The acclaimed naval historian presents an authoritative study of how the 1930 Treaty of London influenced warship design in the years before WW2.After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a cap on the construction of capital ships and aircraft carriers, the major navies of the world began building 'treaty cruisers' and other warships that maximized power while abiding the restrictions. As the French and Japanese excelled in this arena, Britain and the United Stat...

This fascinating study of post-WWI naval powers reveals how international peace treaties influenced the design and engineering of modern warships.The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 was designed to prevent an arms race between the major naval powers after the First World War. But the new constraint inspired ingenious attempts to maximize the power of ships built within the treaty's restrictions. By effectively banning the construction of new battleships for a decade...

Tutti gli esperti di robotica che ho incontrato sono risultati persone intelligenti, empatiche e lucide. Eppure, non penso sia giusto che su un piccolo gruppo di scienziati e ingegneri, che lavorano isolati dal resto del mondo, ricadano tutte le decisioni che avranno un’influenza su vita, morte, lavoro e mezzi di sostentamento, status sociale, privacy, identità di genere, nonché sul futuro della guerra, sulla forma dei paesaggi urbani e su tanti altri campi; per lavorare bene, queste perso...

The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.For over 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new boo...

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.For over 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book re...

Three novels in the critically-acclaimed John Jordan series from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Michael Lister.Includes a Special Introduction by Michael ConnellyPOWER IN THE BLOODA missing mom and a suspicious death force a reluctant detective out of self-imposed exile in this fast-paced mystery thriller.Detective John Jordan thought he had put murder investigation behind him for good—his own good. Leaving Atlanta, he returns to Florida...

An annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much ...

For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships.Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which Warship has become synonym...

For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships.Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research for which Warship has become synonymo...

A celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on history, development, and service of the world's warships.For 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and muc...

A School Shooting. A Police Shooting. A brilliant Detective.Two complete books -- BLOODSHED and BLUE BLOOD.What would you do to stop a school shooting?An active shooter leads John Jordan on a riveting chase into a stunning mystery.While attempting to prevent a school shooting, sheriff’s investigator John Jordan must confront a cold, cruel killer the likes of whic...

A murder without a body. A murderer without a memory.John Jordan must determine whether Angel Diaz was murdered by her boyfriend after a magical night together or if he was wrongly convicted and who the real killer is.January 16, 1999: a magical night for a group of high school seniors in Panama City, Florida. They listened to Maya Angelou read poetry. They danced. They celebrated life. By the time they noticed their friend Angel Di...