In this book the readers will find a remarkably heroic and truly epic story of the world famous aircraft carrier of the American Navy Fleet, USS Enterprise, and of the really courageous people who did fight on board that vessel from Pearl Harbour to the very end of the war. The story was told by the professional military historian and a master story-teller Barrett Tillman, who recounted the Second World War exploits of the most decorated warship of the American Fleet together with the crews.

The author has managed to cover virtually every naval action that involved the ship in the Second World War. That is why the readers will get a full and proper understanding of the combat record of this heroic vessel called the Big E. The content is very well written and thoroughly researched, there are many pictures and photographs. The time period covers the full service history of the USS Enterprise, from launching to the scrapping. A truly great and engrossing reading for every enthusiast of the naval history, student of just general reader. You will find a lot of useful and rare information about the vessel which actually ruled the Pacific Ocean at the time of the World War Two. Have a look and enjoy.

During the WWII the USA built three major types of the aircraft carriers, namely the Essex class heavy fleet carriers (CVs), addressed in detail in the present publication, the Independence-class light carriers converted from cruiser (CVLs), and, finally, "escort" carriers - these have been converted from tanker or merchant hulls (CVEs).

The twenty-four Essex-class vessels were not remarkable for any innovation in their design, but essentially they often were there in the right place at the right time - at the end of the day, they all did well the task history gave them. Fourteen of them saw action against Japanese navy fleet in the period 1943-1945, and all but the two most severely damaged in the war saw extensive postwar action as anti-submarine carriers, fleet carriers and amphibious assault ships and training carriers.

But, despite all its success, the Essex class was still considered unsatisfactory in many respects. It was based on a class of ships restricted in treaty, the design was handicapped by a lack of proper operational experience, and it was forced to handle massive increases in aircraft size, anti-aircraft armament and crew, all of which resulted in serious overloading and overcrowding. Let us have a closer look...

Another excellent publication of the highly successful and world popular "In action" series released by Squadron. The layout of the document provides the arrangement of the content by the escort carrier type and it is providing readers with brief but clear and understandable descriptions of the classes and their naval careers.

The text part of the volume has been worked out by Al Adcock, who is also the author of several other books presented here and dedicated to the landing crafts, destroyer escorts, light and heavy cruisers, and American ballistic missile subs and flush destroyers, and perfectly illustrated by Joe Sewell. The readers have already found this volume first class. Though the publication is not huge, its content is very informative.

The vessels addressed within present book have been called Kaiser Coffins and Jeep Carriers, and some of their names were even unprintable; however, regardless of what and how they were called, they actually performed the assigned tasks enabling them and the larger aircraft carriers of the British and American Navy fleets to fight the enemy.

The first experience of American Navy to fly off a deck of the vessel occurred in November of 1910 - that was a Curtiss biplane flying off the USS Birmingham. anchored in Chesapeake Bay and flying to the Norfolk Naval Base. However, the Navy had not been impressed...

Well, it is very difficult to exaggerate the huge importance of duly maintained and secure ship hatch covers to the sea - and cargo-worthiness. The steel hatch covers were first introduced more than sixty years ago and their introduction immediately solved nearly all problems associated with the old-style tarpauline and wood arrangements. However, some new problems appeared - we are now talking about the ingress of sea water.

Nowadays, the hatch covers are quite large and complex, and what it means is that even small defects or errors may potentially result in extremely damaging effects. The leakage occurring to the hatch covers results in substantial costs as it directly damages the cargo. The present guide book provides info in quite simple way to the crew members and shore supporting teams and sets out to improve the understanding of what the hatch covers are and how their work, the day-to-day maintenance of hatch covers on vessels, and methods used when operating the hatch covers.

Apart from the leakage issues, all statutory requirements relating to the weather-tightness have also been described. The recommended procedures contained in this guide are not complicated at all and will be easy to understand for everyone.

Each part of this excellent offshore engineering textbook was specifically prepared by the prominent and world-renowned industry experts. All technical information and data selected for inclusion into the book have been presented in the forms of the reference data tables and design charts.

The author, Subrata Chakrabarti, has also included numerous live examples showing how exactly the theoretical fundamentals outlined in the pages of this two-volume set should be directly applied in the technical design of the different offshore structures. In the last couple of decades many efforts were made in the fields of offshore exploration and mineral production.

The present document is mainly aimed to fill in the existing information gap and accommodate the need for the reference source in the offshore engineering. The main content of the volume covers all fundamental background materials plus their practical applications. The author has particularly emphasized the practical application of the theory and covered different aspects of the structures and clear descriptions.

The main objective of the volume was to provide the industry with the key aspects of the offshore engineering without going deep into the specific design issues. Absolutely recommended to all participants of the offshore industry due to the information/data included by the author.

The original intention of this Handbook is to provide the mariners and radio specialists with a single comprehensive book explaining all fundamental technical principles of the GMDSS, together with the applicable radio communication requirements and also the recommendations for the implementation of the subject systems, recognized standards of the operational performance of GMDSS, technical specifications that should be met by the equipment, methods of and also the procedures for operating the various radio services forming the GMDSS system.

The main content of the volume is divided into eight major parts, starting with the introductory one, which is then followed by the description of the basic technical concepts of the GMDSS and communication systems. The following chapters are dedicated to the operational procedures and Master Plan, operation/communication network of the shore-based SAR, i.e. "search-and-rescue", plus the maintenance of all associated radio equipment.

The annexes will provide some additional information, e.g. the SOLAS amendments, MSI, circulars, system data, relevant articles and appendices, IMO Resolutions, and other technical and regulatory information that will be useful for the shipboard radio personnel and other specialists.

A nice and remarkably informative publication prepared and officially released by the specialists of Maritime Administration of the United States. The intention of the team of the authors was to provide everyone involved in the maritime industry with the good reference source that could be used when communicating, writing various letters, preparing formal technical documentation etc. related to shipping.

We do believe that is needless to say that the information included in this book will be very valuable for ship owners and crew members, ship agents, marine surveyors, insurance agents, port state control officers and other industry professionals. The authors have carefully checked myriads of marine terms to select the most relevant and important terms and to include them in the present Glossary.

It should definitely be mentioned that, apart from the glossary itself, this book contains detailed list of United States flag carriers supplemented with the addresses and telephone numbers. We would recommend this publication to anyone willing to improve their knowledge of the maritime terminology. This is the must-have publication that has to be readily available at any time for quick reference.

This informative volume has been worked out by one of the most well-known technical experts in the field of gas turbines and has long served as the recognized standard for all engineers who are dealing with the design activities, evaluation and selection, periodic maintenance and actual operation of the gas turbines. The publication features a truly comprehensive technical coverage across a really wide range of related topics, starting from design specifications to the troubleshooting.

The book is to be treated as the one-stop resource providing all newcomers with the basic knowledge they require to fill the existing gaps. It will also be quite useful when used by the professional and experienced engineers as a reference tool. This new release of the publication will bring it up to date with all modern requirements and bring it in compliance with the new legislation.

The topics that have been covered within this book will definitely help future gas turbine engineering professionals correctly understand the fundamental operating principles of the subject equipment together with the applicable economic considerations and possible operational implications. It also addresses some alternative means of generating power. The book by Meherwan Royce is deservedly considered one the most comprehensive sources of information related  to gas turbine engineering.