeological record
requires a level of synthesis, temporal depth, and relational
analysis that challenges the abilities and knowledge of all
archaeologists. This volume presents an intriguing set of essays
that are more than up to this challenge in many world areas. . . .
Archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, and general readers
interested in warfare in different social and ecological settings
will be eager consumers."--David R. Wilcox, Northern Arizona
University These essays explore the development of warfare in
preindustrial, non-Western societies, addressing why some societies
fight endemic wars while others do not and how frequent warfare
affects the basic choices people make about where to live, whom to
fight, on whom to confer power, and how to form social groups.
Archaeological research dispels the myth of a peaceful past and
demonstrates the sobering fact that war played a greater role in
human prehistory than previously thought. These detailed regional
case studies from leading archaeologists show the inextricable web
of warfare and other social institutions and highlight their
complex co-evolution in pre-state and early state societies. The
volume includes chapters on the pre-Columbian cultures of North
America of the last millennium, the origins of statehood in
Mesoamerica and Neolithic China, a centuries-long sequence of
warfare in Andean South America, warring peoples of Oceania, and
East African cultures devastated by the slave trade. In addition,
the contributors offer new insights into how to study warfare in
the past and point toward new directions in this field.
|
|