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14873. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2001.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14874. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2003.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. Some annotations, otherwise VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14875. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2004.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14876. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2005.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

15078. CURREY, E Hamilton, Commander RN.: IAN HARDY, NAVAL CADET.
Seeley, Service. 1925. 324pp. Colour frontis. Bound in pictorial cloth. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents VG+ in VG original dustjacket. £6.95

6691. FOSTER, Simon: OKINAWA 1945. Assault on the Empire.
Arms & Armour 1994 1st. 192pp. Ptofusely illustrated with photographs. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The invasion of Okinawa in April 1945 was the largest & most complex amphibious operation undertaken by the Americans in WW2, but the assault hinged on the Americans retaining control of the seas around the island. This account is related primarily from the naval point of view, and includes full details of the involvement of the British Pacific Fleet. £7.00 £9.95

2174. MANWARING G.E. & DOBREE, Bonamy: THE FLOATING REPUBLIC. An Account of the Mutinies at Spithead and the Nore in 1797.
Harcourt Brace 1937 1st. xi. + 299pp. 6 illustrations. 22x14. 4. Hardback edition. Cloth bubbled on spine and back cover, & titles faded otherwise contents VG. A full account of the naval mutinies at Spithead and the Nore in 1797. £3.95

4382. -----: ADMIRALTY. MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. Volume II. 1932 (Reprinted 1943).
HMSO. iv. + 357pp. Ills. 22x14. Binding slightly rubbed, o/w VG. Covers:- Organisation : Stations: Fuelling & Storing: Paravanes: Target Work: Duties of the Officer of the Watch: Handling Ship: Towing: Destroyer Work: Submarines, Minesweepers & Aircraft: Management: of Boats: Embarking & Disembarking Troops: Sheers & Derricks on Shore: Life Saving Apparatus: Permanent Moorings: Hull Structure: Principal Fittings in Ships: Salvage Operations: dated 1938 & 1942. Reprinted at various dates and used throughout WW2. £7.00

6929. -----: DAY BY DAY SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Volume 2. March and April.
Naval Home Command, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth. nd (c 1970s). . No pagination approximately 76pp. Occasional ills & diag. 21x15. A few neat annotations, otherwise VG in VG pictorial card cover. Set out in day to day form is a summary of the anniversaries of important events in the history of the Royal Navy'. Covers all historical periods till 1945. A useful and informative source of reference £4.50

8891. -----: FIRST AID IN THE ROYAL NAVY. 1941
HMSO. vi. + 116pp. 18x12. Binding rubbed, folding diagram torn.o/w contents G+. £2.00

9339. -----: HMS COMUS. COMRADES MEMBERS LIST 1989.
31pp. 21x15. Fine in pictorial card cover. Includes HMS Comus Annual Reunion Dinner Dance & Menu at The Wedgwood Room, Southsea, 1990. 4pp. & HMS Comus Annual Reunion / Menu at HMS Nelson (RNB), Portsmouth 1992 4pp. £1.50

13399. -----: KING GEORGE'S TRUST FUND FOR SAILORS PRESENTS THE 'HMS NELSON AUCTION OF NAUTICAL MEMORABILIA'. The Historic Dockyards, Portsmouth. 30th October to 2 November 1997. CATALOGUE
52pp Illustrated. 20x20. VG in pictorial card cover + SUPPLEMENTARY Catalogue 10pp. Lists 831 lots. Many of the lots are neatly annotated with the sold price. £5.00

13272. -----: THE NAVY LIST OF RETIRED OFFICERS Together with the EMERGENCY LIST 1981
xiii. + 297pp. 21x15. Binding and contents VG+. £4.95

8546. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1920-29
Maritime. nd (c1999) 128pp. Prof ills. 18x24. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth between 1920 and 1929. Nearly 130 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.50

2713. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1940-49
Maritime. nd (c1989) 174pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other south coast ports. The 170 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £4.95

10605. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1950-59
Maritime. nd (c1990s) 176pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth between 1950 and 1959. Around 170 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.95

13807. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1960-69
Maritime. nd (c1990s) 160pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth between 1960 and 1969. Around 160 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.95

15028. ------: BROADSHEET 1995 / 6
Ministry of Defence. 124pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Published with the aim to keep retired Naval and Royal Marines officers and selected associations up-to-date with the latest developments in the Royal Navy. Well Illustrated. £3.95

2047. ------: BROADSHEET 1995 / 6
Ministry of Defence. 124pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Published with the aim to keep retired Naval and Royal Marines officers and selected associations up-to-date with the latest developments in the Royal Navy. Well Illustrated. £3.00

8402. ------: BRITISH VESSELS LOST AT SEA 1939-1945.
Stephens. 1976 Vi. + 173pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A reprint of the two major reference books published in 1947 by HMSO on behalf of the British Admiralty - Ships of the Royal Navy - Statement of Losses during the Second World War and British Merchant Vessels Lost or Damaged by Enemy Action during Second World War now including much additional material. Section I - The Royal Navy, gives the following data on warships & auxiliary vessels:- class, name, tonnage, date of completion, date of loss, and how lost and where. Section II gives similar information on merchant ships and fishing vessels together with a list of vessels that were damaged by enemy action but not lost. An important work of reference. £24.00

4129. ------: H.M.A.S. Mk. III. Written and Prepared by Serving Personnel of the R..A.N.
Royal Australian Navy. 1944 1st. * 200pp. Prof ills with photographs, drawings & 15 colour plates of paintings & sketches. Ills endps. 28x21. VG. Contains a mixture of stories, reports and anecdotes involving the men and ships of the R.A.N. written by serving personnel. £6.50

14022. ------: HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.
HMSO. 1943. 64pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Rusted staples and cover a bit rubbed, otherwise contents VG. . Describes the work of the minesweeping forces in World War 2. £3.00

2454. ------: HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.
HMSO. 1943. 64pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Cover strengthened, o/w VG in rubbed pictorial paper cover.. Describes the work of the minesweeping forces in World War 2. £2.00

11296. ------: HMS BEAVER. Type 22 Frigate.
Directorate of Public relations (Royal Navy). 1990. 4pp. 5 photographs. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial paper cover. A description and brief details of the ship. £2.00

1928. ------: HMS VICTORY.
Pitkin. 1992. 19pp. 24x17. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Souvenir guide. Very well illustrated with colour photographs and a cut-away of HMS Victory, £1.50

5573. ------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1914. A Reprint of the 1914 Edition of Fighting Ships.
David & Charles. 1968. cxii + 505pp. Prof ills. Advertisements. 21x31. VG+ in G+ d/j. Gives information on the many thousands of warships in commission with the world's navies at date. Illustrated with over two thousand photographs and drawings. Overseas postage will be considerabley extra. £15.95

2054. ------: MARY ROSE. Souvenir Guide.
Mary Rose Trust.nd (c 1985). 64pp. Prof ills. 30x21. VG+ in pictorial card cover. A very well illustrated and informative guide to the 16th century warship, £1.50

15152. ------: OUR PENELOPE. June, 1941 - June, 1942.
Scribner. 1942 1st. 119pp. 17 ills. 19x14. VG in G d/j. A mixture of fact, anecdotes, sketches and songs, recording Penelope's career from refit in mid-1941 to her escape from Malta in mid-1942. £7.95

1894. ------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1984. Official Programme.
48pp. Prof ills. 25x18. VG+ in pictorial card cover. £2.00

13880. ------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1988. Official Programme.
48pp. Prof ills. 25x18. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.00

8957. ------: REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY - 1991.
ROK Navy. 75pp. Prof ills in colour. 30x22. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A review of the ROK Navy at date, illustrated with around 160 photographs in colour. English and Korean text. £4.50

321. ------: THE FLEET AIR ARM. The Admiralty Account of Naval Air Operations.
HMSO. 1943 127pp.Prof ills. 23x18. VG in VG pictorial paper cover. The official story of the wartime activities of the FAA in WW2 from Norway to the landings in North Africa. £3.45

11943. ------: THE KING'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL SERVICE. Volume I - ARTICLES - 1943. Embodying all alterations effected in the Regulations of Addenda, or otherwise, to November 1943.
HMSO 1944. xvi. + 1996pp. Contents generally VG in worn paper covers. £8.95

14126. ------: THE LONDON DIVISION ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. NAVY WEEK 1959. Open Days 1st to 3rd June.
10pp. Summary of Displays -Programme of Events -. List of R.N.R. Divisions £2.50

222. ------: THE NAVY YEAR BOOK & DIARY. 1960.
244pp. + 62pp diary. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy:- contents Fine in card cover in G+ d/j. Features include: The Hen House: Merchant Navy Survey: Progress of the Royal Navy: Phineas Pett and the Sovereign of the Seas, Port of London Ships & Cargoes: etc, etc. Very well illustrated. £4.95

1920. ------: THE PORTSMOUTH ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM.
Pitkin. 1974. 24pp. Prof ills. 18x23. Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A well-illustrated history of the museum and a guide to its collections. £1.50

2050. ------: THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW; Sydney Harbour. 1st October 1988. Commemorative Programme.
Royal Australian Navy. 32pp. Prof ills in colour. 29x21. Fine in pictorial card cover. Illustrated lists of participating naval ships from many different countries, and the names of their commanding officers. Programme of Events. £2.50

2051. ------: THE ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, AIRCRAFT & MISSILES.
Ministry of Defence. Directorate of Naval Recruiting. 1986 40pp. Prof ills. 15x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine inFine pictorial paper cover. Supplies details of the Royal Navy's ships, aircraft and missiles. Profusely illustrated. £2.00

2230. ------: THE ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, AIRCRAFT & MISSILES.
Directorate of Naval Recruiting. Ministry of Defence.1992. 48pp. Prof ills. 15x20. Fine in pictorial paper cover. Supplies details of the Royal Navy's ships, aircraft and missiles. Profusely illustrated. £2.00

14687. ------: THE STORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM.
Odhams Press (nd (c 1944) 64pp. 70+ photographs. 18x12. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG pictorial paper cover. An excellent wartime survey of British aircraft cariers and their aircraft., illustrated with photographs of the various carriers and types of aircraft. Chapters cover:- The Sea & the Air - Vital Importance of the Aircraft Carrier - Men, Aircraft & Carriers - The Carrier in Action - Actions, Victories, Battle Honours. £3.95

6925. ------: VICKERS LIMITED SHIPBUILDING GROUP. PATROL SUBMARINES.
Vickers. nd (c 1975). 6pp. Prof ills. 21x130. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. Describes and illustrates with photographs and detailed drawings the Type 70, Piranha Class, 500-ton Class, 1100-ton Class, & SLAM Sub-launched missile. £4.00

15235. ------: WITH H.M.S. DRAGON AROUND THE NEW WORLD. 1930 - 1932.
Privately published. nd (c 1932). xi. + 156pp. Illustrated. Maps. 19x13. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt titles and badge of HMS Dragon. An excellent copy - binding VG, contents VG+. Commisiion narrative of the light cruiser HMS Dragon describing service on the America and West Indies Station, from March 1930 to September 1932. £34.00

14132. -------: ATLAS EDITIONS - WARSHIPS.
Atlas Editions. 1998-9. 36 individual Atlas Editions Warship data cards. Each card (18X25) is in mint condition is and illustrated with a large glossy colour or black-and-white photograph of the warship. On the reverse of each card is printed an accurate drawing of the ship; silhouettes of comparitive warships; a description of the vessel together with important events of her service career. The 36 warships are as follows:- HMS Argonaut, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Beaver, HMS Belfast, HMS Coventry, HMS, Hermes, HMS Hood, HMS Illustrious, HMS Implacable, HMS Invincible, HMS King George V, HMS Liverpool, HMS Manchester, HMS Ocean, HMS Phoebe, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Rodney, HMS Vanguard, HMS Vanguard (nuclear submarine) HMS Warspite, & HMS Starling (Fast Patrol Boat built 1980s), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Enterprise, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Leyte Gulf, USS Missouri, USS Nimitz, KM Bismarck, KM Graf Spee, KM Tirpitz, IJN Harusho, IJN Yamato, French warships Aconit, Foch, Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov £6.95

4381. -------: EAST OF MALTA, WEST OF SUEZ.
HMSO. 1943 1st. 63pp. Prof ills. 23x18. An unmarked copy:- VG in rubbed pictorial paper cover. The Admiralty account of the Naval War in the Eastern Mediterranean: September 1939 to March 1941. Well illustrated. £2.50

13898. -------: H.M.S.ALLIANCE. Submarine Museum
Royal Navy Submarine Museum. nd 14pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Mint in pictorial paper cover. This booklet describes HMS Alliance which now stands at the Submarine Museum at Gosport. Illustrated with 11 photographs (9 colour) £3.00

14851. -------: HMCS VANCOUVER (FFH 331). Ever On Guard.
6pp. 2 illustrations.22x14. VG+. . A ' Welcome Aboard ' leaflet giving the specification, data, and history of Canadian Patrol Frigate HMCS Vancouver. £2.50

13873. -------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS. Golden Jubilee 1928 - 1978. Programme.
56pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Official Programme. Well illustrated. £2.00

11527. -------: RANK AND FILE. Miltary and Naval Expressions and Their Origins.
Grange. 2003. 190pp. Illustrated. 30x13. Mint in Mint pictorial hardback cover. Drawing on the language of the fighting man through the ages, this A - Z of popular idioms and turns of phrase delves into their origins and evolutions of expressions in common language which came into being on the battlefield, the gun-deck and, more recently, in the air. £4.95

11518. -------: THE RICHARD BOLITHO NEWSLETTER. Issue V.
Hutchinson Publishing Group. nd (c 1976). 10pp. Illustrated with double-cartouche by Biro. 19x21. An unmarked copy: VG in VG pictorial paper cover. This issue is divided into three sections:- The Specialists - Against Authority - Passage to Mutiny. £1.50

15143. -------: WEATHER NOTES ON THE COURSE IN METEOROLOGY GIVEN TO OFFICERS QUALIFYING IN NAVIGATION IN HMS "DRYAD".
Hydrographic Department, Admiralty. 1946 31pp. Diagrams & folding chart. 21x17. An unmarked copy: VG+ in card cover. £3.00

13890. --------: 800 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1988 4pp. 4 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives a brief history of 800 Naval Air Squadron :Squadron Tasks : Battle Honours: Basic Specification of 'SeaHarrier' FRS MK 1. £3.00

13315. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2000
148pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13316. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2001
188pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13317. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2002
192pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13318. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2003
192pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13319. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2005
188pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

3839. --------: FALKLANDS TASK FORCE PORTFOLIO.
Maritime. nd (c 1982). 112pp. Prof ills. 29x21. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. A pictorial record containing around 200 photographs of British warships, merchant ships, and aircraft involved in the Falklands War. £4.00

14727. --------: H.M.S. St. VINCENT Association. List of Members : Association Rules. Third Edition 2002
41pp. 21x15. VG+ in Fine pictorial card cover. £3.50

14720. --------: HMS ALDENHAM. Book of Remembrance.
18pp. 31x22. Bound in blue cloth hardback cover, with badge of HMS Aldenham embossed in gilt on front board. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents Near-Fine From the first page of the book 'The Aldenham & District Branch of the Royal Naval Association was formed in Aprl 1981 and was later presented with a White Ensign worn by the Hunt Class destroyer HMS Aldenham during the Mediterranean Campaign of the Second World War. That Ensign was laid up in in this Church on Remembrance Sunday, 8th November 1981. This Book of Remembrance was subsequently commissioned by the Aldenham and District Branch of the Royal Naval Association and placed in this Church on the 18th July 1982 as a permanent memorial to those who lost their lives wile serving in HMS Aldenham between her Commissioning in 1942 and her sinking by mine in the Adriatic Sea on 14th December 1944' The following pages of this handsomely produced book lists the names of all those who died and the Battle Honours of HMS Aldenham. £16.50

13893. --------: HMS ARK ROYAL. Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1991 8pp. 12 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives information on HMS Ark Royal, covering The Ship, Power, Sea Dart Missiles, Command, Westland Sea King, The Sea Harrier, Close-In Weapons Systems, and a History of the four previous Ark Royal's. £3.00

13891. --------: HMS ARROW. Amazon Class Type 21 General Purpose Frigate.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1989 4pp. 8 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives a brief details of the Type 21 Frigate, including the Armament, Machinery, Ship's Company, Battle Honours, List of Previous 'Arrows'. £3.00

13892. --------: HMS CAMPBELTOWN. Type 22 Frigate (Batch 3)
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1990 4pp. 7 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives the following information on HMS Campbeltown; History, Operations, Weapon Engineering, Marine Engineering, Supply & Secretariat, Ships' Company,Weapons, Aircarft, Sensors, Facts & Figures, Battle Honours. £3.00

3099. --------: HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL OFFICER. And Life at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Gieves Ltd. 1920 Revised edition. . viii. + 118pp. 37 ills. 18x12. Binding rubbed and titles faded, contents VG. Introduction by Admiral The Hon. Sir E.R.Fremantle GCB., CMG. . This book was written to help aspiring naval officers and their parents understand what steps must be taken to attain their object. Information includes:- What the RN offers & requires; The Financial aspect; Dartmouth; Sea Service as Cadets & Midshipmen; Regulations for Entry & Training at Dartmouth, & on board the Training Ship; Subjects of Examination; Routine at Dartmouth; List of Articles required by a Naval Cadet at Dartmouth; Tables of Full Pay, Unemployed, Half-Pay & Retired Pay of the Officers of the RN. £4.50

6945. --------: NAVY TODAY.
RAN. nd (c 1986). 36pp. Prof ills. 25x17. Fine in pictorial paper cover. A survey of the Royal Australian Navy, giving detailed information on its surafce warships, subamrines, auxiliaries, support craft & survey ships. Very well illustrated with excellent photographs of each class of vessel in colour. £3.00

13697. --------: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of Friday, the 23rd April, 1948. NAVAL OPERATIONS IN RAMREE ISLAND AREA 19th JANUARY to 22nd FEBRUARY, 1945.
HMSO 1948 6pp. 30x19. Map. Rusted staples, otherwise VG. The account of the action is headed as follows:- 'The following Despatch was submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the 2nd May, 1945 by Vice-Admiral Arthur J. Power, KCB., CVO, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station. £7.00

13411. --------: THE NAVAL REVIEW. To Promote the Advancement and Spreading within The Service of Knowledge Relevant to the Higher Aspects of the Naval Profession. 1913 -2004.
The Naval Review. Published Quarterly. A complete run of The Naval Review from 1913, Volume 1.- No 1. to 2002 Volumes 1 to 18 are bound in olive buckram hardback covers (four issues per volume). Binding on each volume is very good, contents Near-Fine. Volumes 19 to 26 are bound in black half leather with black cloth (four issues per year). Spines are scuffed, otherwise contents Near-Fine. Volumes 27 to 92 are individual copies (4 issues per year). Each issue is VG+ to Fine in VG+ to Fine card covers. The Naval Review has always had a very circulation, the membership being limited to officers under training and commissioned officers, active or retired of the Armed Forces of the Crown and the Commonwealth, and their Reserve, also members of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, The Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service, and the officers of the RMAS, RNXS and RFA Service. The Editor can admit other persons in toch with and interested in the Royal Navy. It is highly probable that a complete run of The Naval Review from 1913 to 2004 has never been offered publicly for sale before. Spanning more tha 90 years, the volumes offer an authoritative and valuable contribution to the history of the Royal Navy in particular, and to naval history in general. £495.00

7515. --------: THE NAVY LIST 2002. Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments & Officers of the Fleet.
TSO v. + 325pp. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine card cover. £7.95

6941. --------: THE ROYAL MARINES MUSEUM. Official Guide.
23pp. 15x21. Near-Fine in pictorial paper cover. An informative guide well illustrated with colour photographs. £1.50

13397. --------: TRIBUTES TO TERENCE THORNTON LEWIN 1920-1999. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin of Greenwich.
National Maritime Museum. 32pp. 1 illustration. 21x15. Near-Mint in card cover. Terry Lewin died on 23 January 1998 at the age of 78. On 13 April 1999, some 600 people filled the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for a Service of Celebration of his life and work. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh , read the lesson, and in the course of the service three addresses were given, commemorating aspects of the Admiral's naval career. The addresses, given by Vice-Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald, Commodore David Smith, RN., and Dr Roger Knight, are reprinted here in addition to which HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's personal appreciation of Lord Lewin, originally published in the Daily Telegraph, is also included. £4.95

7250. --------: WARSHIP. No 1. January 1977. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 63pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

6913. --------: WARSHIP. No 12. October 1979. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12976. --------: WARSHIP. No 13. January 1980
Conway. 72pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12975. --------: WARSHIP. No 14. April 1980
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19.An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12974. --------: WARSHIP. No 15. July 1980
Conway. 70pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12973. --------: WARSHIP. No 16 October 1980
Conway. 70pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;-Fine in pictorial card cover. . £7.95

15898. --------: WARSHIP. No 17. January 1981.
Conway. 67pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12972. --------: WARSHIP. No 18. April 1981
Conway. 70pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12971. --------: WARSHIP. No 19. July 1981
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15893. --------: WARSHIP. No 2. April 1977. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 63pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15897. --------: WARSHIP. No 20. October 1981.
Conway. Pages 217- 288. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15896. --------: WARSHIP. No 21.
Conway. 70pp Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15895. --------: WARSHIP. No 24. January 1983
Conway. Pages 241-312. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15894. --------: WARSHIP. No 25. January 1983
Conway. 72pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15899. --------: WARSHIP. No 26. April 1983.
Conway. Pages 73 - 144.. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15900. --------: WARSHIP. No 27. July 1983.
Conway. Pages 145 - 216.. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15902. --------: WARSHIP. No 28. January 1984.
Conway. 72pp. . Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15901. --------: WARSHIP. No 28. October 1983.
Conway. Pages 217 - 288. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15914. --------: WARSHIP. No 3. July 1977. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 61pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12979. --------: WARSHIP. No 30. April 1984
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12980. --------: WARSHIP. No 31. July 1984
Conway. 70pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. . £7.95

12981. --------: WARSHIP. No 32. October 1984
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12982. --------: WARSHIP. No 33. January 1985.
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15903. --------: WARSHIP. No 34. April 1985
Conway. Pages 73 - 144. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15904. --------: WARSHIP. No 35. July 1985
Conway. Pages 145 - 216. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12983. --------: WARSHIP. No 36. October 1985.
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12984. --------: WARSHIP. No 37. January 1986.
Conway. 72pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12985. --------: WARSHIP. No 38. April 1986.
Conway. 70pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

12986. --------: WARSHIP. No 39. July 1986.
Conway. 71pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15916. --------: WARSHIP. No 4. October 1977. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 63pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15905. --------: WARSHIP. No 40. October 1986
Conway. Pages 217 - 288. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15907. --------: WARSHIP. No 42. April 1987
Conway. Pages 65 -129. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15909. --------: WARSHIP. No 45. January 1988
Conway. 64pp. . Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15910. --------: WARSHIP. No 46. April 1988
Conway. 64pp. . Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15913. --------: WARSHIP. No 49. January 1989
Conway. 64pp. + 32pp Supplement. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15917. --------: WARSHIP. No 5. January 1978. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 72pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15918. --------: WARSHIP. No 6. April 1978. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. Pages 73 - 144.. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15919. --------: WARSHIP. No 7. July 1978. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. Pages 145- 216.. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15920. --------: WARSHIP. No 8. October 1978. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. Pages 217 - 288. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

15921. --------: WARSHIP. No 9. January 1979. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Design, Development & Service History of the World's Fighting Ships.
Conway. 71pp. . Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy;- Fine in pictorial card cover. £7.95

13879. ---------: NAVY DAYS, DEVONPORT 95. Souvenir Programme.
Brodie 1995. 62pp. Prof ills. 21x15. A well illustrated and informative official programme. £4.00

9999. ---------: 1000 YEARS OF NAVAL HISTORY.
Royal Navy Careers Service. nd (c 1974). 14pp. Prof ills. 28x22. VG+ in pictorial paper overs. Profusely illustrated in colour, this publication is an attempt to summarise in chronological order and in cartoon form the part played by the sea, ships and men of Great Britain for over a 1,000 years. £2.00

6831. ---------: ADMIRALTY. APPENDIX TO THE NAVY LIST. Rates of pay, Conditions of Retirement, Entry Regulations, etc., etc. 1971
HMSO. 156pp. 22x14. VG. £3.85

3946. ---------: CAMERA AT SEA 1939-1945.
Conway. 1978 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An unamrked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Contains a large and unique collection of more than 270 photographs (including a section in colour) of the Second World War at Sea many of which have never before been published, and of those that have, few have been seen since the war. All photographs are reproduced large and they touch upon all aspects of the naval conflict - rare pictures of ships, close-ups of weapons and equipment, dramatic action shots- as well as the human side of the story; and all are accompanied by a detailed text. £11.95

10424. ---------: CHATHAM NAVY DAYS 2002. Official Souvenir Programme.
64pp. Prof ills. 29x21. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

7749. ---------: HIS MAJESTY'S SUBMARINES.
HMSO. 1945. 64pp. Prof ills. 22x14. Contents VG+ in G pictorial paper cover. . The official account of the exploits of British submarine during World War 2. Well illustrated. £2.50

3649. ---------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Bracken 1989. . 320pp. Prof ills. 31x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. The details of more than 6,000 warships are listed in this comprehensive encyclopaedia of the world's navies during the Second World War. Compiled from the pages of contemporary editions of Jane's, this extraordinary reference work presents photographs, line drawings and data of the warships of 39 navies. With over 1,000 illustrations. £12.50

14510. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1973. Programme.
40pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. A well illustrated and informative official programme. Near-Fine £2.00

272. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1991. Souvenir Programme.
70pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover A well illustrated and informative official programme. £2.00

10216. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1997.
Evening Herald 74pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Fine in pictorial card cover. £2.00

10215. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1999. Official Souvenir Guide.
60pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

15079. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 2002
Evening Herald 64pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Fine in pictorial card cover. £2.00

5103. ---------: PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD.
Portsmouth Naval Base. 1992. 30pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A well illustrated guide to Portsmouth dockyard, tracing its history and describing some of its ships. £2.50

6923. ---------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1985.
48pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Back cover torn. Programme of events. Well illustrated. £2.00

11591. ---------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1994.
70pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. Programme of events. Well illustrated. £2.00

15271. ---------: SEA TALES FROM 'BLACKWOOD'.
William Blackwood 1960. vii. + 294pp. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. Contains 17 stories of the sea which were first published at various times in .'Blackwood's Magazine'. £5.95

3690. ---------: THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA.
HMSO. 1944. 95pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Hinges strengthened;, otherwise a bright and clean copy with no writing or inscriptions, VG in G+ pictorial paper cover. This full account of the air battle of Malta, includes the saga of HMS Illustrious and anti-shipping strikes. £2.50

14631. ---------: THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA. The Official Account of the R.A.F. in Malta, June 1940 to November 1942.
HMSO 1944. 95pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. Hinge strengthened, otherwise VG in G+ pictorial paper cover. £3.95

221. ---------: THE NAVY LIST OF RETIRED OFFICERS Together with the EMERGENCY LIST 1991
xi. + 144pp. 21x15. Ex-Library. Cover and contents VG.. £4.00

14642. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE. ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945.
The Wave Heritage Trust 2001 1st. 224pp. 21x14. A few entries have been highlighted, otherwise VG in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Each entry is arranged in the order: Surname, Forenames, rank or Rating, Service (RNVR, RCNVR, etc)Age, Ship, Date of Death, Where Buried (if known). Where no place of burial is known the location at the end of the entry is the naval memorial on which the name is recorded. £9.95

14882. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVY & ROYAL MARINES. Officers Careers.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1968. 44pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x19. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Illustrated with nearly 80 photographs plus several silhouettes of warships and aircraft. £2.50

13896. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVY HISTORIC FLIGHT.
no date. 8pp. Illustrated. Map. 21x30. Mint in pictorial card cover. The Royal Navy Historic Flight was established in 1972 in order to preserve the naval heritage by maintaining and flying a few surviving naval aircraft of the past. This booklet contains details & photographs of a Fairey Swordfish II, Fairey Firefly MK5, Hawker Sea Fury FB11. Hawker Sea Fury T20, and Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 £2.95

15931. ----------: DIAGRAM. Showing the Number of H.M. Ships in Commission and Maximum Numbers of Personnel voted from 1739 onwards. June 1925
Admiralty Statistics Department, 18th November 1924. An extremely large multifolding Diagram (size unfolded 133 x75 cm) printed on linen-backed paper and housed in a Navy-blue cloth hard cover. The heading is printed as follows:- 'Note. -This Book Supersedes I.D. 728, dated May 1904, copies of which should be destroyed'. 4pp. 'Notes Explanatory of Diagrams'. The Diagram is sets out year-by-year in chronological order the number of ships commissioned in the Royal Navy and numbers of personnel. An unmarked copy: Folding Diagram and cover Fine. Scarce. £40.00

8542. ----------: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1930-39.
Maritime. nd (c 1990s). 134pp. Prof ills. 18x24. Fine in pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other South Coast ports. The 125 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the RN and each picture is reproduced full-page. £4.50

5928. ----------: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1930-39.
Maritime. nd (c 1990s). 134pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other South Coast ports. The 125 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the RN and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.00

14861. ----------: THE STORY OF THE MEN AND AIRCRAFT OF THE FLEET AIR ARM.
Directorate of Naval Recruiting. 1985. 26pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A concise and well-illustrated history of aviation in the Royal Navy, is followed by the particulars of contemporary naval aircraft. £2.50

15063. -----------: ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY.
Navy Information, The Hague. 1992. 23pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. Fine in pictorial paper cover. A contemporary survey of the Dutch Navy and its ships. £2.95

1876. -----------: SILVER JUBILEE FLEET REVIEW: Official Souvenir Programme.
1977. 32pp. Prof ills (some colour). 29x21. An unmarked copy; Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. List of Ships and Naval Aircraft taking part (with names of their commanding officers): Types of RN warships; History of Fleet Reviews of the Past; Insignia of Officers & Ratings and much more. Very well illustrated. £3.85

6924. -----------: R.N. & R.M OFFICERS' JOURNAL.
(1). December 1956. Vol LXIX. No. 820. 14pp. adverts. (2). January 1957. Vol LXX. No. 821. 14pp. adverts. A little creased o/w VG in pictorial paper covers. £3.00

11186. -----------: ROYAL NAVY SHIPS A - Z.
1985. RN/RM Careers 24x14. Mint in pictorial card. This cleverly designed, official publication, illustrates in full colour some 63 badges of HM Ships in service at date. With a pull at the bottom of the double-sided card, the anchor moves to an opening adjacent to the chosen ship’s badge, for its details to be automatically shown - Pennant Number, Completion Date, Displacement, Length, Beam, Complement, Vessel Type . £4.00

2049. ------------: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH - SILVER JUBILEE 1977. Souvenir.
City of Portsmouth. 31pp. Prof ills. 29x21 Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Programme of events in Portsmouth to celebrate The Queen's Silver Jubilee. List of Reviews of the Fleet. Profusely illustrated £2.00

5331. ------------: HMS VICTORY.
Pitkin. 1990. 19pp. 24x17. Fine in pictorial card cover. Souvenir guide. French text. Very well illustrated with colour photographs and a cut-away of HMS Victory, £1.00

1266. ------------: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
HMSO. 1946. 103pp. Maps. 22x14.An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG pictorial paper cover. The official account of the fight against the U-boats, 1939-1945, covering every phase of this long drawn-out campaign. £3.50

13580. --------.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1939. A Reprint of the 1939 Edition of Fighting Ships founded by Fred T. Jane
David & Charles 1971. xx. + 543pp and 56pp advertisements. 21x31. Contents VG in patchily faded green cloth binding, in faded d/j.. Gives information on the many thousands of warships in commission with the world's navies in 1939 Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerable extra. £24.00

7521. --------:: THE NAVY LIST. Spring. 1974. Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments & Officers of the Fleet.
* xi. + 607pp. 20pp index, 21x14. VG in marked and creased cover, £6.95

13264. ADMIRALTY.: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP 1964. Volume 1. B.R. 67 (1)
HMSO. 1964 x. + 494pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Binding & contents VG. . Chapters include:- General Sea Terms: Types of Ship: Design & Construction of Warships: Ship Safety: Fire Precautions: Rope & its Usage: Bends & Hitches & General Rope Work: Rigging: Ships' Boats: Boat Handling: Anchors & Cables: Elementary Organisation: Naval Communications: Naval Ceremonial: Ships' Compasses: Conning & Steering: Elementary Navigation: Elements of the Rule of the Road £10.00

6839. ADMIRALTY.: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. Vol. I. 1951.
HMSO. 1961 viii. + 290pp. Prof ills. 24x15. An excellent unmarked copy: Binding and d/j VG+, contents Fine. Covers:- General Sea Terms - Types of Ship - Design & Construction of Warships : Routine, Passing Orders, & Organisation - Rope & its Usage - Rigging - Ships' Boats - Anchors & Cables - The Mariner's Compass - Conning & Steering - Sounding By Lead & Line : Charts, Buoyage, Lights : Naval Communications : Naval Ceremonial. £8.95

8224. AGAR, Augustus. Captain VC, RN.: SHOWING THE FLAG.
Evans. 1962 1st. * 304pp. 23 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Ex-library; G+ in G+ d/j During the inter-war years, the author served in Curlew, Chatham, Philomel and Scarborough, in Mediterranean, Pacific, Caribbean and North American waters. In this account, Agar describes life on board and records some of the incidents and events that occurred during these overseas commissions £4.95

15770. AGAR, Augustus. Captain VC, RN.: SHOWING THE FLAG.
Evans. 1962 1st. * 304pp. 23 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Above-average ex-library with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j. G+ in G+ d/j During the inter-war years, the author served in Curlew, Chatham, Philomel and Scarborough, in Mediterranean, Pacific, Caribbean and North American waters. In this account, Agar describes life on board and records some of the incidents and events that occurred during these overseas commissions £5.95

15336. AGETON, Arthur A.: THE NAVAL OFFICER'S GUIDE.
Whittlesey House 1944. xviii. 587pp. Profusely illustrated with phoographs figures. 23x15. Binding and contents VG+. A handbook for all naval personnel or civilians seeking a commission in the U.S. Navy, and for all young officers seeking advancement, as well as a handy reference guide for career officers. £9.00

15480. AIKEN A.: ALEX AIKEN 1895 - 1945. A Biography by A. Aiken
Alex Aiken 1985 1st. xi. no continuous pagination, approx 200pp. Illustrated. 26x20. Near-Fine in card cover. £39.00

10664. ALDEN, John D. Cmdr USN.: THE FLEET SUBMARINE IN THE U.S. NAVY
Arms & Armour. 1979 1st UK. xiv. + 290pp. Prof ills. 22x26. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. A history of the fleet type submarine from inception before WW1through its heyday in the Pacific from 1943 to 1945, to 1975 when is its last representative retired from the U.S. fleet. The book charts the design of the submarines and the technological developments responsible for their success, and each class of submarine is fully described. It also supplies detailed information on submarine construction, their armament and fittings and subsequent modifications. The appendices include:- Technical Details of Hull Construction : Submarine Shipyard Ways : War Damage Report of the Salmon, ETC. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings. £20.00

15395. ALEXANDER, Caroline: THE BOUNTY. The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.
Harper Perennial . 2004 491pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover.. A meticulously researched account that explores in detail all aspects of the Bounty saga. £3.95

11984. ALEXANDER, Caroline: THE BOUNTY. The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.
Viking. 2003 1st. 491pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A meticulously researched account that explores in detail all aspects of the Bounty saga. £8.95

6858. ALLAWAY, Jim.: THE NAVY IN THE NEWS 1954 - 1994.
HMSO. nd (c1995) 118pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Another trawl through the files of Navy News reporting events from Suez to Sarajaevo - more of the Royal Navy's story in the post-war era. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £5.95

12870. ANDREWS, Graeme.: FIGHTING SHIPS OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. 1974-1974 Edition.
Historian/Regency House. 1973. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x22. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated record of the many different types of warships in the navies of Australia and New Zealand, at date. £4.95

7606. ANSON George. (Edited with an Introduction by Glyndwr Williams): A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEARS 1740-44.
Oxford University Press 1974. xx.v + 402ppp. 9 ills 2 folding maps (1 with tape repair). 23x16. Well-above-average ex-library copy with minimal stamps, VG in VG d/j. Anson's circumnavigation in the Centurion is one of the greatest voyages in the history of exploration and Centurion's mission was to harass the Spaniards on the west coast of South & Central America, and to capture the Spanish treasure ship known as the Aculpulco galleon. The voyage, although incredibly successful in monetary terms due to the unprecedented captured from the Spanish, in terms of human life it was a disaster. Of the six ships companies that began the voyage only 4 were killed by enemy action, but disease, mainly scurvy, accounted for the loss of more than 1,300 men. £11.95

7165. APPS, Michael.: THE FOUR ARK ROYALS.
Kimber. 1976 1st. 256pp. 40 ills. 9 diags. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The first Ark Royal was a 16th century galleon which fought the Spanish Armada. The next, intended as a merchant ship, was converted to a seaplane tender.The third Ark Royal, and to which the major part of this book is devoted, was the much loved and famous aircraft carrier which took part in some of the most stirring battles of the Second World War. The final section deals with the fourth Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier which was built in 1950. £7.95

15100. ARCHIBALD E.H.H.: THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY 897-1860.
Blandford. 1968 1st. 174pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 31x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A highly acclaimed. comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of the Royal Navy's wooden fighting ships. £12.50

7604. ARCHIBALD E.H.H.: THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY 897-1860.
Blandford. 1968 1st. 174pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 31x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in torn d/j. A highly acclaimed. comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of the Royal Navy's wooden fighting ships. £9.95

11658. ARCHIBALD, Edward H.H.: THE MARITIME STRUGGLE FOR INDIA 1781 -1783. Historical Notes to the Series of Paintings by Dominic Serres in the Town Hall, Ipswich.
Ipswich Corporation. nd. 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Lists of British and French Squadrons. £2.95

2764. ARTHUR, Max: THE TRUE GLORY - THE ROYAL NAVY 1914-1939.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1996 1st. xi. + 292pp. 29 ills. Ills endps. 24x16. Signed by author on title page. VG+ in Fine d/j. This book describes something of the spirit of the men and women who served in the Royal Navy between 1914 and 1939 and learn of their daily life in peace, war and civil unrest. Most of the book is based on the author's interviews with contributors and each account is a chapter in itself, a chapter in the life of the person who related it. It offers many interesting aspects of life in the Royal Navy in WW1 and the inter-war years. Chronology of Naval Events 1914-1939. £6.95

9855. ARTHUR, Max.: LOST VOICES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Vivid Eyewitness Accounts of Life in the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1945.
Hodder. 2005. 563pp. 20x13. Fine in slightly creased pictorial card cover. This book is based entirely on firsthand accounts of naval action between 1914 and 1945, with vivid recollections from Gallipoli to the Far East, by way of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. £4.85

15246. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT E.: THE UNCENSORED DARDANELLES.
Hutchinson nd (c 1928) 5th impression. 287pp 25 illustrations. Maps. 24x16. Spine slightly rubbed, odd spots of foxing, otherwise, blue cloth binding and contents Very Good. £39.00

14659. AUSTIN A.B.: WE LANDED AT DAWN
Gollancz 1943. 127pp. 16 ills. 20x13. Titles a bit dull, otherwise VG. A justification of the Dieppe raid. written largely as a personal account by a war correspondent who landed with No.4 Commando. £4.00

14682. BADDELEY. Allan, Lieut-Cmdr RN: ROYAL NAVY.
Muller. July 1942. 164pp. Illustrated.19x13. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G+ d/j. A wartime guide to the Royal Navy, its ships, their classes, armament, function and losses in the war, by a serving naval officer. £4.50

15138. BAIKIE, James: PEEPS AT THE NAVY.
A. & C. Black 1915 Second Edition, 92pp. 12 colour illustrations including issue-guarded frontis, by Norman Wilkinson. 20x14. Pictorial blue cloth binding with illustration of HMS King George V on cover. An extremely nice copy:- binding & contents VG+. This second edition, published in 1915, includes a chapter recounting some naval aspects of the Great War. £8.95

14975. BAILEY, Chris Howard.: THE ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM BOOK OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The Corvettes and their Crews.
Sutton/RNM. 1994. 156pp. Prof ills. End maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. What the Battle of the Atlantic was really like is told here through the words and photographs of the crew members of 'Flower' class corvettes. These first-hand accounts offer an authentic glimpse of life on board corvettes both off-watch or in battle. £10.50

1465. BAILEY, Chris Howard.: THE ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM BOOK OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The Corvettes and their Crews.
Sutton/RNM. 1998. 156pp. Prof ills. End maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. What the Battle of the Atlantic was really like is told here through the words and photographs of the crew members of 'Flower' class corvettes. These first-hand accounts offer an authentic glimpse of life on board corvettes both off-watch or in battle. £9.95

14701. BAILEY, Chris Howard. (Compiler & Editor).: SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1924-1970. The Life and times of Admiral Sir Frank Twiss.
Sutton. 1996 1st . xix. + 236pp. Ills. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. After entering Dartmouth as a cadet in 1924, Twiss had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, having been Flag Officer Flotillas Home Fleet and Commander of the Far East Fleet. The book not only charts his naval career but also describes social changes in the Navy from the personal viewpoint of a significant officer. Twiss saw service in Revenge, Emerald, Nelson, Malcolm and, before being appointed gunnery officer in Exeter in 1940. After she was sunk in 1941, Twiss was made prisoner by the Japanese in whose captivity he remained until 1945. After the war he commanded , Porlock Bay, Cocquette, FAA Station Gamecock and the cruiser Ceylon. £6.95

1338. BAILEY, Chris Howard. (Compiler & Editor).: SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1924-1970. The Life and times of Admiral Sir Frank Twiss.
Sutton. 1996 1st . xix. + 236pp. Ills. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. After entering Dartmouth as a cadet in 1924, Twiss had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, having been Flag Officer Flotillas Home Fleet and Commander of the Far East Fleet. The book not only charts his naval career but also describes social changes in the Navy from the personal viewpoint of a significant officer. Twiss saw service in Revenge, Emerald, Nelson, Malcolm and, before being appointed gunnery officer in Exeter in 1940. After she was sunk in 1941, Twiss was made prisoner by the Japanese in whose captivity he remained until 1945. After the war he commanded , Porlock Bay, Cocquette, FAA Station Gamecock and the cruiser Ceylon. £6.50

8503. BALLARD Admiral G.A.: THE BLACK BATTLEFLEET. A Study of the Capital Ship in Transition.
Nautical Publishing & Society for Nautical Research. 1980. 261pp. Prof ills. 30x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. An important and meticulously researched study that not only gives technical information and detailed, design, construction and service histories of thirty-three Royal Navy battleships dating from the transitional period from sail to steam, but also exact and expressive accounts of life in the messdecks of a broadside battleship, and descriptions of working ships and gear: things mentioned in other sources, and so seldom described in detail. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, maps, diagrams, and cut-away diagrams. £26.00

1958. BALLARD, Robert D.: THE DISCOVERY OF THE BISMARCK
Madison/Guild. 1990 231pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 29x22. Fine in d/j. After charting the Bismarck’s construction history and her commissioning, the book gives a full account of Bismarck’s break-out into the North Atlantic and the sinking of the Hood. The subsequent hunt for the Bismarck and her final action is described in vivid detail. The rest of the book describes the painstaking survey of over 100 square miles of sea-floor in the Atlantic before the legendary German battleship was finally spotted.. The 400 illustrations include photographs from 1941 (including close-up and on-board views), specially commissioned paintings, colour maps and charts, two superb full-page foldouts show the Bismarck as she was and as she looks today, and a spectacular series of underwater pictures of the battleship. £6.95

9564. BALLARD, Robert D.: THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL. Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993 1st. 227pp. Prof ills. Maps/ diags. 29x23. Fine in d/j. This book offers a graphic account of the American defeat in the Battle of Savo Island, and other naval actions, followed by a pictorial section containing a spectacular collection of underwater photographs of the warships sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign. With over 300 illustrations. £7.00

4027. BARKER A.J.: DUNKIRK. The Great Escape
BCA. 1977. 240pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 25x20. Fine in VG+ d/j. From the B.E.F's retreat through Belgium to the rescue itself, under the control of Vice-Admiral Ramsay at Dover, to its arrival and reception in the South of England, this book covers every aspect of this tremendous saga. The author's exciting and controversial narrative is backed by vivid personal accounts to help provide an accurate impression of the Dunkirk adventure, during which every type of ship imaginable was pressed into service - tugs, trawlers, yachts, pleasure steamers, fireboats, as well £9.00

12239. BARKER A.J.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Macdonald. 1970 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in Near-Fine ipictorial card cover. After charting the outline of Japanese-American relations in the half century preceding WW2, and an account of Japanese espionage activity on Oahu, the book examines in detail the planning and preparations for the raid on Pearl Harbour, before providing a graphic account of the attack itself. £3.00

7108. BARKER A.J.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Macdonald. 1970 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG in pictorial card cover. After charting the outline of Japanese-American relations in the half century preceding WW2, and an account of Japanese espionage activity on Oahu, the book examines in detail the planning and preparations for the raid on Pearl Harbour, before providing a graphic account of the attack itself. £2.50

10022. BARKER, Nick: BEYOND ENDURANCE. An Epic of Whitehall and the South Atlantic Conflict.
Cooper. xvi. + 254pp. 29 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. The Captain of HMS Endurance, the then only British presence in the South Atlantic when Argentine invaded the Falkland Islands, describes life in the South Atlantic, and of the part played by Endurance in the Falklands conflict.. £9.95

13222. BARNES G.R & OWEN J.H.: THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF JOHN, EARL OF SANDWICH. First Lord of the Admiralty 1771 -1782. Vol IV..
Navy Records Society. Volume IV. 1781-1782. NRS 1938. xi. 451pp. 4 plates. 23x15. Binding slightly marked, occasional spots of foxing, otherwise VG. . £25.00

9563. BARNETT, Corelli.: BONAPARTE.
Wordsworth. 1997 224pp. Ills. Maps. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- Near- Fine in pictorial card cover. This brilliant study offers a powerful, original and convincing portrait of Napoleon Bonarte, and dispels several of the myths surrounding his life. £3.00

8136. BARROW Sir John.: THE EVENTFUL HISTORY OF THE MUTINY AND PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF HMS BOUNTY, ITS CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES.
Folio. 1976. 261pp. 16 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Attractively bound in blue cloth, Fine in slipcase. Edited & with an Introduction by Captain Stephen Roskill RN. As Sir John Barrow was for forty years second secretary (equivalent of today's permanent secretary) at the Admiralty, he had unrivalled access to unpublished letters and documents concerning the mutiny on the Bounty. First published in 1831, some fifty years after the events described, this book offers a complete and factual account of the mutiny £9.00

1468. BARTIMEUS.: A TALL SHIP. On Other Naval Occasions.
Cassell. 1915 191pp. 18x12. Titles faded, otherwise contents VG. Naval sketches. £3.00

8770. BARTIMEUS.: THE TURN OF THE ROAD.
Chatto & Windus. 1946 1st. 122pp. 5 diags. 3 maps. 19x12. Spots of foxing to prelims & edges, otherwise VG in G+ d/j. . Describes the part played by the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy in the landings in Algeria and French Morocco of combined British and United States forces on 8th November 1942. £5.95

11704. BAUGH, Daniel A.: NAVAL ADMINISTRATION 1715-1750. (Publications of the Navy Records Society. Vol. 120)
Navy Records Society. 1977. xv. + 523pp. 23x15. Dark blue cloth binding & contents VG+. £14.00

7899. BAYNHAM, Henry: BEFORE THE MAST. Naval Ratings of the 19th Century.
Hutchinson. 1971 1st. 224pp. 28 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. The 19th century was a period of great change in the Royal Navy. Steam replaced sail, iron hulls replaced wooden walls, and instead of the broadside, naval fire-power issued from devastating guns. But how did these changes in the Navy’s role and conditions of service affect the ordinary seaman? In this book the men concerned speak for themselves, recalling the world of seamen with more clarity and authenticity than any naval historian. The result is an absorbing study of life in the Royal Navy during the whole of the 19th century. £7.95

12534. BEACH, Edward L. Cmdr USN.: SUBMARINE!
Heinemann.1953. 274pp. 22x14. VG+ in G d/j. . The author took part in ten consecutive war patrols in the US submarine Trigger, in the course of which 36 Japanese war and merchant ships were sunk or damaged. After moving to Tirante, which entered a Japanese harbour sinking an ammunition ships and two destroyers, Beach was given command of Piper. Drawing on his own personal wartime experiences and the personal accounts of others, the author describes the wartime exploits of the American submarines Trigger, Seawolf, Wahoo, Harder, Archerfish, Tang, Albacore, Cavilla, Batfish, Tirante and Piper. £5.95

15353. BEARSS, Edwin C.: HARDLUCK IRONCLAD. The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo.
Louisiana State University Press 1980. revised edition. xiii. + 222pp. 27 illustrations. 3 maps. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £8.95

497. BEAVER Paul.: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE 1980s. (Warships Illustrated).
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 72pp. Prof ills. 24x19. VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover. Over 130 photographs accompanied by informative captions, illustrate the warships and auxiliaries in service with the RN during the 1980s. £1.95

573. BEAVER, Paul: NATO NAVIES OF THE 1980s. (Warships Illustrated 3).
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 72pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Unmarked and almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 143 photographs (some colour) with detailed captions, illustrate the many different types of warships found in the navies of the Western allies. £2.50

3435. BEAVER, Paul.: E-BOATS AND COASTAL CRAFT. A Selection of Photographs of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv.
Patrick Stephens. 1980 1st. 94pp. Prof ills. 24x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Contains over 150 photographs with informative captions, illustrating German E-boats and coastal craft of World War 2. £11.50

1961. BEAVER, Paul.: GERMAN DESTROYERS AND ESCORTS.
Stephens. 1981 1st. . 96pp. Prof ills. 24x17. An unmarked hardback copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. A photographic record with informative captions, picturing German destroyers and escorts, with many close-up views among the 150 photographs taken by German war correspondents. The many close-up and on-board photographs will be of equal value to historians, enthusiasts and model makers. £9.00

15837. BEAVER, Paul.: U-BOATS IN THE ATLANTIC. A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz.
Stephens. 1979 1st . 95pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Comprises over 150 rare and predominately unpublished photographs with excellent explanatory captions. There is also an outline to the U-boat war, and a map of the main convoy routes. £6.75

11698. BEAVER, Paul.: U-BOATS IN THE ATLANTIC. A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz.
Stephens. 1979 1st . 95pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Comprises over 150 rare and predominately unpublished photographs with excellent explanatory captions. There is also an outline to the U-boat war, and a map of the main convoy routes. £5.95

10088. BECKMAN, Morris.: ATLANTIC ROULETTE. A Merchantman at War, June 1940. Running the Gauntlet of U-Boat Alley, E-Boat Alley and the Luftwaffe.
Donovon. 1996 1st. 138pp. 6 photographs on dustjacket. 24x16. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This is a very good account, by a ship's radio officer, of a voyage in convoy made by the tanker Venetia, from the Thames to Scotland, across the Atlantic to Aruba to load, then back, via Bermuda, to the Clyde and then finally the Thames once again. The final chapter describes the author's subsequent voyage on the mv Hylton which was torpedoed in the North Atlantic. £15.50

14935. BEELER, John: THE BIRTH OF THE BATTLESHIP. British Capital Ship Design 1870 - 1881.
Caxton 2003. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x25. As new: Mint in Mint d/j. £15.95

11709. BEELER, John.: THE MILNE PAPERS. The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, Bt., K.C.B. (1806-1896). Volume 1. 1820-1859. (Publications of The Naval records Society. Vol. 147).
Ashgate. 2004. xiv. + 857pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Dark blue cloth, gilt binding Near-Mint, contents Near-Mint. Divided into five parts:- Service Afloat 1817-30 : Commander and Captain 1837-41 : Flag Captain 1841-47 : The Admiralty 1847-53 : The Russian War 1854-55 : The Admiralty 1855-59. £14.00

7489. BEESLY, Patrick: VERY SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Centre 1939-45.
Hamish Hamilton. 1977 1st. xv. + 271pp. Endp maps. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. The author, who himself served in OIC, from 1940-1945, reveals the full story of the Operational Intelligence Centre, the nerve centre of the Admiralty, provides a detailed account of how intelligence affected the war at sea. £5.95

15949. BEESLY, Patrick: VERY SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Centre 1939-45.
Hamish Hamilton. 1977 1st. xv. + 271pp. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. The author, who himself served in OIC, from 1940-1945, reveals the full story of the Operational Intelligence Centre, the nerve centre of the Admiralty, provides a detailed account of how intelligence affected the war at sea. £6.95

15249. BEKKER C.D.: SWASTIKA AT SEA. The Struggle and Destruction of the German Navy 1939-1945.
Kimber. 1953 1st. 207pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Ex-Boots library. Binding & contents G+. The author, who served with the German Navy in World War 2, presents the war at sea as seen through German eyes with an episodic account of the wartime activities of the Kreigsmarine. £3.95

15791. BELL, Douglas: SEAMEN OF BRITAIN
Thomas Nelson 1943 1st. vii. + 288pp. 8 illustrations 22x14. A couple of small blind libraray stamps, otherwise red cloth binding & contents VG. £3.85

15472. BELLICO, Russell P.: SAILS AND STEAM IN THE MOUNTAINS. A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain.
Purple Mountain Press 1992 1st. 393pp. Illustrated. 25x18. One small library stamp, otherwise VG+ in VG pictorial card cover. £11.50

7530. BENNETT, Geoffrey: NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Penguin. 2001 x. + 310pp. 18 ills. 14 maps & diags. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Provides detailed narratives of all the important naval actions, as well as accounts of lesser engagements of WW1. Indexes of British & Allied Ships; German & Allied Ships. £5.95

3479. BENNETT, Geoffrey: COWAN'S WAR. The Story of British Naval Operations in the Baltic, 1918-1920
Collins. 1964 1st. 254pp. 24 ills. 3 maps. 22x14. Ex-library, usual stamps, otherwise VG in d/j.- Between 1918-1920 British naval forces, commanded by Rear-Admiral Cowan, supported the Baltic States in their resistance against Bolshevik domination. In 1919 his coastal motor boats immobilized the Russian Red Fleet by a daring raid on its Kronstadt base. By the end of British naval operations in 1920, the sovereign independence of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland had been secured. This book describes every phase of the Royal Navy's Baltic operations. £9.95

8226. BENNETT, Rodney M.: THE ARCHER-SHEES AGAINST THE ADMIRALTY. The Story behind the Winslow Boy.
Hale. 1973 1st. 188pp. 14 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:Near-Fine in VG d/j. George Archer-Shees, a cadet at Osborne Naval College, was accused of stealing a 5-shilling postal order. He strenuously denied the charge & his family engaged one of the top lawyers of the day. Efforts to persuade the Admiralty to reverse their decision having failed, the matter was taken to the High Court & after 3 separate hearings, the Admiralty conceded that they unreservedly accepted the boy's innocence, but paid no compensation until forced to do so by acrimonious debates in Parliament. Terence Rattigan's play & film The Winslow Boy is based on this actual case which occurred between 1908 & 1911. £7.85

1822. BERCKMAN, Evelyn: CREATORS AND DESTROYERS OF THE BRITISH NAVY.
Hamish Hamilton. 1974 1st. 212pp. 16 ills. Ills endps. 22x14. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Examines the 100 year period when the British Navy alternatively flourished or rotted. The creators; Elizabeth I, Charles 1, and Charles II. The destroyers; James I and Oliver Cromwell. £6.95

15240. BERCKMAN. Evelyn: NELSON'S DEAR LORD. A Portrait of St. Vincent.
Macmillan 1962 1st. xi. + 274pp. 12 illustrations. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. £5.95

11363. BERCUSON, David J, & HERWIG, Holger H.: BISMARCK.
Hutchinson. 2002 1st UK. xiii. + 385pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new:- Near Mint in Near-Mint d/j. After uncovering much new information on the Bismarck, the authors tell the full story of the German battleship, right through from her design and construction, the sinking of the Hood, and her final battle. £7.95

15080. BIRD, Arthur.H.: FAREWELL MILAG.
Literatours. 1995 1st. 196pp. 13 ills. Maps. 21x15. Near-Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. . The author was serving as Third Mate on the 5,000 ton merchantman Australind which was attacked and sunk in the Pacific by the German raider Komet in August 1941. Bird was taken on board the Komet which reached Germany on the last day of November. He then spent 20 months in a POW camp, before escaping to Hamburg, where, hidden by members of her crew, he sailed to Sweden aboard the Swedish cargo ship Luossa. A good story. £4.75

15740. BLAMEY. John: FORCE 4 THE FALKLANDS. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the South Atlantic Conflict.. Newsletter of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary April 1983.
Newsletter of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary April 1983. 40pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. Tells of the deployment of the twenty-two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries during the Falklands War. £8.50

1044. BLIGH, William: THE MUTINY ON BOARD HMS BOUNTY.
Pageminster. 1981 1st. . No pagination (approx 200pp). Ills. 33x21.An excellent hardback copy: Near-Fine in Fine d/j. This handsomely produced book is an exact facsimile of the official Admiralty copy of the Bounty's handwritten log, and is Bligh's personal account of the mutiny and a day-to-day account of the remarkable 4,000 mile voyage in an open boat that followed. £15.95

3890. BLUNDELL W.D.G.: GERMAN WARSHIPS 1939-1945.
Almark. 1972 1st. 88pp. Prof ill. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in VG+ d/j. . A fully illustrated record of the ships of the Kreigsmarine in WW2. It provides photographs, basic data, and 1:1200 scale drawings of the principal ships and classes. Their are also historical notes and class lists. Covers Battleships, Battle-cruisers, Pocket Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, Submarines, Aircraft Carriers & Tenders, Minesweepers, Escort Vessels, Auxiliary Cruisers, Captured Vessels, Minor Vessels, Depot & Supply ships. £11.95

14539. BONNEY, George.: THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 1916.
Sutton/Royal Naval Museum. 2002 1st. xii. + 244pp. 13 maps. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. An unmarked hardback copy, as new:- Near-Mint in VG+ d/j. The result of considerable and deep research, this highly readable account examines the events before, during and after the battle. The author comments in particular, on British technical inferiority, on the malign influence of snobbery and privilege. and on the suppression of initiative and dislike of innovation. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs. £14.95

14643. BOULTILIER, James A. (Editor): RCN IN RETROSPECT 1910 - 1968.
University of British Columbia Press. 1985. xix. + 373pp. 105 illustrations. 12 maps. 2 charts. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. £9.00

12648. BOWEN, Frank C.: WOODEN WALLS IN ACTION.
Halton 1951 1st. Viii. + 144pp. Colour frontis. Prof ills. 25x19. Binding & contents (unmarked) VG+ in G+ original d/j. . The author gives brief accounts of a number of naval engagements in the days of the wooden hulls, with short introductions when they are necessary to explain why the fighting took place and sometimes an indication of the characteristics of the men concerned. The result is a remarkable and invaluable source of reference of some 68 actions, each illustrated with a reproduction of an important painting. £8.95

3307. BOWEN, John: SCALE MODEL WARSHIPS.
Conway. 1978 1st. * 191pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. Tackles the problems of building 20th-century warships, moving from sources of information, through the construction of the hull, deck and superstructure, to gun mountings and deck fittings. Chapters cover each of these general topics, followed by sections, specifically concerning miniature models, power plant, plastic kits, etc. Over 120 plans & diagrams and 150 photographs. £7.95

335. BRADFORD, Ernle: NELSON: THE ESSENTIAL HERO.
Wordsworth. 1999 xiii. + 368pp. 15 ills. 11 maps/diags. 22x14. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. This biography covers every phase and aspect of Nelson's life and career. Nelson's battles, in particular, are described in vivid detail. £3.00

4938. BRADFORD, Ernle: THE MIGHTY HOOD. The Life and Death of the Royal Navy's Proudest Ship.
While Lion 1974 224pp. 8 ills. 3 diags. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. . For many years HMS Hood was the epitome of British sea power until she was sunk by the Bismarck in May 1941. This book traces her entire service history from her launch and inter-war commissions - when she showed the flag worldwide - to her wartime service and disastrous final action. About half the book deals with her wartime career with the Home Fleet and Force H, and, naturally, devotes much space as to the cause of her loss. £8.95

6500. BRADFORD, Ernle.: GIBRALTAR. The History of a Fortress.
Hart-Davis. 1971 1st. 212pp. 11 ills. 2 maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the history of Gibraltar from the days of Antiquity, through the period of the Arab invasion of Spain, its recapture by Spain in the 15th century, and its capture by the British in the early 18th century, to the Great Siege of 1779 and the role of Gibraltar during the two World Wars. £8.95

7029. BRADFORD, Ernle.: THE MIGHTY HOOD. The Life and Death of the Royal Navy's Proudest Ship.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1959 1st. 224pp. 8 illustrations. 3 diags. 21x14. Binding & contents VG. For many years HMS Hoodwas the epitome of British sea power until she was sunk by the Bismarck in May 1941. This book traces her entire service history from her launch and inter-war commissions - when she showed the flag worldwide - to her wartime service and disasterous final action. About half the book deals with her wartime career with the Home Fleet and Force H, and, naturally, devotes much space as to the cause of her loss. £6.95

6622. BRADFORD, Ernle.: THE SULTAN'S ADMIRAL. The Life of Barbarossa.
Book of the Month Club. 1969 xv. + 224pp. 9 ills. 3 maps. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . Kheir-ed-Din Barbarossa, rose to be High Admiral of the Ottoman Navy and Sultan to Algiers, whose figure and influence dominate the history of the Mediterranean during the first half of the 16th century. His career culminated in the Battle of Preveza when the combined fleets of Spain, Genoa and Venice were forced to retire. £6.95

3701. BRIDGLAND, Tony: SEA KILLERS IN DISGUISE. Q-Ships and Decoy Raiders.
Cooper. 1999 1st. * xiii. + 274pp. 32 ills. 5 maps. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Heavily armed ships disguised as harmless merchantman , were operted by both the British and German navies during the First World War. This book vividly describes the activities and adventures of the ships and their crews employed in this highly unconventional form of warfare. £7.95

11703. BROMLEY J.S. (Editor): THE MANNING OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Selected Public Pamphlets 1693-1873. (Publications of the Navy Records Society. Vol. 119).
Navy Records Society. 1974. l + 409pp. 23x15. Binding VG+, contents Near-Fine. £10.50

4652. BROOKES, Ewart.: THE GATES OF HELL.
Jarrolds 1960 1st.. 144pp. 20 illustrations. Endp maps. Hardback edition. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+.. An account of the Arctic convoys of which more than half is devoted to PQ17, PQ18 and JW51B. £7.95

8405. BROOME, Jack. Captain RN.: CONVOY IS TO SCATTER.
Kimber. 1972 1st. 236pp. 26 ills. 4 maps. 24x16. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps. A few internal marks, otherwise G+ in VG d/j. The senior officer of the close escort of Convoy PQ17, gives his own view of the events surrounding the controversial convoy. The operational sequence of signals received or exchanged by Convoy PQ17 from June 27 to July 4, 1942 is reproduced verbatim. £6.95

15232. BROOME, Jack. Captain RN.: MAKE ANOTHER SIGNAL.
Kimber 253pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Binding and contents VG. (no d/j). Contains an anthology of signals from the logs of the Royal Navy's warships, some recapture the tension of a sea fight; others pinpoint and illuminate great naval moments. Add to this a large and varied collection of wit, drama, fun, sarcasm and pomposity which at some time has been flagged, flashed or tapped through the ether. Although beginning with signals from the Battle of the Glorious First of June, the book is concerned mainly with signals made during World War 2. £12.95

3714. BROWN D.K.: BEFORE THE IRONCLAD: Development of Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815-1860.
Conway. 1990 1st. 217pp. Prof ills. 30x27. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Beginning with the structural improvements by Robert Steppings, the book traces the gradual introduction of more scientific methods and the advent of steam and the paddle fighting ship, iron hulls and screw propulsion. It analyses the performance of the fleet in the Crimean War, and concludes with the design of the Warrior, the first iron-hulled capital ship in the world. The book offers a well balanced and coherent account of general developments, as well as an in-depth study of the ships themselves. Profusely illustrated with old photographs, prints and drawings. £40.00

4968. BROWN D.K.: WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT. Warship Development 1860-1905.
Caxton 2003 224pp. Prof ills. 30x25. As new :- Mint in -Mint d/j. The author, a warship designer himself, details the 19th century developments in engine technology, armour and armament, systems of protection, torpedoes, etc. He traces the technological changes which transformed warships from fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-19th century, through centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine powered Dreadnought. Illustrated with many rare contemporary photographs. £68.00

2690. BROWN, David: TIRPITZ. The Floating Fortress.
Arms & Armour. 1977 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. VG+ in VG+ d/j. This is the story of the German battleship Tirpitz in forty pages of text and over a hundred pages of photographs. Although mainly lurking in Norwegian fjords, she tied down a disproportionate part of the Royal Navy. It charts her design, construction and career, and contains five maps and over 200 photographs. £6.95

15842. BROWN, David: TIRPITZ. The Floating Fortress.
Arms & Armour. 1977 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This is the story of the German battleship Tirpitz in forty pages of text and over a hundred pages of photographs. Although mainly lurking in Norwegian fjords, she tied down a disproportionate part of the Royal Navy. It charts her design, construction and career, and contains five maps and over 200 photographs. £7.95

338. BROWN, David K.: PADDLE WARSHIPS. The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850.
Conway. 1993 1st. 94pp. Prof ills. 27x27. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j.This volume deals with the introduction of steam power into naval warfare in the form of paddle propulsion. Part I is a design history and charts the progress of naval steam through individual ships and classes. Part II deals with such general aspects of the ships as hull structure, machinery, paddle wheels, armament, internal arrangements and performance. Profusely illustrated with numerous photographs, and with draughts from the National Maritime Museum. £25.50

9231. BROWN, John Mason, Lieut .USNR: TO ALL HANDS. An Amphibious Adventure.
Whittlesey House. nd (c 1943). xii. + 236pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Binding & contents VG+. The author, an American journalist who served in the flagship of Rear-Admiral Kirk, Commander Sixth Amphibious Force, describes the amphibious landings in North Africa and Sicily. £4.00

580. BROWNE, Douglas G: THE FLOATING BULWARK. The Story of the Fighting Ship 1514-1942.
Cassell. 1963 1st. xiv. + 274pp. 27 ills. 22x14. Ex-library, minimal stamps. VG in permanently affixed d/j.. Charts the development of warship construction from the 16th century to the 1940s,concentrating on both the design and armament of of significant British warships. £3.95

4219. BROWNE, Douglas, G.: THE FLOATING BULWARK. The Story of the Fighting Ship 1514-1942.
Cassell. 1963 1st. xiv. + 274pp. 27 ills. 22x14. VG+ in d/j. This account of the development of fighting ship from the 16th century to the 1940s, concentrates on the design, construction and armament of British warships, with details of significant vessels and their performance in action. £5.95

9745. BROWNE, G.Lathom.: NELSON: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON. As Told by Himself, His Comrades, and His Friends.
Trident Press 1999. Reprinted from the 1891 edition. xxxi. + 472pp. Frontis. Ills. Index. Appendices. 21x14. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. £6.95

11243. BRYANT, Arthur: SAMUEL PEPYS . The Man in and the Making..
Reprint Society. 1952. 416pp. 19x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Biography on the life and career of Samuel Pepys, this volume covers the first 36 years of his life (1633 - 1669) and the whole span of his Diary. £3.85

1497. BRYANT, Arthur.: SAMUEL PEPYS. The Saviour of the Navy.
Reprint Society. 1953. viii. + 309pp. 19x12. Binding & contents VG. A biography of Pepy's life and career. £3.00

5804. BUEL, Richard.: IN IRONS. Britain's Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy.
Yale University. 1998 1st. * xvi. + 397pp. 24x16.An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book examines the influence of Britain's navy on the American revolutionary economy, and also shows the damage that Britain inflicted on America by seizing their major colonial centres and denying access to overseas markets. £6.95

12467. BUENZLE, Fred.J.: BLUEJACKET. An Autobiography.
Naval Institute. 1986. xxv. + 346pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Contents (unmarked) Fine in VG hardback cover. £6.95

2788. BURN, Alan: FIGHTING CAPTAIN. The Story of Frederic Walker RN, & the Battle of the Atlantic.
Cooper. 1993 1st. xxvi. + 204pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked first edition hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. No one did more to regain control of the North Atlantic than Captain Frederic Walker who devised and employed tactics which were the only sure means of combating and finally defeating the U-boat wolf-packs. The author, who served under Walker, describes in vivid detail the relentless battle with the U-boats. £10.50

3497. BURN, Alan: FIGHTING CAPTAIN. The Story of Frederic Walker RN, & the Battle of the Atlantic.
Cooper. 1998. xxvi. + 204pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. No one did more to regain control of the North Atlantic than Captain Frederic Walker who devised and employed tactics which were the only sure means of combating and finally defeating the U-boat wolf-packs. The author, who served under Walker, describes in vivid detail the relentless battle with the U-boats. £8.75

3566. BURT R.A.: BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR ONE.
Arms & Armour. 1987 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x19. An unmarked copy like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Illustrated with 119 photographs, accompanied by informative and detailed captions, this book provides a pictorial record of the various the various classes of British cruisers in service during the First World War. £19.00

3115. BURT R.A.: BRITISH DESTROYERS IN WORLD WAR ONE. (Warships Illustrated No 7)
Arms & Armour. 1986 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Like new:-Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Illustrated with over 120 photographs, accompanied by informative and detailed captions, this book provides a pictorial record of the various classes of British destroyers in service during the First World War. £6.95

15836. BURT R.A.: BRITISH DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. (Warships Illustrated No 4)
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Ex-library, one stamp & head of half title page cropped, o/w VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover. Illustrated with 124 photographs, accompanied by informative and detailed captions, this book provides a pictorial record of the various classes of British destroyers classes which saw service during the Second World War. £9.95

3429. BURT R.A.: BRITISH DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. (Warships Illustrated No 4)
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Ex-library, one stamp & head of half title page cropped, o/w VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover. Illustrated with 124 photographs, accompanied by informative and detailed captions, this book provides a pictorial record of the various classes of British destroyers classes which saw service during the Second World War. £4.95

3399. BURTON, Tom: ABDIEL - CLASS FAST MINELAYERS. (Warship Profile 38).
Profile Publications.1973. 28pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Provides full technical details and the operational histories of the Abdiel, Ariadne, Latona, Manxman and Welshman. Includes details of their design problems and building history, their trials, wartime careers, alterations and armament. Illustrated with numerous photographs, profile and plan drawings, and a four-page plan & side view colour illustration of the Abdiel in disruptive camouflage scheme £16.50

15952. BURTT-SMITH, Jim & FRENCH, John: A DROP IN THE OCEAN. Dramatic Accounts Of Aircrew Saved From The Sea
Cooper 1996 1st. 175pp. Illustrated. 24x16 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £11.50

12158. BUSCH, Harald: U-BOATS AT WAR.
Panther. nd (c1957). 189pp. Edges of spine slightly rubbed, contents VG. A German view of the U-boat campaign 1939-45. £4.00

671. BUSH Eric W. Captain RN. (Editor)).: THE FLOWERS OF THE SEA.
Allen. 1962 1st. * xxvi. + 350pp. 24x16. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding and contents VG. This anthology of quotations, poems & prose includes some of the choicest pieces about the sea and ships, descriptions of naval battles by commanders or officers involved, shipwreck, etc, Captain Bush has unearthed lost treasures to show how British seamen made history. The book is divided into 10 sectionsThe Sea - Storm & Shipwreck -Sweethearts & Wives - Homes from the Sea - Sea Chanties - The Old Navy - English Admirals - Trafalgar & Afterwards - World War I - World War II £9.00

581. BUSH, Eric Wheler. Captain RN.: BLESS OUR SHIP.
Allen & Unwin. 1958. 282pp. 39 ills. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. A career autobiography. Bush served in Bacchante and Revenge in WW1, and he became the youngest holder of the DSC which he won for gallantry at Gallipoli at the age of 15. He saw service in Spenser during the Baltic campaign in 1919, following which he joined Colombo on the East Indies station, Veteran on the China Station, and commanded the gunboat Ladybird, before moving to Dorsetshire as her Commander. In WW2 he served with the minesweepers at Dunkirk and was appointed Captain of the Auxiliary Patrol at Dover, then took command of Euryalus, a cruiser which saw much action in the Mediterranean. Finally, he recommissioned the battleship Malaya for bombardment duties at Normandy. £7.95

13835. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2004/2005
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13836. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2005/2006
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13839. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2008/2009
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12667. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES.
nd (c 2007) 96pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. The complete guide to the ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy, at date. £3.00

12047. BUSH, Steve.: TO SAIL NO MORE. Part Seven.
Maritime. nd (c 2002) 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 17x24. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book provides an illustrated record of the many different types of Royal Navy ships either laid up. or awaiting breaking up, from the 1930s to the 1990s. £4.95

14792. CABLE, James.: BRITAIN'S NAVAL FUTURE.
Macmillan 1983 1st. xvi. + 220pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy VG+ in Near-Fine d/j. £6.95

8556. CALHOUN, C. Raymond Captain, USN: TIN CAN SAILOR. Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945.
Naval Institute Press. 1993 1st. xv. + 198pp. Ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. With personal letter from the author. This is the story of the USS Sterett, recorded by an officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943. Sterett saw service in the Atlantic and with the British Home Fleet in 1942 before moving to the Pacific, where, frequently in the thick of the actio, .she survived a kamikaze attack. Sterett became famous for her exploits during the Third Battle of Savao island in Nov.1942, when she fought at close range the Japanese battleship Heie, hitting the battleship on numerous occasions, and a Japanese destroyer, but receiving in turn heavy damage and sustaining numerous casualties from three 14-inch shells and numerous hits from smaller calibres. The author, who was Sterett's gunnery officer during the action, offers a graphic account of the confused action, and the subsequent tragic scenes on board the heavily damaged destroyer after the battle. This is an excellent account of life on board the destroyer, and about the officers and men that served aboard her £7.95

15259. CALLENDER Sir Geoffrey.: THE NAVAL SIDE OF BRITISH HISTORY.
Christophers. 1924. 305pp. 18 ills. Endp map. 22x14. Binding & contents VG. The author, a former Director of the National Maritime Museum and Lecturer to the R.N.War College & R.N.Staff College, presents an authoritative and very readable history of the British Navy, explaining how the Navy influenced history, and how this in turn affected the development of British warship design. First published in 1924, the book is still considered to be one the finest short histories of the British Navy. £4.95

9481. CALLENDER Sir Geoffrey.: THE NAVAL SIDE OF BRITISH HISTORY.
Christophers. 1925. 305pp. 18 ills. Endp map. 22x14. Binding & contents VG. The author, a former Director of the National Maritime Museum and Lecturer to the R.N.War College & R.N.Staff College, presents an authoritative and very readable history of the British Navy, explaining how the Navy influenced history, and how this in turn affected the development of British warship design. First published in 1924, the book is still considered to be one the finest short histories of the British Navy. £4.95

8781. CAMPBELL Vice-Admiral, Gordon.: MY MYSTERY SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1940 319pp. Ills. 18x12. VG in G+ d/j. . A 'Q' Ship captain who won the Victoria Cross and three DSO's for his exploits fighting German U-boats during the First World War, gives a vivid account of the dangerous and often suicidal encounters which were fought between disguised armed merchant ships and German submarines. £5.50

3876. CAMPBELL Vice-Admiral, Gordon.: MY MYSTERY SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. nd (c 1928) xx. + 300pp. Colour frontis. 17 black-and-white photographs.21 illustrations in text. 22x14. Binding VG, contents G+. A 'Q' Ship commander who won the Victoria Cross and three DSO's for his exploits fighting German U-boats during the First World War, gives a vivid account of the dangerous and often suicidal encounters which were fought between disguised armed merchant ships and German submarines. £5.95

8910. CANT, Gilbert: AMERICA'S NAVY IN WORLD WAR II.
Hutchinson. nd (c 1943) 1st. 279pp. 27 ills. 11 maps/diags. Binding VG,contents VG+. A comprehensive and extremely detailed account of the war fought by the US Navy, covering all the major battles, and many of the lesser engagements, from Pearl Harbour up to the finale at Guadalcanal. £4.50

15215. CAPPER. D.P.: MOAT DEFENSIVE. A History of the Waters of the Nore Command 55 BC to 1961.
Arthur Barker 1963 1st. xi. + 251pp. 24 illustrations. 10 maps & drawings. Illustrated endpapers. 22x14. Above-average ex-library, minimal stamps, VG in permanently affixed d/j. £4.95

15922. CARPENTER, Alfred F.B. Captain VC, RN.: THE BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGE.
Jenkins 1925. xxiv. + 295pp. 39 ills. 3 drawings. 2 plans. 22x15. No writing or inscriptions, binding & contents VG.inding & contents VG+. . One of the leading figures in the Zeebrugge raid in 1918, who was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits during the assault, describes the heroic but costly attck on the Belgian port. £7.95

7831. CARPENTER, Alfred F.B. Captain VC, RN.: THE BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGE.
Jenkins 1925. xxiv. + 295pp. 39 ills. 3 drawings. 2 plans. 22x15. A nice copy, binding & contents VG+. . One of the leading figures in the Zeebrugge raid in 1918, who was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits during the assault, describes the heroic but costly attck on the Belgian port. £8.95

4071. CHALMERS Rear-Admiral W.S.: THE LIFE & LETTERS OF DAVID BEATTY.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1951 1st . xxvii. + 488pp. 23 ills. 11 diags. 23x15. Titles slightly faded and odd spots of foxing to contents, o/w an extremely nice copy - binding & contents VG. Drawing much information from Beatty's letters and journals, this is a full biography of the life and naval career of one of the most charismatic and controversial naval commanders of the 20th century. £5.95

14085. CHANTRAIN J.P. PIED R. & SMEETS R.: THE GERMAN SAILOR IN WORLD WAR TWO.
Arms & Armour. 1990 1st. 48pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 84 informatively captioned photographs plus numerous drawings, depict the German naval personnel - officers and ratings - afloat and ashore in World War 2. A section deals with uniforms and service insignia £4.95

1259. CHATTERTON E.Keble.: AMAZING ADVENTURES. A Thrilling Naval Biography.
Hurst & Blackett. 1935 1st. . 285pp. 27 ills. 22x14. Edges of spine rubbed, otherwise contents VG.. The naval biography of Commander Geoffrey Herbert. In the First World War, Herbert commanded the submarine D5, and was later captain of the 'Q' Ship Barralong which sank the U-27 and killed her survivors in controversial circumstances. In January 1917 he took command of the steam submarine K13, surviving her loss after she sank to the bottom of Gareloch during trials. £6.95

8342. CHATTERTON, E.Keble.: BATTLES BY SEA.
E.P. 1975. xv. + 271pp. 32 plates. 2 plans. 22x14. Above-average ex reference library; minimal stamps. VG+ in VG d/j. Reprint of the first edition published in 1925. The twelve naval battles described in this book are divided into three parts:- The Galley Period - The Sailing Ship Period - The Age of Steam, and cover the battles of Salamis, Actium, Lepanto, the Armada Operations, the Saints, the Glorious First of June, St. Vincent, the Nile, Trafalgar, Lissa, Tsushima, the Falklands. £7.95

12628. CHERRY A.H. Cmdr RNVR.: YANKEE R.N. Being the Story of a Wall Street Banker who Volunteered for Active Duty in the Royal Navy before America came into the War.
Jarrolds.1954. 544pp. 36 ills. Endp maps. 23x16. VG+ in G+ original d/j. Cherry saw service on coastal and Atlantic convoys and on anti-U-boat patrols from Bermuda. He served in Winchester, Evadne, Riou and Wren (a member of the 2nd Escort Group commanded by Captain F.Walker), and saw action in the Normandy landings before joining the Allied Occupation Force in Bremen. £11.95

583. CHERRY A.H. Cmdr RNVR.: YANKEE R.N. Being the Story of a Wall Street Banker who Volunteered for Active Duty in the Royal Navy before America came into the War.
Jarrolds.1951 544pp. 36 ills. Endp maps. 23x16. Spots of foxing to edges, otherwise VG.. Cherry saw service on coastal and Atlantic convoys and on anti-U-boat patrols from Bermuda. He served in Winchester, Evadne, Riou and Wren (a member of the 2nd Escort Group commanded by Captain F.Walker), and saw action in the Normandy landings before joining the Allied Occupation Force in Bremen. £7.00

3762. CHESNAU, R.: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998. * 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £10.50

14748. CHESNEAU, Roger: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £9.95

1963. CHESNEAU, Roger: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £11.00

6753. CHESNEAU, Roger: THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 1914-1945. (Warships Illustrated No 6)
Arms & Armour. 1986 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 25x18. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. An excellent pictorial history illustrated with 120 photographs with detailed captions. £5.50

3138. CHICKEN, Stephen: OVERLORD COASTLINE. The Major D-DAY Locations.
Spellmount. 1993 1st. 104pp. 87 photographs. 37 diagrams & maps. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions, but a few pages of plates slightly rippled, otherwise VG in pictorial card cover. Combines the most important aspects of individual unit histories, technical details of Hitler's Atlantic wall, descriptions of the existing remains and a comprehensive review of the most significant & frequently visited D-Day locations. Each chapter covers a particular site and includes a then-and-now description, with small scale maps of the site, cutaway plans of bunkers & emplacements and an account of the battle plan and what acually happened on the day. £2.35

3288. CHIHAYA Masataka.: IJN YAMATO AND MUSASHI. Battleships. (Warship Profile No. 30).
Profile Publications. 1973. 24pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Contains full technical details and operational histories of the two largest battleships ever built. Illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings of details, and a four-page colour centrespread plan and side view of the Yamato £16.50

4248. CHIHAYA, Masataka: IJN KONGO. Battleship 1912-1942. (Warship Profile No.12).
Profile Publications. 1971. 24pp. Prof ills. 25x19.An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine in pictorial card cover. Contains full technical details and the operational history of this Japanese battleship, with details of her major reconstructions. Illustrated with numerous photographs and a double-page plan & elevation illustration in colour. £16.50

3426. CILCINNIN Viscount.: ADMIRALTY HOUSE: Whitehall.
Country Life 1960 1st . 62pp. Prof ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. A former First Lord of the Admiralty, describes room-by-room, the official residence of the First Lords of the Admiralty since 1786, describing their architectural features and their contents. And with these rooms as a background, he tells stories about some of the distinguished occupants and fills in historical details. Well illustrated with photographs. £6.95

7379. CLARK G.: BRITAIN'S NAVAL HERITAGE.
RN Museum/HMSO. 1981. 131pp. Ills. 22x14. Fine in pictorial card cover. A fact-filled history of Britain's Navy since the Middle Ages to the early 1980s. £3.50

11974. CLARK, Gregory.: 'DOC'. 100 Year History of the Sick Berth Branch.
Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth/HMSO. 1984 1st. vii. + 172pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

8812. CLARKE, Thurston.: PEARL HARBOUR GHOSTS: A Journey to Hawaii Then and Now.
Morrow. 1991 1st. * The author elected to re-examine the attack on Pearl Harbour as refracted through the lens of present-day Hawaii, from the American WW2 veterans who are drawn annually to the scenes of one of the greatest terrors of their lives, to the flocks of Japanese tourists who similarly come to visit the battle sites. He sifts through the evidence to determine who really bore the blame for the attack, and by using eye witness acounts, from naval and military personnel, from civilians, and from the attackers themselves, the author, from many different angles, tells the story of the dramatic disastrous attack. £5.50

8247. CLAYTON Tim. & CRAIG Phil.: TRAFALGAR. The Men, The Battle, The Storm.
BCA 2004 xix. + 444pp. 24 ills + 24 chapter ills. 6 battle plans. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Hard cover edition.. The Battle of Trafalgar is told through the diaries, letters and memoirs of the men who wrestled with the enemy, and the elements, and these dramatic personal accounts are supported by extensive original research from logs, muster books and personal files discovered in France, Spain and Britain. £8.95

11960. COCHRANE Admiral Lord.: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SEAMAN.
Chatham 2000 xxii. + 358pp. 12 ills. 23x15. Introduction by Richard Woodman. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. First published in 1860, this autobiography covers in full detail, the life and career of one of the most colourful and controversial commander's in naval history. £12.00

2927. COLES, Alan: INVERGORDON SCAPEGOAT. The Betrayal of Admiral Tomkinson.
Sutton. 1993 1st. x. + 193pp. 28 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Admiral Tomkinson was made a scapegoat by the Admiralty for his mild handling of the Royal Navy's mutiny at Invergordon in 1931. Many of his friends at the Admiralty thought he should have turned his ships' guns on the mutineers. Tomkinson was never allowed ti give his version of the mutiny at an official enquiry or court martial, but instead was thrust into involulantary retirement. Tomkinson fought in the Boxer Rebellion, commanded one of the first submarine flotillas, fought in the opening battles in WW1 and saw action in the Zeebrugge raid. This biography covers Tomkinson's whole career and his role in the dramatic events of the Invergordon Mutiny. £6.95

4943. COLLEDGE J.J.: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. An Historical Index. Volume 1. Major Ships
David & Charles. 1969 1st. * 624pp. 22x15 .An unmarked copy:- Fine in G+ d/j. This volume provides the basic details of some 13,000 ships, the Navy's principal vessels, mostly Navy-built, with their dimensions, builders, dates and fates £15.95

13897. COMPTON-HALL , Richard Cdr RN.: SUBMARINES: Submarines of the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum. nd (c 1980s) 14pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Fine pictorial paper cover. A brief record of the inception and subsequent development of submarines in the Royal Navy. Illustrated with a photograph and 32 drawings of British submarines. £2.00

13567. COMPTON-HALL, Richard.: SUBMARINE BOATS. The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare.
Windward. nd (c 1984). 192pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Fine in Fine pictorial stiff card cover. Offers a detailed and well illustrated history of the early years of submarine development, a period which saw several weird & wonderful inventions as well as the submarines developed & turned into a deadly weapon of war by John Holland. £5.50

1965. COMPTON-HALL, Richard.: SUBMARINE BOATS. The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare.
Windward. nd (c 1984). 192pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Offers a detailed and well illustrated history of the early years of submarine development, a period which saw several weird & wonderful inventions as well as the submarines developed & turned into a deadly weapon of war by John Holland. £3.85

935. COMPTON-HALL, Richard: SUBMARINE BOATS. The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare.
Conway Maritime 1983 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 24x1. An unmarked hardback copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Offers a detailed and well illustrated history of the early years of submarine development, a period which saw several weird & wonderful inventions as well as the submarines developed & turned into a deadly weapon of war by John Holland. £9.00

8608. COMPTON-HALL, Richard: SUBMARINE VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Tactics & Technology of Underwater Confrontation.
David & Charles. 1988. 191pp. Prof ills. 26x22. Fine in Fine d/j. Submarines of many nations cruise the world's oceans hidden from view, armed with an array of devastating weapons. If there is another world war, its decisive battles will be fought under the sea. How will these battles be fought? The author seeks to answer this question by analysing the strategy and tactics of the major powers. Hypothetical battle scenarios are explored, showing likely confrontations between different classes of submarines. The various types of submarine, their propulsion & weapons systems, & equipment are fully described. £7.95

3446. COMPTON-HALL, Richard: SUBMARINE WARFARE - MONSTERS AND MIDGETS
Blandford. 1985 1st. .160pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Describes and examines the careers of submarines at both extremes of the size scale. It deals with monster submarines carrying 12-inch guns: the German cargo-carrying submarines of World War I: The Royal Navy’s steam-powered K-Class submarines: the M Class: the submarine cruiser X-1, the French Surcouf: the Japanese I-Class: Midget submarines include the ‘Chariots’, X-Craft and Welfreighter of the Royal Navy, and the various types of midget submarines used by the German, Italian and Japanese navies in World War 2. With 270 illustrations. £12.95

15933. COMPTON-HALL, Richard: SUBMARINE WARFARE - MONSTERS AND MIDGETS
Blandford. 1985 1st. .160pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy, Fine in Finet d/j. Describes and examines the careers of submarines at both extremes of the size scale. It deals with monster submarines carrying 12-inch guns: the German cargo-carrying submarines of World War I: The Royal Navy’s steam-powered K-Class submarines: the M Class: the submarine cruiser X-1, the French Surcouf: the Japanese I-Class: Midget submarines include the ‘Chariots’, X-Craft and Welfreighter of the Royal Navy, and the various types of midget submarines used by the German, Italian and Japanese navies in World War 2. With 270 illustrations. £11.50

15288. CONNELL, John: THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRY. The True Story of the Suez Crisis and the events leading to it.
Cassell 1957 1st. xi. + 240pp. Mpa. 22x14. Titles dull, otherwise contents VG+. £3.95

3149. COOMBE, James D.: GUNFIRE AROUND THE GULF. The Last Major Naval Campaigns of the Civil War.
Bantam. 2000. xii. + 239pp. 9 ills. 2 maps. 23x15. Fine in pictorial card cover. Describes the final major naval actions of the American Civil War. £4.00

7605. COOPER. John, St J.: INVASION! The D-Day Story, June 6, 1944.
Beaverbrook Newspapers. 1954 1st. 122pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 28x21. VG in hardback cover. Published in 1954 to mark the tenth anniversary of the invasion. £5.00

5428. CORBETT, Julian S.: NAVAL OPERATIONS. Volume 1 (Maps). Official History of the War.
Longmans. nd (c 1920). Maps 1 - 18. Eighteen Maps in Fine condition, housed in the original slightly worn black cloth hard case, with faded titles. £35.00

15198. CORBETT, Julian S.(Editor): PRIVATE PAPERS OF GEORGE, SECOND EARL SPENCER, First Lord of the Admiralty 1794-1801. VOL .II
Navy Records Society. 1914 1st. 518pp. 24x16. Bound in navy blue and cream buckram with gilt titles. Spots of foxing to prelims & endpapers browned, otherwise binding and contents VG. £30.00

15943. CORDINGLY, David: COCHRANE. The Dauntless. The Lives and Adventures of Admiral Thomas Cochrane 1775-1860.
Bloomsbury 2007. xxvi. + 420pp. Illustrated. Maps. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.50

3864. COSTELLO, John. & HUGHES Terry.: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
Collins. 1977 1st. * 314pp. Prof ills. Endp map & diag. 24x20. Fine in Fine d/j. This book describes each phase of the Battle of the Atlantic with much peripheral information about the grim struggle. The text benefits from the revelations of ULTRA intelligence and combined with contributions from former U-boat personnel & those of officers & men of Allied escorts & merchant seamen who took part in the convoys, this account provides an extensive and well illustrated record of this long running campaign. £6.50

3683. COSTELLO, John. & HUGHES, Terry.: JUTLAND 1916.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1976 1st. 240pp. Prof ills. 25x20. Ills endps. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Drawing on eye-witness reports and from official documents from British and German naval archives, this profusely illustrated book presents a detailed comparison of the rival naval strategies, the ships of the opposing navies and gives a full and graphic account of the battle. With 190 illustrations. £11.75

1526. COUHAT, Jean Labayle: COMBAT FLEETS OF THE WORLD 1978/79.
Arms & Armour Press. xi. + 651pp. Prof ills. 22x27. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. . Lists and supplies details of many thousands of ships in service with the navies of the world at date. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. £15.00

15850. COURTNEY, Stephen & PATTERSON, Brian: HOME OF THE FLEET. A Century of Portsmouth Royal Dock.yard in Photographs.
Sutton 2005 1st ix. + 172pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x20. Like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £18.00

1384. COWBURN, Philip: THE WARSHIP IN HISTORY.
Macmillan. 1966 1st UK. xvii. + 364pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Ex-lib, stamps on endps only, o/w VG. A historical account of some of the main developments in the evolution of the warship, bringing together detailed information about ancient warships of the Mediterranean, the oared vessels of Venice, Viking ships, Galleys, Galleasses and Galleons, N.W.European warships, British warships in the 18th century, paddle and screw propelled craft, submarines, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, etc. An excellent comprehensive study. £4.50

5907. CRACKNELL W.H. Cmdr USN.: USS CHARLES AUSBURNE. Fletcher Class Destroyer 1942 - 1967. (Warship Profile 9).
Profile Publications.1971. 24pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine pictorial card cover. A full technical description followed by a chronolgical account of the career of this destroyer which was heavily involved in many actions in the Pacific, and which served, for a time, as flagship for Captain Arleigh A. Burke. The Charles Ausborne was credited with or assisted in sinking 9 warships, 3 merchant ships, 6 barges, and 9 aircraft. Illustrated with numerous photographs and a double-page plan and side view drawing in colour, plus colour drawings of camouflage schemes. £11.50

5652. CRACKNELL William H. Cmdr USN.: USS INDIANAPOLIS. Heavy Cruiser 1932-1945. (Warship Profile No. 28).
Profile Publications 1973. 28pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy, - Near-Mint in Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Provides full technical details and operational history of this US cruiser which was torpedoed and sunk in July 1945, with such heavy loss of life that it was the worst disaster at sea in the annals of the U.S.Navy. Illustrated with numerous photographs together with a 4-page centrespread plan and side view colour illustration of the ship. £11.00

936. CRAWFORD, Steve: BATTLESHIPS AND CARRIERS.
Dempsey-Parr. 1999 1st. 320pp. Prof ills. 17x13. Mint in d/j. Contains details of 300 of the most important and most influential battleships and carriers. Information for each vessel includes displacement, dimensions, armament, performance, plus an accompanying text that summaries the career of the ship and its fate, and each vessel is illustrated in colour. £3.95

11725. CRESWELL, John., Captain RN: SEA WARFARE 1939-1945. A Short History.
Longmans. 1950 1st. xv. + 344p. 14 maps. 23x15. VG in G+ d/j. This single-volume history provides an outstanding account of the war at sea 1939-45. £6.95

12991. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES (1985/86 edition)
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12788. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES (1990/1991 edition)
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12789. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1979.
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13815. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1981.
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13817. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1983/4
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13818. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1984/5
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13820. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1987/8
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13821. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1988/9
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

1536. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1989-90.
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15.An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13822. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1991/2
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13823. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1992/3
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13826. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1996/7
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13827. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1997/8
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13829. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1998/9
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13831. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2002/2003
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13832. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2003/2004
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

1864. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. (Part 1). Major Ships.
Maritime. nd (c 1989). 103pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Covers battleships, aircraft carriers, aircraft maintenance ships, cruisers and monitors. Gives the specification and a brief chronological record of each vessel listed. Well illustrated. £3.95

937. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. Part 2. SUBMARINES, Etc.
Maritime. nd (c 1981). 103pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. Lists Submarines, Submarine Depot Ships, Depot Ships and Maintenance Repair Ships in service with the Royal Navy from 1945 to the 1980s. Provides specifications of every class, and the name of builder, launch date and fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £3.85

3581. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. Part 3. DESTROYERS.
Maritime. nd (c 1992). 144pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Lists every destroyer in service with the Royal Navy from 1945 to the 1980s. Provides specifications of every class, and the name of builder, launch date and fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £3.95

12043. CRITCHLEY, Mike & BUSH, Steve.: TO SAIL NO MORE. Part Three
Maritime. nd (c 1999) 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 17x24. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book provides an illustrated record of the many different types of RN ships either laid up or being broken up, from the late 1950s tol the 1970s.. £4.50

15221. CUMMINGS, Damon E. Captain USN: ADMIRAL RICHARD WAINWRIGHT AND THE UNITED STATES FLEET.
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1962 1st. xviii. + 266pp. 50 ills. 25x17. An unmarked first edition copy: Fine in Fine navy cloth/gilt binding. £8.95

1171. CUNNINGHAM A.B.: A SAILOR'S ODYSSEY. The Autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndehope.
Hutchinson. 1951 1st. * 715pp. 46 ills. 16 maps. 23x16. Titles a little faded, otherwise binding VG contents VG+. A full autobiography of arguably Britain's greatest admiral since Nelson. £14.95

15950. CURTIS, Des: A MOST SECRET SQUADRON. The First Full Story of 618 Squadron and its Special Detachment Anti-U-Boat Mosquitos.
Grub Street 2009 1st. 207pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.00

10937. CUTLER, Thomas J: THE BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF. 23-26, October 1944.
Harper-Collins. 1994 1st. * 343pp. 22 ills. Maps. 24x16. An Unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. The author analyses the strategy and tactics employed in the battle, and relates the experiences of participants, both Japanese and American. Some 282 ships were engaged in the battle and hundreds more were involved in related peripheral operations. Nearly 200,000 men participated. Dozens of ships were sunk, including one of the largest and most powerful battleships ever built, and every facet of naval warfare - surface, submarine, air, and amphibious - was involved. £5.75

12659. DANE, Clemence: THE NELSON TOUCH. An Anthology of Lord Nelson's Letters.
Heinemann. 1942 1st. xviii. + 285pp. Frontis. 22x14. Binding slightly rubbed & faded, otherwise contents VG. £5.95

939. DAVIES E.L. & GROVE E.J.: THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE DARTMOUTH. 75 Years in Pictures.
Gieves & Hawks. 1980 1st. * . 96pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine in d/j. Records the history of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, followed by a pictorial section containing 130 captioned photographs of the College and its activities. £7.95

9064. DAWSON, Lionel. Captain RN.: FLOTILLAS.
Rich & Cowan. 1935. xii. + 243pp. 34 ills. 22x15. Binding & contents VG. . Dawson joined the Royal Navy in 1900, and saw service in Majestic, Black Prince and King Edward VII, after which he served in destroyers for the greater part of his career. He describes the trials and tribulations of life on board on board the early destroyers, as well as giving a lively account of his experiences in the Navy during the early 1900s. £8.95

819. DAWSON, Lionel. Captain RN.: MEDITERRANEAN MEDLEY.
Rich & Cowan. 1935. xii. + 243pp. 34 ills. 22x14. An exceptionally good bright & tight copy - binding VG, contents VG+. The captain of the destroyer HMS Tobago, describes his experiences during a three year commission in the Mediterranean just after the First World War. £5.95

4237. De CHAIR, Admiral Sir Dudley.: THE SEA IS STRONG.
Harrap. 1961 1st. 248pp. 13 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. An autobiography. De Chair was one of the legendary breed of sailors who commanded battle squadrons as large as today's Royal Navy. He entered Britannia in 1878, and saw action during the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. Thereafter he rose steadily in rank, taking command of the 10th Cruiser Squadron in 1914, which enforced the Northern Blockade, before hoisting his flag in Dreadnought as commander of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron. £5.95

1059. DEANE, Anthony.: NELSON'S FAVOURITE. HMS Agamemnon at War 1781-1809.
Caxton 2003. 320pp. Prof ills. 24x17 An unmarked copy, as new. . Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A full & detailed account of the 28-year career of HMS Agamemnon a 64-gun ship of the line which became one of the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy. Commanded between 1793 & 1796 by Nelson, who always referred to her as his favourite ship, Agamemnon saw action at the Battle of the Saints, the Battle of Copenhagen, & Trafalgar, the summit of her career. Later she served in the West Indies, participating in the Battle of Santo Domingo, & then South American waters, until she was wrecked off the coast of Uraguay. £10.95

15312. DENNIS, Philip: GIBRALTAR AND ITS PEOPLE.
David & Charles 1990 1st. 176pp. Illustrated. Maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £6.95

9665. DICKENS Peter. Captain RN.: HMS HESPERUS. 'H'-Class Destroyer. (Warship Profile No.20).
Profile Publications 1972. 24pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Staples rusted, otherwise VG+in VG+ pictorial card cover. Contains full technical details and the operational history of HMS Hesperus which sank 5 U-boats and damaged 2 others during WW2. Illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings of details, and a centrespread plan & side view colour illustration of Hesperus together with smaller colour illustrations showing her various camouflage schemes. £5.95

5349. DICKISON Arthur P.: CRASH DIVE: In Action with HMS Safari 1942-43.
Sutton. 1999 1st. xii. + 212pp. 30 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint inNear-Mint d/j. In WW2, the author served as Leading Telegraphist on board the submarine HMS Safari. Between March 1942 and March 1943, she fought 58 actions against Axis shipping and sank 34 ships. This is a unique and gripping account of the submarine war, as, for the most part, Dickison wrote his thoughts down at the time of the events described. £7.95

503. DIVINE, David.: THE MUTINY AT INVERGORDON.
Macdonald. 1970 1st. 259pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In this account of the mutiny of the Atlantic Fleet at Invergordon in 1931, the author examines the issues involved, the events of the mutiny itself and its aftermath. £5.95

1294. DIXON, Conrad.: SHIPS OF THE VICTORIAN NAVY.
Ashford. 1987 1st. vii. + 112pp. Prof ills. 26x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.This book features some 48 full-colour, full-page reproductions of lithographs by a Portsmouth artist, William Mitchell (1845-1914), who was commissioned by ships' officers to portray their commands. Each superb picture is accompanied by a biography of the vessel concerned. The book comprises illustrations of 18 ironclads, 3 battleships, 3 line of battle ships, 2 cruisers, 4 frigates, 9 corvettes, 3 troopships, and several smaller vessels. £7.95

2710. DOLBY, James: THE STEEL NAVY - A HISTORY IN SILHOUETTE 1860-1963.
Macdonald. 1965. Revised edition. 168pp. Over 200 silhouettes. 8 photos. 22x14. VG in d/j. Traces the evolution of each warship type that served in the Royal and Commonwealth Navies, and lists all vessels in each class. Information includes, ships' names, displacement, speed, armament of all major warships of over 1,000 tons, as well as all submarines and destroyers below 1,000 tons from 1890. Also lists armoured vessels built between 1860-1890. . £3.50

1558. EDWARDS K. Cmdr RN.: MEN OF ACTION.
Collins. 1943 1st. 319pp. 19 ills. 22x15. VG+ in VG d/j. . Biographies of 19 Allied naval figures of World War 2. Rear-Admiral R.L.Burnett: Vice-Admiral H.M.Burrough: Captain J.A.Collins; Admiral of the Fleet Sir A.B.Cunningham; Rear-Admiral Sir H.Harwood: Admiral Sir Max Horton: Vice-Admiral Sir A.L.St.G Lyster: Vice-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten; Admiral Sir Percy Noble: Captain A.L.Poland; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound: Vice-Admiral Sir H.Pridham-Whipple: Commodore G.W.G.Simpson: Admiral Sir James Somerville; Captain G.H.Stokes: Major-General R.G.Stokes RM: Admiral Sir John Tovey: Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Vian: Vice-Admiral Sir William Wake-Walker. £5.95

13063. EDWARDS K. Lieut-Cmdr RN.: THE NAVY TO-DAY.
Blackie. 1940. 206pp. 27 ills. 22x16. Dustjacket worn, binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. This excellent wartime survey of the Royal Navy describes and illustrates the different types of warships and examines how the Navy is manned and run. £4.50

1552. EDWARDS K. Lieut-Cmdr RN.: THE NAVY TO-DAY.
Blackie. 1942. 206pp. 27 ills. 22x16. Binding and contents VG. This excellent wartime survey of the Royal Navy describes and illustrates the different types of warships and examines how the Navy is manned and run. £4.50

9095. EDWARDS, Bernard: ATTACK & SINK. The Battle for Convoy SC42
New Guild. nd (c 1995). * 199p. Ills. Map. 22x14. Some highlighting & neat annotations, o/w VG in VG pictorial card cover. Sixty-three merchant ships set sail from Nova Scotia at the time when German U-boats were in full cry. The escort one one destroyer and three corvettes was hopelessly outclassed when the battle for SC42 commenced. The battle lasted for 7 days and covered 1,200 miles of ocean. This book describe the battle in great detail, enriched with first-hand accounts of the participants of both sides. £4.00

9512. EDWARDS, Bernard: SALVO! Classic Naval Gun Actions.
Brockhampton. 1999. 192pp. 36 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Describes several hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all important, and where salvo after salvo was fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions. Some 18 battles are described starting with theYalu river action in 1894 to the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944, including the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, Camania v. Cap Trafalgar, the Destroyers 1917, Konigsberg: Rawalpindi v. Scharnhorst : Renown v. Gniesenau; Cape Matapan : Kormoran v. Sydney : Stephen Hopkins v. Stier: Guadalcanal; Barents Sea, etc, etc. £4.95

8723. EDWARDS, Bernard: THE FIGHTING TRAMPS. The Merchant Navy Goes to War.
Hale. 1989 1st. 208pp. 16 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The role of merchantmen in the Battle of the Atlantic, on Russian and Mediterranean convoys are often unsung as many accounts are concerned mainly with the Royal Navy, and merchant ships and their crews are only mentioned in passing, or as statistics. This account of their gallant deeds and harrowing ordeals goes some way to redressing the balance. £8.95

3069. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £5.95

14609. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £6.50

13908. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Some annotations & highlights to text, o/w G+ in Near-Fine d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £2.95

1553. EDWARDS, Kenneth Cmdr RN: SEVEN SAILORS.
Collins. 1945 1st. 255pp. 8 ills. 22x14. Spine slightly faded, o/w contents VG. The biographies of the careers and actions of 7 men who made history at sea in WW2. Ramsay, the planner of invasions; Agnew, the leader of Force K; Fraser, who sank the Scharnhorst; Sherbrooke, who won the VC in the Battle of the Barents Sea; Syfret, who held several successful seagoing commands; Troubridge, who commanded forces in the Mediterranean invasions. £4.50

15865. ELFRATH, Ulrich: DEUTSCHE ZERSTORER 1934-1945.
Podzun-Pallas Verlag. no date (c 1981) 156pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x29. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Illustrated with a superb collection of photographs this book provides a graphic pictorial record of German destroyers. German text £9.00

4596. ELLIOTT, Peter: THE CROSS AND THE ENSIGN. A Naval History of Malta 1798-1979.
Patrick Stephens. 1980 1st. 213pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG.d/j. This book gives a guide to the whole history of the island, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries with around a third of the book devoted to the battle of this key island during World War 2. Profusely illustrated. £6.95

5918. ELLIOTT, Peter.: ALLIED MINESWEEPING IN WORLD WAR 2.
Stephens. 1979 1st. * 201pp. Prof ills. Ills endps, 24x16. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Tells the story of the ships which did the difficult and dangerous job of minesweeping. It covers their design and production as well as the development of sweeping techniques, describes the mines and the work of minesweepers in the various wartime theatres, and a general history with detailed accounts of some of the more important minesweeping operations in the war. Each class of minesweeper is fully examined and described, including Bathurst, Bangor, Algerine, Raven, Admirable, Halcyon, Isles, MMS, YMS Classes, and destroyers, frigates, corvettes and other types used as minesweepers. The detailed appendices include a list of war losses. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Concentrates on the European theatre. £20.00

12861. ELLIOTT, Peter.: AMERICAN DESTROYER ESCORTS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Almark 1974 1st. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x21 Hardback edition. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The story of the famous 'DEs' in the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied service. Over 550 of the 'DEs' were completed of which 78 were transferred to the Royal Navy. The book gives the background of their design, design development, specifications, alterations and additions, British alterations, gun & torpedo armament, A/S equipment, war losses, etc. £11.00

14668. ELLIOTT, Peter.: AMERICAN DESTROYER ESCORTS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Almark 1974 1st. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x21 An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. The story of the famous 'DEs' in the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied service. Over 550 of the 'DEs' were completed of which 78 were transferred to the Royal Navy. The book gives the background of their design, design development, specifications, alterations and additions, British alterations, gun & torpedo armament, A/S equipment, war losses, etc. £7.95

6416. ELLIS C,: FAMOUS SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Blandford. 1976 1st. 210pp. Prof ills. 19x13. Near- Fine. in Near-Fine d/j The variety of ships featured are representative of the many types of classes of ship involved in WW2. The first part illlustrates in colour 71 different ships accompanied by brief details of the vessel concerned, and importantly, many of the pictures show the ships in their camouflage schemes. The second part gives a biography of each of the 71 ships illustrated, describing the ship's design background, its armament, armour, machinery, and salient features, followed by its wartime history and fate. Further chapters deal with wartime colour schemes, and schematic camouflage patterns (line drawings). £2.50

7377. ELLIS, Chris: FAMOUS SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Blandford. 1976 1st. 210pp. Prof ills. 19x13. An unmarked copy- Fine in Fine d/j. The variety of ships featured are representative of the many types of classes of ship involved in WW2. The first part illlustrates in colour 71 different ships accompanied by brief details of the vessel concerned, and importantly, many of the pictures show the ships in their camouflage schemes. The second part gives a biography of each of the 71 ships illustrated, describing the ship's design background, its armament, armour, machinery, and salient features, followed by its wartime history and fate. Further chapters deal with wartime colour schemes, and schematic camouflage patterns (line drawings). £3.50

8494. FABB, John & CASSIN-SCOTT, Jack: UNIFORMS OF TRAFALGAR.
Batsford. 1977 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. An illustrated survey of the uniforms worn at Trafalgar, described rank by rank and nation by nation - Britain, France and Spain, from uniforms of admiral in full dress, through each rank in full dress and undress versions, down to ordinary seaman. £6.95

3451. FABB, John. & McGOWAN A.C.: THE VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN NAVY. From Old Photographs.
Blandford. 1986 144pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The earliest pictures in the book are of sailor's who fought at Trafalgar, the latest are of the men who were to take part in the First World War. The period covered by these photographs in fact witnessed the greater and more widespread naval changes than any other, before or since, and it is this fact which makes these photographs so valuable historically, as a graphic source, apart from their obvious pictorial attractiveness. Life at Sea, Training, Campaigns, The Royal Marines, Leisure, Personalities, and Uniforms are just some of the themes into which the 172 photographs have been divided £7.95

6755. FIELD C.: OLD TIMES AFLOAT. A Naval Anthology,
Melrose. 1932 1st. 320pp. 31 ills. 19x14. Titles a bit faded, o/w binding G+, contents VG. This book is packed with contemporary stories, references and letters, about the British naval scene in the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries. The wide panorama of subjects includes Dockyards, Old Customs, Armour & Protection Devices, Fire Ships and Explosion Vessels, Pressing and the Press gang, Mutinies prior to 1797, Pirates in English waters, Prizes and Prize Money, Seafaring, etc, etc. An enjoyable book. £9.95

6739. FLEMING, Peter.: INVASION 1940. An account of the German preparations and the British counter-measures.
Rupert Hart-Davis 1957 1st. 288pp. Illustrated. VG+ inVG d/j. . 21x13. A detailed account of the proposed German invasion of Britain in 1940, and the British counter-measures. Also gives the reasons for British naval dispositions. £6.95

7309. FOCK, Harald: FAST FIGHTING BOATS 1870-1945. Their Design, Construction and Use.
Nautical. 1978 1st English Language Edition. 304pp. Prof ills. 30x25. A superb unmarked copy:-Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Divided into four parts, this volume covers the design and construction and use of all those small fast fighting craft of all navies which were capable of more than 18 knots. Part One deals with the First Forerunners of Fast Fighting Boats. Part Two deals the WW1 developments by the Royal Navy and the navies of Italy, Germany, Austro-Hungary & Russia. Part Three covers the between-the-wars development of fast fighting boats in the Royal Navy, French Navy, Soviet Navy, American Navy the Italian Navy, plus the boats from the less prominent navies between the wars. Part Four describes the development of Fast Fighting Boats in WW2 of all the major, as well as those the smaller combatants. The content is very comprehensive and full of technical detail. Very well illustrated. £59.00

3098. FORRESTER, Larry: THE BATTLE OF THE APRIL STORM.
World Books. 1970 222pp. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. A dramatised account of the last gallant action of HMS Glowworm. Though alone, outgunned, and crippled by German surface ships, the destroyer rammed the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper before she was finally sunk. As a result of this action, and possibly for the only time in the history of the Royal Navy, the award of a posthumous Victoria Cross to her captain, Lieut-Cdr Gerard Roope RN, was based on the recommendations of an enemy commander £5.95

7534. FOSTER S: HIT THE BEACH. The Drama of Amphibious Warfare.
Rigel. 2004. 223pp. 63 ills. 9 maps. 22x14. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.. Describes four important amphibious operations:- Quebec 1759, Dardanelles 1915-1916, Inchon 1950, San Carlos 1982. £5.00

10781. FOWLER, Will.: COMMANDOS AT DIEPPE: Rehearsal for D-DAY.
Harper/Collins. 2003. 256pp. 26 ills. 20x13. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Using first-hand accounts from personnel who took part in the action, this book tells the story of "Operation Cauldron", No.4 Commando attack on the Hess Battery, August 19th 1942. £3.95

1405. FRANKS, H George: THE NAVY'S HERE.
Hutchinson. 1941 1st. 320pp. 16 ills. 22x14. Covers slightly faded, o/w VG. A historical review of Britain's sea power together with an account of the Royal Navy in World War 2. £3.00

5546. FRANKS, Norman: DARK SKY, DEEP WATER. First-Hand Reflections on the Anti-U-Boat War in WWII.
Grub St. 1999. * iv. + 218pp. 95 ills. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The conflict between aircraft and U-boat in WW2 was a desperate one, fought nowhere near as fiercely as over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic. Packed with first hand accounts from both sides, this book vividly describes the battles fought between Allied airmen and German or Italian submarines during the war. Well illustrated. £7.95

11335. FRANKS, Norman & ZIMMERMAN, Eric.: U-BOAT VERSUS AIRCRAFT.
Grub Street. 1998 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. During WW2 Allied aircraft, British, American and Canadian Coastal Commands, fought a deadly battle with German U-boats. This book tells the story behind U-boat claims with aircraft in the war, and has matched up German claims with the lists of RAF losses and investigated the gripping story behind each one. £8.95

14216. FRASER, Edward.: FAMOUS FIGHTERS OF THE FLEET. Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy.
Macmillan. 1904 1st. xvi. + 323pp. 40 illustrations. 20x13. Navy cloth, gilt binding VG, and contents VG. A nice copy; Chapter headings include: The Monmouths at War, Rodney's Ship on Rodney's Day, Won at the Cannon's Mouth, Billy Blue, The Fighting Temeraire, Well Done, Condor! (Beresford) £6.95

9009. FRERE-COOK, Gervaise MACKSEY, Kenneth: THE GUINNESS HISTORY OF SEA WARFARE.
Guinness. nd (1975). 245pp. Prof ills. Endp diagrams. 24x19. Lacks title page, otherwise VG in VG d/j. . A useful and informative compendium of information of naval history offering in chronological order not only the details and the outcome of naval campaigns and battles, but also describing the naval inventions, technology, and weapons of each age. Profusely illustrated. £3.85

14799. FRERE-COOK, Gervaise MACKSEY, Kenneth: THE GUINNESS HISTORY OF SEA WARFARE.
Guinness. nd (1975). 245pp. Prof ills. Endp diagrams. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. . A useful and informative compendium of information of naval history offering in chronological order not only the details and the outcome of naval campaigns and battles, but also describing the naval inventions, technology, and weapons of each age. Profusely illustrated. £5.75

15840. FRIEDMAN, Norman: SUBMARINE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.
Conway. 1984 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy, almost like new; Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This authoritative book covers submarine warfare; submarine design; development from its earliest days; propulsion, diving and submerged manoeuvrability; sensors, weapons and tactics; modern anti-submarine warfare. Chapters are headed Stealth - The Nature of Submarine Warfare: Design Constraints & Compromises: The Era of the Submersible 1905-1945: The Fast Submarine: Postwar Development in the West: Soviet Views: Submarines in the Third World: Diving & Underwater Machinery: Propulsion - Conventional & Nuclear: Sensors & Communications: Weapons & Tactics: The Submarine's Enemy - The Modern ASW. £26.00

5541. FRIEDMAN, Norman: BATTLESHIP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945.
Conway. 1978 1st. * 176pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. An authoritative guide to the design process, the factors which governed the development of capital ships, & the reasons why battleships were built in a particular way. In chapters on the Hull and Seagoing Performance, Armour, Armament, & Machinery, the author outlines the essential compromises & conflicting requirements facing battleship designers. All examples quoted are drawn from real ships, & in passing the author reveals many little-known facts about the world's battleships. Contains over 250 photographs, plans & diagrams - & complete accurate data on all significant battleship classes. £29.00

15816. FRIEDMAN, Norman: MODERN WARSHIP. Design and Development.
Conway Maritime 1979 1st 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £12.95

15849. FRIEDMAN, Norman.: U.S. BATTLESHIPS. An Illustrated Design History.
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. ix. + 463pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Profile drawings by A.D. Baker III & Alan Raven. 29x22. Almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j, . A meticulously detailed study of the battleships developed by the United States Navy covering all U.S. battleship classes from pre-dreadnought types to the battleships built during the Second World War. The book describes the various types of battleships and their weapons, noting their modifications and appearance changes. Profusely illustrated with photographs, external profile drawings, and in some cases inboard profiles showing their internal arrangements. £60.00

10629. FRIEDMAN, Norman.: U.S. DESTROYERS. An Illustrated Design History.
Arms & Armour. 1982 1st. x. + 489pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Profile drawings by A.D. Baker III. 29x22. Almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j, . A meticulously detailed study of the destroyers developed by the United Sates Navy covering all U.S. destroyer classes from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers, the destroyers and destroyer escorts of World War 2, up to the destroyer classes of the 1980s. The book provides full details of the various destroyers and their weapons, noting their modifications and appearance changes. Profusely illustrated with photographs, external profile drawings, and in some cases inboard profiles showing their internal arrangements. £38.00

15928. FRIEDMAN. Norman.: BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES. The Second World War and After.
Seaforth 2008. 352pp. Profusely illustrated. Ship plans by A.D.Baker III. 30x25. As new: Mint in Mint d/j. £26.50

5052. FRIENDLY, Alfred.: BEAUFORT OF THE ADMIRALTY. The Life of Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774-1857.
Hutchinson. 1977 1st. 362pp. 11 ills. 2 maps. Endp maps. 24x16. Ex-library, usual stamps & marks to enpapers, otherwise contents VG in VG d/j. Beaufort joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13, and his career was full of incident. He saw action in the battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794 and the expedition to Buenos Aires in 1806-7, before being given given command of the frigate Fredericksteen which was selected to survey the coast of Asia Minor from 1810-12.. Beaufort served from 1829 to 1855 as Hydrographer of the Navy for a longer period than any holder before or since. He founded the Beaufort Scale and perfected the Admiralty Chart. Some of Beaufort's original surveys are still the official history. £5.95

11976. FROUDE, James Anthony..: ENGLISH SEAMEN IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Longmans Green. 1897. 309pp. 19x14. Spine slightly faded (titles bright), otherwise contents VG. . The nine chapters are headed:- The Sea Cradle of the Reformation: John Hawkins & the African Slave Trade: Sir John Hawkins & Philip The Second : Drake's Voyage Round the World: Parties in the State: The Great Expedition to the West Indies: Attack on Cadiz: Sailing of the Armada: Defeat of the Armada. £3.95

3196. GALANTIN I.J. Admiral USN.: TAKE HER DEEP! A Submarine against Japan in World War II.
Unwin. 1988 1st UK . * . 262pp. 39 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. An Unmarked copy; Fine in G+ d/j. The commander of the USS Halibut gives a graphic account of her wartime career, in which she was subjected to a prolonged depth-charge attack of such appalling ferocity, that although she managed to survive, it was her last mission, being damaged to severely that she was sent home for good £7.95

5432. GALLERY Daniel V. Rear-Admiral USN.: WE CAPTURED A U-BOAT.
Popular Book Club. nd (c 1958). 245pp. 9 ills. Map. 19x13. Edges a little tanned, otherwise VG in G+ d/j. Gallery commanded an American Task Force, an anti-submarine group. Off the coast of Africa they attacked and captured U-505 commanded by Harald Lange, which they towed 1,700 miles back to the USA. The prize was of inestimable valur to the Allies yielding among other things, the secret radio code used by the Germans in dircting their U-boat operations. Although mainly concerned with the capture of the U-505, the book also gives a detailed account of the U-boat's wartime history, from its first patrol to its eventual capture. The U-505 is an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science. £3.50

14696. GALLERY Daniel V. Rear-Admiral USN.: WE CAPTURED A U-BOAT.
Popular Book Club. nd (c 1958). 245pp. 9 ills. Map. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. Gallery commanded an American Task Force, an anti-submarine group. Off the coast of Africa they attacked and captured U-505 commanded by Harald Lange, which they towed 1,700 miles back to the USA. The prize was of inestimable valur to the Allies yielding among other things, the secret radio code used by the Germans in dircting their U-boat operations. Although mainly concerned with the capture of the U-505, the book also gives a detailed account of the U-boat's wartime history, from its first patrol to its eventual capture. The U-505 is an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science. £4.50

11913. GANNON, Michael: BLACK MAY. The Epic Story of the Allied Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943.
Aurum. 1998 1st UK. . xxviii. + 492pp. 43 ills. 24 x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Hardback cover. This book tells the story of the month May 1943, when the Allies finally and decisively gained the upper hand in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the course of that month the Allies sank 41 U-boats and damaged another 37 and Admiral Doenitz was forced to withdraw the surviving boats from the fray. It describes the hundreds of separate engagements that took place in the course of the month in vivid detail, drawing on archive records as well as personal recollections from both sides. £9.95

15252. GARDINER, Leslie: THE ROYAL OAK COURTS MARTIAL.
Blackwood 1965 1st .xi. + 258pp. 6 illustrations. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. An incident which had dire consequences for three naval officers occurred in 1928 at Malta, when Rear-Admiral Collard swore at Bandmaster Barnacle during a dance on board the battleship Royal Oak. What started as a seemingly trivial incident escalated in a courts martial for Royal Oak's captain and commander, the placing on the retired list of a Rear-Admiral, and blighted the prospects of Roger Keyes, C-in-C Mediterranean, of becoming a future First Sea Lord. £7.95

442. GARDINER, Robert: FLEET BATTLE AND BLOCKADE. The French Revolutionary War 1793-1797.
Chatham. 1996 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 30x25. Unmarked, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Describes in vivid detail the naval encounters fought by the British during the French Revolutionary War from the outbreak of hostilities through to the mutinies and the battle of Camperdown in 1797. It examines the combatants from the officer corps to below deck, and technical innovations such as fireships to explain why Britain continued to develop into such a formidable naval power. Illustrated with a wonderful collection of around 300 prints, drawings and models, the book offers a balanced view of naval naval warfare worked during the Revolutionary period and the reasons for Britain's success £10.00

11537. GARDINER, Robert (Editor).: THE NAVAL WAR OF 1812.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x25. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This volume, with the emphasis on eye-witness and contemporary material, provides an authoritative account of the Naval War of 1812. Illustrated with around 300 images, mostly contemporary. £8.95

11340. GARDINER, Robert (Series Editor): CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP : NAVIES IN THE NUCLEAR AGE
Conway. 1993 1st 224pp. Profusely illustrated 30x25. An unmarked copy: Black cloth/gilt binding. Near-Mint in VG+ d/j. All principal warship types are given their own sections in which specific classes and designs are treated in depth. This volume is particularly significant in the way in which it describes the rationale of warship design, presenting the development of ships and ttechnology in an integrated whole. Covers Aircraft Carriers, Major Surface Combatants, Submarines, Mine Countermeasure Vessels, Fast Attack Craft, Amphibious Forces, and Naval Auxiliaries. £11.50

3539. GARDINER, Robert. (Edior).: WARSHIP 1989. Volume XIII. An Annual Publication Devoted to the Design, Development and Service History of the World's Combat Ships.
Conway. 1989. 255pp. Prof ills. 28x21. Unmarked, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j .This is the first annual edition of Warship, after 12 years as a quarterly publication. Feature articles include - USS Olympia: The First "Flowers": Royal Navy Anti-Aircraft Ships - Naval & Mercantile Conversions 1934-1943. MTB-102: The Snking of the Yamato: Completing the Last Battleship (Jean Bart), etc, etc. £20.00

3540. GARDINER, Robert. (Editor),: WARSHIP 1990. Volume XIV. An Annual Publication Devoted to the Design, Performance and service History of the World's Combat Ships.
Conway. 1990 1st. 255pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Feature articles include - Chapman's Frigates: Ramming (19th century battle tactic): USS Oregon: Engadine at Jutland: The Weird Sisters (Courageous & Glorious): The Yorktown Class: The Midget Submarine attacks on the Tirpitz, etc, etc. £15.75

1147. GARDINER, Robert. (Editor).: WARSHIP 1991. Volume XV.
Conway. 1991. 256pp. Prof ills. 28x21. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint in d/j. Feature articles include:- The Last Manila Galleon - The Armoured Cruiser - Brooklyn - British 'M' Class Destroyers - Inter-War French Submarine Development - Anti-Aircraft Gunnery in the Imperial Japanese Navy - Japanese Naval Air Power - Japanese Oxygen Torpedoes - The Leningrad Class - The Swedish Tre Kroner - Class, etc, etc. Profusely illustrated. £20.00

15363. GARNERAY L. Translated by Roland Wilson.: SEAMAN GARNERAY. Voyages, Adventures et Combats.
Argyll 2003 1st. 285pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £7.95

1948. GARRETT, Richard: SCHARNHORST & GNEISENAU. The Elusive Sisters.
David & Charles. 1978 1st. 175pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:= Fine in VG d/j. A full account of the wartime careers of the two German battlecruisers which sank the carrier Glorious off Norway, and in a running battle, ran the gauntlet of the English Channel from Brest to Kiel. Scharnhorst was finally sunk off North Cape on 26 Dec 1943; Gneisenau ended her days as a blockship in Gdynia harbour. £6.95

2963. GAY, Franco. & GAY, Valerio.: THE CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI. Anatomy of the Ship.
Conway. 1987 1st. 120pp. Prof ills. 25x26. An unmarked copy Fine in VG d/j. Arguably the fastest cruiser ever built, with a trial speed of nearly 40 knots, the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was sunk in the Mediterranean in a famous duel with the Australian cruiser Sydney in 1940. This volume features a full description of the ships and her weapons, followed by a pictorial section containing over 20 photographs and 300 drawings, with descriptive keys, of ebvery detail of the ship - general arrangements, hull construction, machinery, superstructure, armament, rig, fire control, fittings, boats and aircraft £11.50

7055. GIBBS, Patrick: TORPEDO LEADER.
Grub Street. 1992 1st. 256pp. 22 ills. Map. 24x16.An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j.. Wing Commander Gibbs describes his wartime career in torpedo carrying Beauforts on anti-shipping duties from Malta during the first two years of action to the beginning of 1942. £6.95

15792. GIBSON, Charles.: THE SHIP WITH FIVE NAMES.
Abelard-Schuman 1965. 159pp. 14 illustrations. 2 maps. 19x13 .Ex-library, G+in permanently affixed d/j. . In January 1941 the British motorship Speybank was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis in the Indian Ocean before a message could be sent. After refitting in Bordeaux she was converted to an auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner, then renamed Doggerbank. In March 1943, in the North Atlantic, the Doggerbank was mistakenly torpedoed by U-43 whose commander was unaware of her identity, and some 364 lives were lost. This account describes the ship's remarkaable wartime career. £3.95

3030. GIBSON, Mary: WARNEFORD V.C. The First Naval Airman to be awarded the V.C.
FAA Museum. 1979. 128pp. Prof ills. 21x15.Fine in d/j. Tells the story of Rex Warneford who was awarded the VC for destroying in the air the German Zeppelin LZ37 during the First World War. £4.00

312. GOODMAN S.V. & TEAGUE D.C.: THE MARITIME FORCES OF NATO 1973-1983. Volume I.
Baron Jay. 1983 1st. vii. + 197pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This comprehensive book lists more than 700 ships in some 126 classes and covers the major vessels of the Nato naval forces (1973-1983), providing completion dates, displacement, dimensions, armament, electronics, sonar, machinery, speed, range, and crew, etc, of each class or ship. Profusely illustrated. ¦7.00 £3.95

13858. GOODMAN, Sydney V.C.: BASEPORT, DEVONPORT, WARSHIPS. Part IV. Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.
Privately published. nd (c 1984) 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover..Covers vessels of the RFA and RMAS. Not all were Devonport manned, but they have a Devonport connection by their visits. Contains some 58 photographs of naval auxiliary vessels, with brief details of each vessel. £5.95

3359. GOSS J.W.: BRITISH WARSHIPS 1975.
Marinart. 1975 1st. 88pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated and informative pocket-book gives details of every British warship in service at date, together with brief descriptions of the various classes. £3.00

12389. GOSS J.W.: NATO NAVIES (Part One). Third Series.
Marinart. 1977 1st. 80pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Gives details of the ships belonging to the navies of West Germany, Holland and Denmark, which collectively formed NATO's Baltic Fleet, Well illustrated. £3.85

1889. GOSS James: SPOT THE WARSHIPS.
Mason. 1983 56pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG+ in pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated booklet provides details of all RN vessels in service at date. Also includes details of the warships, auxiliaries & merchant ships in the Falklands Campaign. £2.50

1873. GOSS, James.: SPOT THE WARSHIPS. Includes Details of the Spithead Jubilee Review.
Mason. 1977 32pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated booklet provides details of all RN vessels in service at date. £2.50

15676. GRAHAM, Gerald S.: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
National Maritime Museum/HMSO. 1976 24pp. Illustrated. 2 Maps. 20x21. An unmarked copy:-Fine in pictorial card cover. A well-illustrated concise history £5.95

14825. GRAHAM, Winston: THE SPANISH ARMADAS.
Collins 1972 1st. 288pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x19. VG+ in G+ d/j. £7.50

9023. GRANT, Robert M.: U-BOAT INTELLIGENCE 1914 - 1918.
Putnam 1969 1st. 192pp. 14 ills. 9 charts. 22x14. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps, a few marks, otherwise VG in permanently affixed d/j. An exhaustive study which shows in great detail the part played by the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty in the defeat of the German U-boat campaign, by the interception of signals, the interrogation of prisoners and the investigation of wrecks. The book also deals with the attempts to bottle up the U-boats with mines laid near their bases and along their transit routes, and shows how many operations of U-boats involved in minelaying or to land secret agents, were anticipated and often thwarted. List of U-boats sunk, giving U-boat number, name of commader, flotilla, sailing date, operation, date sunk, locality sunk, & cause of sinking. £7.95

3118. GRAY, Edwyn: CAPTAIN'S OF WAR.
Cooper. 1988. x. + 275pp. 17 ills. 24x16. Ex-library with minimal stamps. G+ in G+ d/j. Describes the wartime exploits of 17 submarine commanders, British - German - American - Japanese - Polish - Italian, who found death or glory - sometimes both - beneath the sea. £3.95

830. GRAY, Edwyn.: FEW SURVIVED. A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents and Disasters.
Cooper. 1986 1st, x. + 260pp. Illustrated. Diags in text. 24x16. A sound ex-library copy with some internal marks in permanently affixed d/j. Describes every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the mid-1980s. It is, however, very far from being a list of what sunk where, when and why, for the author examines most of the important sinkings in considerable detail, analysing what went wrong and describing the attempts made at rescuing the crew of the vessel. Appendices include the most complete and accurate list of submarine disasters ever printed, updated to June 1985 £3.95

7271. GREENWOOD, Sydney.: STOKER GREENWOOD'S NAVY.
Consort 1997. 186pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Describes the naval career of a regular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Greenwood served on Hero in the Med and S Atlantic, briefly on Fiji while she was working up, on L'Incomprise in Portsmouth and Campbeltown. In late 1942 he went to the USA to join Ilex which was refitting there. She moved to the Med in 1943 & when she paid off at Malta in 1944, Greenwood next joined Paladin at Colombo & served in her until the rest of the war. £6.95

3626. GREGER, Rene: THE RUSSIAN FLEET 1914-1917.
Ian Allan. 1972 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This authoritative and detailed study of the ships and the activities of the Russian Navy in World War 1, examines the development of the Russian fleet, and gives a chronological account of the sea war in the Baltic and Black Sea, and a war summary of the Arctic Flotilla. Russian Fleet-lists and tables: Lists of Russian, German, Turkish and Bulgarian warship losses. Profusely illustrated with over 200 photographs, including several rare pictures of the Russian fleet in action. £17.50

1919. GREGOR H.: FIGHTING SHIPS IN BRITAIN.
Macmillan. 1972 1st. 40pp. Prof ills. 18x25. VG+ in pictorial card cover. An educational book. £1.00

14644. GREGORY-SMITH, Frank, Captain RN. DSO, DSC.: RED TOBRUK. Memoirs of a World War II Destroyer Commander.
Pen & Sword 2008 1st. viii. + 200pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.50

9006. GRENFELL, Russell. Captain RN.: THE BISMARCK EPISODE.
Faber. 1948 1st. 204pp. 14 ills. 7 maps. 22x14. Binding very slightly faded, contents VG+ One of the earliest, but still one of the best accounts of the events which surrounded the Bismarck's final sortie. £3.95

1460. GRETTON Vice-Admiral Sir Peter.: CRISIS CONVOY. The Story of HX-231.
Peter Davies. 1974 1st. 182pp. 13 ills. Diag. Endp map. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. The Atlantic convoy HX-231 consisted of 61 merchant ships & 6 escorts. This first-hand account by the Commander of the escort ships, describes and analyses the battle between a German 'wolf-pack' of 20 U-boats and the convoys' escorts, a battle in which the U-boat successes were unexpectedly small. Gretton reveals how the convoy was handled, how the technical devices were used, and how the surface escorts, and later in the passage, the Coastal Command aircraft operated. £7.50

4815. GRETTON Vice-Admiral Sir Peter.: CRISIS CONVOY. The Story of HX-231.
Davies. 1974 1st. * 182pp. 13 ills. Diagram. Endp map. 22x14. Ex-lib, minimal stamps, VG. The Atlantic convoy HX-231 consisted of 61 merchant ships and 6 escorts. This account describes and analyses the vital battle between the escort vessels (for which the author was the Commander) and the German 'wolf-pack' of 20 U-boats, a battle in which the U-boat successes were unexpectedly small. It reveals how the convoy was handled, how the technical devices were used, and how the surface escorts, and later in the passage, the Coastal Command aircraft were operated. £4.95

8291. GROCOTT, Terence.: SHIPWRECKS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY & NAPOLEONIC ERAS.
Chatham. 1997 1st. * xvi. + 430pp. As new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book chronicles the shipping disasters during the last great war in the age of sail, based almost exclusively on the reporting of the time. Listed are some 1,500 ships, vessels naval and mercantile, of many nations. The reports run the whole gamut of maritime tragedies - the bizarre, curious and quirky, as well as the familier - and in all their inconsequential detail. Index of ships. £9.85

834. GROVE, Eric: BIG FLEET ACTIONS - TSUSHIMA - JUTLAND - PHILLIPINE SEA.
Brockhampton. 1998. 160pp. 57 ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A detailed study and analysis of three crucial naval actions. £4.75

15126. GROVE, Eric & HORE, Peter.: DIMENSIONS OF SEA POWER. Strategic Choices of the Modern World.
University of Hull 1998 1st. 175pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £7.95

10950. GROVE, Eric J.: NATO MAJOR WARSHIPS - EUROPE.
Tri-service. 1990 1st. 208pp. Prof ills. 13x18. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial laminated boards. Describes the major warships belonging to the European signatories of NATO. As well as offering details of the ships the book is profusely illustrated with a photograph and a silhouette of each class. £3.00

13811. GROVE, Eric J.: NATO MAJOR WARSHIPS - USA & CANADA
Tri-service. 1990 1st. 132pp. Prof ills. 13x18. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial laminated boards. Describes the major warships belonging to the European signatories of NATO. As well as offering details of the ships the book is profusely illustrated with a photograph and a silhouette of each class. £3.00

15161. GROVE, Eric. (Editor).: GREAT BATTLES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. As Commemorated in the Gunroom, Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Colour Library 1998 . 256pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 25 battles are selected, written, discussed, and assessed by a team of specialists, academics, historians and serving officers to create a detailed summary of each action, from the earliest days, through the long centuries of the 'wooden walla', to the wars of the 20th century. Actions include:- Sluys, The Armada, Santa Cruz, La Hogue,, Passaro, Cape Finisterre, Quiberon Bay, Les Saintes, Glorious 1st June, St Vincent, Aboukir, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, San Domingo, Basque Roads, Acre, Falkland Islands, Jutland, River Plate, Taranto, Matapan, North Cape, etc. Well illustrated £6.85

99. GUTTMAN, Jon: DEFIANCE AT SEA.
rms & Armour. 1995 1st. * 192pp. 32 ills. 24x16. Hardback; Fine in Fine d/j. Describes fourteen sea battles which were fought in the face of daunting odds. Describes the heroic fight of Grenville's Revenge at Flores; Nelson at Cape St Vincent; SMS Emden; HM Submarine B11: World War 2 actions include the epic fights of the SS Stephen Hopkins and HMS Bengal; Badoeng Strait; The Battles of Tassafaronga and Samar; Admiral Scheer, etc. £4.00

9547. GUTTRIDGE, Leonard F.: MUTINY - A History of Naval Insurrection.
Ian Allan. 1992 1st. 318pp. Ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author examines the famous and the not -so-famous naval mutinies from the 18th century until the 1970s, including the Nore and Spithead mutinies; mutinies on the Bounty, Hermione, Somers, Potemkin, Vance, Constellation. Friedrich der Grosse; Invergordon, Port Chicago, and many other mutinies are described. £6.95

9688. GWYN, Julian.: THE ROYAL NAVY AND NORTH AMERICA: The Warren Papers, 1736 - 1752.
The Navy Records Society. 1973 xliv + 463pp. Frontis. 24x16. Bound in dark blue cloth, gilt. An excellent copy - binding & contents VG+. £14.50

13861. HADLEY, Dunstan: BARRACUDA PILOT.
Airlife 2000. 198pp. Illustrated. 22x15. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover £6.50

13937. HAGUE, Arnold: THE TOWNS. A History of the Fifty Destroyers Transferred from the United States to Great Britain in 1940.
World Ship Society 1988 1st. 92pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £14.00

4940. HAINES, Gregory.: CRUISER AT WAR.
Ian Allan. 1978 1st.* 144pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine d/j. Tells the story of British and Commonwealth cruisers during the Second World War, and gives an insight into life on board a cruiser, not just for the hectic minutes of action, but also in the periods of inaction that followed. Almost every major cruiser action is mentioned and many of the battles are enlivened by eyewitness accounts and over 200 photographs. £12.50

14711. HAINES, Gregory.: DESTROYERS AT WAR.
BCA. nd (c 1982) 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This book describes what it was like to captain, crew and fight in destroyers - on the bridge and below deck during World War 2. It describes in words and photographs many of the destroyer engagements of the war, from the major actions to less well known incidents. The book also charts the origins of the destroyer in the Royal Navy, and the evolution of the destroyer classes from the 'V' & 'W's classes, 'Hunts'. 'Tribals' and others. Also, there are lists of each RN destroyer class that fought in the war, with details of each class, together with the launch date and the fate of each member. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs. £5.50

8545. HAINES, Gregory.: DESTROYERS AT WAR.
BCA. nd (c 1982) 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in Fine d/j. This book describes what it was like to captain, crew and fight in destroyers - on the bridge and below deck during World War 2. It describes in words and photographs many of the destroyer engagements of the war, from the major actions to less well known incidents. The book also charts the origins of the destroyer in the Royal Navy, and the evolution of the destroyer classes from the 'V' & 'W's classes, 'Hunts'. 'Tribals' and others. Also, there are lists of each RN destroyer class that fought in the war, with details of each class, together with the launch date and the fate of each member. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs. £6.75

13752. HAINES, Gregory. & COWARD B.R.Cmdr RN.: BATTLESHIP - CRUISER - DESTROYER.
PRC. 1994 . 368pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In the 1970/80s Ian Allan published the three books Battleships at War, Cruisers at War, Destroyers at War. With the exception of the introductory chapters, this volume contains the full text and illustrations of the original three books. Using mainly personal accounts, it tells what it was like to serve in battleships, cruisers and destroyers in WW2, describing the intensity of action, as well as capturing the atmosphere of everyday life and routine on the lower deck and in the wardroom. Profusely illustrated. £9.95

601. HALPERN P.G.: THE KEYES PAPERS. Selections from the Private & Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Baron Keyes of Zeebrugge.
Navy Records Society. Volume 1. 1914-1918. NRS. 1972. xxiv. + 547pp. Frontis. 3 maps. 23x15. Binding & contents VG+. Covers - (Part 1) Commodore in Charge of the Submarine Service 8/1914 - 1/1915. (Part 2) The Dardanelles Expedition 2/1915 - 1/1916. (Part) 3 From The Aegean to the Grand Fleet 1/1916 - 9/1917. (Part 4) Director of Plans & Vice-Admiral Dover 10/1917 - 12/1918.Volume II. 1919-1938. NRS. 1980. xiv. + 468pp. Frontis. 2 maps. 23x15. Binding & contents VG+. Covers - (Part 1) Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle-Cruiser Squadron & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, 1919-1925. (Part 2) C-in-C Mediterranean Station 1925-28. (Part 3). C-in-C Portsmouth & M.P. Portsmouth North 1929-38.Volume III. 1939-1945. NRS. 1981. xi. + 398pp. Frontis. 5 maps. 23x15. Binding & contents VG+. Covers - (Part 1) From the Outbreak of War to the Fall of France 9/1939 - 7/1940. (Part 2). Director of Combined Operations 7/1940 - 10/1941. (Part 3). The Final Phase 11/1941 - 12/1945. The set. £45.00

15107. HALPERN, Paul.: A NAVAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I.
UCL Press. 1994 1st. xiii. + 591pp. Maps. 26x18. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Fine in Fine d/j. £16.95

3710. HAMPSHIRE A.C.: JUST AN OLD NAVY CUSTOM.
Kimber. 1979 1st. 238pp. 47 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:-Binding and contents VG+. A host of naval terms and expressions, many of which have become part of everyday language on shore - customs and traditions and their origins are authoritatively and entertainingly explained; with much colourful and historical background detail; by an author who has extensively researched this fascinating subject, and who himself served for many years in the Royal Navy. £6.95

1874. HAMPSHIRE, A Cecil: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Director of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1987. 80pp. Ills. 18x12. VG+ in pictorial card cover. An excellent concise history of the Royal Navy £1.50

9699. HAMPSHIRE, A.Cecil.: THE BLOCKADERS.
Kimber. 1980 1st. 224pp. 29 ills. 24x16. Lacks title page, o/w binding and contents VG. Tells the story of the British armed merchant cruisers, (the ‘A.M.C’s’) on the Northern Patrol during the two world wars, about two- thirds of which is devoted to World War 2. These converted passenger liners had to endure appalling weather conditions, and although nominally backed up by the Fleet, their fate if attacked by enemy warships could be quick and decisive before help could reach them. This account describes this vital aspect of the war, the heavy losses suffered by the A.M.C,s, and the courage and endurance of their officers and men. £4.95

7908. HAMPSHIRE, A.Cecil.: THE BLOCKADERS.
Kimber. 1980 1st. 224pp. 29 ills. 24x16. Above-average ex-library with minmal stamps. VG in VG d/j.. Tells the story of the British armed merchant cruisers, (the ‘A.M.C’s’) on the Northern Patrol during the two world wars, about two- thirds of which is devoted to World War 2. These converted passenger liners had to endure appalling weather conditions, and although nominally backed up by the Fleet, their fate if attacked by enemy warships could be quick and decisive before help could reach them. This account describes this vital aspect of the war, the heavy losses suffered by the A.M.C,s, and the courage and endurance of their officers and men. £5.95

838. HARDY A.C.: WARSHIPS AT WORK. A Naval Notebook explaining in Text and by Profile some Functions of the Principal Warship Types of the World.
Penguin. 1944 158pp. Prof ills. 11x18. Spots of foxing to prelims, otherwise VG in pictorial paper cover. Describes many of the world's warships and the different warship classes & types - from battleships to MTBs - and their respective roles, and illustrates the ships with drawings by Laurence Dunn. £3.50

8842. HARGRAVE, John.: THE SUVLA BAY LANDING.
Macdonald. 1964 1st. 266pp. 36 plates. 16 maps/diagrams. 22x14.No writing or inscriptions:- VG+ in VG d/j. A veteran of the Gallipoli landings himself, the author describes this tragically mismanaged campaign with all the clarity of personal memory. Speaking sometimes as a historian, drawing at other times on his own memories the narrative skilfully interweaves the two levels of action to give one of the most memorable accounts of this disastrous operation. £14.00

3679. HARPER, Stephen.: CAPTURING ENIGMA. How HMS Petard seized the German Naval Codes.
Sutton. 1999 1st. . xii. + 180pp. Ills. 20x13. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. During WW2 Petard sank three enemy submarines, an Italian, a Japanese, and the German U-559. As the U-559 wallowed in the Mediterranean, two of Petard's crew swam across to the sinking submarine, went below and passed key signals documents up to the conning tower, but both were trapped aboard when the submarine went down. £6.95

7397. HART-DAVIS D.: ARMADA.
Bantam. 1988 1st. * 256pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x19. Fine in d/j. Begins by tracing the background to Spain's threat and England's triumph, then describes the leading figures on both sides and the ships and their weapons before offering a vivid hour-by-hour account of the battle itself. £7.95

4547. HASKELL W.A.: SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON. The Battle of Convoy HX-283.
Chatham. 1998 1st. 193pp. Prof ills. Maps/diagrams. 24x17.An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book tells the story of the German U-boat, U-175, which, with several of her compatriots, took part in a critical battle around Convoy HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The author was a witness to the battle and this, combined with the meticulous research of original documents and his use of eye-witness accounts from both the Allied and German sides, has resulted in a remarkable piece of work in which no stone has been left unturned in order to reconstruct exactly what happened both to the U-boats and their quarry. The book also explains the strategic and tactical background, the technical developments on both sides, and also evaluates the British and U.S contributions to the Atlantic convoy battles, and explains the logistical problems faced by the Kriegsmarine. The book is a major contribution to the literature of the Battle of the Atlantic. £6.95

14673. HASKELL W.A.: SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON. The Battle of Convoy HX-283.
Chatham. 1998 1st. 193pp. Prof ills. Maps/diagrams. 24x17: Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. This book tells the story of the German U-boat, U-175, which, with several of her compatriots, took part in a critical battle around Convoy HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The author was a witness to the battle and this, combined with the meticulous research of original documents and his use of eye-witness accounts from both the Allied and German sides, has resulted in a remarkable piece of work in which no stone has been left unturned in order to reconstruct exactly what happened both to the U-boats and their quarry. The book also explains the strategic and tactical background, the technical developments on both sides, and also evaluates the British and U.S contributions to the Atlantic convoy battles, and explains the logistical problems faced by the Kriegsmarine. The book is a major contribution to the literature of the Battle of the Atlantic. £6.00

15757. HASKINS, Geoffrey: THE IRISH FLAGSHIP. The Story of HMS Emerald 1925-1948.
Arcturus Press 2000 1st. ix. + 82pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Signed by author. £29.00

10977. HAUGE E.O.: SALT WATER THIEF.
Duckworth. 1958 1st. 158pp. 9 ills. 22x14. Binding & contents (unmarked) VG. Describesthe wartime exploits of Odd Starheim, who, while fighting with the Norwegian resistance, captured the steamship Galtesund and sailed her across the North Sea to Aberdeen, but was killed while trying to repeat the exploit. £3.50

5523. HAWKEY, Arthur.: BLACK NIGHT OFF FINISTERRE. The Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad.
Airlife. 1999 1st. 192pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Designed by Captain Cowper Coles, HMS Captain was an early ironclad of revolutionary and controversial design and was the subject of intense debate. Built by Lairds and launched in 1869, the vessel turned out to be 800 tons over her designed weight with less freeboard than calculated. Sir Edward Reed, Chief Constructor to the Navy, thought the design unseaworthy and dangerous, but his objections were overruled & he resigned from the Admiralty. In 1870, HMS Captain was caught in a gale in the Bay of Biscay & capsized, taking with her her designer & all but 18 of the crew of 500. This book recounts every stage of the Captain's career, from her design & construction to her tragic ending. £7.95

13721. HAWKINS, Nigel.: THE STARVATION BLOCKADES. Naval Blockades of WW1.
Leo Cooper. 2002 1st. x. + 262pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new.- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.00

9401. HAY, Ian.: THE UNCONQUERED ISLE - THE STORY OF MALTA G.C.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1943 1st. 208pp. Ills. Endp maps. 19x13. Binding slightly marked, o/w VG. A history of Malta's sieges, concentrating on that of World War 2, and telling the story of the island's bravery up to May 1943. £3.95

698. HEAPS, Leo: THE LOG OF THE CENTURION. Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's Flagship during his Circumnavigation 1740-44.
Hart-Davis. 1974. 270pp. 59 ills. Endp maps. 25x17. Tape mark on front endpaper, otherwise VG+ in G+ d/j. Anson's circumnavigation in the Centurion is one of the greatest voyages in the history of exploration and Centurion's mission was to harass the Spaniards on the west coast of South & Central America, and to capture the Spanish treasure ship known as the Aculpulco galleon. The log kept by Saumarez throws new light on many episodes of the voyage, which, although incredibly successful in monetary terms due to the unprecedented captured from the Spanish, in terms of human life it was a disaster. Of the six ships companies that began the voyage only 4 were killed by enemy action, but disease, mainly scurvy, accounted for the loss of more than 1,300 men. £7.95

11091. HEARSAY, John: YOUNG MR PEPYS.
Readers Union. 1974. 307pp. 13 ills. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. An excellent single-volume biography of Pepys's personal life and his career. £4.95

15261. HECKSTALL-SMITH, Anthony & BAILLIE-GROHMAN, Vice-Admiral H.T: GREEK TRAGEDY.
Anthony Blond 1961 1st. 231pp. Illustrated. Folding map. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. £11.50

4335. HENDERSON James..: THE FRIGATES. An Account of the Lighter Warships of the Napoleonic Wars from 1783-1815.
Adlard Coles 1970 1st. 191pp. 16 plates. Numerous diagrams. Illustrated endpapers. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Light, swift, daring: frigates were the cruisers of Nelson's navy, which were commanded by bold, young, courageous officers. This book describes the ships themselves, their officers and crews, together with vivid accounts of the actions they £6.95

15954. HENDRIE, Andrew: THE CINDERELLA SERVICE. RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945.
Pen & Sword 2010. 272pp. Illustrated. 24x17.As new:- Mint in Mint pictorial card cover £9.00

9899. HENEGHAN, Chris (Editor): BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 50th ANNIVERSARY (1943-1993)
Bodie. 1993 1st. 130pp. Prof ills. Adverts. 29x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. Published to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, this well-illustrated book includes the following sections:- Merseyside and BA93 : Guide to BA93 Events on Merseyside & Fleet Review: Participating Ships: The Mersey Base: Western Approaches Command: The Convoy System: Everday Heroes of the Merchant Service: The Commanders of Western Approaches: Escort Group Commanders: The German Submarine Threat: Torpedoed Twice ^ Alive to Tell the Tale, etc, etc. £4.00

6292. HERLIN, Hans.: THE SURVIVOR. The True Story of the Sinking of the Doggerbank.
Cooper. 1994 1st. x. + 163pp. 13 ills. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. In January 1941 the British motorship Speybank was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis in the Indian Ocean before a message could be sent. After refitting in Bordeaux she was converted to an auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner, then renamed Doggerbank. In March 1943, in the North Atlantic, the Doggerbank was mistakenly torpedoed by U-43 whose commander was unaware of her identity, and some 364 lives were lost. The sole survivor of the Doggerbank, describes the sinking of his ship, followed by an account of the harrowing experiences in alifeboat, before he was eventually rescued. £4.95

12636. HERMITAGE, William.: THROUGH THE OTHER END OF THE TELESCOPE.
Pentland. 1997 1st. 135pp. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Inscribed by author. This semi-autobiographical novel describes the author's experiences serving with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. £4.95

14581. HERZOG, Bodo: DIE DEUTSCHE KRIEGSMARINE IN KAMPF 1939-1945. Eine Dokumentation in Bilden
Podzun-Verlag 1969. 245pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in torn, but G d/j. Illustrated with some 430 photographs, this book provides an illustrated chronological record of the war fought by the German Navy in World War 2. For the ship modeller, the book includes many excellent photographs featuring on board and close-up views of many different types of German warships. German text. £18.95

15866. HERZOG, Bodo: U-BOOTE IM EINSATZ (U-Boats in Action)1939-1945.
Podzun Verlag 1970 256pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x19. Binding slightly faded, otherwise contents VG. Illustrated with 450 photographs. Text in German and English £11.00

13080. HEYMAN, Charles: THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2001 - 2002.
Pen & Sword 2001. 192pp. Illustrated. 15x10. Ann unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A useful and informative handbook. £3.00

15762. HEZLET, Vice Admiral Sir Arthur: THE ELECTRON AND SEA POWER.
Peter Davies 1975 1st. x. + 318pp. Illustrated with photographs, maps 7 diagrams. 22x14. Above-average ex-library, minimal stamps. VG in permanently affixed d/j. £7.95

6446. HIBBERT C.: NELSON: A Personal History.
Viking. 1994. * xvii. + 472pp. 35 ills in colour. 33 ills in b/w. 24x16. Fine in pictorial card cover. This volume is based to a large extent on the letters and other writings of Nelson and Lady Hamilton and on the letters, diaries and reminiscences of Nelson's family, friends and contempories. £5.95

7683. HIBBERT. Christopher.: NELSON: A Personal History.
Viking. 1994 1st. * xvii. + 472pp. 35 ills in colour. 33 ills in b/w. 24x16. Near-Fine. This volume is based to a large extent on the letters and other writings of Nelson and Lady Hamilton and on the letters, diaries and reminiscences of Nelson's family, friends and contempories. £6.50

7808. HILL Rear Admiral J.R.: THE ROYAL NAVY TODAY AND TOMRROW.
BCA. 1981. 144pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in VG d/j. This extremely well illustrated large-format book , covers all aspects of the Royal Mavy at date and considers its role in the future. £4.00

953. HILL, J R. Rear-Admiral: BRITISH SEAPOWER IN THE 1980s.
BCA. 1985. 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in d/j This authoritative and profusely illustrated survey of the Royal Navy in the 1980s is divided into sections headed - The Task - Submarines - The Surface Fleet - The Air Component - The Marines - Fleet Support - The WRNS - Organisation & Training, etc. £5.85

13495. HILL, Richard.: LEWIN OF GREENWICH. The Authorised Biography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin.
Cassell. 2000 1st. 443pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Having joined the Royal Navy in 1939, Lewin served in HMS Ashanti from 1942-45, then after the war he commanded a destroyer, a frigate squadron and an aircraft carrier, held important Ministry posts and national and NATO commands in chief. His service career reached its zenith with the appointment as Chief of Defence Staff in 1979. £7.95

14587. HIRSCHFELD, Wolfgang. As told to Geoffrey Brooks.: HIRSCHFELD. The Story of a U-Boat NCO 1940-1946.
Leo Cooper. 1996 1st. xvi. + 253pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.00

13814. HOBBS D.A. Cdr RN.: THE FLEET AIR ARM IN FOCUS. Part Two
Maritime. nd (c 2000). 128pp. Prof ills. 17x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Illustrated with around 120 photographs (mostly full-page), this provide a superb pictorial record of the many different types of aircraft , concentrating mainly on the aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm in the post-war years. i £5.85

13874. HOBBS. David Cmdr RN.: AVIATION IN THE ROYAL NAVY. A Short History of the Fleet Arm Arm.
Maritime 2004 1st. 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

2752. HODGES, Peter: THE BIG GUN. Battleship Main Armament, 1860-1945
Conway. 1981 1st. 144pp. Prof ills. 26x21. VG+ in torn but G+ d/j. Traces the history of super-calibre naval ordnance, considering the various forms of mountings that appeared in the latter half of the 19th century, and describing the weapons that appeared subsequently. Loading and firing arrangements are fully outlined and these processes are accompanied by precise line drawings. The technicalities of shells, ballistics, charges and warheads are related, and each mark of gun is documented. British, American, Japanese, German, French and Italian guns and mountings are covered. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. £11.95

5925. HODGES, Peter & FRIEDMAN, Norman: DESTROYER WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Conway. 1979 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x19. A superb unmarked copy - Fine in Fine d/j. Part I. Royal Navy Destroyers: From the pre-war 'A-to-I' flotillas to the 'Battle class. Part 2. United States Destroyers: From the Farragut to the Gearing Class. Each part contains sections on destroyer design, main armament, AA guns, torpedoes, ASW weapons, minelaying & minesweeping gear, directors & fire control systems, radar, sonar & electronics. With over 150 photographs and many detailed line drawings. £32.00

15841. HODGES, Peter & FRIEDMAN, Norman: DESTROYER WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Conway. 1979 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy, like new: - Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Part I. Royal Navy Destroyers: From the pre-war 'A-to-I' flotillas to the 'Battle class. Part 2. United States Destroyers: From the Farragut to the Gearing Class. Each part contains sections on destroyer design, main armament, AA guns, torpedoes, ASW weapons, minelaying & minesweeping gear, directors & fire control systems, radar, sonar & electronics. With over 150 photographs and many detailed line drawings. £35.00

6789. HODGES, Peter.: "BATTLE" CLASS DESTROYERS.
Almark. 1971 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine pictorial card cover. A detailed monograph, covering in depth the history of one of the Royal Navy's 'classic' destroyer designs. Includes a full description of the gunnery system and layout, a history of the class, full technical details, ship's badges in colour, and pictures of all ships in the class. £12.50

6371. HOEHLING A.A.: THE GREAT WAR AT SEA. A History of Naval Action 1914-18.
Galahad. 1965 1st. * xiii. + 336pp. 72 ills. 24x16. Binding & contents VG+.The author concentrates on ten main events of the war at sea and provides detailed accounts of each episode. Covers:- The action between Carmania and Cap Trafalgar; The sinking of the Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue; The Battle of the Falkland Islands; The Konigsberg hunt; The sinking of Hampshire with the loss of Lord Kitchener; Examples of U-Boat warfare; The Mysterious loss of the USS Cyclops; The North Sea Mine Barrage; The Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow. £8.95

1584. HOEHLING A.A. & M.: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE LUSITANIA.
Madison. 1996 253pp. 23 ills. 24x16. Unmarked, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A gripping account of the last days of the Lusitania, following the lives of passengers and crew from before the time she left New York until the moment she plunged to her grave in the Irish Sea. The book portarys the agonising experiences of the survivors, and describes how the rescue ships, trawlers, and tiny skiffs set out from Queenstown and were able to rescue some at least of the passengers. £4.95

8524. HOEY, Brian.: THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA. Inside the Queen's Floating Palace.
Patrick Stephens. 1995 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 28x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced book provides an authoritative, intimate behind-the -scenes look at how the Royal Yacht Britannia operates, spiced with personal anecdotes, it covers all aspects of life on board. The book also includes technical data and details of principal voyages. Profusely illustrated with photographs, the majority in colour, plus a double-page plan of the the ship. Appendices. £8.75

3195. HOLLAND A.J.: SHIPS OF OAK. The Rise and Decline of Wooden Shipbuilding in Hampshire.
David & Charles. nd (c 1971) 1st. * 204pp. 26 ills. 22x14. An unmarked harback copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Before the Industrial Revolution, shipbuilding was for some time concentrated in the south of England. Hampshire, because of Portsmouth dockyard and the ample supplies of forest timber, became a major centre of the industry. Between 1690 and 1820 ships were being built in thirteen Hampshire localities apart from Portsmouth, and over 200 naval and merchant ships were launched about this period. This book describes the general background to the industry in those days, before giving a thorough account of Hampshire shipbuilding in commercial or merchants' yards. Methods of construction, materials, systems for tendering for men-of-war, rates of pay and working conditions are all examined. Appendices. £11.50

14699. HOLLAND, James.: FORTRESS MALTA. An Island Under Siege.
Phoenix 2004. xxiii. + 485pp. Ills. Maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Using the testimonies of both civilians and service personnel, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the siege of Malta during Word War 2. £3.85

2932. HOLLETT, David: THE ALABAMA AFFAIR. The British Shipyard Conspiracy in the American Civil War.
Sigma. nd (c 1993) 1st. viii. + 153pp. Prof ills. 20x21. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. . It was while researching the history of Cammell Laird that the author became interested in one of the most controversial vessels built by the firm: the Confederate raider Alabama. Although ostensible built as a merchant ship, the Alabama in fact was a powerfully armed raider that wrought havoc against the ships of the Federal Government during the American Civil War until she herself was brought to battle by the Kearsage and sunk in the English Channel. This book describes the intrigue surrounding the building of the Alabama and charts her remarkable wartime career. £8.95

15277. HOLLIS, General Sir Leslie: ONE MARINE'S TALE.
Deutsche 1956 1st. 188pp. 4 illustrations. 20x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. £4.95

4413. HOLMAN, Gordon: THE LITTLE SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1943. . 164pp. 17 ills. 19x13. Binding slightly marked, otherwise contents VG Describes the fiercely fought fast-moving battles involving MTBs, MGBs, & MLs of Coastal Forces during the Second World War. £3.95

14654. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

12556. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. As new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.95

15027. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. As new:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £4.95

13886. HOLMES, Tony: COMBAT CARRIERS. Flying Action on Carriers at Sea.
Airlife 1998 1st. 143pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x22. An unmaked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.85

12180. HOOD, Mike. (Editor).: TRAFALGAR 200.
E.Homan for MOD/Royal Navy. 112pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. The official programme of the events held to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005. This superbly illustrated book on Royal Navy's 2005 Trafalgar Celebrations held in Portsmouth Dockyard, includes chapters on the battle itself and on Lord Nelson, on the restoration of HMS Victory. Lists of Ships present at Trafalgar - British, French & Spanish, plus chapters on the modern Royal Navy. £5.50

73. HOPE, Stanton.: OCEAN ODYSSEY. A Record of the Fighting Merchant Navy.
Eyre. 1944 1st. 220pp. 17 ills. 22x14. Binding and contents Very Good.. Describes a number of events regarding the Merchant Navy in World War 2. Headings include: West African Landfall: Cargoes for Malta & Russia: Ocean Ordeal by Fire: Captives in a Commerce Raider: Salvage in the Azores, etc., etc. . £3.50

6836. HOPWOOD R.A. Captain RN.: THE SECRET OF SHIPS.
Murray. 1918 1st. 64pp. 19x15. VG. Naval poems by the author: The Secret of Ships: The King's Messengers: The Mystery Ships : The Freak : The Wardens : The Galleon : The Bo'sun's Mate : The Outlaw : HMS Vanguard : The Vale. £3.00

14927. HORE, Peter, Captain R.N.: THE HABIT OF VICTORY. The Story of the Royal Navy 1545 to 1945.
Sidgwick & Jackson/National Maritime Museum 2005 1st. ix. + 450pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £7.95

704. HOUGH, Richard: THE POTEMKIN MUTINY
Hamish Hamilton. 1960 1st. 231pp. 9 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. In 1905 the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinied, killed their commander and many of their officers, defied an Admiral and his squadron, shelled a town, and brought terror to the Black Sea. This detailed account traces the entire history of the insurrection from its beginnings to the final capitulation of the crew. £5.95

2696. HOUGH, Richard: ADMIRALS IN COLLISION.
White Lion. 1973. 174pp. 13 ills. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. In June 1893, while executing peacetime manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean, the flagship of the British Mediterranean Fleet, HMS Victoria, plunged to the bottom after colliding with HMS Camperdown, taking with her 350 men including Admiral Tryon who gave the fatal order which caused the collision. The book charts the events leading up to the collision before vividly describing the collision itself. The author then considers the reasons which led Admiral Tryon to make such a fundamental error of judgement before reporting on the subsequent court martial of senior surviving officers. £5.95

6599. HOUGH, Richard: DREADNOUGHT. A History of the Modern Battleship.
Joseph. 1965 1st. xvii. + 268pp. Ills endps. Prof ills. 28x22. Binding VG, contents VG+. Traces the history of the battleship from the Dreadnought of 1906 to the battleships built in WW2 and HMS Vanguard. The book provides one of the most comprehensive accounts of the modern battleship and battle-cruiser with every class built since 1906 discussed in the text, illustrated, & listed in the specification tables. More than 180 photographs illustrate the ships from every angle, & in every situation from the launching slip to the breakers' yard, & in action & at anchor. A book for the warship enthusiast and ship model maker. £12.95

15803. HOUGH, Richard: DREADNOUGHT. A History of the Modern Battleship.
Patrick Stephens 1975 Revised edition. xvii. + 268pp. Ills endps. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Traces the history of the battleship from the Dreadnought of 1906 to the battleships built in WW2 and HMS Vanguard. The book provides one of the most comprehensive accounts of the modern battleship and battle-cruiser with every class built since 1906 discussed in the text, illustrated, & listed in the specification tables. More than 180 photographs illustrate the ships from every angle, & in every situation from the launching slip to the breakers' yard, & in action & at anchor. A book for the warship enthusiast and ship model maker. £16.50

2966. HOUGH, Richard: FORMER NAVAL PERSON. Churchill and the Wars at Sea
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1985 1st. xi. + 244pp. 40 ills. Maps. 24x16. Binding and contents VG+. (no d/j). This book was presented to Commander H Owen by Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton and there is an inscription with Gretton's signature on fly leaf. In addition, two letters to Commander Owen from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton are also included. A history of Winston Churchill's stormy relationship with the Royal Navy. Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and was again appointed First Sea Lord in September 1939, and subsequently as Prime Minister he continued to take a close interest in naval operations. £5.95

13777. HOUGH, Richard: FORMER NAVAL PERSON. Churchill and the Wars at Sea
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1985 1st. xi. + 244pp. 40 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A history of Winston Churchill's stormy relationship with the Royal Navy. Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and was again appointed First Sea Lord in September 1939, and subsequently as Prime Minister he continued to take a close interest in naval operations. £4.95

1830. HOUGH, Richard: THE BIG BATTLESHIP. The Curious Career of HMS Agincourt.
Joseph. 1966 1st. 167pp. 21 ills. 22x14. A first edition hardback copy, binding & contents VG+ . Tells the extraordinary story of the battleship which was originally designed and laid down for the Brazilian Navy and launched on the Tyne as Rio De Janiero. This truly amazing ship mounted the incredible main armament of fourteen twelve inch guns mounted in seven twin turrets which proved to be the most ever mounted to a capital ship. When still fitting out however, thr Brazilian's found that they couldn't afford such an extravagant ship, so she was sold to the Turkish Navy and renamed Sultan Osman I; but with the outbreak of the First World War the still uncompleted vessel was taken over by the Royal Navy and renamed Agincourt. The author accurately traces the remarkable sequence of events surrounding the battleship's design, construction and subsequent chages of ownership, and records in some detail, the sometimes hilarious comings and goings of both Brazilian and Turkish Naval personnel to Tyneside. £14.00

2741. HOUGH, Richard: THE FLEET THAT HAD TO DIE
Hamish Hamilton 1958 1st. 205pp. 14 illustrations. 22x14. Ex-library with minimal stamps. Spine slightly faded & rubbed, otherwise contents G. This is the story of one of the most remarkable voyages of all time. In October 1904 the Russian fleet left the Baltic and after a long and tedious voyage round South Africa it eventually reached Japanese waters, where in May 1905, it was annihilated by the Japnese fleet commanded by Admiral Togo. The book relates the extraordinary 7-month cruise, which was marked throughout its 18,000 miles by tragi-comedy, and by episodes on ineptitude and endurance on the grandest scale. Tsushima still remains the greatest decisive naval battle of the 20th century. £2.95

4090. HOUGH, Richard.: THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z
White Lion. 1974. 255pp. 12 ills. 20x13. Binding & contents VG+. A full account of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse, that tells how, out of discussion, counter-discussion and compromise, the decision was taken to send the new battleship and an old battle-cruiser, neither of which could be easily spared to Singapore. The book gives a detailed account of the movements of the two British ships, and the gathering of Japanese aircraft, until both ships were finally overwhelmed and sunk. £7.95

4700. HOUGH, Richard.: THE LONGEST BATTLE: The War at Sea 1939 - 1945.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986 1st. * xi. + 371pp. 57 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Fine in d/j. This comprehensive and wide-ranging history of the war at sea, contains first-hand accounts of critical occasions combined with detailed narratives of all the major actions and campaigns. £7.95

14714. HOUGH, Richard.: THE LONGEST BATTLE: The War at Sea 1939 - 1945.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986 1st. * xi. + 371pp. 57 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Ex-library, usual stamps. G+ in VG d/j This comprehensive and wide-ranging history of the war at sea, contains first-hand accounts of critical occasions combined with detailed narratives of all the major actions and campaigns. £5.00

3516. HOWARD, Frank: THE SAILING SHIPS OF WAR, 1400-1860.
Conway. 1979 1st. . 256pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 30x21 An extremely nice copy:- Near-Fine in VG+ d/j . A comprehensive survey of the technical development of sailing ships of war from 1400-1860, providing a detailed but highly readable account of developments in hull design and construction, fittings, masting and rigging, and even the external appearance, painting and decorating. Drawing on much of previously unpublished material, the author has produced an original work of the greatest value to ship enthusiasts, modelmakers and naval historians. Illustrated with around 200 photographs, 200 line drawings, and 32 colour plates. £11.95

1831. HOWARD, Grant: THE NAVY IN NEW ZEALAND. An Illustrated History.
Jane's. 1982 1st UK. * 170pp. Prof ills. 25x19. .An unmarked copy, virtually as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Packed throughout with first-hand accounts from those involved, this profusely illustrated volume tells the story of the New Zealand Navy from its earlest days, through the triumphs and tragedies of two World Wars, and its record since World War 2. £8.95

343. HOWARTH, David & Stephen.: NELSON. The Immortal Memory.
Barrie & Jenkins 1989 ix. + 390pp. 21 ills. 21x14 An unmarked copy:- . Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. A candid biography covering his private life and naval career. £5.00

2627. HOWARTH, David.: THE DREADNOUGHTS
Time-Life. 1982. 176pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 29x23. VG. Attractively bound hardback cover (published without d/j). Begins by examining the naval race between Britain and Germany to build the most powerful fleet of capital ships in the years prior to the outbreak of war in 1914, including a detailed account of the design and construction of the battleship Dreadnought. The book continues with a comprehensive account of the engagements fought by battleships and battlecruisers during the First World War. Very well illustrated. £6.85

6909. HOWARTH, David.: TRAFALGAR. The Nelson Touch.
Collins/Fontana. 1971. 256pp. Prof ills. 7 maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. An accurate and vivid account of the battle. Very well illustrated. £2.00

12238. HOWARTH, David.: TRAFALGAR. The Nelson Touch.
Collins. 1969 1st. . 254pp. Prof ills. 7 maps. Ills endps. 24x15. VG in VG d/j. . An accurate and vivid account of the battle. Very well illustrated. £2.95

14617. HOWARTH, Stephen: THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVES IN WAR & PEACE 1903 - 2003.
Leo Cooper 2003 1st. xii + 196pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. Signed by the author and by John Ellis, Commodore Royal Naval Reserve. This is the official history marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The book charts the difficulties, setbacks and delights of the reservists' peacetime years of service and chronicles their vital contributions during wartime. £12.50

6793. HOWARTH, Stephen.: TO SHINING SEA. A History of the United States Navy, 1775-1991.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1991 1st. * . xv. + 620pp. 49 ills. 12 maps. 23x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near- Fine in d/j. A comprehensive and authoritative narrative account of America's sea power, covering in full the US Navy's campaigns & battles, strategy & tactics, naval design & technology, & its admirals and sailors. Fascinating vignettes of individuals, events & life afloat in peace & in war are drawn from contemporary sources such as logs and journals. Bibliography. £6.95

14663. HOYT E.P.: THE LIFE AND DEATH BY HMS HOOD.
Arthur Barker 1977 1st vii. 144pp. 10 ills. 22x13. VG in VG d/j. Though charting the career of HMS Hood this book concentrates on her wartime service and gives a detailed account of her final battle. £4.95

1088. HOYT E.P.: THE LIFE AND DEATH BY HMS HOOD.
Arthur Barker 1977 1st. vii. 144pp. 10 ills. 22x13. An unmarked copy Near-Fine in VG d/j. Though charting the career of HMS Hood this book concentrates on her wartime service and gives a detailed account of her final battle. £5.95

15793. HOYT E.P.: THE LIFE AND DEATH BY HMS HOOD.
Arthur Barker 1977 1st vii. 144pp. 10 ills. 22x13. VG ( no d/j) Though charting the career of HMS Hood this book concentrates on her wartime service and gives a detailed account of her final battle. £3.50

4677. HOYT E.P.: THE U-BOAT WARS.
Hale. 1985 1st UK. 242pp. 32 ills. 22x14. Above-average ex-library with minimal stamps, VG in VG d/j. A reassessment of the Battle of the Atlantic which gives a vivid picture of this bitter struggle fought in WW2. The book provides a comprehensive and vivid account of the aggressive campaign fought by German U-boats, and charts the ultimately successful Allied anti-submarine measures which were used against them. The final victory and technological skill was a major triumph and never a forgone conclusion. £3.95

1593. HOYT, Edwin P.: THE KAMIKAZES.
Guild. 1985. 333pp. 12 ills. 23x15. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This account chronicles in vivid detail the Japanese campaign of suicide attacks against American and Allied ships during the Pacific War. £4.50

13519. HOYT, Edwin P.: DISASTER AT THE DARDANELLES 1915.
Barker. 1976 1st. viii. + 166pp. 22x14. Ex-ref library (no stamps) VG in G+ d/j. £7.00

12768. HOYT, Edwin P.: THE CARRIER WARS. Naval Aviation from World War II to the Persian Gulf.
Robert Hale. 1990 1st. x. + 274pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. Spanning fifty years, this book drawn from a wealth of previously untapped sources - including accounts from British, American and Japanese archives, describes the actions and campaigns fought by naval aircraft from World War 2, to Korea, Indo china, the Falklands and the Middle East. £6.95

4240. HOYT, Edwin. P.: U-BOATS. A Pictorial History.
Paul. 1987 1st. * vii. + 289pp. Prof ills. 24x20. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps, VG in VG d/j. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, the vast majority previously unpublished, this book is a dramatic history in text and photographs of German U-boats. Covers:- Between the Wars - War! - The Atlantic War - Wolf Packs - U-Boats against America - Four Corners - The Med - The Atlantic War, Phase 3 - Black Sea - The Tide Turns - U-Boats Abroad - Last Days. £9.95

4070. HOYT, Edwin.P.: THE LAST CRUISE OF THE EMDEN
White Lion. 1975. 250pp. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. After the outbreak of war in 1914, the German cruiser operated in the Indian Ocean where she sank 20 merchant ships, a Russian cruiser, and a French destroyer, before she was brought to battle and destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney at the remote Cocos Keeling islands in November 1914 £6.95

11252. HUDSON. Roger. (Editor).: NELSON AND EMMA.
Folio Society. 1994. 256pp. Profusely illustrated. 5 maps. Endp maps. 24x17. Attractively bound in cream marbled boards with black cloth/gilt spine., with vignettes of Nelson and Emma Hamilton on faces of boards.Binding & contents unmarked and Near-Mint. Housed in Fine slipcase. A compilation of letters by Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton describing their relationship and the society and events they experienced. £5.95

14763. HUGHES E.A.: THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE DARTMOUTH.
Winchester. 1950 1st,. 175pp. Colour frontis + 38 black-and-white plates. 24x16. An extrenmely nice copy bound in dark blute cloth, gilt. Spots. of light foxing to margins/edges, otherwise contents VG, binding VG+. £9.95

4598. HUGHES, Robert: IN PERILOUS SEAS.
Spellmount. 1991 1st. * 167pp. 19 ills. 23x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The author's wartime memoirs. Hughes began his wartime service in Scarborough on Atlantic convoys, then, following a spell in the destroyer Broke, he was appointed Gunnery Control Officer to the newly built cruiser Scylla, on which he saw action during Russian convoys, the invasion of North Africa and Salerno. Hughes then transferred to newly built escort carrier Slinger, which struck a mine within a few hours of her operational life. After being repaired in London Docks, Slinger sailed to Australia where she became an early member of the British Pacific Fleet. £9.00

5834. HUMBLE R.: HITLER'S HIGH SEAS FLEET.
Ballantine. 1972. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. Charts the pre-war build up of the German Navy before describing the ships themselves, their wartime operations and the important actions they fought. Well illustrated. £2.85

3676. HUMPHREYS, Roy: THE DOVER PATROL 1914-1918.
Sutton. 1998 1st. * 216pp. Prof ills. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/jFrom the beginnings at the start of WW1, the Dover Patrol grew into one of the most important RN commands, performing several duties simultaneously in the Southern North Sea and the Dover Straits. This lively narrative brings alive the stories of derring do in the war at sea by the men of the Dover Patrol. £20.00

13935. HURD, Archibald: THE BATTLE OF THE SEAS. The Fighting Merchantmen.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1941 160pp. 53 ills. 19x13. Binding & contents VG. Recounts many actions and incidents involving the men and ships of the Merchant Navy during the first 18 months of the Second World War. Well illustrated. £4.00

14956. IRELAND, Bernard: JANE'S NAVAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II
Harper/Collins 1998 1st. 256pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.50

12137. IRELAND, Bernard: THE FALL OF TOULON. The Last Opportunity of Defeat the French Revolution.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005 1st. 319pp 16 ills. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending it to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces landed in the city. But the Royalists' hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and violence. The story of how the allies captured and then contrived to lose an entire French battle squadron adds an element of farce to the grisly tale of the siege and fall of Toulon. £6.95

14716. IRELAND, Bernard: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
Marshall Cavendish 1979 1st 168pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x22. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG d/j. £5.50

14691. IRELAND, Bernard: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Collins/Janes 1998 255pp. Profusely illustrated. 12x18. Almost as new, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide to the wraships of WW2. £5.00

3453. IRELAND, Bernard.: CRUISERS.
BCA. 1981. 174pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in d/j. This book begins by examining the technical development of the cruiser, before recounting the successes and failures in various actions involving cruisers in the two World Wars. Very well illustrated. £5.95

12989. IRELAND, Bernard.: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD
Hermes House. 2006. 256pp Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 30x23. An unmarked hardback copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. An illustrated history of the aircraft carriers of the world , from the early seaplane carriers to the carriers of the present era. Features over 170 warships with over 400 photographs. £11.50

12018. IRVING, David.: THE DESTRUCTION OF CONVOY PQ17.
Cassell. 1968 1st. xii. +337pp. Prof ills. Maps & diagrams. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in G+.d/j. A controversial book about a controversial convoy, and the subject of litigation following the publication of this first edition. The author's intensive research in Allied countries and Germany have provided answers to the questions that shadow. PQ17. They do not make pleasant reading, but they combine to form one of the best accounts of one of the most terrible of all sea sagas. £9.95

8232. IRVING, John. Cmdr RN.: THE SMOKE SCREEN OF JUTLAND.
Kimber. 1966 1st. * 256pp. 16 ills. 13 diags. 24x16. Ex-library, usual stamps and some internal marks,otherwise a good reading copy binding & contents G+. An authoritative examination of the Battle of Jutland in which the author, a midshipman in Ajax during the action, and a Second World War gunnery expert, not only scrutinised all the available records of the battle, but also delved deeply into many unpublished ones of the highest importance. The result of his analysis is an exhaustive and meticulously detailed account which reveals many fascinating points of each phase of the battle. £6.00

1985. JACKSON, Robert: HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Parragon. 1999 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 30x23. Near-Mint in d/j. Chronicles the ships, battles and leaders of Britain's navy from the days of sail to the present, including comprehensive accounts of the Royal Navy's greatest battles during the two World Wars, and their operations during the Korean War, the Suez Crisis and the Falklands War. Profusely illustrated. £3.50

1986. JACKSON, Robert.: THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II.
Spellmount. 1999 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 29x22. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. The authoritative text provides full design and development details and the combat history for all the German warships featured in this book. Illustrated with numerous photographs plus over 40-full-colour illustrations of all the main German naval vessels that fought in World War II. Chapters are headed:- The Commerce Raiders: German Battleships: The Scharnhorst & Gneiseanu: The Heavy and Light Cruiser Forces: Destroyer Forces: Torpedo Boats: S-Boats: U-Boats. £10.00

12745. JACKSON, Robert.: THE WORLD'S GREAT BATTLESHIPS. From the Middle Ages to the Present Day.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £7.50

1275. JAMES Admiral Sir W.M.: THE BRITISH NAVIES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Longmans. 1946 1st. xii. + 255pp. 22 ills/maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. . A general account of the war at sea that covers the Royal Navy's activities in every theatre of their operations. The informative appendices lits Ships Built in Britain Empire and Ships Lost during the War; Personnel of the British Navies in 1939 and 1944; British Pacific & East Indies Fleets on VJ-Day; £6.95

518. JAMES Admiral Sir W.M.: THE DURABLE MONUMENT. Horatio Nelson
Longmans. 1948 1st. viii. + 312pp. 6 ills. 3 maps. 4 plans. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. An account of Nelson's career and achievements. £4.95

3646. JAMES Admiral Sir William, M.: THE SKY WAS ALWAYS BLUE.
Methuen. 1951 1st. xiii.+ 272pp. 23 ills. 22x14. Binding slightly faded, o/w contents VG. The author entered Britannia in 1895, and in the 1900s he attracted a great deal of attention due to the gunnery efficiency of his ship, HMS Natal, which had a profound effect on future battle training. During the First World War he saw action at sea before taking charge of Secret Intelligence at the Admiralty. Post-war, he commanded the Battle-Cruiser Squadron, and later held the post of Deputy Chief of Naval Staff; his final appointment was C-in-C Portsmouth in 1939. A fine account of an interesting career. £7.85

15220. JAMES W.M.: THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Volume 1. 1797-1799.
Conway 2002 1st xxii. + 411pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy, almost like new- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £14.95

863. JAMES, William, Admiral Sir: THE PORTSMOUTH LETTERS.
Macmillan. 1946 1st. xiii. + 286pp. 11 ills. 20x13. Binding and contents VG. Admiral James was C-in-C Portsmouth from 1939-1942, then Chief of Naval Information and an M.P. for Portsmouth. These are effectively his war memoirs and are cast in the form of letters to a friend, written at intervals from 1939 to 1945, recording events in his command and his view of the war which reflects the seriousness of the times: Dunkirk, the threat of invasion, the 5 months continuous bombing of Portsmouth, the Dieppe raid and other aspects of the war at sea, and, in particular, the war as it affected Portsmouth and the area around it. £4.95

517. JAMES, William M. Admiral, Sir.: ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM FISHER.
Macmillan. 1943 1st xiv. + 160pp. 16 ills. 20x14. VG. Fisher saw service in King Edward VII, Albemarle and Indomitable, before taking command of St Vincent and Iron Duke. After his promotion to Flag Rank, he held the posts of Chief of Staff Atlantic Fleet, Director of Naval Intelligence, C-in-C Portsmouth, and C-in-C Mediterranean. £4.50

13297. JAMESON, Rear-Admiral William.: THE MOST FORMIDABLE THING. The Story of Submarines from the earliest days to the end of World War 1.
Rupert Hart-Davis. 1965 1st. 280pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Binding and contents VG+. £6.95

9761. JAMESON,Rear Admiral, William.: THE FLEET THAT JACK BUILT. Nine Men who Made a Modern Navy.
Hart-Davis. 1962 1st. . 1962 1st. 344pp. 15 ills. 8 Maps. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. Biographies of nine men who played an important part in reforming the Royal Navy in the late 19th and early 20th century, or naval commanders who played an important during the First World War. Harry Keppel (1809-1904) The Mid-19th Century Sailor. - Wilson (1842-1921) Old 'ard 'eart. - Beresford 1846-1919). The Sailor Politician - Fisher (1841-1920) The Navy Builder.- Scott (1853-1924). Aim Straight. - Jellicoe (1859-1935) The Head of the School. - Beatty (1871-1936) The Nelson Touch - Tyrwhitt (1870-1951) Commodore (T). - Keyes (1872-1945). Sword in Hand. £7.95

9779. JANE F.T.: THE BRITISH BATTLE FLEET. Its Inception and Growth throughout the Centuries to the Present Day.
Conway 1997. (First published by S.W.Partridge in 1912) xvi. + 406pp. 24 colour illustrations by W.L.Wyllie RA and 48 black & white illustrations. 23x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Covers the whole history of British fighting ships from the earliest days to the coming of the ironclad and the Reed era, then through years between the1870s to 1912, with warship ships designed firstly by Barnaby, and then by White and Watts £7.95

3082. JENTSCHURA H. & JUNG D. & MICKEL P: WARSHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY 1869-1945.
Arms & Armour. 1977 1st. 284pp. Prof ills. 25x25. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This magnificent book is a detailed reference guide to the ships of the Japanese Navy. It provides details of all the various types and classes of warships, including battleships, battle-cruisers, cruisers, aircraft carriers, escort carriers, destroyers, gunboats, torpedo boats, submarines, combatant auxiliaries, minelayers, submarine-chasers, landing ships, and support and transport ships of all types. Illustrated with nearly 400 general arrangement drawings and 200 photographs. £39.00

2628. JOHNSON, Brian: FLY NAVY. The History of Maritime Aviation.
Morrow. 1981 1st. 383pp. Prof ills. 24x16. VG+. Charts the evolution and development of aircraft carriers in the navies of Britain, Japan and the USA. It begins with the pioneering flights of naval aircraft and their subsequent activities during the First World War, before examining in detail the development of naval aviation during the 1920s and 30s. The role of naval aviation togethet with accounts of aircraft carrier operations during the Second World War is fully covered. Illustrated with 115 photographs. £6.95

1320. JOHNSTON, Ian. & McAULEY Rob: THE BATTLESHIPS
CH4/Macmillan. 2000 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 29x22. Fine in d/j. Explores the rapid evolution of firepower and battleship design from the muzzle-loading sailing ships to the battleships that fought in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £6.95

961. JOLLY, Rick & 'TUGG'.: JACKSPEAK - THE PUSSER'S RUM GUIDE TO ROYAL NAVY LANGUAGE
Palamando. 1989. 336pp. Ills. 21x15. A superb unmarked copy -Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A dictionary and reference to the slang, euphemisms, idiom and usage - past and current - of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. £6.50

8996. JONES, Celia .L.: NAVY MIXTURE.
Pentland. 1995 1st. vii. + 183pp. 10 ills. 22x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. An autobiography. At the outbreak of WW2 Celia Jones was a junior clerk at the Admiralty, who progressed through the ranks to become the first woman at the Admiralty to be trained in Organization & Methods at H.M.Treasury. She later became Joint Head of a Manpower Planning Section, and her rise continued before reaching the post in the Admiralty & MOD concerned with policy for manpower planning, conditions of service and training of RN Personnel. £3.75

11436. JONES, Geoffrey: SUBMARINES Versus U-BOATS.
Kimber. 1986 1st. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. Above-average ex-library, minimal stamps:- VG in VG d/j. In the Second World War 15 U-boats were sunk by British submarines as against 3 British submarines sunk by U-boats. This book describes in chronological order these eighteen episodes, describing the careers of the boats and their commanders and the unfolding of their final actions. £9.00

15025. KAPLAN, Philip. & CURRIE, Jack: CONVOY. Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945.
Aurum. 2000. 224pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 26x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j This volume is an illustrated record, in words and photographs, of the trials and tribulations of merchant sailors during the Second World War. There are vivid accounts of some of the most desperate actions of the war, the heroic defence of Convoy HX84 by the armed cruiser Jervis Bay; the disaster of Convoy PQ17; the saga of Operation Pedestal, and much else. £6.95

3738. KAPLAN, Philip. & CURRIE, Jack: CONVOY. Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945.
Aurum. 2000. 224pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 26x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j This volume is an illustrated record, in words and photographs, of the trials and tribulations of merchant sailors during the Second World War. There are vivid accounts of some of the most desperate actions of the war, the heroic defence of Convoy HX84 by the armed cruiser Jervis Bay; the disaster of Convoy PQ17; the saga of Operation Pedestal, and much else. £7.95

6405. KEEGAN, John: THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY.
Hutchinson. 1988 1st. xii, + 292pp.. 39 ills. 6 maps. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine d/j.. Examines how men have fought at sea, exploring the nature of the individual's experiences of action over changing times, concentrating on four major battles - Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway, and the Battle of the Atlantic - to demonstrate the changes that have taken £4.95

2754. KEEGAN, John.: BATTLE AT SEA.
Pimlico. 1993. xii. + 292pp. 39 ills. Map. 21x15. VG+ in pictorial card cover. The author describes four major battles at sea exploring the nature of the individual's experiences of combat to demonstrate the changes that have taken place in naval warfare. The battles described are Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway, and the Battle of the Atlantic - Convoys SC122 and HX129. £5.50

8844. KELLY, Mary Pat.: PROUDLY WE SERVED. The Men of the USS Mason.
Naval Institute Press. 1995 1st. xiv. + 198pp. 50 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. During the Second World War, at a time when most black American sailors were relegated to service as cooks and waiters, the African/American crew of the destroyer escort USS Mason made history by escorting six convoys across the Atlantic, performing all the duties of seamanship needed to take a warship into combat. This is the story of their experiences as part of the U.S. Navy's tentative moves toward racial integration in the enlisted ranks during the war. From extensive interviews with surviving crew members, the author records the incidents of prejudice exhibited by other ships' crews and discrimination at most ports of call, but mostly their story is a positive one that focuses on their highly successful shipboard experiences. £5.95

708. KEMP P. K. Lieut-Cdr RN.: VICTORY AT SEA 1939-1945.
Muller 1957 1st. . 383pp. 35 ills. 10 maps. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+.. A thorough and wide-ranging account of the Royal Navy's operations in every theatre of combat during World War 2. £5.85

6784. KEMP Paul J.: THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS 1941-1945.
Arms & Armour. 1987 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. An excellent pictorial record illustreated with 125 photographs with informative captions. £9.95

1348. KEMP Paul .J: BISMARCK & HOOD. Great Naval Adversaries.
Arms & Armour. nd (1991) 1st 64pp. Prof ills. 19x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Charts the design background and construction history of the two ships, before describing their final battles. Illustrated with 80 photographs, including a superb series of close-ups and on-board views of Hood and Bismarck. £5.95

15806. KEMP, Paul: CONVOY! Drama in Arctic Waters.
Arms & Armour. 1993 1st 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A study of the battles of the Arctic convoys, which began in September 1941 and continued throughout the war. Meticulously researched from original operational orders and reports, and including new Russian persepctive, the book covers the entire history of the Arctic convoys and includes a full section on PQ17 and a stirring account of the Battle of North Cape. £6.95

3673. KEMP, Paul: CONVOY! Drama in Arctic Waters.
Arms & Armour. 1993 1st 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. A study of the battles of the Arctic convoys, which began in September 1941 and continued throughout the war. Meticulously researched from original operational orders and reports, and including new Russian persepctive, the book covers the entire history of the Arctic convoys and includes a full section on PQ17 and a stirring account of the Battle of North Cape. £5.95

9571. KEMP, Paul .J.: THE T-CLASS SUBMARINE. The Classic British Design.
Arms & Armour. 1990 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked cop: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.Helped by interviews of those who played key roles in the development and operational service of T-Class submarines, this fully detailed and informative book, illustrated with more than 200 photographs and line drawings, provides a perceptive assessment of the class, with chapters covering the hull, superstructure, propulsion, sensors and communications, World War 2 operations, life below, etc, etc. £16.50

11989. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Brockhampton. 1999 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £7.50

6791. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Brockhampton. 1999 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £5.95

14973. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Arms & Armour 1997. 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:Fine in Fine pictorial card cover, A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £4.95

3737. KEMP, Paul.: SUBMARINE ACTION.
Sutton 1999 1st.. ix. +242pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This history of submarine warfare charts the development of the submarine in the 20th century; examines aspects of submarine life; submarine construction; weaponry and tactics; submarine exploits during the two World Wars, including blockade running, special operations, escape and salvage. Profusely illustrated. £12.95

6782. KEMP, Paul.J.: BRITISH SUBMARINES IN WORLD WAR TWO. (Warships Illustrated No II).
Arms & Armour. 1987 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. An excellent pictorial record illustrated with 117 photographs with informative captions. £9.95

962. KEMP, Peter.: ESCAPE OF THE SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU. (Sea Battles in Close-Up)
Ian Allan. 1975 1st. . 96pp. 45 ills. Map. 18x12. Above-average ex-library copy with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j. Based on British & German records, this book tells the story of the Channel dash in detail & includes also the preliminary planning which both sides put into operation; the Germans to bring their ships home from France by the acceptance of a carefully calculated risk, the British to bring them to decisive action in the narrows of the English Channel. The German plan succeeded, the British plan failed. This account gives the reasons why. £6.95

7904. KEMP, Peter.: THE BRITISH SAILOR. A Social History of the Lower Deck.
Dent. 1970 1st. Xiv. + 241pp. 26 ills. 22x14. Hardback edition Ex-library, minimal stamps & some internal marks, otherwise Good in Very Good d/j. This book studies in detail and covers every aspect of life on the lower deck in the British Navy from the time of the Spanish Armada in 1588 to the outbreak of the 1914-18 war. £3.95

1604. KENNEDY, Ludovic: MENACE - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE TIRPITZ.
BCA. 1979 176pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A detailed and profusely illustrated history of the wartime career of the battleship Tirpitz. From early 1942 to Nov 1944 the battleship served in Norwegian waters where she constituted a permanent threat to the British convoys to Russia. In 1943 she was attacked by midget submarines, and damaged by aircraft of the Fleet Arm, before being finally sunk by RAF bombers in November 1944. £4.95

11331. KENNEDY, Ludovic: PURSUIT. The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck.
BCA. 1975 239pp. 27 ills. Map. 20x13. VG in VG d/j The author, who himself took part in the chase, gives a vivid account of the final action of HMS Hood and the subsequent hunt and sinking of the Bismarck. £3.00

15151. KENNEDY, Ludovic.: NELSON AND HIS CAPTAINS.
Collins. 1975 . 353pp. 19 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Contains the biographies of Nelson's principal captains, interwoven with a stirring chronological narrative of the vital period in British naval history between 1795 and 1805. The later chapters deal with the years between St.Vincent taking over the Channel Fleet, up to the Battle of Trafalgar, and show what happened to the captains during the remainder of their careers in the years that followed. £7.95

6547. KENNEDY, Ludovic.: SUB-LIEUTENANT. A Personal Record of the War at Sea.
Batsford. 1942 104pp. 25 ills. 22x14. VG. in VG d/j. Kennedy's autobiography covering his life at King Alfred, then two years in the Tribal Class destroyer Tartar where he saw action in Norway, the Lofotens Raid and the Bismarck hunt. £5.50

7858. KERR, J.Lennox. & JAMES, David. (Editors).: WAVY NAVY. By Some who Served.
Harrap. 1950 1st. 263pp. Ills. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. Contains some 28 accounts of routine and action written by RNVR personnel, who served in the small craft of Coastal Forces, minelayers, submarines, destroyers, battleships and aircraft carriers, during the Second World War. £4.50

15382. KEYES, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger.: ADVENTURES ASHORE AND AFLOAT.
White Lion 1973 373pp. 34 ills. 7 maps/plans. 21x14. Above-average ex-library minimal stamps, contents VG in permanently affixed d/j. The author's lucid account of his naval career, from 1885 to 1910. During this period he served with the East Indies Squadron and on bpoard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, commanded the destroyer Fame on the China Station, and took part at the capture of the Taku Forts and destruction of the Hsa-Cheng Fort. Following a spell in Naval Intelligence, he held the appointment of Naval Attache Rome. £6.95

12664. KEYES, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger.: ADVENTURES ASHORE AND AFLOAT.
Harrap. 1939 1st.. 372pp. 34 ills. 7 maps/plans. 22x15. An nice copy:- Binding and contents VG. . The author's lucid account of his naval career, from 1885 to 1910. During this period he served with the East Indies Squadron and on bpoard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, commanded the destroyer Fame on the China Station, and took part at the capture of the Taku Forts and destruction of the Hsa-Cheng Fort. Following a spell in Naval Intelligence, he held the appointment of Naval Attache Rome. £9.95

2899. KING D. & Others.: A SEA OF WORDS. A Lexicon & Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales.
Holt. 1997 Second Edtion. xxii. + 484pp. Ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This revised edition of Dean King's highly acclaimed Patrick O'Brian reference includes Nautical & Naval Terms - Medical & Scientific Terms - Weapons, Armaments and the Military - Food & Drink - Customs & Culture, etc, etc. £6.85

5023. KING, Dean. & HATTENDORF John .B. (Editors).: EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY. An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts from the Age of Nelson. 1793-1815.
BCA 1998. xxxvii. + 425pp. Maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Presents first-hand accounts of officers and seaman who fought and lived at sea during the French Revolutionary War (1793-1802), the Napoleonic War (1803-1815), and the War of 1812 (1812-1815). In addition to the first-hand narratives - including eye-witness accounts of the Glorious First of June, the Battle of St Vincent, the Battle of Trafalgar, and the death of Nelson, frigate duels, fire-ship missions, and cutting-out exploits, there are revealing insights into the nature of life at sea aboard a man-of-war. £7.95

15254. KIPLING, Rudyard: SEA WARFARE
Macmillan 1916 1st. 222pp. 19x13. Binding and contents VG. £6.50

15786. KIRCHEISEN. Friedrich M.: NELSON. The Establishment of British World Dominion.
Hutchinson 1931 1st. 288pp. Illustrated. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions, binding and contents VG. £11.50

13126. KITSON, Frank: PRINCE RUPERT. Admiral and General-at-Sea.
Constable 1998 1st. Constable 1998 1st. 12 ills. 14 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Binding and contents Fine (no d/j) £5.95

15337. KLAXON: H.M.S.
William Blackwood. 1918 1st. viii. + 327pp. 19x12. An extremely nice First Edition copy in blue cloth binding VG, contents VG. A collection of the author's naval yarns and some poetry, the majority of which are concerned with the period of the First World War. £8.00

3352. KNOX, Collie: ATLANTIC BATTLE.
Methuen 1941 1stnd edition. 104 pp. Ills. 19x13. VG in VG d/j. A war reporter who was allowed to sail aboard several British warships escorting transatlantic convoys, gives his impression of the Battle of the Atlantic. £2.95

1952. KOOP Gerhard. & SCHMOLKE Klaus-Peter.: BATTLESHIPS OF THE BISMARCK CLASS. Bismarck & Tirpitz: Culmination and Finale of German Battleship Construction.
Greenhill. 1998 1st English edition. 159pp. Prof ills. 26x20. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This essential reference work on these two famous German warships, traces the development of the class from inception to destruction and provides detailed technical specifications for the ships with notes on design and layout. The ships' careers and service histories are also described. With over 180 photographs - including numerous close-up and on board views - of the two ships as well as plans, maps and camouflage drawings. £49.00

12106. KROSCHEL, Gunter. & EVERS, August-Ludwig: DIE DEUTSCHE FLOTTE 1848 - 1945.
Verlag Lohse-Essing. 1974 Xxviii (text). + Approx 158pp (no pagination). 437 photographs. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. £7.95

12105. KROSCHEL, Gunter. & EVERS, August-Ludwig: DIE DEUTSCHE FLOTTE 1848 - 1945.
Verlag Lohse-Essing. 1963 1st. Xxviii (text). + Approx 158pp (no pagination). 437 photographs. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. £7.95

15853. LABOURDETTE-DALLIES, Jean-Philippe: S-BOOTE. German E-Boats in Action 1939-1945.
Histoire & Collections 2003 1st. 175pp. Profusely illustrated. 31x23. As new: Mint in Mint pictorial hardback cover. £39.00

11379. LADD, James D: ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO.
Hamlyn. 1985. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x22. An unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. This history of the Royal Marines describes in depth some of the many actions in which they have fought from the viewpoint of the Marines involved in them, whether officer or soldier. With around 150 illustrations. £7.50

3884. LAFFIN, John.: DAMN THE DARDANELLES! The Agony of Gallipoli.
Sutton. 1989. * 224pp. Prof ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Having access to hitherto unpublished materials and illustrations which, the author has written a critical and challenging analysis of the whole Gallipoli campaign in World War 1. Assisted by detailed maps and contemporary photographs, he examines the premises on which it was conceived, the way it was executed, the personalities of the generals and the conflicts amongst them. The naval side of the campaign is also covered. £7.95

9759. LAFFIN, John.: JACK TAR. The Story of the British Sailor.
Cassell. 1969 1st. 212pp. 23 ills. 22x14. Ex-library, minimal stamps, a couple of pages marked, otherwise G+ in VG d/j. This well researched and fascinating study, making full use of contemporary accounts and anecdotes together with a wealth of technical and statistical detail, examines the life of the British sailor from the 1500s to the latter part of the 20th century. It covers Jack’s recruitment, discipline and punishment, pay and prize money, food and health, officers, shipboard life and Jack’s women. £5.95

3197. LAMBERT, Andrew.: WARRIOR. Restoring the World's First Ironclad.
Conway. 1987 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 26x20. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Fine in Fine d/j. Launched in 1860 HMS Warrior was the first iron-hulled, sea-going ship armoured ship, and by a fluke of history the ship survived to be the last of the broadside ironclads. She subsequently became the subject of the most ambitious ship restoration project ever mounted. The meticulous reconstruction required information on virtually every aspect of the ship. To satisfy the modelmaker, enthusiast and technical historian, the book is illustrated in depth and many plans drawn up for her reconstruction, as well as photographs. of the ship and her fittings taken during her career and during her reconstruction. £11.85

15844. LAMBERT, Andrew: BATTLESHIPS IN TRANSITION. The Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860.
Conway 1984 1st. 161pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 25x19. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £35.00

11707. Lambert, Andrew (Editor): LETTERS AND PAPERS OF PROFESSOR SIR JOHN KNOX LAUGHTON, 1830-1915. (Publications of The Naval Records Society. Vol. 143)
Ashgate. 2002. xv. + 340pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Dark blue cloth, gilt binding Near-Mint, contents Near-Mint. £8.00

2728. LANDSBOROUGH, Gordon: THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE.
Panther. 1956 160pp. 16 ills. Map. Diag. 19x12. Cover a bit faded & rubbed, o/w contents VG. Describes the events surrounding the last cruise of the Graf Spee and her final battle. £2.00

5139. LANGMAID, K.enneth Captain RN.: CLEAR FOR ACTION! The Royal Navy in Defence and Attack.
Jarrolds. 1970 1st . 176pp. 16 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. A well balanced account of the Royal Navy's role in defence and attack. Part I :covers the invasions of England from 56BC to 1066 together with chapters covering 1066-1914 and 1914 to 1941. Part II :Counter-Invasions covers:- 1940 Prelude - 1942 North Africa (Operation Torch) - 1943 Sicily (Operation Husky) - 1943 Italy (Operations Baytown & Avalanche). 1944 Northern France (Operations Overlord & Neptune). Southern France (Operation Dragoon). £5.00

15233. LANGMAID, Kenneth, Captain R.N>: THE BLIND EYE.
Jarrolds 1972. xxi. + 166pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Binding & contents VG. £3.95

11370. LANGTREE, Christopher.: THE KELLY'S. British J, K & N Class Destroyers of World War II.
Chatham. 2002 1st. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x20. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated book tells the entire story of the Royal Navy's J, K, & N class destroyers of the Second World War. The author deals with every detail of the conception, design, construction and armament, before recounting their service careers. £19.00

14707. LASH, Joseph P.: ROOSEVELT & CHURCHILL 1939-1941. The Partnership that saved the West.
Andre Deutsch 1977 1st. 528pp Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. VG+ in VG d/j. £4.95

524. LATHAM, Robert (Editor).: THE ILLUSTRATED PEPYS. Extracts from the Diary.
BCA. 1978. 240pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 26x19. Fine in Fine d/j. Illustrated with 14 colour plates and more than 70 reproductions of contemporary engravings, paintings and print from a wealth of contemporary material, this edition contains extracts from the original diaries covering the years 1660-1669, and is so designed that the flavour and variety of the original is retained. £8.50

11784. LAWRENCE, Richard Russell..: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HOW IT HAPPENED - NAVAL BATTLES.
Constable & Robinson. 2003 1st. Xiv. + 640pp. Over 70 maps/diags. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.95

15688. LAYMAN R.D.: NAVAL AVIATION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. Its Impact and Influence.
Caxton 2002. 224pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.95

710. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. No.1. Battleships.
Ian Allan. 1959. 64pp. Prof ills. 18x12. VG in worn pictorial card cover. Gives details of every British and German battleship and battle-cruisers of WW1, together with their construction history and fates. £1.50

3974. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Third Edition.
Ian Allan. 1956. 64pp. Prof ills. 15x10. Very small piece cut from lower front corner of cover, o/w VG in pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £3.50

3120. LE FLEMING H.M.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. Combined Volume.
Ian Allan. 1967 viii. + 352pp. Prof ills. 19x13. Binding damaged but has been repaired, contents VG+. . Provides full details of all British and German battleships, battle-cruisers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and miscellaneous warships which served in the fleets of the two countries during the First World War. Information for each class includes displacement, dimensions, armament, armour, and speed. Details for each ship gives name of builder, completion date and its fate, together with a brief biography of the more important ships. £7.50

12778. Le FLEMING H.M.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. No.5. Submarines. (British and German).
Ian Allan. 1961 1st. 80pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Contents VG in worn pictorial card cover. This illustrated handbook supplies details of all British and German submarines of World War 1. Information for each vessel includes - Date, Name of Builder and the Fate of each ship. Well illustrated. £2.50

13298. LE QUESNE L.P.: NELSON COMMEMORATED IN GLASS PICTURES.
Antique Collectors Club. 2001 1st. 105pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated Endpapers. 28x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Sold with a postcard and a letter both signed by the author. £7.95

15778. LEASOR, James.: BOARDING PARTY.
House of Stratus 2001. xiii. + 217pp. 22x14. Mint in pictorial card cover. . In World War 2, German U-boats guided to their targets by a secret radio transmitter aboard a German merchant ship which sought shelter in the neutral Portuguese colony of Goa, began to decimate Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean, and in one month they sank 46 ships totalling 250,000 tons, but retaliatory action using regular British forces could not be taken against the ship for fear of infringing Portuguese neutrality. Some 1,400 miles away, in Calcutta, there was a part-time civilian territorial unit comprised of middle-aged merchants, bankers, solicitors and accountants - the Calcutta Light Horse. This is an account of their little-known yet incredible exploit which they carried out in late 1942, when they used the hopper barge Phoebe as an assault ship to sail into the harbour of Goa where they boarded and sank the German ship Ehrenfels. During the raid the other Axis ships anchored in the harbour: the German vessels Braunfels, Drachenfels and the Italian Anfora, were each gutted by their crews. £9.00

13044. LEASOR, James.: BOARDING PARTY.
Heinemann. 1978 1st. xv. + 204pp. Map. 22x14. 22x14. Ex-library (minimal stamps), binding a bit rubbed otherwise contents VG in VG d/j. In World War 2, German U-boats guided to their targets by a secret radio transmitter aboard a German merchant ship which sought shelter in the neutral Portuguese colony of Goa, began to decimate Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean, and in one month they sank 46 ships totalling 250,000 tons, but retaliatory action using regular British forces could not be taken against the ship for fear of infringing Portuguese neutrality. Some 1,400 miles away, in Calcutta, there was a part-time civilian territorial unit comprised of middle-aged merchants, bankers, solicitors and accountants - the Calcutta Light Horse. This is an account of their little-known yet incredible exploit which they carried out in late 1942, when they used the hopper barge Phoebe as an assault ship to sail into the harbour of Goa where they boarded and sank the German ship Ehrenfels. During the raid the other Axis ships anchored in the harbour: the German vessels Braunfels, Drachenfels and the Italian Anfora, were each gutted by their crews. £5.95

4008. LEATHER, John: WORLD WARSHIPS IN REVIEW 1860-1906.
Macdonald & Jane's 1976 1st. 264pp. Prof ills. 27x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Contains some 134 superb and hitherto unpublished pictures by the renowned marine photographers, Beken of Cowes; of great technical and historical interest, these pictures were taken at a time of rapid change and mounting national rivalries. Astonishing in their clarity and detail, the photographs are reproduced full page, accompanied by comprehensive statistics for each vessel, together with details of its history. They contrast ships of similar types in a variety of navies, including broadside ironclads, turret ships, battleships, cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers and miscellaneous craft. £21.00

3308. LECH, Raymond .B.: ALL THE DROWNED SAILORS.
Severn House. 1984 1st UK. 309pp. 50 ills. 2 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. When the American heavy cruiser Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-28 during the last days of the war, over 800 men out of 1,196 men who were on board, had managed to survive her sinking; but when rescue eventually arrived only 316 were still alive. It took the US Navy four days to react to her loss even when they realised that the ship was missing, and so began a cover up of the events that lasted for over 30 years. This book provides a full and detailed account of the ship's sinking and the tragic events which followed, before investigating the reasons for the delay in rescue and the subsequent conspiracy not to reveal the true reasons for the disaster. £5.95

4559. LEGG Stuart.: JUTLAND - An Eye-Witness Account of a Great Battle.
Hart-Davis. 1966 1st. 152pp. Maps/diags. 22x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near Fine d/j. The story of Jutland is told here by the men who were present on the bridges, in the fighting-tops and gun-turrets and engine-rooms of the British and German fleets. Their words vividly recreate the fury of this great sea battle. £8.95

15309. LEMAIRE W.C.: ONZE KONINKLIJKE MARINE 2. Varende Vloot.
Alkenreeks. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in pictorial hardback cover. Gives details of The Royal Netherland Navy's submarines, minesweepers, escort ships, patrol vesels, netlayers, etc. £3.95

12808. LENTON H.T.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Seventh Edition.
Ian Allan. 1964 74pp. Prof ills. 15x10. VG+ in VG pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.50

12807. LENTON H.T.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Sixth Edition.
Ian Allan. 1962 71pp. Prof ills. 15x10. VG in G pictorial card cover Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £3.00

616. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume One. (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy, Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Lists all classes of American destroyers which took part in WW2, from the four-funnel types built during the First World War to the Allen M.Sumner class built during World War 2. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with £4.95

1668. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. This volume lists American destroyers (DDs) and destroyer escort (DEs) classes of WW2, from the Gearing class to the John C.Butler class. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £4.95

617. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in worn d/j. in VG d/j. This volume lists American destroyers (DDs) and destroyer escort (DEs) classes of WW2, from the Gearing class to the John C.Butler class. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £4.50

12798. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN GUNBOATS AND MINESWEEPERS. World War 2 Fact Files.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. An excellent unmarked copy, Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This large format book lists all auxiliary escort vessels of the U.S. Navy in WW2, including ex-British corvettes, the famous "Eagle" boats of WW1, and converted fishing craft and yachts. Provides specifications of the various vessels, together with details of each vessel's launch date, builder and fate. Well illustrated. £5.00

10677. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN GUNBOATS AND MINESWEEPERS. World War 2 Fact Files.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. An excellent unmarked copy, Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This large format book lists all auxiliary escort vessels of the U.S. Navy in WW2, including ex-British corvettes, the famous "Eagle" boats of WW1, and converted fishing craft and yachts. Provides specifications of the various vessels, together with details of each vessel's launch date, builder and fate. Well illustrated. £3.95

3501. LENTON H.T.: BRITISH ESCORT SHIPS. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. * 64pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Hardback edition. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j.The Battle of the Atlantic lasted for five years and during that time a growing number of anti-submarine escorts were brought into service to protect shipping. The best known were the 'Flower' class corvettes; the USA produced the destroyer escort (DE) to meet Admiralty requirements, British and Canadian yards turned out a series of frigates to meet the same requirement. About 700 escorts were built during the war, all of which are listed in this book, together with the ships in service at the outbreak of war. Provides data and descriptions of each class and gives details of their wartime modifications. Information for each ship includes Pennant Number, Launch Date, Builder and Fate. Illustrated with 77 photographs. £11.95

348. LENTON H.T.: GERMAN SURFACE VESSELS. Part 1. (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1966 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . Lists all regular surface warships of the German Navy in WW2. Covers battleships, battlecruisers, pocket-battleships, cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats & minesweepers. Each class is described & their specifications given:- displacement, dimensions, machinery, bunkers, radius, protection, armament, complement and wartime modifications.Information for each vessel gives its name or number, builder, launch date and fate. Prof ills. £4.95

12424. LENTON H.T. & COLLEDGE J.J.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II . (Part 5 - Auxiliary Support Vessels).
1963 1st. 71pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Contents (unmarked) Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. This illustrated handbook deals with miscellaneous vessels engaged in harbour, towing and salvage vessels duties. Also includes Convoy Rescue Ships. Information for each class includes Displacement, Dimensions, Machinery, Armament; and the name, ex-name, builder, launch date and the fate of every ship £3.95

2866. LEWIN, Ronald.: ULTRA GOES TO WAR. The Secret Story.
BCA. 1978 398pp. 14 ills. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. By enciphering high level signals on their complicated 'Enigma' encoding machines the Germans thought that their wartime codes were invulnerable, but they were broken by Station X at Bletchley Park. Here was the source of 'Ultra' the special intelligence organisation which was one of the best kept secrets WW2. This full account of Bletchley's activities also covers 'Ultramarine'. £4.95

14153. LEWIS, Archibald R. & RUNYAN, Timothy J.: EUROPEAN NAVAL AND MARITIME HISTORY 300 - 1500.
Indiana University Press. 1990 xiii. + 192pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £7.95

8380. LEWIS, Jon E. (Editor): THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF LIFE BEFORE THE MAST. An Anthology of Eye-Witness Accounts from the Age of Fighting Sail.
Robinson. 2001. * xiv. + 495pp. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Contains 22 eye-witness acounts of battles, the hardships and the excitement of naval service during the French Revolutionary War (1793-1802), the Napoleonic War (1803-15) and the War of 1812. £2.85

15759. LEWIS, Michael.: SPITHEAD. An Informal History.
Allen & Unwin. 1972 1st. 208pp. 19 ills. 4 figs. 22x14. A well-above-average ex-lbrary copy, minimal stamps. VG in VG+ d/j. Describes the varied strands of history that has given Spithead its significance. As a strategically vital route of access to southern England and as the anchorage for Portsmouth, Britain's premier naval base, the waters of Spithead reflect much of Britain's naval history. £3.95

4783. LEWIS, Michael.: SPITHEAD. An Informal History.
Allen & Unwin. 1972 1st. 208pp. 19 ills. 4 figs. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the varied strands of history that has given Spithead its significance. As a strategically vital route of access to southern England and as the anchorage for Portsmouth, Britain's premier naval base, the waters of Spithead reflect much of Britain's naval history. £5.50

15251. LIPPIET, John Captain RN.: TYPE 21. Modern Combat Ships 5
Ian Allan 1990 1st. 112pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x18. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £16.95

11432. LIPSCOMB F.W.Cmdr RN.: THE BRITISH SUBMARINE.
Conway 1975. 2nd, Revised & Expanded Edition. * x. + 284pp. Prof ills. 24x18. VG+ in VG+ d/j. This authoritative study, summarises the history, achievements. and traditions, and traces the technical development of the British submarine service from its formation until the 1970s. British submarine operations in WW2 are very well covered. A chronological table - with technical data - lists every class of British submarine from 1901 to 1973. Profusely illustrated. £8.85

1371. LLOYD, Christopher: MR. BARROW OF THE ADMIRALTY. The Life of Sir John Barrow 1764-1848.
Collins. 1970 1st. 224pp. 14 ills. Map. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG d/j. With one short break, Barrow served as Secretary of the Admiralty from 1804 to 1845, from the great days of Nelson and Collingwood to the great era of Victorian reform. He was the guiding hand that brought the Admiralty Board and Navy Board and all subsidiary authorities into a single department of State, perhaps the greatest improvement in running the Royal Navy since the days of Pepys. £7.95

10460. LLOYD, Christopher.: THE BRITISH SEAMAN 1200-1860. A Social Survey.
Collins. 1968 1st. 319pp. 20 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. Describes what life was like for British merchant seamen and naval ratings. It covers every aspect of seamens lives both afloat and ashore from the middle ages to the coming of the steamship. Chapters are headed:- The Medieval Mariner: The Tudor Mariner: The Early Stuart Mariner: The Dutch Wars; Some Stuart Seamen; The Manning Problem; Methods of Impressment; The Law and the Press; The Register and Other Proposals; The Age of Nelson; End of Impressment; Life at Sea (I) The Ship's Company; (II) Discipline; (III) Pay & Promotion; (IV) Food & Drink); (V) Health; (VI) Desertion. Index of Ships. £7.50

1633. LLOYD, Christopher.: THE BRITISH SEAMAN 1200-1860. A Social Survey.
Collins. 1968 1st. 319pp. 20 ills. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. Describes what life was like for British merchant seamen and naval ratings. It covers every aspect of seamens lives both afloat and ashore from the middle ages to the coming of the steamship. Chapters are headed:- The Medieval Mariner: The Tudor Mariner: The Early Stuart Mariner: The Dutch Wars; Some Stuart Seamen; The Manning Problem; Methods of Impressment; The Law and the Press; The Register and Other Proposals; The Age of Nelson; End of Impressment; Life at Sea (I) The Ship's Company; (II) Discipline; (III) Pay & Promotion; (IV) Food & Drink); (V) Health; (VI) Desertion. Index of Ships. £4.95

15051. LONG W.H.: NAVAL YARNS. Letters and Anecdotes; Comprising Accounts of Sea Fights and Wrecks. Actions with Pirates and Privateers, from 1616 to 1831..
EP Publishing 1975. Facsimile of the original edition published by Giddings & Co in 1899. xi. + 327pp. Illustrated. 19x12. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £12.95

15311. LONGMORE, Air Chief Marshal, Sir Arthur: FROM SEA TO SKY 1910-1945.
Bles 1946 1st. 304pp. + 28pp illustrations. Frontis. Map. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. £9.95

451. LONGRIDGE C.Nepean.: THE ANATOMY OF NELSON'S SHIPS.
Model & Allied 1970. . xii. + 283pp. 76 plates. 183 drawings. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. This most detailed description of HMS Victory is based on the author's research of the original draught of 1765 & the drawings of the restoration of the ship in 1922. The illustrations include a set of photographs showing the interior construction of HMS Victory & HMS Implacable, the latter being taken before she was scuttled. The line drawings range from elaborate perspective drawings of the foretop & crosstrees to the smallest detail. The author's model of HMS Victory now housed in the Science Museum, took some 12,000 hours to construct. £16.95

3419. LONGSTAFF, Reginald.: SUBMARINE COMMAND
BCA.1984. 264pp. Prof ills. 24 x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Containing many rare photographs, this profusely illustrated history describes the operational activities of British submarines in the two World Wars, with graphic accounts of some of their engagements and feats associated with these vessels. Illustrated with around 180 photographs. £6.95

2626. LONGSTAFF, Richard: THE FLEET AIR ARM. A Pictorial History.
Hale. 1981 1st. 256pp. Prof ills. 23x15. An unmarked copy Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This fully documented book covers the whole history of the British naval air services with the use of extensive photographs as well as a a number of line illustrations. The narrative describes all the major events and developments, and the hundreds of illustrations are an integral part of the book. £6.95

8276. LORD, Walter.: DAY OF INFAMY. Pearl Harbour. December 7th 1941.
Wordswoth. 1998. 243pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. VG+ in pictorial card cover. Having personally interviewed nearly 600 people connected with the disaster, both American and Japanese, the author offers a detailed account of the course of events, from the moment when the first American suspicions were aroused to the shattering attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbour. Written in the 1950s when the memories of those involved in the attack were still fresh, this book is, without a doubt, one of the best accounts of the disaster. £4.00

8819. LORD, Walter.: INCREDIBLE VICTORY.
Hamish Hamilton. 1968 1st UK. * 331pp. 32 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG. A full, detailed and fast-moving account of the Battle of Midway in which the Japanese Navy lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser and over 330 aircraft. £4.95

12206. LORD, Walter.: THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK.
Lane. 1983 1st. * . x. + 323pp. 26 ills. 6 Maps/diags. Endp maps. 24x16. Fine in VG d/j. An excellent account of the complex situation involving the BEF in Flanders, and their subsequent evacuation from the beaches in the little ships which brought them home. The author unearthed a great deal of material gathered from reports of some 500 participants, as well as new material found in British archives and from sources in France and Germany, to provide a history full of vivid and telling anecdotes. £4.85

15448. LOW, Charles Rathbone: HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY 1613-1863. In Two Volumes
Delhi. Manas Publications 1985 Volume I. xx. + 541pp. 22x14. An unmarked hardback copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Volume II. vi + 591pp. 22x14. An unmarked hardback copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Reprint of the first edition published in 1877. £49.00

15262. LUMBY E.W.R (Editor): POLICY AND OPERATIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1912-14.
Navy Records Society. 1970. xvi. + 481pp. Frontis. 3 maps. 24x16. An excellent copy - Binding & contents VG+. £14.00

15083. LUNDSTROM, John B: THE FIRST TEAM AND THE GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN. Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942.
United States Naval Institute. 1994 1st. xxi. + 626pp. Illustrated. Maps. 26x19. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j £24.95

3431. LYNCH T.G.: CANADA'S FLOWERS. History of the Corvettes of Canada 1939-1945.
Military Journal Special 5. 1981. 100pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Chronicles the extensive war service of the Candian Navy's corvettes and the unique place they held in the RCN, being the first warship class built in Canada in significant numbers. Illustrated with many photographs and line drawings, as well as scale plans, & docking plan. Appendices cover:- Corvettes of the RCN 1940-45: Commanding Officers of Canadian Corvettes 1940-45: Bridge Arrangements: Corvette Weapons; Corvette Camouflage: Where did they go?. Rather scarce. £20.00

967. LYON, David: THE SHIP - STEAM, STEEL & TORPEDOES.
NMM. 1980 1st 60pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 20x21. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cover. Charts the development of warships in the 19th century through the evolution of iron construction and screw propulsion. Very well illustrated. £2.00

3668. LYON, David.: THE FIRST DESTROYERS. The Turtlebacked TBDs of the 1890s.
Caxton 2000. 128pp. Prof ills. 30x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. An authoritative and profusely illustrated account of the early development of destroyers up to the 'River' class of 1900. The book contains detailed data tables and technical appendices; collections of original draughts; numerous photographs; perspective and cutaway drawings. An important study. £9.50

15843. LYON, David.: THE FIRST DESTROYERS. The Turtlebacked TBDs of the 1890s.
Caxton 2001. 128pp. Prof ills. 30x25. An unmarked copy, like new:- Neaar-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. An authoritative and profusely illustrated account of the early development of destroyers up to the 'River' class of 1900. The book contains detailed data tables and technical appendices; collections of original draughts; numerous photographs; perspective and cutaway drawings. An important study. £11.50

11749. MACINTYRE D. Captain RN.: FIGHTING SHIPS AND SEAMEN.
Evans. 1963 1st. 192pp. Ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Describes a number of naval engagements of the two World War and tells something about the men who played their part in them. Includes "Q-Ship" exploits; the sinking of the Royal Oak; and the battle fought out in the Indian Ocean between Japanese surface raiders and the Shell tanker Ondina and the Royal Indian Navy's minesweeper Bengal £3.50

6492. MACINTYRE, Donald Captain R.N.: THE BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Purnell 1973. 216pp. 26 ills. Map. 20x13. VG+ in VG d/j. A comprehensive history covering the operations to protect Allied convoys and attack Axis supply convoys. The various naval engagements and the Royal Navy's efforts to support the campaigns in Malta, Greece, Crete and Tobruk are fully documented. £5.95

8550. MACINTYRE, Donald, Captain RN: THE BATTLE FOR THE PACIFIC.
Purnell. nd (c 1975). 240pp. 51 ills. 17 maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG d/j. An excellent, comprehensive history of the Pacific War, incorporating accounts of all the major sea battles and of the supporting surface actions to conatin the Japanese conquests. Well illustrated. £5.95

15008. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain R.N.: FIGHTING UNDER THE SEA.
Evans. 1965 1st. 174pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G+ d/j. This is the story of the submarines and the men who sailed in them from their invention until the end of the Second World War. Roughly three-quarters of the book is devoted to the exploits of British, German, and American submarines in WW2. £5.95

1205. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: ADMIRAL RODNEY
Davies. 1962 1st. 280pp. 8 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Binding & contents VG. Rodney’s career covers the whole period during which the Royal Navy was developing into the splendid force which, under Nelson, was to enjoy its golden age. His claim to a place among the great sea commanders comes as much from his success in re-imposing a healthy discipline yet freeing naval thought from the shackles of Fighting Instructions as it does from the victories he won. He defeated the Spanish off Finisterre & St Vincent & relieved Gibraltar in 1780. In 1782 he won a great victory over the French - the Battle of the Saintes. Although feared rather than liked by his subordinates. Rodney was a skilful seaman who introduced new tactics to fleet actions. £6.95

159. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Macdonald. 1968 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. VG+ in pictorial card cover. Begins by reviewing the aircraft carriers built by Britain, America and Japan, before recounting their actions in the Second World War. Illustrated with around 100 photographs. £2.50

7188. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: LEYTE GULF. Armada in the Pacific.
Macdonald. 1970 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Above-average ex-library re-bound in hardback cover with original pictorial card cover permanently affixed. VG. . The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a desperate gamble by Japan when she risked the remnants of her Fleet in an all out effort to retain her conquests and safeguard her supply routes against American Pacific forces. This is the background story to this great sea battle, which saw the sinking of the Yamato, the largest battleship in the world, and which saw the suiciadal Kamikaze units for the first time. £2.95

12013. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
Purnell. nd (c 1971). 208pp. 54 ills/maps. 20x13. VG+ in VG d/j. This authoritative account by a destroyer captain who played an important part in the Battle of the Atlantic, is certainly one of the best histories of this long-running saga. £4.95

12756. MACKAY, James.: I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT. A Life of John Paul Jones.
Mainstream. 1998 1st. 320pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £5.95

13296. MACKAY, Ruddock F.: ADMIRAL HAWKE.
Oxford University Press. 1963 1st. xiii. 3 plates. 4 maps. 4 diagrams. 22x14. Well-above-average ex-reference library; no internal stamps. VG+ in VG d/j. In this biography, Hawke is thoroughly reassessed as a strategist and a tactician., as First Lord of the Admiralty, as an individual. Fresh views are expressed on naval tactics and British naval administration in the middle part of the 18th century. £9.00

13245. MACKAY, Ruddock F.: THE HAWKE PAPERS. A Selection: 1743 - 1771.
Scolar Press/Navy Records Society. 1990 xix. + 521pp. Frontis. 23x15. An unmarked copy - Binding VG+, contents Fine. £12.95

15771. MACKSEY, Kenneth: COMMANDO STRIKE. The Story of Amphibious Raiding in World War II.
Leo Cooper 1985 1st xxiv. + 227pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j. £3.95

15863. MACPHERSON K.R.: CANADA'S FIGHTING SHIPS.
Samuel Stevens 1975 1st 116pp. Profusely illustrated 25x24. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. An illustrated record of the ships of the RCN, covering Cruisers, AMC's, Corvettes, Destroyers, Frigates, Aircraft carriers, etc. £11.50

15855. MACPHERSON, Ken & MILNER, Marc: CORVETTES OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY 1939-1945.
Vanwell 2002. 176pp Profusely illustrated. Map. 28x21. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £29.00

14193. MALCOMSON, Robert: WARSHIPS OF THE GREAT LAKES 1754-1834.
Chatham 2001 1st. 160pp. Profusely illustrated.27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.95

5477. MALLMAN SHOWELL, Jak. P.: THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR TWO. A Reference Guide to the Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945.
Arms & Armour. 1990 224pp. Prof ills. 25x25. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine in d/j. Illustrated with over 330 photographs, this invaluable book provides a reference guide to the ships, warship data, organization, command and rank structure, leaders and uniforms of the Kriegsmarine. It contains concise histories and technical data tables of the battleships, battlecruisers, pocket battleships, cruisers & auxiliary cruisers, and technical tables for destroyers, torpedo boats, motor torpedo-boats, minesweepers, training ships, escorts and U-boats, and biographical notes on German naval commanders. Chronology of the principal naval events from the end of WW1 to the end of WW2. A photographic section featuring Atlantic U-boats with many interior views. Rank, Uniforms, Awards & Insignia. Plus appendices on German flags, Naval Charts & 'Enigma'. £16.85

9208. MALLMANN SHOWELL J.P: ENIGMA U-BOATS. Breaking the Code.
Ian Allan. 2000 1st. 192pp. Pr of ills. Ills endps. 26x21. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The book analyses the development of the Enigma system - the seemingly impregnable German codes, its role during German U-boat operations in World War 2, and the subsequent code-breaking work at Bletchley Park. The book examines in detail all the U-boats known to have been boarded by the Allies during the war from which Enigma machines could have been captured. Well illustrated. £11.00

7425. MALLMANN SHOWELL J.P.: U-BOATS AT WAR. Landings on Hostile Shores.
Ian Allan. 2000 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy:- like new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book shows how U-boats landed on hostile shores for operational reasons during World War 2, and the landings which took place on the coasts and ports of neutral countries such as Ireland and Spain, and attempted espionage and sabotage operations in the United States, intrusions into Canadian waters.; picking uo escaped prisoners of war; the Canary Islands; Arctic Meteorological stations; the fringes of the Sahara. The author also investigates the rumours that German agents were landed by U-boats on the South Coast of England. This book offers a fascinating and interesting account of some of the lesser-known aspects involving the German U-boat arm during the war. Very well illustrated. £14.90

1108. MALLMANN SHOWELL, Jak P.: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Military Book Society. nd (c 1973). * . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. VG in VG d/j. This profusely illustrated volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £4.95

15350. MARKHAM, Clements R.: THE ARCTIC NAVY LIST; or, A CENTURY OF ARCTIC & ANTARCTIC OFFICERS 1773 - 1873. Together With A List of Officers of the 1875 Expedition, and Their Services.
Facsimilie of the contents of the edition first published by Griffin & Co in 1875, bound in plain card cover. 62pp. 30x21. VG+ in card cover. £6.95

13256. MARKHAM, Sir Clements.: SELECTIONS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ADMIRAL JOHN MARKHAM. During The Years 1801-4 and 1806-7.
Navy Records Society 1904. xx. + 451pp. Frontis. 23x15. Spots of foxing to prelims; top edge of spine worn, & binding slightly marked, o/w an extremely good copy. . £12.95

12299. MARKS, Leo.: BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE. A Codemaker's War 1941-1945.
Free Press 1999 1st USA viii. + 614pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Near- Fine in VG d/j. £7.95

9028. MARRIOTT, Leo.: ROYAL NAVY DESTROYERS SINCE 1945.
Ian Allan. 1989 1st. * 128pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hardcover. Includes descriptions, specifications, modifications and histories of all classes of Royal Navy destroyers in post-war service. List of pre-war destroyers disposed of after the war. Profusely illustrated. £5.95

15620. MARRYATT, Captain: PETER SIMPLE.
Alan Sutton 1984 (Pocket Classics) viii. + 467pp. 17x11. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £4.95

3503. MARS, Alistair.: BRITISH SUBMARINES AT WAR 1939-1945.
MBS. nd (c 1977). 256pp. Ills. Maps. 24x16. VG+ in VG d/j.. A wartime submarine commander's rather forthright account of British submarines during WW2. Whilst describing actual events whether triumphant or disastrous; his criticisms, although balanced, are very much to the point. £9.95

15276. MARSHALL, James Stirrat & MARSHALL Carrie.: ADVENTURE IN TWO HEMISPHERES. Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage
Marshall 1955 1st. xii. + 208pp. Illustrated with maps/charts 7 drawings. 28x18. Pictorial cloth binding & contents VG+ in worn but G d/j. £14.00

10516. MARTIN, Colin. & PARKER, Geoffrey.: THE SPANISH ARMADA.
Guild. 1988. 296pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 25x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine d/j. Much of this detailed and comprehensive account of the Spanish Armada is based on a huge quantity of previously unstudied material in the great archives of Spain and the Netherlands, and this information has dramatically been complemented and augumented by the discoveries from the Armada wrecks, three of which have been excavated underwater by Colin Martin. With over 50 colour and 100 black and white illustrations. £6.95

13003. MARTINO E di. & GIGANTE A. Drawings by Siegfried Breyer and Enrico Po.: LA FLOTTA SOVIETICA OGGI. Sottomarine E Sommergibili.
Intyrama. 1967 1st. 64pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. Text in Italian and English. Illustrates and describes the various types of Soviet submarines in service at date. Covers every type of Soviet submarine from nuclear powered ballistic missile types to coastal submarines. Also includes Missile Supply Ships and Submarine Tenders. £4.95

13020. MARTINO, Ermanno,: THE SOVIET NAVY TODAY. Cruisers and Guided Missile Destroyers.
Intyrama nd (c 1970). 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. English and Italian text. This book provides more than 75 photographs ( mostly large, including some fiull page) plus a series of plan & profile drawings of the various Soviet ships, accompanied by an informative text. £4.95

6466. MASEFIELD, John.: THE NINE DAYS WONDER. The Operation Dynamo.
Heinemann. 1941 1st. xvi. + 62pp. 12 ills. Map. 20x14. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise VG. A wartime account of the nine days of the Dunkirk evacuation. £4.50

14721. MASLEN-JONES, Ted: THE TUXLITH TRACTS 2. MEMORIALS OF WAR. In Two World Wars, these Men from Rake, Milland, Lynch, Iping & Chithurst died, securing & defending freedom for others.
Privately published nd (c 1995) 89pp. Maps. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover Some 65 men hailing from the Hampshire villages of Rake, Milland, Lynch, Iping & Chithurst, lost their lives in the two World Wars. This book recounts their lives and their deaths on land, at sea, and in the air. £3.95

11873. MASON, David.: U-BOAT. The Secret Menace.
Macdonald. 1968. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. VG+ in VG pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated account of the campaign fought by German U-boats during WW2. £2.00

8799. MASON, Ursula. S.: THE WRENS 1917-1977. A History of the Women's Royal Naval Service.
Educational Explorers. 1977 1st. 160pp. 69 ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. 'Release a Man for Sea Service' was the outcry in 1917, when the deteriorating manpower situation drove the Admiralty into forming the WRNS to substitute women for men in certain jobs. The first Wrens served from 1917-1919 and at the peak there was some 5,000 of them working in different fields. Some 75,000 women served in the WRENS during WW2 carrying out a wide variety of tasks. This book off £4.95

4876. MASSIE Robert.K.: DREADNOUGHT. Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War.
Pimlico. 1994 xxxi. + 1007pp. 44 ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. This monumental yet very readable study tells the story of the arms race between Britain and Germany, from the 1890s to 1914, with pen portraits of the political and naval establishments of Germany and England. The book is divided into five parts:- The German Challenge - The End of Splendid Isolation - The Navy - Britain and Germany: Politics, Growing Tension, 1906-10 - The Road to Armageddon. £6.95

7896. MASTERS, David.: UP PERISCOPE.
Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1942 1st. 176pp. 15 ills. 22x14. Titles dull, front hinge strengthened , o/w contents VG. Describes the wartime exploits and various incidents involving the British Spearfish, Salmon, Snapper, Sturgeon, Truant, Triumph, Ursula, Cachelot, Tigris, Unity, Thunderbolt, Sunfish, Sealion, H-44, Rorqual, Utmost, Regent, Thrasher, Upholder and the Polish submarine Wilk. £3.00

1649. MATHEW, David: THE NAVAL HERITAGE.
Collins. 1945. xxiii. + 264pp. 8 ills. 22x14. VG. The major part of this study of the British Navy and its commanders, concentrates on the period from the beginning of the Hanovarian Navy in the 18th century to the early 1900s. £2.85

1652. MATTINGLY, Garrett.: THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA.
Reprint Society. 1961. 415pp. 15 ills. 19x13. VG+. This authoritative account of the Spanish Armada covers every aspect of the enterprise, from the Spanish plans of the operations to the wrecking of Spanish ships on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland after the battle. £3.75

11298. MAY W.E.: THE BOATS OF MEN-OF-WAR
Chatham. 1999. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book chronicles the history of ship's boats in the Royal Navy, with descriptions of the boats themselves - their sizes and types - methods of hoisting and stowing them aboard ship, the design and construction of the boats, their fittings, rigs and armament - guns, howitzers, and even Congreve rockets. Illustrated with numerous photographs and with the largest collection of original naval boat draughts ever published. £11.95

14847. MAY W.E. Cmdr RN. . & KENNARD A.N.: NAVAL SWORDS AND FIREARMS.
HMSO 1972. 22pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near- Fine pictorial card cover. £6.95

13576. McCART Neil.: HMS GLORY 1945-1961.
Maritime. 2002 1st. vi. + 119pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x20. As new, Mint in Mint d/j. £7.95

15265. McGOWAN A.P.: THE JACOBEAN COMMISSIONS OF ENQUIRY 1608 AND 1618.
Naval Records Society 1971 1st. xxvii. + 319pp. 3 illustrations. 24x16. Binding & contents VG+. £8.95

11347. McILWAIN, John.: HMS WARRIOR. Britain's First and Last Iron-Hulled Warship.
Pitkin 1991. 29pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. An informative and well illustrated history and guide to HMS Warrior. Illustrated with a superb collection of black/white and colour photographs, and aa double-page cutaway in colour. £2.85

4147. McILWAIN, John.: HMS WARRIOR. Britain's First and Last Iron-Hulled Warship.
Pitkin 1995. 29pp. Prof ills. 24x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. An informative and well illustrated history and guide to HMS Warrior. Illustrated with a superb collection of black/white and colour photographs, and a double-page cutaway in colour. £2.50

10224. McMURTRIE F.E.: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Including Forces of British Dominions Overseas. 1945
Sampson Low. 1941 230pp.. Prof ills. 13x19. Binding rubbed & a bit faded, otherwise contents VG. . Gives details of every warship class and lists each class member in service at date. Information includes a description of each class, dimensions, armament, machinery, tonnage, protection, appearance, alterations, dates, builders, etc. List of War Losses. Well illustrated with photographs. £4.95

14971. MEARNS, David & WHITE, Rob.: HOOD AND BISMARCK. Deep-Sea Discovery of an Epic Battle.
Channel 4. 2001 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. Maps. 26x19. Hardback edition. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of the Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of the Bismarck. As well as tracing the history of these two vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, the book chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book sheds new light on the cataclysmic final battles of the Hood and the Bismarck and is a real gem for anyone interested in naval history. £7.95

5468. MEISTER, Jurg: SOVIET WARSHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 348pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Very little has been written in the West about the ships of the Soviet Navy during WW2 and their activities during the conflict have always been an enigma. Apart from some successes by submarines and smaller surface craft, the Soviet Baltic, Black Sea, Arctic and Pacific Fleets had little to show to justify their existence and losses. The Soviet authorities were reluctant to release complete and accurate details of their wartime Navy, least of all its losses. However after years of meticulous research, Jurg Meister succeeded in compiling an accurate and almost complete record of Soviet naval strength and losses during WW2. The book also describes some of the fascinating but little-known actions fought in rivers and lakes by the small craft of the Soviet, German and Rumanian navies. It offers the most comprehensive, accurate and detailed record of Soviet warships which took part in the war, covering every class and type of warship from largely unknown capital ships to the smallest river craft and submarines, providing technical data, building history, alterations, and the fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £14.95

13143. MEISTER, Jurg.: THE SOVIET NAVY. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1972 1st. . 151pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This volume deals with the smaller units of the Soviet Navy and miscellaneous vessels, including minesweepers, gunboats, escorts, patrol craft, mercantile conversions, etc, etc. £5.65

10989. MELLERSH H.E.L.: FITZROY OF THE BEAGLE.
Hart-Davis. 1968 1st. 308pp. 12 ills 22x14. .An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. A meticulously researched biography of the captain of the reseach vessel HMS Beagle. Fitzroy was a brilliant surveyor inventor of the Fitzroy barometer and headed the first national meterological service. £8.95

14790. MERRILL, James M.: QUARTER-DECK AND FO'C'S'LE.
Rand McNally 1963 1st. 509pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. A nice copy:- VG+ in G+ d/j. £11.00

9659. MIDDLEBROOK Martin. & MAHONEY Patrick.: BATTLESHIP. The Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
Allen Lane. 1977 1st. x. + 366pp. 34 ills. 22x14. VG+ VG+ d/j. This exhaustive account concentrates on the actual sinking of the two ships & uses eyewitness accounts as well as making full use of official British & Japanese documents to provide an accurate and vivid record of their final battle. Comprehensive appendices. £6.50

15248. MIDDLEBROOK Martin. & MAHONEY Patrick.: BATTLESHIP. The Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
Allen Lane. 1977 1st. x. + 366pp. 34 ills. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. This exhaustive account concentrates on the actual sinking of the two ships & uses eyewitness accounts as well as making full use of official British & Japanese documents to provide an accurate and vivid record of their final battle. Comprehensive appendices. £5.50

3631. MIDDLEBROOK, Martin.: CONVOY. The Battle for Convoys SC.122 & HX.229.
Allen Lane. 1976 1st. vi. +378pp. 35 ills. 8 maps. 3 diags. 22x14. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A full and thorough account of the events surrounding the two convoys which sailed in March 1943, the month the Germans came close to winning the Battle of the Atlantic. List of Merchant Ships: List of Local & Ocean Escort Groups: List of U-boats involved: List of German U-boats destroyed, September 1939 - May 1945. £6.95

15796. MIDDLEBROOK, Martin.: CONVOY. The Battle for Convoys SC.122 & HX.229.
Allen Lne. 1976 1st. vi. +378pp. 35 ills. 8 maps. 3 diags. 22x14. Ex-library with minimal stamp, contents VG in slightly rubbed permanently affixed d/j. . A full and thorough account of the events surrounding the two convoys which sailed in March 1943, the month the Germans came close to winning the Battle of the Atlantic. List of Merchant Ships: List of Local & Ocean Escort Groups: List of U-boats involved: List of German U-boats destroyed, September 1939 - May 1945. £3.50

14258. MILDREN, James.: THE INCREDIBLE ARMADA.
Devon Books. 1988 1st 40pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A short account of the Spanish Armada, including biographies of Devon's, Francis Drake and John Hawkins. Very well illustrated. £4.00

15117. MILLER. Francis Trevelyan.: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. Part Six. THE NAVIES.
Castle Books. no date (c 1957) 322pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x19. An unmarked hardback copy; Fine in G+ d/j. £12.95

6911. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (NAVY).: STAFF REPORTING PROCEDURE (For Use with Technical & Drawing Office Classes).
ESL. 1970. xiv. + 198pp. 12x18. VG in creased/marked card cover. Staff reporting : Problems: Training : Case Studies £1.50

3074. MITSURU, Yoshida: REQUIEM FOR BATTLESHIP YAMATO.
BCA. 1999 lxii. + 152pp. 11 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. The author, who served as a junior officer in the giant Japanese battleship Yamato, gives a first-hand account of her final battle in April 1945, when, with 3,500 men on board, she set out to attack American forces on Okinawa. £4.95

15946. MOFFAT, John with ROSSITER Mike.: I SANK THE BISMARCK.
Bantam 2009 1st 294pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in d/j. £9.65

14700. MOIR G.D.: THE HISTORY OF THE FALKLANDS.
Privately published 1993. 54pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Piece snipped from upper corner of title page (no loss of text), otherwise VG+ in VG+ card cover. Signed by author and with letter from the author. £2.50

353. MOORE J.E. Captain RN.: WARSHIPS OF THE SOVIET NAVY.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1981 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG+ d/j. A former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence and editor of Jane's Fighting Ships, asseses the capabilities and weaknesses of the ships of the Soviet Navy in this comprehensive, and detailed study of its warships. £4.95

15729. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1976-77
829pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. Binding & contents (unmarked) No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in G+ d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £17.85

14842. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1977-78
829pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in G+ d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £14.75

15730. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1980-81
780pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in VG d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £14.75

15731. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1982-83
736pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in VG d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £14.75

15732. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1983-84
779pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. No writing or inscriptions. VG+ in G+ d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £14.75

15733. MOORE, John Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1984-85
792pp (total pages). Prof ills. 33x22. No writing or inscriptions. Near-Fine in VG d/j. The standard reference of the world's navies. Heavy book therefore overseas postage will be considerably extra. £14.75

15805. MOORE, John Captain R.N. (Editor): JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1982-83
Jane's publishing 160pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £7.95

15804. MOORE, John Captain R.N. (Editor): JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1983-84.
Jane's pub;ishing 174pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. £7.95

7801. MOORE, John Captain R.N. (Editor): JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1985.
174pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. Eighteen subjects featured in this volume including- Red Sea mines: Soviet Submarine Incursions: Soviet Special Forces at work in the Baltic; Soviet Submarines; Red Sea Mines, The French Navy, Submarine Incursions, Venezuela's Navy, etc, etc. £7.95

959. MOORE, John Captain RN.: JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1986.
Jane's Publishing. 176pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The 19 subjects featured in this volume include:- Naval Aviation & the resurgence of the aircraft carrier Soviet Submarine Propulsion - Torpedoes - Soviet Navy - AEGIS armed cruisers - U.S.Navy, etc, etc. £8.95

1576. MOORE, John Captain RN.: JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1987.
Jane's Publishing 176pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £8.95

10700. MOORE, John, Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1987-88
Jane's Yearbooks. 736pp Prof ills. 33x22. An unmarked copy: Binding VG+ & contents Near-Fine The standard reference of the world's navies. £19.00

15365. MOORE, Kenneth: MORE OR LESS.
BCA 1978. 249pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. VG in G+ d/j. £5.95

6427. MORLEY. Sam: 99 YEARS OF NAVY. From Victoria to V.E.Day through Three Pairs of Eyes.
Quiller. 1995 1st. ix. + 198pp. 46 ills. 24x16. Lower corners of the first 30 or so pagesslightly bumped, otherwise VG+ in Fine d/j. Signed by author .A trilogy. Sam Morley, author of the third book, and editor of the other two describes six years of war service - mostly in destroyers. The first book describes the career of Lt-Cmdr W.E.Woods RN, who served in the RN for 50 years, and saw service in HMS Bellerophon during WW1. The second book describes the experiences of CPO Bill Dunlevy who survived the sinking of HMS Exeter, and, as a Japanese POW, watched the second atom bomb fall on Nagasaki. Although designed as a trilogy a fourth story was added describing the mayhem of the Dieppe Raid in 1942, by a Marine Commando. Paul McGrath. £5.95

8549. MORRIS, Eric: THE RUSSIAN NAVY. Myth & Reality.
Hamish Hamilton. 1977 1st. 150pp. 22x14. Above-average ex-lib, VG in Near-Fine d/j. A detailed examination of the ships of the Russian Navy in service at date, together with a penetrating study of Russian maritime policy. £4.00

5338. MORRISS, Roger: NELSON. The Life and Letters of a Hero.
Collins & Brown. 1996 1st. * 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Through his letters letters to his wife, his fellow officers and Emma Hamilton, this book, which comes as close as possible to the autobiography he never wrote, interweaves the story of Nelson's naval career and his heroism in action, with the colourful and controversial events of his personal life. Very well illustrated. £7.95

10112. MORTON. H.V: ATLANTIC MEETING. An Account of Mr Churchill's voyage in HMS August 1941, and the Conference with President Roosevelt which resulted in the Atlantic Charter.
Methuen. 1944. 160pp. 17 ills. Endp maps. 19x13. VG in d/j. A journalist who travelled with Winston Churchill in the Prince of Wales describes the voyage to and from America and the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill £2.00

5777. MOULTON J.L.: BATTLE FOR ANTWERP.
BCA. 1978. 208pp. 70 ills. 17 maps. 22x14. Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A full and detailed account of the hard-fought batlles to liberate the city; the naval operations in the area; and the opening of the Scheldt in 1944. £4.95

2984. MUIR, Malcolm.: IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIPS. Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri & Wisconsin.
Sterling 1991. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. A clean and tight ex-library copy. VG in VG pictorial card cover. Recounts the history of the longest lived and last battleships in commission in the world. The book first discusses the naval requirements that led to the building of the class, and examines the way in which the design and construction, equipment and weapons met these requirements when faced with actual combat operations. Over 175 photographs depicts the four vessels throughout their careers and cover every aspect of their equipment, while line drawings show technical details. £7.50

5525. MUIR, Malcom.: IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIPS. Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri & Wisconsin,
Blandford 1987 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Fine in Fine d/j.Recounts the history of the longest lived and last battleships in commission in the world. The book first discusses the naval requirements that led to the building of the class, and examines the way in which the design and construction, equipment and weapons met these requirements when faced with actual combat operations. Over 175 photographs depicts the four vessels throughout their careers and cover every aspect of their equipment, while line drawings show technical details. £12.85

14697. MULLENHEIM-RECHBURG, Von Burkhard: BATTLESHIP BISMARCK. A Survivor's Story.
Bodley Head. 1981 1st UK. xiii. + 290pp. Prof ills. 23x15. VG+ in VG+ d/j. The author served in the Bismarck throughout her career and was her senior survivor. life. In this remarkable account he provides an eye-witness narrative of the battleship's short and dramatic life, offering a unique view of the sinking of the Hood, and the Bismarck's subsequent attempts to escape pursuing British forces. This is followed by a vivid description of the scenes on board during her final action, and her sinking. The Appendices include:- Record of the action between Rodney and Bismarck; Bismarck's rudder damage - Questions if all possibilities of repair were exhausted, etc. £7.95

1121. NESBIT, Roy Conyers.: COASTAL COMMAND IN ACTION 1939-1945.
Budding. 2000. ix. + 182pp. Prof ills. 27x19. A well-above-average ex-library copy with one stamp. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Using the extensive archives held at the Public Record Office, the author has brought to light more than 180 photographs taken by Coastal Command crews during WW2. They include some of the most remarkable pictures of the war, illustrating in vivid detail the actions fought by Coastal Command against U-boats, enemy warships, merchant ships and aircraft, over six years of war. Each photograph is accompanied by an exhaustively researched caption. £6.95

2211. NEWCOMBE, Richard .F.: ABANDON SHIP !
Quality Book Club. nd (c 1960). * 215pp. Endp maps. 221x4. VG in VG d/j. The dramatic story of the greatest single ship disaster in the history of the U.S.Navy - the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, flagship of the Fifth Fleet in the closing stages of the Pacific War. Hit by three torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine, the ship sank in half hour. Of her complement of 1,196 officers and men, almost 900 got off, but it was not until four days later that the authorities realised that she was lost. By the time rescue eventually arrived only 300 men were still alive. £4.00

12653. NICHOLSON, Adam: MEN OF HONOUR. Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero.
HarperCollins 2005 1st . Xxiv. + 341pp. + 29pp postscript. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers; 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Presentation copy signed by author £8.95

14207. NORDHOFF, Charles & HALL, James Norman: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Little, Brown. nd (c 1970s). 383pp. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j.A dramatised account of the Bounty mutiny, pieced together from official records. £3.95

12862. NORTH A.J.D.: ROYAL NAVAL COASTAL FORCES 1939-1945. MTBs, MGBs, MA/SBs, MLs & HDMLs.
Almark 1972 1st. 72pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A well illustrated record of the fast small coastal craft used by the Royal Navy in World War 2; complete with data, class lists, pendant numbers, war losses, scale drawings, camouflage drawings, and over 50 photographs. £19.00

12857. NORTHCOTT, Maurice: HMS HOOD. Design and Construction.
Bivouac Books. (An Ensign Special). 1975 1st. 61pp. + 8pp Supplement. Profusely illustrated. 26x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated technical description of HMS Hood covers every aspect of the ship together with details of her refits. Illustrated with 50 photographs - mostly close-up, on board, and interior views, plus a large number of accurate drawings including two 3-page plan and elevation drawings. Also included is a separate 8-page supplement containing the Classified Reports (ADM 116/4351 and ADM 116/4352) of the official Admiralty Board of Enquiry formed to try and find out the actual cause of Hood's loss. This shows the sequence of events; the effects of hits; evidence from the Prince of Wales; Hood's survivors evidence, plan of action, etc. £39.00

12781. NORTHCOTT, Maurice P.: RENOWN AND REPULSE (Ensign 8)
Battle of Britain Prints Internations. 1978 1st. 47pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A detailed technical account of the battlecruisers HMS Renown and HMS Repulse describing the ships and their wartime modifications. Illustrated with numerous photographs, including several close-up and on board views, and a fold-out centrespread drawing. £35.00

3381. O'BRIAN, Patrick.: BLUE AT THE MIZZEN.
Harper Collins. 1999 . 222pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near- Fine in Near-Fine 0d/j. A n Aubrey/Maturin adventure. £4.50

12275. O'KANE, Richard. Rear-Admiral, USN (Ret): WAHOO. The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine.
Presidio. 1996 x. + 345pp. 31 ills. 10 charts. 4 diagrams.. 22x15. Ex-library with minimal stamps, VG in VG pictorial card cover. The Wahoo commanded by Cmdr Dudley Morton, proved to be one of the most successful American submarines of WW2. Her commander originated daring and new tactics including a successful 'down the throat' attack against an attacking Japanese destroyer, and surface-running gun attacks. This detailed account of Wahoo's wartime career was written by her former executive officer who left the submarine shortly before she commenced her final patrol when she was lost without survivors. £7.95

11999. OAKLEY, Derek.: FIDDLER ON THE MARCH. A Biography of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vivian Dunn KCVO OBE FRAM, Royal Marines.
Royal Marines Historical Society. 2002 1st. 299pp. Illustrated. 26x20. An unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. d/j. £8.95

3506. OGDEN, Graeme: MY SEA LADY. The Story of HMS Lady Madelaine from February 1941 to February 1943.
Hutchinson. 1963 1st. Hutchinson. 1963 1st. 201pp. Ills. 22x14. Binding & contents VG+. Lady Madelaine was Ogden's first command and was the largest ocean-going fishing trawler converted for anti-submarine duties in the Second World War. She was attached to the 4th Clyde Escort Force, and after escorting North Atlantic convoys the ship was moved to the Arctic where she escorted PQ16 and returned with QP13, getting caught on the fringes of the PQ17 disaster. The author's lively and vivid personal narrative is full of interest, and tells the story of the ship's transformation from a scrapheap to the most gallant of fighting ships. £7.95

2712. OLLARD, Richard: FISHER AND CUNNINGHAM. A Study of the Personalities of the Churchill era.
Constable. 1991 1st. 192pp. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Fisher and Cunningham were First Sea Lords and Admirals of the Fleet. Both, in different wars served under Churchill and both by general consent towered over the Navy of their day. £6.95

1680. OMAN, Carola: NELSON.
Reprint Society. 1950 ix. + 596pp. 4 ills. 6 maps. 19x13. VG+ A major study on the life and career of Horatio Nelson is now regarded as a standard work. £3.50

1679. OMAN, Carola.: NELSON.
History Book Club. 1971. x. + 612pp. 4 ills. 6 maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. Now regarded as a standard work, this major study offers a complete account of Nelson's life and career. £4.95

8764. OMMANNEY F.D.: FLAT - TOP. The Story of an Escort Carrier.
Longmans. 1945 1st. 63pp. 11 ills. 19x12. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lt.Cmdr Ommanney, a Fleet Air Arm pilot who served on board a "Woolworth" carrier during an Arctic convoy comprising some 50 vessels, offers a vivid account of life aboard ship. £4.95

1124. OWEN, Charles: PLAIN YARNS FROM THE FLEET. The Spirit of the Royal Navy during its Twentieth- Century Heyday.
Wrens Park. 1999. x. + 212pp. Ills. 25x18. Fine in Fine d/j. The author looks at the Royal Navy from 1900 to 1945. What was the Navy doing in those days, how did its people function, and when the greatest test came in 1939, was the Navy up to it? With the help of anecdotes, eye-witness accounts and reminiscences, archival material and published works, the author paints a broad and vivid view of the Royal Navy in this challenging era. £6.85

14625. OWEN, Charles: PLAIN YARNS FROM THE FLEET. The Spirit of the Royal Navy during its Twentieth- Century Heyday.
Wrens Park. 1999. x. + 212pp. Ills. 25x18. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author looks at the Royal Navy from 1900 to 1945. What was the Navy doing in those days, how did its people function, and when the greatest test came in 1939, was the Navy up to it? With the help of anecdotes, eye-witness accounts and reminiscences, archival material and published works, the author paints a broad and vivid view of the Royal Navy in this challenging era. £4.85

15941. OWEN, Roderic: THE FATE OF FRANKLIN.
Hutchinson 1978 1st. 471pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. Spots of foxing to prelims, otherwise VG+ in VG+ d/j,. Presentation copy inscribed by author. £17.50

9771. PACK S.W.C.: CUNNINGHAM THE COMMANDER.
Batsford Xi. 323pp. 31 ills. 21 maps. 23x15. Above-average ex-library copy, minmal stamps, VG in G+ d/j. An excellent biography of arguably one of Britain’s greatest naval commanders by Captain Pack, who himself served under Cunningham in the Mediterranean and Washington during World War 2. £5.95

3474. PACK S.W.C.: SEA POWER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN..
Barker. 1971 1st. ix. + 260pp. 31 ills. 10 maps/figs. Above-average ex-lib, VG in VG d/j. A study of the struggle for Sea Power in the Mediterranean from the 17th Century to the Present Day £4.50

15231. PACK S.W.C. Captain RN.: BRITANNIA AT DARTMOUTH.
Alvin Redman 1966 1st. 326pp. 29 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Binding & contents VG.. In this history of of the naval college, the author has captured the atmosphere of life in the Britannia, and the book is greatly enlived by personal anecdotes from 'old boys' £5.95

3271. PACK, James. Captain RN.: NELSON'S BLOOD. The Story of Naval Rum.
Mason. 1982 200pp. Prof ills. 23x15. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Hard-cover edition. . When the Admiralty decided to abolish naval rum in 1970, so ended a tradition that stretched back 300 years. The enjoyable account of the history of the tot reflects life in the Royal Navy from 1655 onwards. £6.95

2975. PACKER, Joy.: DEEP AS THE SEA.
Eyre Methuen. 1976 1st. x. + 246pp. 13 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy. Fine in Fine d/j A biography of Admiral H.A.Packer, told partly through his logs and diaries and partly through letters. His naval career lasted from 1907 to 1953, during which he saw action at Jutland, commanded the cruisers Calcutta, Manchester ,Warspite and the gunnery school Excellent. He took part in the hunting down of the Bismarck and later led the defeated Italian Fleet into Malta. After the war he was appointed C.-in-C Atlantic. £4.95

1213. PADFIELD, Peter: NELSON'S WAR.
BCA. 1976. . 200pp. Prof ills. 25x17. An excellent unmarked copy- Fine in VG+ d/j. Between 1793 and 1805 a series of naval battles fought against France gained for Great Britain what later historians were to call the 'Empire of the Seas'. This period of almost unrelieved blockade and battle culminating at Trafalgar can only be viewed as one of the great turning points in History. It saw the emergence of revolutionary fleet tactics by the British, created by a series of outstanding admirals, Howe, Jervis, Duncan and Nelson. The author gives detailed accounts of the battles at Camperdown, the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and throws new and controversial light on the battle tactics of these famous actions to show just how unconventional they became £6.95

2202. PADFIELD, Peter: THE BATTLESHIP ERA.
Pan xiii. 321pp. 38 ills. 20x12. VG in slightly creased pictorial card cover . A comprehensive history of battleship design from the 1860s to WW2, which also describes. with first-hand accounts, what it was like to serve in a battleship in peacetime and in war. £2.95

175. PADFIELD, Peter: WAR BENEATH THE SEA. Submarine Conflict 1939-1945.
BCA. 1995. xi. + 560pp. Prof ills. Maps. 2416. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This comprehensive volume covers the whole history of submarine warfare in WW2, with detailed accounts of the war fought by British, German, American, Italian and Japanese submarines, and anti-submarine forces. The book also portrays the character of many 'ace' submarine commanders and describes some of their exploits. £8.00

3127. PADFIELD, Peter.: AIM STRAIGHT. A Biography of Sir Percy Scott, the father of Modern Naval Gunnery.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1966 1st. 317pp. 32 ills. 22x14. Ex-library ( library numbering but no stamps), a few marks, otherwise contents G+ in G+ d/j. . During his service career Scott became one the most controversial figures in the Royal Navy. He was a pioneer of accurate naval gunnery, an advocate of submarines and air power and the bitterest opponent of the battleship in its heyday. Like many original and forceful thinker before him, his ideas were bitterly opposed, and he was forced out of active service. He became a catalyst for the Fisher - Beresford quarrel which, prior of World War I, threatened to split the Navy; his part in that notorious feud is given here in all its tragi-comedy detail. £8.50

885. PADFIELD, Peter.: RULE BRITANNIA. The Victorian & Edwardian Navy.
Routledge. 1981 1st. 246pp. 97 ills. 24x16. Hardback edition. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. . The Royal Navy in the 19th & early 20th century was a legendary force: it claimed supremacy in every ocean, policed the empire & provided the force behind Britain's power in the world. During the period the Navy was completely transformed from the wooden walls of Nelson's time to the steel ships which fought at Jutland. The book penetrates beneath the legend: It examines the Navy's tasks & looks at the backgrounds to legends that have accumulated about the Royal Navy; describes life in the wardroom & on the lower deck; and illustrates the lives and attitudes of both officers & men of the Royal Navy. £7.95

11572. PADFIELD, Peter.: THE GREAT NAVAL RACE. Anglo-German Naval Rivalry 1900-1914.
Hart-Davis. 1974 1st. 382pp. 20 ills. 22x14. Well-above-average ex-library with minimal stamps. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Tells the story of the deadly competition in Dreadnought battleships between Britian and Germany in the years before the First World War. The author has vividly portrayed the leading protagonists in the drama. On the German side Kaiser Wilhelm and Admiral Tirpitz, and on the British side Admiral Fisher, Edward Grey and Winston Churchill, who responded to the German challenge. £8.95

12328. PALMER, John.: LUCK ON MY SIDE. The Diaries & Reflections of a Young Wartime Sailor. 1939-1945.
Leo Cooper. 2002 1st. 164pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, - Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The author spent the greater part of the war on convoy escort duties during the height of the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. He served in the corvette Clematis (and he well describes the Clematis' near suicidal action against the Admiral Hippe), , the frigate Exe, and finally, the sloop Amethyst. £7.95

15202. PAPPALARDO, Bruno: TRACING YOUR NAVAL ANCESTORS.
Public Record Office 2003 1st. xviii. + 222pp. Illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £9.95

3950. PARGETER C.J.: 'HIPPER' CLASS HEAVY CRUISERS.
Ian Allan. 1982 1st . 80pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Following the first chapter, which studies the design and construction background of the German Hipper class cruisers, the book dedicates an individual chapter giving the full history of each class member - Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, Lutzow. Other chapters provides an appraisal of the class and also describes and illustrates their camouflage schemes. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £7.95

1667. PARKINSON, C Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
BCA. 1977 199pp. 33 ills. Charts. 24x16. Fine in torn d/j. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.75

13239. PARKINSON, C.Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
Sutton. 1997 178pp. 33 ills. 7 maps . 24x17 Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.00

533. PARKINSON, C.Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
Sutton. 1997 178pp. 33 ills. 7 maps . 24x17 An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.75

1215. PARSONS, George Samuel. Lieutenant RN. Edited with notes by W.H. Long.: NELSONIAN REMINISCENCES. Leaves From Memory's Log. A Dramatic Eye Witness Account of the War at Sea 1795-1810
Chatham 1998. x. + 188pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.Parsons joined the Royal Navy in 1795 and first saw action in HMS Barfleur in the Battle of Cape St Vincent . He served with Nelson in HMS Foudroyant in the Battle of the Nile and was with him at Naples. After a spell in HMS El Carmen he joined HMS Valiant where he commanded her boats in a cutting out expedition in Basque Roads. These reminiscences of his naval career account provide an excellent picture of life in Nelson's navy and naval personalities. £8.50

14639. PATERSON, Lawrence: FIRST U-BOAT FLOTILLA
Leo Cooper 2002 1st. xix. + 300pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Fine d/j. £9.50

13575. PATERSON, Lawrence: SECOND U-BOAT FLOTILLA
Leo Cooper 2003 1st. xiv. + 274pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.95

8822. PATTERSON A. Temple.: JELLICOE.
Macmillan. 1969 1st. 277pp. 23 ills. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. This biography gives a full account of Jellicoe's career; considers his achievements, and in particular examines the controversy over the Battle of Jutland. £5.95

9692. PATTERSON, A Temple.: THE JELLICOE PAPERS. Selections from the Private & Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe of Scapa. Volume I., 1893-1916. Volume II., 1916-1935.
The Navy Records Society 1966 & 1968. Volume I. xi. + 315pp. 2 ills. 4 diagrams. Volume II. xiv. + 497pp. 1 ills. 24x16. Both volumes bound in blue/white cloth, gilt. Bindings & contents VG+. Volume one covers his early life through his official dispatch after Jutland. Volume 2 looks at rest of WWI and the Jutland controversy. Due to the weight of the two volumes overseas postage will be considerably extra. £39.00

8441. PEARCE, Frank: LAST CALL FOR HMS EDINBURGH. A Story of the Russian Convoys.
Collins. 1982 1st 200pp. 18 ills. Map. 22x14.An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. When HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea in May 1942, it was one of the heaviest single blows suffered by the Royal Navy in escorting convoys to Russia. Edinburgh's final battle and the fate of her survivors is vividly described. £6.85

5435. PEARCE, Frank.: HEROES OF THE FOURTH SERVICE.
Hale. 1996 1st. * 192pp. 24 ills. 5 maps. 22x14. Above-average Ex-library. VG in VG d/j. . This is a gripping account of some of the experiences of the men of the Merchant Service in WW2. The stories, presented in graphic detail, are taken directly from reports given by crew members of vessels involved in the actions described. Chapters cover:- The San Demetrio: Arctic Convoys: The sinking of ss Empire Howard: The CAM Ship - Empire Lawrence: The Commodre's Ship - ss River Afton: The Niger Affair: Battle of the Atlantic: The Merchant Ship - The mv Hopetarn: The mv Shillong: The Convoy that Saved Malta £5.95

1217. PEARS, Randolph. Cdr RN.: BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1892-1957.
Putnam. 1957 1st. xiii. + 201pp. Prof ills. 25x20. Binding VG, contents VG+. Describes every British battleship and battle-cruiser built between 1892 and 1957, tracing the evolution of each class & recounting something of the fortunes of each class member. Very well illustrated with photographs & drawings £12.95

11768. PEARS, Randolph. Cmdr R.N.: YOUNG SEA DOGS. Some Adventures of Midshipmen of the Fleet.
Putnam. 1960 1st. 251pp. 9 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Very Good + d/j. The naval midshipman has always cut an intriguing figure - certainly not a rating, yet hardly an officer: more than a youth, yet not quite a man. This book includes accounts of the early days at sea of men who later became distinguished Admirals, and full accounts of heroic episodes of midshipmen in action. £6.95

8368. PEMSEL, Helmut: ATLAS OF NAVAL WARFARE. An Atlas & Chronology of Conflict at Sea from Earliest Times to the Present Day.
Arms & Armour. 1977 1st. * 176pp. Prof ills. Maps. 25x25. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. The entire history of maritime warfare through nearly 2,500 years of conflict is described and charted in this masterly volume. As well as the major battles and campaigns, lesser naval conflicts are included. Over 250 maps - showing both campaigns and battles - are complemented by a precise chronological text, which is comprehensively indexed. There are also diagrams & tables, including lists showing comparative strengths of fleets, plus a series of line drawings demonstrating the evolution of the warship from galley to nuclear submarine. A unique and indispensable work of reference. £12.95

9903. PERRETT, Bryan.: GUNBOAT! Small Ships at War.
Cassell. 2000 1st. 224pp. 35 ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Often commanded by junior officers, gunboats saw service across the world, and the events recorded here include conflicts in China, Argentina, the Crimea, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, stretching from the Burma war in 1824,and throughthe two World Wars £4.95

10812. PHILBRICK, Nathaniel.: SEA OF GLORY. The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838 -1842.
Harper Collins. 2004 1st. xxv. + 452pp. Ills. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new: Mint in Mint d/j. Tells the story of a surprisingly little-known 19th century operation that explored vast tracts of the Pacific Ocean, including a new southern continenet soon to be called Antarctica. The United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838 comprised 6 sailing ships and 346 men. The expedition surveyed well over 200 Pacific islands and created nearly 200 charts, however, 2 ships and 28 men came to grief, and the expedition ended in a series of acrimonious courts-martial. £6.85

13047. PHILLIPS C.E.L.: COCKLESHELL HEROES.
Heinemann. 1956 1st. ix. + 252pp. Frontis + 33 illustrations. Endp maps. 22x14. Spine bumped, otherwise binding and contents VG. The raid on enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour by a small team of Royal Marines in 1942, was later described by a German officer as "the outstanding commando raid of the war". This book tells the story of the raid and its tragic aftermath. £3.95

6820. PHILLIPS, Jo, Cmdr RN.: A BLOODY-MINDED SAILOR.
Privately published. 1984 1st. 112pp. Ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine d/j. Autobiography of a career officer. After leaving Dartmouth in 1932, the author joined Royal Sovereign where he stayed until 1935. He began the war in Nelson, moved to Manchester in 1940, then became Signals Officer on Medway in Alexandria. He was sunk in Huntley in 1941 then served as Flag Lieutenant. This was followed by brief service in Renown, Malaya and Eagle, as a staff Signals Officer based at Gibraltar before moving to the Liverpool Escort Force. Further attachments followed to the Mulberry project then Londonderry before he saw out the war in the East Indies. £8.95

6804. PHILLIPSON, David: BAND OF BROTHERS. Boy Seamen in the Royal Navy 1800 - 1956.
Sutton. 1996 1st. * x. + 150pp. 27 ills. 25x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. The first part of the book charts the history of boy seamen in the Royal Navy from 1800, beginning with the evolution from the 18th century 'Officers Servant' through to its abolition in 1956. It tells the story of HMS Ganges, a byword on the lower deck for rigorous - not to say - harsh discipline, which was the toughest of the boy seamen training establishments. The second part is a graphic personal account of the author's own experiences at HMS Ganges as a boy trainee in 1947, to his service as a boy seamen in HMS Ulster and the 'Battle' class destroyer HMS St. James. £7.95

11166. PITT, Barry.: SPECIAL BOAT SQUADRON. The Story of the SBS in the Mediterranean.
Century. 1983 1st. 212pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. Fine in VG d/j. . A full and detailed account of the SBS forces which fought the Germans in the Aegean, Adriatic and Italy during World War 2. £3.95

5854. PITT, Barry.: SPECIAL BOAT SQUADRON. The Story of the SBS in the Mediterranean.
Century. 1983 1st. 212pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . A full and detailed account of the SBS forces which fought the Germans in the Aegean, Adriatic and Italy during World War 2. £4.95

15244. PLUNKETT-DRAX, Captain, Hon R. R.N.: THE MODERN OFFICER OF THE WATCH.
Gieves Publishing 1918 Sixth edition. vii. + 137pp. 17x11. Oatmeal cloth hardback cover. Binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG £16.50

273. POCOCK, Tom.: NELSON AND HIS WORLD.
BCA. 1974 143pp. 130 ills. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in slightly torn d/j. A biography of Nelson that also looks at his family and the environment in which he grew up. £4.50

12637. POCOCK. Tom: HORATIO NELSON.
The Bodley Head 1987 1st. xx. + 364pp. 24x16. Above-average ex-library VG in VG d/j. Written with authority, this outstanding work provides one of the finest accounts of Nelson’s personal life and naval career. £5.50

12831. POLMAR, Norman: GUIDE TO THE SOVIET NAVY. Third Edition.
N&A 1984 139pp. 24x18. Prof ills. Endp maps. Fine in d/j. This comprehensive overview of the Soviet Navy of the 1980s, offers detailed and profusely illustrated guide of Soviet warships in service at date. £6.95

3484. POLMAR, Norman: SOVIET NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS 1982.
Arms & Armour. 1982. 138pp. Prof ills. Illustrated endpapers. 26x18. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This authoritative survey of Soviet naval developments is based on reports prepared at the direction of the Chief of Naval Intelligence and Chief of Information. Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. It describes the various classes and types of Soviet surface ships and submarines produced at date, as well as covering many other aspects of the Soviet navy. Chapters are headed:- Soviet Naval Policy: The Soviet Navy: Soviet Naval Hardware: Soviet Naval Personnel: Other Soviet Maritime Activities. Profusely illustrated. £6.95

6894. POLMAR, Norman.: THE U.S. NAVY TODAY. Volume I.
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 72pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A wide-ranging, contemporary pictorial survey of the ships of the US Navy , illustrated with 120 photographs accompanied by informative captions £2.50

13300. POMFRET, Carlene.: CABIN TRUNKS & FAR HORIZONS.
MM Productions. 1991 1st. v. + 184pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. £5.95

10122. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ARK ROYAL.
Tempus. 2000. 128pp. 20 ills. . 24x15. Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. The story of one of the best-loved and best-fought ships to fly the white ensign. The carrier saw much service during the war and her aircraft were involved in numerous actions, until Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in November 1941. £4.00

14661. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ARK ROYAL.
Tempus. 2000. 128pp. 20 ills. . 24x15. Near-Fine in Mint pictorial card cover. The story of one of the best-loved and best-fought ships to fly the white ensign. The carrier saw much service during the war and her aircraft were involved in numerous actions, until Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in November 1941. £3.50

10442. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ESCORT CARRIER 1941-1945. An Account of the British Escort Carriers in Trade Protection.
Ian Allan. 1972 1st. 160pp. 91 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. The Admiralty converted a small captured German merchantman into a makeshift carrier for trade protection, and selected four British Merchant hulls for conversion. More were subsequently ordered from America. These 'Woolworth Carriers', as they were called, and their crews, played a vital part in Allied protection in the Atlantic and Arctic. Very well illustrated. £8.95

6593. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: HMS KELLY.
Kimber. 1954 1st, 219pp. 19 ills. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Titles dull. otherwise conents VG. Describes the career of this famous destroyer commanded by Lord Mountbatten. £2.50

1685. POPE, Dudley: LIFE IN NELSON' S NAVY.
Allen & Unwin. 1987 xvii. + 279pp. 20 ills. 22x14. VG+ in Fine d/j. A detailed account of how men lived and fought in Nelson' navy, how they were recruited, paid, fed and clothed, the press gang, guns and signal, crime and punishment, prize money, rough justice, etc. The book also describes how the Navy battled with corruption within its own ranks, political patronage and mistakes to emerge victorious in battle. £7.95

1398. POTTER, John Deane: FIASCO. The Break-Out of the German Battleships.
Readers Union. 1970 235pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Uses first-hand accounts of both British and German personnel who took part, to provide a full account of the break-out of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen, from the French port of Brest, describing their dash through the Straits of Dover and the desperate running battle which followed. £3.00

5848. POTTER, John, Deane.: FIASCO. The Break-Out of the German Battleships.
BCA. 1970. 235pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG+ in torn d/j. Uses first-hand accounts of both British and German personnel who took part, to provide a full account of the break-out of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen, from the French port of Brest, describing their dash through the Straits of Dover and the desperate running battle which followed. £3.95

14137. POWELL, Michael.: GRAF SPEE.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st. 224pp. Frontis. Endp maps. Binding and contents VG. Describes the events of Graf Spee's war cruise and the Battle of the River Plate. £3.50

2131. POWELL, Michael: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GRAF SPEE.
Whie Lion. 1976. 193pp. Ex-library:- tape marks on binding, one stamp, otherwise contents VG in VG d/j. A vivid account of Graf Spee's war cruise and the Battle of the River Plate. £2.00

6806. PRESTON Antony.: HMS CAVALIER and the 'CA' Class Destroyers. Warship Profile 32
Profile. 1973 25pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Charts the design history of the class with details of their armament and technical features, before recounting the operational career of each class member. Profusely illustrated with photographs, detailed drawings and plans and a four-page centrespread side & plan view colour illustration of HMS Cavalier £15.50

15016. PRESTON, Anthony: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Bison. 1990 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An exceptionally nice unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the development of the aircraft carrier before recounting some of the major actions fought by carrier's during the Second World War. Technical descriptions of the ships themselves, and their aircraft, are illustrated through cut-away diagrams and line drawings. Illustrated with over 300 photographs in colour and black-and-white, together with cut-away drawings, charts and maps. £5.85

537. PRESTON, Anthony: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Bison. 1979 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in d/j. Charts the development of the aircraft carrier before recounting some of the major actions fought by carrier's during the Second World War. Technical descriptions of the ships themselves, and their aircraft, are illustrated through cut-away diagrams and line drawings. Illustrated with over 300 photographs in colour and black-and-white, together with cut-away drawings, charts and maps. £5.85

1131. PRESTON, Anthony: DESTROYERS.
Hamlyn. 1977. * 224pp. Prof ills. 30x23. VG+ in d/j. Comprising a text that is as rich in technical detail as it is in anecdote, this profusely illustrated book charts the history of the destroyer from the early torpedo-boat-destroyers of the Victorian era to the fast well-armed destroyers of the Second World War. £5.50

12747. PRESTON, Anthony: THE WORLD'S GREAT SUBMARINES. From the American Civil War to the Present Day.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £7.50

12782. PRESTON, Anthony & RAVEN, Alan.: FLOWER CLASS CORVETTES. (Man o' War 7).
Arms & Armour 1982 1st. 57pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A detailed technical account of the Flower Class corvettes describing the ships, their wartime modifications, and their camouflage. Illustrated with numerous photographs, including several close-up and on board views, and a fold out colour centerspread illustration of HMS Snowberry. £29.00

15838. PRESTON, Anthony.: BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR 1. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Battleships of All Nations 1914-1918.
Arms & Armour Press. 1972 1st. 260pp. Prof ills. 25x24. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. All the ships which served - from the great dreadnoughts and battlecruisers down to elderly pre-dreadnoughts and coast defence ships - are described in full and amply illustrated by photographs and line drawings. The book provides data, illustrations, and career notes for each and every battleship and battle cruiser of WW1 belonging to the navies of Austro-Hungary, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece. Italy, Russia, Turkey and USA. £25.00

6961. PRESTON, Anthony.: THE SHIP - DREADNOUGHT TO NUCLEAR SUBMARINE.
NMM. 1980 1st. 60pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 21x21. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cover. Charts the technical development of warships from the Dreadnought of 1906 to the nuclear powered submarines of the 1970s. Very well illustrated. £2.00

742. PRESTON, Antony.: BATTLESHIPS
Bison 1990 192pp. Prof ills. 31x21.An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the history and technical development of the battleship Illustrated with some 250 photographs and maps. £6.95

12855. PRESTON, Antony.: SUPER DESTROYERS. The Big Destroyers built in the 1930s for Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Conway 1978 1st. (Warship Special - 2). 72pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This authoritative study examines the design and technical details and offers brief operational histories of the Japanese ' Special Type' - Italian 'Navigatori' Class - French 'Fantastique' Class - United States '1850 Tonners' - British 'Tribal' Class - German 'Narvik' Type. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. £20.00

3436. PRESTON, Antony. & MAJOR, John: SEND A GUNBOAT ! A study of the Gunboat and its role in British policy. 1854-1904.
Longmans 1967 1st. xi. +266pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Above -average ex-library with minimal stamps; afew marks otherwise VG in vg d/j.This book, the standard reference work on the subject, describes how British gunboats were used in the Crimean War, in China, in Africa, and the Far East , during a period of fifty years. The book supplies details and a description of each gunboat class; listing tonnage, dimensions, guns, machinery, and complement and providing the name of each class member together with the name of its builder, launch date and fate. Appendix A - lists Ships Lost otherwise than in Action 1854-1889. Appendix B - lists Gun vessels & Gunboats Afloat on 1/4/1867: Appendice C - lists Applications made for Ships of War to be sent to Foreign Station, 1857-61. £8.95

538. PRICE, Alfred: AIRCRAFT VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Evolution of Anti-Submarine Aircraft, 1912-1980.
Jane's 1980 xvi. + 268pp. 68 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This book traces the development of anti-submarine aircraft and describes the ever-changing technology with the advantage swinging to and from the hunter to hunted. The major part of the book is principally concerned with the battles fought between Allied aircraft and German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, and many of these actions are vividly described. Very well illustrated. £6.95

743. PRICE, Alfred.: AIRCRAFT VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Evolution of Anti-Submarine Aircraft, 1912-1980.
Jane's. 1975 1st. xvi. + 268pp. 74 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. in d/j. This book traces nearly seventy years development of anti-submarine aircraft and describes the ever-changing technology with the advantage swinging to and from hunter to hunted. The major part of the book is concerned with the battles fought between Allied aircraft and German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, and many of these actions are graphically described.. £6.50

9776. PROCHNOW, Gunter: DEUTSCHE KRIEGSSCHIFFE IN ZWEI JAHRHUNDERTEN. Schlachtschiffe. Schlachkreuzer. Flugzeugtrager.
Ernst Gerdes. 1964. 136pp. Prof ills. 17x11. VG+ in pictorial hardback cover. This book provides details and illustrations of German battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers built during the 19th and 20th centuries, from the Prinz Adalbert built in the 1860s to the uncompleted aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin of WW2. Information for each vessesl/class includes displacement, dimensions, machinery, speed, range, fuel, armament, builder, etc, etc. Well illustrated with photographs and drawings. £5.00

3348. PUTT, S Gorley: MEN DRESSED AS SEAMEN.
Christophers. 1945. 100pp. Ills. Ills endps. 20x14. An unmarked copy: VG. An Hostilities Only rating, describes life on the lower deck of an escort destroyer during World War 2. £3.95

15006. PUTT, S Gorley: MEN DRESSED AS SEAMEN.
Christophers. 1943. 100pp. Ills. Ills endps. 20x14. Binding and contents VG. An Hostilities Only rating, describes life on the lower deck of an escort destroyer during World War 2. £4.50

8904. RADFORD, George: CAPTAIN RADFORD'S DIARY.
Grant. 1992 1st. * . vi. + 106pp. Prof ills. 24x18. New. Mint ( published without d/j). Published in an Edition limited to 500 copies. In 1929 the author joined the British Tanker Co as an apprentice, and after serving in a variety of tankers he rose through the ranks to Chief Officer. As an RNR officer he served throughout WW2 in a variety of ships, including Revenge, Mist, White Bear, Wanderer, Aubretia and Genista, mainly on North Atlantic convoys. At the end of the conflict he returned to the Merchant Navy, sailing as master of one of the earliest ro-ro ferries before joining the Trinity House pilotage service. The book offers a valuable record of the author's career, in particular, his experiences with British Tanker Co in the early 1930s. £5.95

12824. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ABC ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1962 3rd Edition. 64pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £3.00

12823. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ABC ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1961 2nd Edition. 63pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Slightly creased , otherwise VG in VG pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £2.95

10161. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1958 1st 32pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Slight rippling to margins, o/w VG in G+ pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £2.85

744. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: THE ROYAL NAVY REVIEWS 1935-1977.
Ian Allan. 1982 1st. 144pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An unmarked copy:Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The author was present at five Naval Reviews at Spithead during which he photographed an impressive array of ships of many nations, and these photographs are here presented with detailed and informative captions. List of shpis present at each Review. King George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935 - The 1937 Coronation Review of King George VI - The 1953 Review for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - The Review of 1963 to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of NATO - Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee of 1977. £14.00

14728. RATTER, David (Editor).: BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. 60th Anniversary Issue 1943 2003. Official Souvenir Brochure and Programme of Events.
Brodie Publishing 2003. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. Advertisemenrs. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Contains a number of interesting feature articles, illustrated with many photographs. £3.95

12780. RAVEN, Alan & ROBERTS, John: QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS BATTLESHIPS. (Ensign 4)
Bivouac. 1975 1st. 53pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy, like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated technical & operational history of the Queen Elizabeth Class cruisers with many close-up & on-board photographs, detailed drawings, and a four-page colour centre-spread depicting HMS Warspite, HMS Valiant, HMS Malaya, & HMS Queen Elizabeth in their camouflage schemes. £24.00

7216. RAVEN, Alan.: KING GEORGE THE FIFTH CLASS BATTLESHIPS. (Ensign 1)
Bivouac. 1972 1st. 44pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated technical & operational history of the King George V class battleships with many close-up & on-board photographs, detailed drawings, and a four-page colour centre-spread depicting King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York and Anson in their camouflage schemes. £21.00

15833. RAVEN, Alan. & ROBERTS John: WAR BUILT DESTROYERS O to Z CLASSES. (Ensign 6)
Bivouac. 1976 1st. 48pp. Prof ills. 26x21. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Finet pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated technical & operational history of the O to Z Classes of destroyers, with many close-up & on-board photographs, detailed drawings, camouflage schemes in colour & a four-page centre-spread of HMS Oribra in colour. £30.00

745. RAWLINGS, John D.R: PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM.
Ian Allan. 1973 1st. . 208pp. Prof ills. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/ j. The book begins by chronicling the history of the FAA and describing its activities in WW2. The major part of the book, however, provides an illustrated record of the FAA, with more than 200 photographs from its inception through to the 1970s. £7.95

12311. RAWSON, Geoffrey.: BLIGH OF THE BOUNTY.
Philip Allan (Nautilus Library). 1934 192pp. 17x11. Gilt titles a bit faded, o/w contents (unmarked) Near-Fine. £3.95

746. RAWSON, Geoffrey. (Compiler).: LETTERS FROM LORD NELSON
Staples. 1949 1st 463pp. Frontis. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. . The selection of Nelson's letters included in this book enables the reader to follow the whole of his life and brilliant career, from his first command to his last. More than 500 letters have been arranged in chronological order, thus giving a complete account of Nelson's life & activities as he saw & described them. Chapters COVER:- The Young Captain; The Agamemnon; Battle of St Vincent; The Nile Campaign; Nelson at Naples; Execution of Caraccioli Homeward Bound; Birth of Horatia; Battle of Copenhagen; The Anti-Invasion Flotilla; Happy Days at Merton; Renewal of Hostilities with France; The Blockade of Toulon; The Chase to the West; Last Days at Merton. £12.50

6972. RAY J.: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. New Perspectives. Behind the Scenes in the Graet Air War.
Arms & Armour. 1994 1st. 222pp. 38 ills. Maps. 24x16. Fine in d/j. The battle within the Battle of Britain at times threatened to prejudice the outcome of the actual air action. The nature and extent of the personal and political clashes within the RAF are disclosed through contemporary documents. The author also explains how these affected the course of the fighting, especially when the question of night air defence became paramount. £5.00

3199. RAYNES, Rozelle.: MAID MATELOT.
Nautical. 1971 1st. 160pp. Ills. Endp maps. 20x14. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author joined the WRNS aged 17 in 1943. After training at Portsmouth as a Stoker, she spent the rest of the war as one of the crew of a naval cutter based at Southampton, and on the Hamble River. An interesting and light-hearted account of the author's wartime service in the WRNS. £6.95

13499. REGAN, Geoffrey: GEOFFREY REGAN'S BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Deutsch. 2004. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £4.50

541. REGAN, Geoffrey: THE GUINNESS BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Guinness. 1993 1st. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £4.50

12520. REGAN, Geoffrey: THE GUINNESS BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Guinness. 1994. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £4.95

5585. REILLY, John C.: UNITED STATES DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. In Action.
Blandford. 1983 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 28x23. Hard-cover edition. Like new;- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The author describes American destroyer classes, in terms of their design, performance, armament, modifications, stability, seakeeping, and their ability to withstand battle damage. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs depicting destroyers in action, under construction, during modernisation and during trials. £12.85

991. REVELY, Henry: THE CONVOY THAT NEARLY DIED. The Story of ONS 154.
Kimber. 1979 1st. 222pp. 15 ills. 24x16. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps. G+ in permanently affixed d/j. The 3rd Officer of the Zaria, one of the torpedoed merchant ships, includes his own story in this account of the 45-ship convoy ONS 154, which sailed in December 1942 westwards across the Atlantic. He tells of the battle waged by the Canadian Escort Group C-1 to save the battered convoy which had one-third of its ships sunk. £4.95

14607. RHYS-JONES, Graham.: THE LOSS OF THE BISMARCK. An Avoidable Disaster
Cassell. 1999 1st. 255pp. 34 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The loss of the Bismarck struck a fatal blow to Germany's plans for using heavy capital ships to disrupt the flow of Allied shipping. But who was to blame? How could a fine ship be lost so soon?. Was German intelligence at fault? or was she the victim of the oumoded doctrines of German Naval Command. In this deeply researched account, the author explores the strategic background to the disaster, and describes the pursuit of the Bismarck, before establishing what went wrong and who was to blame. £6.00

14588. RICHMOND Admiral Sir H.W.: NAVAL WARFARE
Ernest Benn 1930 1st. 96pp. 19x13. Binding and contents VG+. £7.95

11721. RICHMOND Admiral Sir H.W.: IMPERIAL DEFENCE AND CAPTURE AT SEA IN WAR.
Hutchinson. 1932 1st. 288pp. 21 ills. 22x14. Head of spine & corners slightly rubbed, o/w binding and contents VG. Chapters cover:- Aspects of Policy in Imperial Defence, Imperial Defence in Peace, Defence of Empire's Trade, Defence against Invasion, Expansion in War, Capture at Sea, Employment of Maritime Force in War, Military Influences in Capture. £11.50

10689. ROBERTS, John A.: INVINCIBLE CLASS. Warship Monographs. Monograph One.
Conway. 1972 1st. 51pp. Prof ills. 19x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The Invincible Class battlecruisers were among the most controversial warships ever built, the lack of protection proved their undoing. In 1914 they proved deadly against cruisers, when they sunk the German Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, But, when faced by capital ships at Jutland, Invincible blew up, and two other battlecruisers were similarly lost. In this monographvthe Invincible Class is fully examined to give a detailed description of the design, construction and service of the class. The text is enhanced by detailed drawings of internal layout, armament drawings an dchanges in appearance. Photographs illustrate the differences between the various ships of the Class at different times. £18.85

14850. ROBERTSON, Una A.: MARINERS' MEALTIMES & OTHER DAILY DETAILS OF LIFE ON BOARD A SAILING SHIP.
Unicorn Preservation Society 1979. 55pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes life aboard fighting ships of the Royal Navy in the 18/19th centuries. £3.95

10985. ROCHE T.W.E.: THE GOLDEN HIND.
History Book Club. nd (c 1973). 200pp. 32 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. This story of the Golden Hind and of its commander Francis Drake, describes the three year circumnavigation of the world, which began when the ship left Plymouth in 1575. £4.00

6718. RODGER N.A.M.: THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN. A Naval History of Britain. . 1649-1815
Penguin,. 2005 lxv.. + 907pp. 56 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This authoritative history sheds new light on the British Navy during the period covered, documenting the personalities, ships, weapons, policies, institutions and naval actions, as well as dealing with such aspects as recruitment, pay, promotion, and much else. £7.95

14200. RODGER N.A.M.: THE SAFEGUARD OF THE SEA. A Naval History of Britain. Volume One. 660-1669.
HarperCollins 1997 1997 1st. xxvi. + 691pp. 63 ills. 20 maps. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This major history sheds much new light on many aspects of the British Navy during the period covered, documenting the personalities, ships, weapons, policies, naval pay, recruitment, promotion, institutions, and naval actions. £7.50

11841. ROHWER, Jurgen.: ALLIED SUBMARINE ATTACKS OF WORLD WAR TWO. European Theatre of Operations, 1939-1945.
Greenhill. 1997 1st. 252pp. 19x22. Well-above-average ex-library copy with one small stamp: Near-Fine in Fine d/j.This book documents the Allied submarine attacks against warships and merchant ships in the European theatre during World War 2. The details of the attacks are arranged chronographically and by sea area. £8.95

14704. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £8.95

15024. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Chatham 1996 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £9.50

13493. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £11.00

4969. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £11.95

1221. ROSKILL S.W. Captain RN.: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL BEATTY. The Last Naval Hero - An Intimate Biography.
Collins. 1980 1st. * 430pp. 30 ills. 7 maps/diags. 24x16. Above-average ex-library with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j. This major study tells the whole story of Beatty's career in the Royal Navy, and his private life. Roskill was the first historian to have full access to his intimate correspondence that tells better than anything else what Beatty as Commander-in-Chief first of the Battle Cruisers and then of the Grand Fleet was thinking and feeling in the crucial years of WW1. At the one great battle, Jutland, victory eluded the Royal Navy. Why? Roskill's examination of the question, his clear and authoritative narrative of that difficult & confused action, are among the most valuable contributions to the history of the First World War. £19.85

15258. ROSKILL S.W. Captain RN.: THE STRATEGY OF SEA POWER. Its Development & Application.
Collins 1962 1st. 288pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in permanently affixed d/j.j. £7.95

4012. ROSKILL S.W.Captain RN.: A MERCHANT FLEET IN WAR. Alfred Holt & Co. 1939-1945.
Collins. 1962. 1st. 352pp. Endpaper map & diagram. 23x15. Binding & contents VG. The story of the Alfred Holt fleet in World War 2 fully told by a leading historian. Their fleet included the Glen Line ships used as Infantry Assault Ships. Detailed List of Losses. Honours & Awards. £7.50

15255. ROSKILL, Stephen W. Captain RN.: NAVAL POLICY BETWEEN THE WARS Vol. I. The Period of Anglo-American Antagonism 1919-1929
Collins. 1968 1st. 639pp. Illustrated. 23x15. This is an extremely nice copy with previous owners signature & neat bookplate: binding & contents VG+.From the London Naval Conference of 1929-30, through the period of cuts in defence expenditure imposed by the slump, through the last attempts to achieve disarmament by international agreement to the sinister rise of aggresive power in Japan, Germany and Italy, Captain Roskill traces the story of what the politicians and the Chiefs of Staff did and what they tried to do. £28.95

13498. ROSSITER, Mike.: ARK ROYAL. The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier.
Corgi. 2007 394pp. Illustrated. Map. 20x13. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Using the testimony of those who lived, flew and fought on the Ark Royal, the author describes in detail the wartime career of this famous ship. He also reveals for the first time the story of the quest to discover the wreck of the carrier. £4.95

10789. RUHE, William J.. Captain USN.: SLOW DANCE TO PEARL HARBOUR. A Tin Can Ensign in Pre-War America.
Brassey's. 1995 1st. * xi. + 210pp. 24x16. Fine in d/j. The author describes life on board the U.S destroyer Roe from 1939 to 1941, a period when the vessel was commanded by an over zealous, erratic and mercurial captain. Signed by author. £4.50

326. RULE, Margaret: MARY ROSE.The Excavation & Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship,
Conway. 1982 224pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 27x21. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The archaeological director of the project that recovered the Mary Rose, tells the story of the ship from her early years to her dramatic loss, before describing the modern recovery operation. Profusely illustrated. £6.95

14257. RULE, Margaret: SOUVENIR GUIDE TO THE MARY ROSE.
Mary Rose Trust. 1983 no pagination (approx 100pp). profusely illustrated. Advertisements. 20x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial paper cover. £3.00

13882. SAINSBURY A.B. Captain, RNR.: THE ROYAL NAVY DAY BY DAY.
Ian Allan. 1992. Second Edition vi. + 424pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 31x22. Front endpapers lightly marked, otherwise contents VG in G+ d/j. A record of the Royal Navy, chronicled here as a diary of daily events in its history. The book, with its many illustrations and detailed descriptions brings together a wealth of information, describing not only the major battles and events, awards for gallantry, etc, but also the loss of individual ships - both large and small. A book to browse through or to use as an accurate source of reference. £11.00

15689. SAVAS, Theodore P. (Editor).: HUNT AND KILL. U-505 And The U-Boat War In The Atlantic.
Spellmount 2004 1st. xxii. + 290pp. Illustrated. 3 maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. £9.00

5904. SCHMALENBACH, Paul.: GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU. (Warship Profile 33).
Profile Publications. 1973. 24pp. 25x19. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy - Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Provides a full technical description together with a chronological operational history of the two sister ships. Illustrated with numerous photographs, scale drawings, and a four-page plan and side view of Scharnhorst, in colour. £15.50

3855. SCHOFIELD Vice-Admiral B.B: THE ARCTIC CONVOYS.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st . x. + 198pp. 55 ills. 11 maps/diags. 11 Appendices. 24x16. Binding VG, contents VG+. Making full use of ULTRA revelations, this work gives a comprehensive account of the bitter battles involving the Russian convoys. £5.95

8756. SCHOFIELD Vice-Admiral B.B.: THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS.
Batsford. 1964 1st. 224pp. 39 ills. 8 maps& diags. 22x15. An extremely nice unmarked copy -Binding & contents VG+. . Having himself worked on the organisation of the Russian Convoys in World War 2, the author is therefore eminently qualified in giving a lucid account of these bitter convoy battles from 1941 to the last convoys in 1945. £7.95

7242. SCHOM, Alan: TRAFALGAR. Countdown to Battle 1803-1805.
Michael Joseph. 1990 1st. * x. + 420pp. 54 ills. 3 maps. Endp maps.10 line drawings. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The Battle of Trafalgar was not an isolated feat on Nelson's part. It actually began two years earlier, in 1803, when Napoleon issued orders for the creation of an army and flotilla destined in invade England. That invasion was successfully thwarted, thanks to the brilliant strategy and remerakable perseverance of Admiral Cornwallis and his blockading Channel Fleet. This book brings to life the huge war effort on both sides of the Channel, and presents Trafalgar in its true historical scope and context. £9.75

11089. SCHULL, Joseph.: SHIPS OF THE GREAT DAYS. Canada's Navy in World War.
Macmillan. 1963 1st. 156pp. Illustrated. Ills endps. 22x14. Fine in VG d/j. An account of the activities of the RCN in WW2, being an abridgement of an official account of Canada's naval operations which was published under the title "The Far Distant Ships". £3.95

4108. SCOTT, Peter. Lt-Cmdr RNVR.: THE BATTLE OF THE NARROW SEAS. A History of the Light Coastal Forces in the Channel and North Sea, 1939-1945.
Country Life. 1945 1st. . xii.+ 228pp. 76 ills.( including 8 colour plates) Charts. Endp maps.25x19. Binding a bit sun faded (titles bright), otherwise contents VG+. The author, who himself took part in some of the actions described, planned others and knew most of the commanders concerned, offers a fully documented account of the war fought by MTBs and MGBs of Coastal Forces £12.50

3561. SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Hugh: ENIGMA. The Battle of the Code.
Phoenix. 2002. xvi. + 491pp. 56 ills. Figs in text. 20x13. An unamrked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This book shows the extent to which the breaking of the all-important Naval Enigma code was reliant on more traditional forms of cloak and dagger: the heroic capture of ships and U-boats and their codebooks on the high seas, and the betrayal of his German homeland by the Enigma Spy, an old fashioned traitor. £4.50

11063. SELLERS, Leonard.: THE HOOD BATTALION. Royal Naval Division: Antwerp, Gallipoli, France 1914-1918.
Cooper. 1995 1st. xvi + 334pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. An excellent unmarked, copy: Fine in Fine Fine in Fine d/j. The Hood Battallion of the Royal Naval Division, saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First World War, particularly at Antwerp, in the Gallipoli Campaign and then on the Western Front at Gavrelle, and at Passchendaele £24.00

1714. SHANKLAND, Peter.: BYRON OF THE WAGER.
Collins. 1975 1st . 288pp. 6 ills. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in G+ d/j. Bryon was serving as a midshipman in the 28-gun HMS Wager, a member of Anson's squadron during his voyage round the world . In 1740 the Wager was wrecked off the coast of Chile, and Byron, after suffering many years of incredible hardship finally reached Britain some 6 years later. The wreck of the stands next to the Bounty as one of the most powerful sagas of the sea. The events surrounding the wrecking of the ship; mutiny, murder, treachery, as well as courage and loyalty, and the long drawn out saga of the survivors, is fully told. £5.95

3283. SHANKLAND, Peter. & HUNTER, Alan: MALTA CONVOY.
Collins. 1961 1st. 256pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. . The story of Operation Pedestal. Describes the hard-fought battles and the events surrounding the special convoy of 14 fast cargo ships and tankers accompanied by a large and powerful escort force, which set off across the Mediterranean in August 1943, in a last ditch attempt to relieve the siege of Malta. £5.95

2359. SHAPIRO W.E.: TURNING POINTS OF WORLD WAR II - PEARL HARBOUR.
Watts. 1984 1st. 103pp. Prof ills. 23x16. Fine. Examines Japanese-American relations before describing the attack on Pearl Harbour. £2.00

14928. SHARMAN, Victor T.: NELSON'S HERO. The Story of his 'Sea-Daddy' Captain William Locker.
Pen & Sword 2005 1st. xiv. + 210pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy;, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.95

15302. SHARPE, Richard Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1991 - 1992.
Janes Information Group. 841pp. Profusely illustrated. 31x12. An excellent unmarked copy, binding & contents Fine. £21.00

14838. SHARPE, Richard Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1993 - 1994.
Jane's Information Group. 875pp. Profusely illustrated. 31x12. An unmarked copy, almost like new; Binding & contents Near-Mint. Due to the weight of this book overseas postage will be considerably extra. £24.00

6591. SHOWELL, J.P. MALLMANN: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Purnell. nd (c 1974) . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Incorporating a wealth of rare photographs, this volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £5.85

14619. SHOWELL, J.P. MALLMANN: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Ian Allan. 1998 . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Fine in Fine d/j. Incorporating a wealth of rare photographs, this volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £7.50

14684. SHOWELL, Jak P. Mallmann: U-BOAT COMMAND AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Conway 1989 1st. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Looks at the U-boat campaign through the eyes of the German High Command, taking in the day-to-day running of the U-boats at sea, their depoyment against convoys, wolf pack tactics, the problems with U-boat equipment, armament and intelligence, etc. Much of the text is based on original log books and on accounts written before 1946;as a result the author has been able to present a fascinating insight into the operational command of the world's biggest submarine arm. £9.95

4368. SILVERSTONE Paul .H.: U.S. WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I.
Ian Allan. 1970 1st. 304pp lls. 19x13. An excellent unmarked copy, Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Starting with vessels in service with the US Navy in 1883, this book gives details and information of all the ships in the US Navy from this date until the end 1918. Therefore this work offers a complete & detailed survey of the warships of the U.S.Navy in World War 1. For each of the thousands of ships covered there are details of its specification, armament, builder, launch date, complement & its fate. Wartime alterations & individual histories of the major ships are given in concise form. Covers- Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines, Ships from the Old Navy (Steam Frigates, Steam Corvettes, etc), Eagle Boats, Trawlers Auxiliaries, etc, etc. Profusely illustrated. £20.00

8850. SILVERSTONE Paul. H.: U.S. WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II. Part One: Battleships.
Ian Allan. 1963 1st,. 64pp. Prof ills. 19x12. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Gives details of all U.S. battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers of World War 2. Well illustrated. £3.50

12519. SIMPSON Colin.: LUSITANIA.
Little, Brown. 1973 xii. + 303pp. Illustrated.. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in VG d/j. In May 1915 over 1,200 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine off the coast of Ireland. For many years the attack on the Lusitania was proclaimed as an act of naked aggression against an innocent ship carrying citizens of a neutral country. This deeply researched investigation into her loss, tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania and reveals beyond any doubt that the true facts were covered up. £3.25

13229. SIMPSON, Michael (Editor).: ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL RELATIONS 1917 - 1919.
Scolar Press/Navy Records Society. 1991. xvii. + 648pp. 3 Maps. 23x15. Dark blue cloth/gilt binding. Binding Fine, contents Fine. £11.00

9961. SLADER, John: THE FOURTH SERVICE. Merchantmen at War 1939-45.
Robert Hale. 1994 1st. 347pp. 79 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Here is the true story of the merchant fleet during WW2, the non-fighting service in which 32,000 men died yet whose essential role has never been fully appreciated. The author, himself a member of the service 1941-4, has written a comprehensive account of the wartime experiences of the men and ships of the Merchant Navy during World War 2. £11.00

9780. SLADER, John.: THE RED DUSTER AT WAR. A History of the Merchant Navy During the Second World War.
Kimber. 1988 1st. 352pp. 52 ills. 23x15. A decent ex-library copy with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j The author, himself a former merchant seaman and four times torpedoed, abandoning each time, has written a comprehensive and authoritative account of the role of the Red Duster in WW2. He chronicles the hundreds of dramatic events, its successes, grievous losses, giving the tonnage and number of men lost on each occasion. £8.95

8831. SMITH B. Webster: THE NAVAL WAR 1939-1945.
Blackie. 1946 1st. 207pp. Ills. 19x13. VG. The final volume of the author's coverage of the war, recording in a narrative of heroism, disaster and victory, the Invasion of Italy, Salerno, Anzio, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, Normandy, the Battle of the Atlantic, Pacific, etc, etc £3.50

15243. SMITH Peter.C. (Editor).: DESTROYER ACTION.
Kimber. 1974 1st . 254pp. 22x14. Spine slightly rubbbed, otherwise binding & contents VG.. A collection of actions, incidents and stories concerning British destroyers. The compilation includes Bad Weather (Taffrail): The Sailing of the (Woodrooffe): The Navy's Work (Sea Wrack): The Survivor (Bartimeus): The Navy's Here (Frischaeur): Straits Patrol (Divine): Kelly's Last Fight (Poolman): Through the Smoke (Parkin): On the Tramlines (Donald): A Long Tow (Onslow): Needless Tragedy (Smith): A New Command (Rayner): Disaster! (Sired): The Last Destroyer (Smith). £3.95

4040. SMITH Peter.C. (Editor).: DESTROYER ACTION.
Kimber. 1974 1st . 254pp. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. A collection of actions, incidents and stories concerning British destroyers. The compilation includes Bad Weather (Taffrail): The Sailing of the (Woodrooffe): The Navy's Work (Sea Wrack): The Survivor (Bartimeus): The Navy's Here (Frischaeur): Straits Patrol (Divine): Kelly's Last Fight (Poolman): Through the Smoke (Parkin): On the Tramlines (Donald): A Long Tow (Onslow): Needless Tragedy (Smith): A New Command (Rayner): Disaster! (Sired): The Last Destroyer (Smith). £5.95

7692. SMITH, B. Webster.: THE WAR AT SEA 1941-1943.
Blackie. 1944 1st. 193pp. 8 ills. 20x13. VG in G+ d/j. An account of the war at sea, recording in a narrative of heroism, disaster and victory during the Crete and the Middle Eastern campaign, the battle of the Atlantic, Malta and the Mediterranean, the fall of Singapore, the East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea, etc. £4.00

7170. SMITH, B. Webster.: THE WAR AT SEA 1941-1943.
Blackie. 1944 1st. 193pp. 8 ills. 20x13. VG. A wartime account of the war at sea, covering Crete and the Middle East, the battle of the Atlantic, Malta and the Mediterranean, the fall of Singapore, the East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea, etc. £3.50

6241. SMITH, Peter C.: DESTROYER LEADER. The Story of HMS Faulknor.
Kimber. 1968 1st. 191pp. 20 ills. 2 maps. 23x15. Ex library (no stamps), a few pages marked & edges of binding rubbed, otherwise G+ in VG d/j.. The arduous wartime career of HMS Faulknor is thoroughly described, including her service with the Home Fleet, Force H, and in the Arctic. £6.95

3860. SMITH, Peter C.: HOLD THE NARROW SEA. Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945.
Moorland. 1984 1st. 256pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. Near- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A detailed chronological record of naval operations in the English Channel during World War 2. Although much of the warfare involved MTBs against E-boats, this book concentrates on the engagements involving destroyers, cruisers, old monitors, and even larger vessels including Revenge's bombardment of Cherbourg. £9.95

3858. SMITH, Stan.: SEA OF MEMORIES.
Spellmount. 1985 1st. 143pp. 22x14. Fine in d/j. The author describes his service career on the lower deck of the Royal Navy. Smith joined the naval training establishment at Shotley - later HMS Ganges - in 1914 and was chosen as "button boy" for ceremonial occasions. After a spell in the Orion he joined the destroyer Spitfire wherehe was wounded during the Battle of Jutland. During the inter-war years Smith served in Ramillies in the Mediterranean and Cumberland on the China Station. He saw service on the cruiser York in North and South America, then following a spell in Velox he moved to the brand new cruiser Southampton before retiring from the Navy. Recalled by the Navy after the outbreak of hostilities, Smith spent the war as a Gunnery School instructor. Gives a good account of life on the lower deck and the author's adventures afloat and ashore. £9.00

3438. SMITH. Peter.C.: FIGHTING FLOTILLA. HMS Laforey and her Sister Ships.
Kimber. 1976 1st. * 224pp. 38 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Offers a full and detailed account of HMS Laforey and her sister L class destroyers, the men who commanded them and their record in action. These large powerfully armed and successful ships saw frontline action with the Royal Navy in World War 2 and were employed in the toughest assignments in dangerous waters. Force H working from Gibraltar; running the gauntlet to Malta; working as striking forces from the much-bombed island itself against Axis supply lines; operations in the North Sea; as hunters and killers of U-boats in the North Atlantic. Appendices gives technical details of guns, their mountings and ammunition supply; Torpedo Tube mountings; General fittings & complements; Descriptions & illustrations of each ships' badge; Details of each ship's Battle Honours, Builder, Launch/Completion Date; Cost; Commanding Officer (s). £19.75

3086. SMITHIES, Edward & BRUCE Colin John: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Constable. 1992 1st. xi. + 260pp. 14 ills. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This book uses first hand accounts of those that took part in the war at sea, serving with the Royal Navy, Merchant Service, Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, WRNS, etc. Reveals at a personal level the experiences of regular personnel and HO's. what it was like to be a part of the vast and complex struggle of the war at sea in World War II. £7.95

3837. SONTAG, Sherry. & DREW, Christopher.: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF. The Untold Story of Cold War Submarine Espionage.
PublicAffairs. 1998 1st xxiv . 352pp. 52 ills. Plans. Maps. 24x16. Hard cover edition. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Stretching from the years immediately after WW2 until the late 1990s, this book describes the secret missions involving Western submarines that have for decades roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage. After six years of research, the authors examine and describe many secret submarine operations, and give due prominence to British nuclear submarine activity, which played an important part in the Cold War. £6.95

1229. SOUTHBY-TAYLOUR, Ewen: REASONS IN WRITING. A Commando's View of the Falklands War.
BCA. 1993. * xxvii. + 383pp. Prof ills. 6 maps/charts. 24x16. Some foxing to endps & edges, o/w VG+ in d/j. In 1977 the author war ordered to the Falkland Islands to command the Royal Marines detachment then stationed there and to restructure the defence procedures for the Islands. He returned to England in 1979 and when the Argentinians invaded the Islands three years later he put his unique experience and information at the disposal of the British Task Force, and in a very short time he was ordered to the Falklands where he led all the major amphibious landings. £5.95

1728. SOUTHEY, Robert: THE LIFE OF NELSON.
Blackie. nd (c 1907) vii. + 236pp 4 ills. 20x14. Spots of foxing, o/w VG. First published in the 19th century, this was the earliest full-length biography on the life of Nelson, and is still one of the very best. £3.95

11548. SOUTHEY, Robert: THE LIFE OF NELSON.
Constable 1916. 371pp. Illustrated with 17 tissue-guarded colour plates by A.D. MacCormick. Top edge gilt. 23x15. Attractively bound in gilt decorated blue cloth. Binding & contents VG. Introduction by Henry Newbolt. First published in the 19th century, this was the earliest full-length biography on the life of Nelson, and is still one of the very best. £7.50

8846. SOUTHEY, Robert: THE LIFE OF NELSON.
George Bell 1885 xxii. + 324pp. Frontis.17x11. Bound in blue cloth with gilt decorated panel, anchor motif & titles. Spine a bit faded & sl rbd, contents VG.. First published early in the 19th century, this was the earliest full-length biography on the life of Nelson, and is still one of the very best. £5.95

5919. SPARKS, William. & MUNN Michael: THE LAST OF THE COCKLESHELLS. A World War Two Memoir.
Cooper. 1992 1st. 152pp. 8 ills. Map. 24x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in d/j. Sparks took part in the daring raid on Axis shipping in the harbour of Bordeaux carried out by a force of 12 commandos in Dec 1942. One of the only two survivors of the attack, Sparks tells his own story of the raid and his subsequent escape from France to Spain. £6.95

2762. SPECTOR, Ronald: AT WAR AT SEA. Sailors and Naval Warfare in the Twentieth Century.
Penguin. 2001 1st. 463pp. 45 ills. Map. 24x16. Unmarked hardback copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book describes the life of sailors in the 20th century, and brings to life the battles that have defined the modern age: from such set pieces as Tsushima, Jutland and Midway: the harrowing naval encounters during the Royal Navy's role in the evacuation of Crete, to the 'routine' terrors of the U-Boat wars. A first-class history. £6.85

2876. SPIERS, Derek.: TROOPSHIPS TO CALAIS. The Story of Calais as a military port from 1944 to 1947 and the Ships which served it.
Meresborough. 1988 1st. 117pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked hardback copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near -Mint pictorial hardback cover. The first three chapters cover The Liberation of the Port; The Reconstruction of the Port; The Organization of the Port. Individual chapters are then devoted to each one of the following ships:- Canterbury, Biarritz, Invicta, Dinard, Isle of Guernsey, Princess Maud, Lady of Mann, Ben-My-Chree, Victoria Manxman, Royal Daffodil, Laird's Isle, Prinses Astrid, Prince Charles, Prinses Josephine Charlotte; The Train Ferries; The Mail Coasters; Landing Craft; Stores Ships. £11.00

13281. SPROUT Harold & Margaret.: THE RISE OF AMERICAN NAVAL POWER 1776 - 1918.
Princeton University Press. 1939 1st. viii. +398pp. Frontis. Map. 9 ills. 24x16. An excellent first edition copy:- binding VG, contents Near-Fine. Attempts to assemble the historic pattern of conditions, institutionds, events, ideas, motives, and personalities which shaped the course of American naval development. £10.00

4244. SPURR, Russell: A GLORIOUS WAY TO DIE. The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato, April 1945.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1982 1st UK. ix. + 341pp. 39 ills. 4 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the desperate last voyage of the Japanese giant battleship Yamato which, through shortage of fuel, was sent on a one way mission to attack American forces invading Okinawa. However, before Yamato had reached the combat zone, the she was attacked by U.S.carrier-borne aircraft who scored numerous hits with bombs and torpedoes. Although the Yamato absorbed a terrific amount of punishment, she finally sank taking with her over 3,000 of her crew. £7.95

3463. STAPLETON N.B.J. Lieut-Cmdr RD. RNR.: STEAM PICKET BOATS. And other Small Steam Craft of the Royal Navy.
Dalton. 1980 1st. xiii. + 106pp. 52 ills. 23x18. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This book charts the history & development of the steam picket boat in the Royal Navy; the converted 42ft pulling launch; the Admirals' barges with their smart paintwork and highly polished brass funnels. The weapons and armaments, together with the spar and Whitehead torpedoes are all covered, as are the various drills & general fleet duties, active service against Arab slavers, the attack on Zeebrugge, and their extensive use during the Gallipoli campaign. Also includes a chapter on their machinery & boilers. Very well illustrated. Includes a Selected List of Boats carried by H.M.Ships. £29.00

10285. STEPHEN G.M.: BRITISH WARSHIP DESIGNS SINCE 1906.
Ian Allan. 1985 1st. 120pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 24x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The author gives a vigorous and at time caustic appraisal of various classes of the Royal Navy’s ships and their effectiveness in combat. The performances of ships in service are considered as much as their design specifications, challenging the reputation of several vessels and types, including battle cruisers, ‘K’ Class steam submarines, ‘Flower’ Class corvettes, Vosper, British Power Boats, and Fairmile MTB’s/MGB’s, Armoured aircraft carriers, Tiger & Blake, ‘Blackwood’ Class ASW frigates. When first published the book attracted a certain amount of criticism from a number of reviewers who felt that the author treated harshly & unfairly several of the warship types assessed in the book. They may have a point; but the author’s sometimes contentious criticisms are often supported by the personal experiences of former crew members of the ships concerned. £10.00

3898. STERN, Robert C.: U-BOATS IN ACTION.
Squadron/Signal. 1977 1st. . 49pp. Prof ills. 21x28. An unmarked copy. Near-Fine inNear- Fine pictorial card cover. After an Introduction describing the U-Boat War, the book gives details, descriptions and illustrates each U-boat class:- Type 1, Type IIType VII, Type IX, Type X, Type XIV, Type XVII, Type XX1, Type XXIII. Also covers Torpedoes & Schnorkels. Profusely illustrated with 116 photographs (many close-up & onboard), numerous line drawings, general arrangement plans, and a colour centrespread depicting six U-boats in various camouflage schemes £5.95

3508. STEWART, Adrian.: GUADALCANAL. World War II's Fiercest Campaign.
Kimber. 1985 1st. 190pp. 35 ills. 9 maps. 23x15.An unmarked copy:- Fine inFine d/j. The naval battles for Guadalcanal cin 1942 have no parallel in the history of warfare. Over a period of six months there was almost continuous slaughter of ships and men. The Material losses to the United States in both ships and men were immense. This book provides detailed accounts to the main naval actions by devoting an individual chapter to each of the following battles. Savo Island, Eastern Solomons, Cape Esperance, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, and Tassafaronga. £6.95

8134. STEWART, Matthew.: MONTURIOL'S DREAM. The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor who wanted to Save the World.
Profile. 2003 1st. xi. + 404pp. 65 ills. 21x14. Fine in d/j. In 1864 in Barcelona harbour, Narcis Monturiol launched the world's first true submarine. It was over 50ft long, displaced 72 tons and worked at depths of up to 100ft. The book charts the successes and failures of one man who managed to produce a practical submarine. £4.95

2813. STITT, George., Cmdr RN.: UNDER CUNNINGHAM'S COMMAND.
Allen. 1944 1st 269pp. 9 ills. Endp maps. 19x12. Binding a bit faded, otherwise contents VG. .The author, who saw service in HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, describes the naval actions and naval operations in the Mediterranean, between the entry of Italy into the war and the final surrender of the Italian fleet. £4.95

6149. STOKESBURY J.L: THE NAVY AND EMPIRE.
Morrow. 1983 1st. 430pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. Incorporating the history of the Royal Navy, from the time of Drake to the Falklands crisis, this book provides an objective and well balanced history of British sea power and the territorial gains and losses of the British Empire. £5.95

8826. STRABOLGI, Lord RN.: FROM GIBRALTAR TO SUEZ: THE BATTLE OF THE MIDDLE SEA.
Hutchinson. 1941 1st. xi. + 263pp. 71 ills. 22x14. VG. A comprehensive account of the first year of war in the Mediterranean. Well illustrated £4.00

1140. STRABOLGI, Lord, RN: SEA POWER IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Hutchinson. 1943 1st. 136pp. 48 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Spine faded (titles bright), contents VG. A history of sea power in World War 2, with chapters covering - The Turn of the Tide; Britain's Greatest Peril; The Nadir of British Sea Power; Japan Joins the Axis; Anglo-American Naval Recovery; The Axis in Retreat; The Deliverance of Africa; The Darlan Affair. £4.00

10172. STUBBS, Bernard.: THE NAVY AT WAR.
Faber. 1940 1st 280pp. 49 ills. 22x14. An exceptionally nice hardback copy in original d/j. VG+ in VG d/j. An early view of how the Royal Navy was conducting the war, by a war reporter. The chapters cover such subjects as convoys, U-boats, cruisers, submarines, mines & minesweepers, destroyers, MTBs, and the book also looks at the French navy at war. £4.95

3763. STURTON, Ian. (Editor).: ALL THE WORLD'S BATTLESHIPS. 1906 to the Present.
Conway. 1996. 190pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This comprehensive volume summarises the data, gives the design background and outlines the careers of the world's battleships. The hundreds of photographs and accurate line drawings, tabular data and background articles all add up to create highly detailed appraisals of the world's great capital ships. £9.95

15149. SWANBOROUGH. Gordon. & BOWERS, Peter M.: UNITED STATES NAVAL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1912.
Putnam 1969 1st. ix. + 518pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. An excellent copy: Near-Fine in G+ d/j. £17.95

7879. SWIFT, Jim.: LAUGH! With the Navy Too!
Maritime. nd. nd (c 1980s). 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Over ninety full-page cartoons illustrate the funnier aspects of life in the Royal Navy. £2.95

10811. SYMONDS, Craig L.: DECISION AT SEA. Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History.
Oxford University Press. 2005 1st. xvii. + 378pp. Ills. 24x16. Unmarked, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book offers narratives of five crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology from one war to the next, how these in turn transformed naval combat, and how each event marked a milestone in American history. The book describes:- Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie in 1813: The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia 1862: Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph against the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay 1898: The American victory at Midway 1942: Operation Preying Mantis in the Persian Gulf 1988. £6.95

7897. T 124. (Captain Russell Grenfell RN): SEA POWER.
Jonathan Cape October 1941. revised edition. 261pp. 20x14. Binding & contents VG. The author, a well-known writer on naval and military affairs, was obliged, in this instance, and for reasons beyond his control, to resort to a pen-name. Written at the time of the invasion threat, this book is a study of England’s national and historic strategy in relation to World War 2. The author shows how the true defence of England against past aggressors and now Germany, has always been the sea, and that the main line of defence in World War 2 is her navy and air-force. £4.95

15273. TAFFRAIL. (Captain Taprell Dorling RN): ARCTIC CONVOY.
Hodder & Stoughton 1956 1st. 315pp. Map. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+. £3.50

5222. TALBOT-BOOTH E.C.: ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING FLEETS. 4th Edition.
Sampson Low. nd (c 1941). xix. + 738pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 11x14. Titles a little faded, otherwise contents VG... This comprehensive book offers a wealth of information on the ships of the world's navies at date, listing country-by-country and then by class - from battleships to minesweepers - specifications of the many different types of ships together with the name of each class member. In addition, there are sections dealing with Warship Names, Ship's Badges, Customs & Traditions, Armour and Protection, and much else. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £7.95

15153. TALBOT-BOOTH E.C.: THE NAVAL CALENDAR.
Sampson Low, Marston. 1938 1st. 272pp. Illustrated. 17x12. Binding and contents VG. £9.95

7832. TALBOT-BOOTH Lt-Cdr E.C. RD, RNR. & GREENMAN D.G.: WARSHIP IDENTIFICATION.
Ian Allan. 1971 1st. * 468pp. Prof ills. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Approximately 1,400 solid black silhouettes are first arranged in a coding system and thse are then repeated as outline drawings to a larger scale and grouped more or less in types with full relevant information. Complete with comprehensive list of pendant numbers and a full index of 10,000 ships covered by the drawings. Ensigns of the principal navies are shown in full colour. £11.85

4925. TALL J.J. & KEMP Paul.: H.M.SUBMARINES IN CAMERA. 1901-1996. An Illustrated History of British Submarines.
Blitz. 1998. * ix. + 245pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Provides a graphic view of life in British submarines from early 'Holland' class to the Vanguard class of the nuclear age. Illustrated throughout with archive photographs accompanied by detailed captions, this volume offers a superb photographic record of the development of Royal Navy submarines. £7.85

4869. TARRANT V.E: THE LAST YEAR OF THE KRIEGSMARINE. May 1944-May 1945.
Arms & Armour. 1994 1st. 256pp. 50 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Unable to prevent the Allied invasion of Europe, the Kriegsmarine could only rely on small battle units, E-boats, the odd destroyer or U-boat, and bizarre semi-suicide weapons - to attack the vast amount of invasion shipping off Normandy. The full range of human-torpedo, explosive motor boat and one-man V-boat operations are described. The decline and destruction of the few remaining capital ships, from the Tirpitz through to the last surviving light cruiser Leipzig, is fully detailed, as is the remarkable history of the U-boat service. Appendixes list operational losses, construction output and tonnage sunk. £7.95

4923. TARRANT V.E.: JUTLAND. The German Perspective -A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May, 1916.
Brockhampton. 1997 318pp. 80+ figs. 24x16 .An unmarked harback copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.The author provides a complete review of Jutland using hitherto unseen German naval records: an inter-war appreciation by the German Office of Naval History, High Seas Fleet War Diaries, Chief of the High Seas Fleet Operations Staff papers plus action reports from individual commanders involved in the battle and the letters and papers of Tirpitz, Scheer and Hipper. The author also discusses the technical and material inferiority of RN ships. Illustrated with detailed action charts representing ship movements and dispositions throughout the battle. £8.95

7712. TAYLOR H.C.: AND THEY COME HOME.
Jarrolds. nd (c 1942) 1st. 144pp. 16 ills. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. Using first-hand accounts by British and Allied merchant seamen, this book describe their often grim experiences of the war at sea from Northern waters to the Far East. There are revealing accounts of brushes with U-boats, bombing aircraft, mines, and German surface craft; and there are two stories of escape from Occupied France. £4.50

14610. TAYLOR, Gordon.: LONDON'S NAVY. The Story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Quiller. 1983 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 26x19. VG+ in VG+ d/j. . In 1945, the RNVR, boosted by many wartime volunteers, was providing no less than 88% of all the commissioned officers serving in the Royal Navy. At its peak, RNVR, officers and men from ordinary seaman to Commodore, served in almost every ship and shore base, numbering 48,000 officers and 5,000 men. Looked at through the eyes of one Divison, that of London, with its drill ships and Embankment landmarks HMS President and HMS Chrysanthemum, the author has written a definitive history of the permanent Reserve since its formation in 1903. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £7.50

4416. TAYLOR, Gordon.: LONDON'S NAVY. The Story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Quiller. 1983 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 26x19. Fine in VG+ d/j. Signed by author. In 1945, the RNVR, boosted by many wartime volunteers, was providing no less than 88% of all the commissioned officers serving in the Royal Navy. At its peak, RNVR, officers and men from ordinary seaman to Commodore, served in almost every ship and shore base, numbering 48,000 officers and 5,000 men. Looked at through the eyes of one Divison, that of London, with its drill ships and Embankment landmarks HMS President and HMS Chrysanthemum, the author has written a definitive history of the permanent Reserve since its formation in 1903. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £7.95

9924. TAYLOR, Gordon.: THE SEA CHAPLAINS. A History of Chaplains in the Royal Navy.
Oxford Illustrated Press. 1978 1st. xix. + 603pp. 64 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. Upper rear board heavily bumped, otherwise contents (unmarked) Fine. A comprehensive, detailed, and frank account of the Chaplains' deeds and experiences, chiefly at sea during their long involvement with the Royal Navy. The Appendices are listed with the names of approximately 5,000 known naval chaplains (of all denominations) from the earliest times to date (1978), including all Chaplains, RNVR and RNR, and all temporary chaplains who served during the First and Second World Wars. £9.95

648. TERRAINE, John.: BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945
Mandarin. 1990 . xx. + 841pp. 58 ills. 19 maps. 20x12. An unmarked copy: VG in VG pictorial card cover. This volume describes in detail and analyses in depth the entire history of the U-boats during two World Wars. It examines, the U-boats, their commanders; anti-submarine ships & weapons, & a comprehensive account of U-boat exploits. £6.75

14968. TERRAINE, John.: BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945
Wordsworth. 1999 . xx. + 841pp. 58 ills. 19 maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This volume describes in detail and analyses in depth the entire history of the U-boats during two World Wars. It examines, the U-boats, their commanders; anti-submarine ships & weapons, & a comprehensive account of U-boat exploits. £6.75

10692. TERZIBASCHITSCH, Stefan.: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE U.S. NAVY.
Conway. 1989 1st. 319pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This book provides a complete survey of all American fleet carriers, from the Langley to the Nimitz class - including those which were never completed. Each ship is highlighted with several photographs and plans of each class. These photographs pay particular attention to conversions and modifications, and the text lists full details concerning armament and camouflage systems, etc. A concise service history is given for each ship. Ilustrated with 320 photographs. and there are plans of every class drawn to a constant 1:1250 scale. £17.50

10691. TERZIBASCHITSCH, Stefan.: CRUISERS OF THE U.S. NAVY,1922 - 1962.
Arms & Armour. 1988 1st. 319pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x24. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Some 118 individual ships are fully described and illustrated in this comprehensive account of American cruisers built between 1922 and 1962. The first section presents a survey of U.S. cruiser development: the main section of the book, which includes more than 400 photographs and line drawings, consists of a detailed chronological examination of each of the ships and classes. Each entry features the design and operational service history of the ships, and comprehensive data tables. Line drawings of every class are drawn to a constant 1:1250 scale. £22.00

15267. THESIGER, Vice-Admiral Bertram S.: QUERIES IN SEAMANSHIP. A Collection of Typical Questions in the Various Items of a Midshipman's Seamanship Examination.
Gieves 1928. Fourth edition, revised & enlarged. ix. +125pp. 22x14. Edges of slighly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. Some of the blank pages for Answers opposite the 125pp of questions, have been written neatly in pencil. £29.00

5460. THOMAS, Donald: COCHRANE. Britannia's Sea Wolf.
Cassell. 2001. 383p. 3 maps. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. Admiral Lord Cochrane, in a series of successful and heroic actions made his name as one of the most dashing, famous frigate captains of his day. A radical. not only in naval matters, Cochrane attracted the wrath of the establishment by his campaign against corruption endemic in Admiralty Administration, which came yo a head when Cochrane, as a member of Parliament accused his commander of cowardice after the Battle of Basque Roads. He was humiliated when he was framed as perpetrator of a Stock Exchange fraud in 1814, and imprisoned and cashiered. Following his release he took up an extraordinary career as a mercenary admiral, commanding in turn the navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece. In South America he fought and won actions which remain classics of their kind. On his eventual return to England Cochrane won back his good name, was reinstated in the Service, and lies buried in Westminster Abbey. £4.95

15093. THOMAS, Lesley and BAILEY, Chris Howard.: WRNS IN CAMERA. The Women's Royal Naval Service in the Second World War.
Royal Navy Museum/Sutton 2002 1st. xiv. + 107pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endps. 27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.95

143. THOMPSON R.W.: DIEPPE AT DAWN. The Story of the Dieppe Raid 19 August 1942.
White Lion 1972. 215pp. 22x14. An unmarked hardback copy:- VG+ in VG d/j. d/j. The author has drawn on British official documents, Von Runstedt's report, and by the men who took part, to give a good account of the disasterous raid on Dieppe which cost over 4,000 casualties; over 100 planes; over 30 ships. £4.95

3483. THOMPSON Rear Admiral George.P.: BLUE PENCIL ADMIRAL.
Sampson Low. 1947 1st. vii. + 216pp. Frontis. 22x14. Ex-Boots library; Binding a little rubbed, otherwise contents VG. The author, who was recently retired when recalled to act as a censor in WW2, describes the unenviable tightrope between informing the public and helping the enemy. £3.85

8264. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1997 viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £7.50

14671. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1996 1st viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £8.95

14672. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
BCA. nd (c 1996) viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £7.95

11415. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE ROYAL MARINES. From Sea Soldiers to a Special Force.
Pan. 2001. xv. + 701pp. 49 ills. 19x13. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book tells the stirring and fascinating history of the Royal Marines from its formation in the 17th century right through to the modern era. £5.50

14562. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE ROYAL MARINES. From Sea Soldiers to a Special Force.
Pan. 2001. xv. + 701pp. 49 ills. 19x13. Near -Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This book tells the stirring and fascinating history of the Royal Marines from its formation in the 17th century right through to the modern era. £4.85

9673. THOMPSON, Paul. (editor).: CLOSE TO THE WIND. The Early Memoirs (1866-1879) of Admiral Sir William Cresswell.
Heinemann. 1965 1st. ix. + 210pp. 8 ills. Map. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. During the period covered in this book, Creswell saw service as a midshipman and later as a Lieutenant. He sailed the world: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Africa, America were all in his orbit, and later on anti-piracy patrols patrols off Zanzibar he had a plentiful share of action and excitement. £9.00

3666. THORNTON J.M.: MEN-OF-WAR 1770-1970.
Model & Alled. 1978 1st. 104pp. Prof ills. An unmarked copy- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This is a collection of informal drawing , recording the development and history of over 600 warships spanning two centuries, including some of the naval oddities that were built in the course of that period. The drawings are highlighted with informative captions and anecdotes about each one of the vessels illustrated. £5.95

15531. THULESIUS, Olav: THE MAN WHO MADE THE MONITOR. A Biography of John Ericsson, Naval Engineer.
McFarland 2007 viii. + 255pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £15.50

1737. TOLAND, John: INFAMY - PEARL HARBOUR AND ITS AFTERMATH.
Methuen. 1982 1st. . xvi. + 366pp. 78 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. This book provides a detailed examining of the events preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, and goes a long way in answering many of the questions about why American political and military personnel were caught napping. £7.50

13813. TOLAND, John: INFAMY - PEARL HARBOUR AND ITS AFTERMATH.
Penguin 2001, . xvi. + 366pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book provides a detailed examining of the events preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, and goes a long way in answering many of the questions about why American political and military personnel were caught napping. £4.50

909. TOOHEY, John.: CAPTAIN BLIGH'S PORTABLE NIGHTMARE. From the Bounty to Safety - 4,162 Miles across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat.
Fourth Estate. 1999 223pp. Frontis. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. Describes the remarkable feat of seamanship of Bligh and 15 members of the crew of HMS Bounty, who sailed a 23ft ship's boat more than 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to safety. £4.95

14948. TRACY, Nicholas: SEA POWER AND THE CONTROL OF TRADE. Belligerent Rights from the Russian War to the Beira Patrol, 1854-1970.
Ashgate/Navy Records Society 2005 xxxix. + 557pp. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new: Binding & contents Near-Mint. £12.95

7889. TRACY, Nicholas.: NELSON’S BATTLES. The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail.
Chatham. 1996 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This book is a brilliant study of those naval battles which played such an important role on Napoleon’s defeat, & is a significant contribution to the study of the development of strategy & naval tactics in the 18th century. Nelson’s three great victories at the Nile, Copenhagen & Trafalgar are described in detail, but the developments in the decades before form a significant part and are needed for an appreciation of Nelson’s achievements. £9.95

15854. TREADWELL, Terry C.: SUBMARINES WITH WINGS. The Past, Present and Future of Aircraft-Carrying Submarines.
Conway 1985 1st. xiv. + 115pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Following British and German experiments between 1914-18, many navies built special submarine aircraft carriers beween the wars, but only the Japanese persevered with the apparently insurmountable problems, culminating in a bombing raid on Oregon in September 1942, and a planned attack on the Panama Canal. This fascinating story describes the submarines, together with their aircraft, which served in the navies of Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States, and an account of the Japanese raid on the West Coast of America. Illustrated with 230 photographs and drawings of the submarines and their aircraft. £11.50

1461. TROTTER, Wilfred Pym: THE ROYAL NAVY IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS.
Dent. 1978 172pp. Prof ills. 24x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Fine in VG d/j. A collection of 190 old photographs, with informative captions, illustrating the ships and personnel of the Royal Navy from 1849-1914. The first photograph in the book is reputed to be the earliest-known photograph of one of H.M.ships. £9.85

13202. TUNSTALL, Brian.: FLIGHTS OF NAVAL GENIUS.
Philip Alan. 1930 1st. ix. + 299pp. 8 ills. 4 maps. 22x14. Foxing to prelims and edges, o/w contents VG, binding VG+. Highlights important episodes in the careers of five British naval commanders - George Brydges Baron Rodney - Richard Earl Howe - Samuel Viscount Hood - Sir Sydney Smith - Lord Camelford - Sir Charles Napier. £7.95

3972. TURNER J.F.: SERVICE MOST SILENT. The Navy's Fight Against Enemy Mines.
Harrap. 1955 1st 200pp. 30 ills. 22x14. VG. A participant describes how the staff of HMS Vernon tackled and beat the German campaign of mine warfare during the Second World War. £6.95

15349. TURNER, John Frayn: VCs OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Pen & Sword 2004 1st. ix + 309pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.95

14638. TUTE, Warren: THE DEADLY STROKE.
Collins 1973 1st. 221pp. 15 ills. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Bookplate. VG in VG d/j. On July 3, 1940, the Royal Navy attacked and largely destroyed the French Fleet as it lay at its moorings in the harbour of Mers el Kebir. To the French the act was murderous aggression, to the sailors who carried it out it seemed incomprehensible folly; to the British government it was a grim but unavoidable necessity. The ten minute bombardment shattered the French Fleet and killed some 1,300 sailors. A 'Greek Tragedy' Churchill called it. The author has made a special study of the action in all its aspects, and having interviewed many survivors he has skilfully traced the sequence of events that culminated in this tragic disaster. £5.95

6370. UDEN, Grant.: THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.
Macdonald. 1970 1st. 96pp. Ills. 18x12. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In 1782 while undergoing a temporary repair at Spithead which involved heeling the ship to one side, the Royal George, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Kempenfelt, flooded through her gunports taking the admiral and many of her company to the bottom. This book provides an informative account of the tragic loss of one of the largest warships of her day. £6.50

489. USHERWOOD S. (Editor).: THE GREAT ENTERPRISE. The History of the Spanish Armada as revealed in Contemporary Documents.
Folio. 1978. 192pp. 31 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. Bound in blue cloth/gilt (not published with d/j). Binding & contents VG+. . Uses first-hand accounts of the Spanish Armada and surrounding events, viewing the proposed Spanish Invasion and the British defence, through the eyes of the men who opposed each other in the battle. £4.95

2795. USHERWOOD, Stephen (Editor).: THE GREAT ENTERPRISE. The History of the Spanish Armada as revealed in Contemporary Documents.
Folio. 1978. 192pp. 31 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. An unmarked copy:- Binding & contents Near-Fine. . Using both Spanish and British sources, this book contains first-hand accounts of the Spanish Armada and surrounding events, viewing the proposed Spanish Invasion and the British defence, through the eyes of the men who opposed each other in the battle. £5.95

9216. VALENTINE, Mrs.: SEA FIGHTS. From Sluys to the Bombardment of Alexandria.
Frederic Warne. nd (c 1885). viii. + 296pp. Frontis. + 5 plates. 19x13. Red cloth/gilt decorated cover. Rear board partially faded, binding and contents VG. An extremely nice copy of this book. Over 30 naval actions fought by the British Navy are very well described. £4.50

5354. Van Der Merwe P.: NELSON.
Snapping Turtle/National Mariime Museum. nd 1995). 32pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. An illustrated guide to the extraordinary career of Britain's greatest naval hero. £2.00

5410. VAN DER VAT Dan.: STANDARD OF POWER: The Royal Navy in the Twentieth Century.
Pimlico. 2001 xx. + 460pp. 39 ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover.. In this history the author takes a sceptical, sometimes admiring, often controversial view of the Royal Navy in two World Wars and countless minor conflicts. £5.95

3232. VAN DER VAT, Dan: THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN. The Great Struggle at Sea 1939-1945.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 1st. * ixx. + 424pp. 54 ills. 4 maps. Ills endps. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This comprehensive history covers in detail every aspect and phase of the Battle of the Atlantic examining the action on and under the Atlantic. £6.75

11992. VAN DER VAT, Dan: THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN. The Great Struggle at Sea 1939-1945.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 1st. * ixx. + 424pp. 54 ills. 4 maps. Ills endps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. d/j. This comprehensive history covers in detail every aspect and phase of the Battle of the Atlantic examining the action on and under the Atlantic. £7.95

4389. VAN DER VAT, Dan.: THE GRAND SCUTTLE. The Sinking of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
Hodder & Stoughton 1982 1st. 240pp. 24 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Hardback edition. An unmarked copy:Fine in Fine d/j. At Scapa Flow in June 1919 there occurred an event unique in naval history. The German Admiral in charge of seventy-four of his country's warships interned in Scapa Flow, battleships, battle-cruisers, cruisers and flotillas of destroyers, ordered that they should scuttle themselves. Fifty-two of them actually went to the bottom and several are there to this day. This book tells the story of the German Fleet from its creation by Tirpitz to its complete frustration in war, its disgrace by mutiny, and the unparalleled act of self-destruction and the unprecedented salvage effort which ensued. £6.95

11712. VAN DER VAT, Dan.: THE LAST CORSAIR. The Story of the Emden.
Hodder & Stoughton 1983 1st.. 205pp. 17 ills. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the lone campaign waged by German cruiser Emden in the Indian Ocean from August 1914 to May 1915, during which she sank two warships, held-up 21 British merchantmen, sinking 16, abducted 4 colliers, shelled Madras, made a hit-and-run raid on Penang, before being finally shelled to destruction off the Cocos Islands by the Australian cruiser Sydney £7.95

2701. VAN DER VAT, Dick.: THE GRAND SCUTTLE. The Sinking of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
Waterfront. 1986. * 240pp. 24 ills. Map. 24x16. Ex-library with minmal stamps. VG in VG pictorial card cover. At Scapa Flow in June 1919 there occurred an event unique in naval history. The German Admiral in charge of seventy-four of his country's warships interned in Scapa Flow, battleships, battle-cruisers, cruisers and flotillas of destroyers, ordered that they should scuttle themselves. Fifty-two of them actually went to the bottom and several are there to this day. This book tells the story of the German Fleet from its creation by Tirpitz to its complete frustration in war, its disgrace by mutiny, and the unparalleled act of self-destruction and the unprecedented salvage effort which ensued. £3.75

14993. VANSITTART, Peter: JOHN PAUL JONES. A Restless Spirit.
Robson Books. 2004 1st. 266pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £6.95

14608. VAUSE, Jordan.: WOLF. U-Boat Commanders in World War II.
Airlife. 1997 1st UK.* xi.+ 249pp. Ills, 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Drawing on primary documents, and where possible, interviews or correspondence with surviving U-boat commanders themselves, the author follows the individual U-boat officers from their early training and through their wartime experiences. £6.95

4936. VAUSE, Jordan.: WOLF. U-Boat Commanders in World War II.
Airlife. 1997 1st UK.* xi.+ 249pp. Ills, 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Drawing on primary documents, and where possible, interviews or correspondence with surviving U-boat commanders themselves, the author follows the individual U-boat officers from their early training and through their wartime experiences. £7.95

8511. VILLA ,Brian Loring: UNAUTHORIZED ACTION - MOUNTBATTEN AND THE DIEPPE RAID.
Oxford University Press. 1989 1st. Xiii. + 314pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine in d/j. Hard cover edition. In the raid on Dieppe in August 1942, some 3,000 Canadian soldiers and officers were killed, wounded , or captured in a single morning is one of the great tragedies of the Second World War. Since that time a cloud of mystery has hung over the event, which seemed to defy all rational explanation. On the basis of much new research and a meticulous analysis of all the forces - military, political, diplomatic, and personal - that shaped the disaster, the author casts new light why it was executed when it was known to court failure, and the role of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations, whose responsibility for Dieppe becomes clear as in no other study to date £9.75

2115. VON DER PORTEN, Edward P.: THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II
Arthur Barker 1970 1st. 274pp. Illustrated. 23x15. Ex-library,G+ in permanently affixed d/j. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Gives a German view of German naval strategy, with a detailed examination of the battles and campaigns fought by the German Navy in World War 2. £3.95

15795. WALDRON T.J. & GLEESON, James: THE FROGMEN.
Elmfield 1974. 191pp. 15 illustrations. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in Fine d/j. Describes the operations carried out in WW2, by British Charioteers, 'X'-Craft and frogmen, and the operations carried out by Italian and German frogmen. £5.95

9285. WALDRON T.J. & GLEESON, James: THE FROGMEN.
Evans. 1950 1st. 191pp. 15 ills. 22x14. Spots of foxing to edges/margins, otherwise contents VG in G+ d/j. Describes the operations carried out in WW2, by British Charioteers, 'X'-Craft and frogmen, and the operations carried out by Italian and German frogmen. £4.95

15111. WALKER C.F. Lt-Commander R.N.: YOUNG GENTLEMEN. The Story of Midshipmen from the XVIIth Century to the Present Day.
Longmans, Green 1938 1st. xiii. + 258pp. 8 ills. 22x14. An excellent copy with no writing or inscriptions:- VG in G+ original d/j. £16.95

15108. WALKER. Anthony J.: AYE, AYE, SIR! An Autobiography of a National Service Sailor 1946-1948.
W.H.Walker. 2000 1st. xxxiv. + 250pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 25x18. Fine in Fine d/j. Signed by author.The author joined the Royal Navy under National Service in February 1946, just six months after the end of the war. After training in HMS Royal Arthur, HMS Glendower and HMS Scotia, he served in two submarine depot ships based in Scotland, HMS Forth and HMS Montclare. This handsomely published and profusely illustrated book records the author’s experiences afloat and ashore during the early post-war years. Signed by author. £15.95

4926. WARLOW B. & GOODMAN S.: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II.
Maritime nd (c 1994). 112pp. Prof ills. 17x23. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Presents over 100 full-page captioned photographs of many different types of RN ships from battleships to trawlers. £5.00

1778. WARLOW B. Lt Cdr RN.: CHANNEL SWEEP. Photographs from the 1950s & 60s Skyfotos Collection.
Maritime. nd (c1989). 142pp. Prof ills. 18x24. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Contains 140 full-page photographs taken in the 1950/60s, depicting athe various types and classes of warships of the Royal Navy £4.50

13809. WARLOW Ben: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II. Part Two.
Maritime nd (c 1999). 112pp. Prof ills. 17x23. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Presents over 100 full-page captioned photographs of many different types of RN ships from battleships to minesweepers. £5.00

12142. WARNER, Denis & Peggy.: THE TIDE AT SUNRISE. A History of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.
Angus & Robertson 625pp. 59 illustrations. Maps. Endp maps. 24x16. An excellent copy without writing or inscriptions:- VG+ in VG d/j. £14.00

14657. WARNER, Oliver: BATTLE HONOURS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
George Philip 1956 1st. vii. + 91pp. Colour Frontis. 9 plates. 22x14. A nice bright copy, binding VG, contents VG+. The 7 chapters cover:- Battle Honours -Scope & Definition: Fleet Actions & Campaigns: Single Ship Actions: Alphabetical List of Ships With Their Honours: Fleet Air Arm Squadron Honours: Naval Battle Honours Won by Regiments of the Army: Ships' Badges. £7.95

1308. WARNER, Oliver: CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDEHOPE.
Murray. 1965 1st * ix. + 301pp. 24 ills. Map. 22x14. Well-above-average ex-library with minimal stamps, VG+ in VG d/j. Biography of the life and naval career of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndehope (1863-1963). £5.95

15020. WARNER, Oliver.: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. The Life of Sir Charles Lambe.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1969 1st. xiii. + 224pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lambe entered Osborne in 1914, began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. In 1938 he took command of Curlew, before moving to Dunedin in 1939. During the war he held several staff appointments, including Director of Naval Plans, then returned to the sea to take command of Illustrious, a member of the Eastern Fleet and latterly the British Pacific Fleet. £5.95

6817. WARNER, Oliver.: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. The Life of Sir Charles Lambe.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1969 1st. xiii. + 224pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lambe entered Osborne in 1914, began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. In 1938 he took command of Curlew, before moving to Dunedin in 1939. During the war he held several staff appointments, including Director of Naval Plans, then returned to the sea to take command of Illustrious, a member of the Eastern Fleet and latterly the British Pacific Fleet. £5.95

2363. WARNER, Oliver.: THE BRITISH NAVY. A Concise History.
Purnell. 1975. 191pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Fine in VG d/j. An excellent history accompanied by 151 illustrations. £4.00

6453. WARNER, Philip: THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID.
Kimber. 1978 1st. 238pp. 29 ills. 24x16. Above-average ex-library copy with minimal stamps:- VG in VG+ d/j. On the 23rd April 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched a daring raid on the Belgian coast to block the Zeebrugge Canal. The assault on Zeebrugge and the raid on Ostend, is described in full, from its planning, preparations, and the raid itself, to the rescue of its survivors by the crews of launches and coastal motor boats. The raid is presented from a variety of viewpoints and includes graphic accounts by some of those that took part. £8.95

7550. WARREN C.E.T. & BENSON James.: THE ADMIRALTY REGRETS. The Story of His Majesty's Submarine Thetis & Thunderbolt.
Popular Book Club 1959. 248pp. 16 ills. 5 maps & diags Endp diags. 22x14. Edges slightly yanned, otherwise VG. . While on her builder’s trials in June 1939, the brand new submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay trapping on board 99 naval personnel & civilian employees of her builders Cammell Laird. This full account of the tragedy investigates the technical problems and human errors which led to this disaster. It also provides a vivid account of the dramatic scenes on board the stricken submarine, and the desperate, but ultimately unsuccessful attempts of rescue. Following her salvage and renamed Thunderbolt, the submarine took part in wartime operations until she was finally sunk in the Mediterranean in 1943. £3.95

555. WARREN C.E.T. & BENSON, James.: ABOVE US THE W AVES. The Story of Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes.
Harrap. 1953 256pp. 40 ills. 7 maps. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Spine sun faded (titles bright, otherwise contents VG.This compreehnsive record describes the exploits of midget submarines and human torpedoes during WW2, including the attack on Tirpitz and other Norwegian operations, in the Mediterranean and in the Far East, including the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Takao at Singapore. £3.95

15951. WARREN, Alan: SINGAPORE. Britain's Greatest Defeat.
Hambledon & London 2002 1st. xiii. + 370pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.00

13700. WATERS, John M.: BLOODY WINTER.
Van Nostrand 1967 1st. xiv. + 279pp. Illustrated. Endp maps.23x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. Although the Battle of the Atlantic lasted more than six years, the winter of 1942-43 marked the climax of the fighting. The author, who himself served as an officer in US escorts, offers a vivid account of the day-to-day fighting as seen from the bridges of Allied escort ships and from the conning towers of German submarines. £7.95

6367. WATTON, Ross: THE BATTLESHIP WARSPITE. Anatomy of the Ship.
Conway. 1986 1st. 120pp. Prof ills. 25x26. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Warsipte's fighting career spanned two generations - from the Battle of Jutland in 1916, to battle honours in World War 2 that also included Narvik, Matapan and the D-Day landings. This volume offers a full description of the ship and her weapons, inclding appearance changes and the inter-war reconstruction. Pictorial section emphasising close-up and on-board photographs. Camouflage guide (on jacket). More than 300 perspective and 3-view drawings with in-depth descriptive keys of every detail of the ship - general arrangements. hull construction, machinery, surperstructure, rig, armament, fire-control, fittings, boats and aircraft. £21.00

1767. WATTS Anthony .J.: AXIS SUBMARINES (World War 2 Fact Files)
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 63pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Every class of submarine operated or planned by Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy and Thailand is listed together with a short background to the design. Tables list technical data and a brief note on the fate of each submarine. Profusely illustrated with photos. £4.00

8872. WATTS Anthony J.: BATTLESHIPS. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1979 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. Fine Fine in pictorial card cover. Every class of battleship operated or planned by the major naval powers is listed together with a short background to the design, plus Tables of technical data and a brief note on the fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.75

773. WATTS, Anthony J: ALLIED SUBMARINES. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover Every class of submarine operated or planned by Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom, USA and Yugoslavia, is listed together with a short background to the design. Tables list technical data and a brief note on the fate of each submarine. Profusely illustrated with photos. £4.00

15239. WATTS, Anthony ,J.: THE U-BOAT HUNTERS
Macdonald & Jane's. 1976 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x17. Binding & contents VG+. Despite the advantage of 'Asdic' and the introduction of convoys, the losses of Allied merchant ships from German U-boats were enormous. Every possible countermeasure was used against the U-boat, and a whole range of ships, aircraft, weapons, electronics, were created to fight the Battle of the Atlantic. This book tells the dramatic story of this campaign and the development of anti-submarine warfare in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated. £6.95

4134. WATTS, Anthony ,J.: THE U-BOAT HUNTERS
Macdonald & Jane's. 1976 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Despite the advantage of 'Asdic' and the introduction of convoys, the losses of Allied merchant ships from German U-boats were enormous. Every possible countermeasure was used against the U-boat, and a whole range of ships, aircraft, weapons, electronics, were created to fight the Battle of the Atlantic. This book tells the dramatic story of this campaign and the development of anti-submarine warfare in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated. £8.95

1770. WATTS, Anthony J.: AXIS CRUISERS. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1979 1st. 55pp. Prof ills. 27x21. Near-Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Every class of cruiser operated or planned by the navies of Germany, Italy and Japan, is listed together with a short background to the design, plus Tables of technical data and a brief note on the fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.85

3775. WATTS, Anthony J.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated History.
Naval Institute/Brockhampton. 1999 . 256pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Mint in d/j. beginning with the triumphant aftermath of Trafalgar, the author traces the evolution of the Navy over the decades of the last years of sail to today’s 'high tech' fleet. In addition to technical fact and data throughout, the author provides assessment and critique of decisions, events, designs and tactics over nearly two centuries. Factually detailed and technically accurate, this is also a readable, entertaining narrative, an incisive study of Britain's Navy. Profusely illustrated with photos and line drawings of significant warships and equipment, plus detailed maps of key battles and actions. £7.50

8442. WATTS, Anthony J.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated History.
Arms & Armour. 1994 1st. . 256pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Mint in d/j. beginning with the triumphant aftermath of Trafalgar, the author traces the evolution of the Navy over the decades of the last years of sail to today’s 'high tech' fleet. In addition to technical fact and data throughout, the author provides assessment and critique of decisions, events, designs and tactics over nearly two centuries. Factually detailed and technically accurate, this is also a readable, entertaining narrative, an incisive study of Britain's Navy. Profusely illustrated with photos and line drawings of significant warships and equipment, plus detailed maps of key battles and actions. £7.50

4369. WELLS J. Captain RN.: THE IMMORTAL WARRIOR. Britain's First and Last Battleship.
Mason. 1987 1st. 263pp. Prof ills. 19x25. An unmarked copy, like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This meticulously researched ship biography, traces the design background and building history of Britain's first ironclad which was completed in 1860. Charts Warrior's service career, records her commissions and officers and crew; considers her armament and machinery, her strengths and weaknesses. After active service, she became part of the Vernon torpedo school in Portsmouth harbour before relegation to an oil fuel pontoon hulk at Pembroke Dock. In 1979 Warrior was towed to Hartlepool where she was completely restored and in 1987 the ship returned to Portsmouth where she is now on display. Twelve detailed appendices help make this one of the most definitive accounts of an historic ship ever written. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line £16.75

9682. WELLS, John G. Captain RN.: WHALEY. The Story of HMS Excellent 1830 to 1980.
HMS Excellent. 1980 1st. 247pp. 44 ills. 21x15. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This book is about a ship, a mud bank which became an island, but essentially this is the story of the people who over 150 years have served the cause of naval gunnery and built its traditions. £21.00

9441. WELLS, John. Captain RN.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982.
Sutton. 1994 1st. x.+ 306pp. Prof ills. 25x19. No writing or inscriptions: Near-Fine in VG d/j. Starting with the imperial splendour of Victorian ships with their labour intensive crews, social divisions and harsh discipline and concluding with the fighting force that saw service in the Falklands War, this book is as much a story of naval characters as it is the story of the vents and conflicts in which they were caught up, and covers everything from recruitment and training to behaviour in battle, duscipline, food and drink, clothing and pay. Signed by author. £7.95

15021. WELLS, John. Captain RN.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982.
Sutton. 1994 1st. x.+ 306pp. Prof ills. 25x19: An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Starting with the imperial splendour of Victorian ships with their labour intensive crews, social divisions and harsh discipline and concluding with the fighting force that saw service in the Falklands War, this book is as much a story of naval characters as it is the story of the vents and conflicts in which they were caught up, and covers everything from recruitment and training to behaviour in battle, duscipline, food and drink, clothing and pay. Signed by author. £9.95

14533. WELLS, John. Captain RN.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982.
Sutton. 1994 1st. x.+ 306pp. Prof ills. 25x19: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Signed by author, and letter from author. Starting with the imperial splendour of Victorian ships with their labour intensive crews, social divisions and harsh discipline and concluding with the fighting force that saw service in the Falklands War, this book is as much a story of naval characters as it is the story of the vents and conflicts in which they were caught up, and covers everything from recruitment and training to behaviour in battle, duscipline, food and drink, clothing and pay. Signed by author. £10.95

5910. WESTWOOD, J.N.: FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
BCA. 1979 160pp. Prof ills. 25x20. VG in VG d/j. The author examines a number of warships which took part in World War 2, analysing notable features of their designs and discusses if the ships lived up to their designer's expectations in wartime conditions. Describes the battleships Bismarck, Duke of York, Warspite, Scharnhorst, Alabama, Washington, Texas, Kongo, Yamato and the pocket-battleship Graf Spee: The aircraft carriers Ark Royal, Akagi, Enterprise, Lexington, Hornet and Zuikake. The cruisers Ajax, Boise, Belfast, Indianapolis, Mogami and Prinz Eugen: The destroyers Johnson and Saumarez: The escorts England and Jervis Bay; The submarines Cavella, Thunderbolt and U-47. Profusely illustrated. £6.00

495. WETTERN, Desmond.: THE DECLINE OF BRITISH SEAPOWER.
Jane's. 1982 1st. v. + 452pp. 85 ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This important and controversial book is an almost month by month acount of the many activities of the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1981. The book is a history which shows not only that the Navy, against a background of an almost constant shortage of men, money and ships, has served the nation well, but the book is also an account of social changes in the Service since 1945. Strength of Fleet from 1947 to 1981. £9.95

15272. WHEELER, Harold F.B.: THE STORY OF THE BRITISH NAVY.
Harrap 1922 1st. 384pp. 16 illustrations in colour by Ellis Silas. 22x15. Binding VG, contents VG+. £5.95

11753. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. A Fight for Survival.
Cassell. 1998 160pp. 57 ills. Maps/diag 20x13. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £3.50

14698. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. A Fight for Survival.
Cassell. 2000 160pp. 57 ills. Maps/diag 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mine pictorial card cover.. Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £4.50

4588. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. An Anti-Submarine Commander's War.
Blandford. 1986 1st. * 160pp. 54 ills. Maps/diags. Endp maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine in d/j. Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £6.95

917. WHIPPLE A.B.C.: FIGHTING SAIL.
Time-Life. 1979. 184pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 29x24. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cvr (published without d/j). This volume examines the ship of the line in Nelson's day and describes the actions which they fought. Describes the second battle of Ushant; Rodney's tactic of breaking the line of battle during the Battle of the Saints; and Nelson's victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Very well illustrated. £5.85

422. WHITE, Colin: THE NELSON COMPANION.
Bramley. 1997. * xv. + 228pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. A superb unmarked copy. This book makes the ideal companion for anyone who wants to find out more about this remarkable character and the myths that have surrounded Nelson since his death. From Hitler's plan to transport Nelson's Column to Berlin to the naming of over fifty streets in Greater London area alone, the book is a treasure trove of information. It contains detailed studies on many different aspects of Nelson's life and career written by leading experts in the field. It is complemented by a gazeteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and eight pages of colour plates. £6.50

15162. WHITE, Colin: THE NELSON COMPANION.
Bramley. 1997. * xv. + 228pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x14. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. . This book makes the ideal companion for anyone who wants to find out more about this remarkable character and the myths that have surrounded Nelson since his death. From Hitler's plan to transport Nelson's Column to Berlin to the naming of over fifty streets in Greater London area alone, the book is a treasure trove of information. It contains detailed studies on many different aspects of Nelson's life and career written by leading experts in the field. It is complemented by a gazeteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and eight pages of colour plates. £6.95

15157. WHITE, Colin: THE NELSON COMPANION.
Sutton 1995 1st. xv. + 228pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Signed by author. This book makes the ideal companion for anyone who wants to find out more about this remarkable character and the myths that have surrounded Nelson since his death. From Hitler's plan to transport Nelson's Column to Berlin to the naming of over fifty streets in Greater London area alone, the book is a treasure trove of information. It contains detailed studies on many different aspects of Nelson's life and career written by leading experts in the field. It is complemented by a gazeteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and eight pages of colour plates. £7.50

653. WHITE, Colin: VICTORIA'S NAVY - THE END OF THE SAILING NAVY.
Mason. 1981 1st 160pp. Prof ills. Ills. endps. 19x25. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . The period 1830-1870, witnessed the most revolutionary change in the RN, as sail and wooden walls gave way to steam and armour plating. It is this period that is the subject of this illustrated study which concentrates on the technological developments & the new type of professional sailor that appeared during this time. £9.00

5470. WHITE, Colin: VICTORIA'S NAVY - THE HEYDAY OF STEAM.
Mason. 1983 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 19x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Explains how the various experimental designs culminated in one homogeneous fleet - and how that fleet was superseded in turn by the advent of the Dreadnought. Tells of the men who served with gallantry in many campaigns as well as the colourful personalities such as Beresford, Fisher and Wilson. Profusely illustrated with photos, prints & paintings. £9.75

12097. WHITE, David Fairbank.: BITTER OCEAN. The Dramatic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945.
Headline. 2006 1st. 350pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Examines this crucial conflict using first-hand testimony from both Allied and Germany personnel. £6.95

15953. WHITEHEAD, William & MACARTNEY-FILGATE, Terence.: DIEPPE 1942. Echoes Of Disaster.
Richard Drew 1982 1st. 190pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Endpaper Maps. 27x21`. Near-Fine in VG d/j. £8.50

12874. WHITLEY M.J,: DESTROYER! German Destroyers in World War II.
Arms & Armour Press. 1983 1st. 310pp. Illustrated. 23x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. After describing the interwar development of German destroyers, and a critical assessment of their unreliable propulsion sytems, poor seakeeping, and other aspects of their design, the book provides a detailed account of all the major actions fought by German destroyers, as well as describing many of the lesser-known actions and episodes involving these vessels during the Second World War. £15.00

1978. WHITLEY M.J.: BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR TWO. An International Encyclopedia.
Naval Institute Press 1998 1st.. 320pp. Prof ills. 26x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This volume is devoted to some one hundred battleships, serving or under construction during World War 2. The design and construction of each class is followed by the service histories of each ship, together with detailed data lists including construction, dimensions, armament and speed, armour and complement. For each class there is a general arrangement plan and elevation. Over 200 photographs. £20.00

10648. WHITLEY M.J.: CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. An International Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1999 . 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Illustrated with hundreds of archive photographs and line drawings, this comprehensive reference work, within one volume, describes all cruisers extant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-45 by the nations of the World. Each class is featured with full coverage of its design, construction and subsequent modifications, together with details of builder, dates, specification data notes and the fate of each ship. £14.00

5635. WHITLEY M.J.: CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. An International Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1999 * . 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. Illustrated with hundreds of archive photographs and line drawings, this comprehensive reference work, within one volume, describes all cruisers extant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-45 by the nations of the World. Each class is featured with full coverage of its design, construction and subsequent modifications, together with details of builder, dates, specification data notes and the fate of each ship. £12.50

558. WHITMAN J.E.A.: BRITAIN KEEPS THE SEAS. Some Naval Incidents during the First Two Years of the World War.
Oxford University Press. 1942 1st 125pp. 22 ills. 22x14. VG. Describes several episodes in the war at sea, including the exploits of the submarines Salmon and Ursula; Rawalpindi; the trawler minesweeper Dunoon; the destroyer Hardy at Narvik; the cruisers Sydney and Ajax in the Mediterranean, etc, etc. £4.00

1241. WICKS, Ben: WAITING FOR THE ALL CLEAR.
Bloomsbury. 1990 1st. . 209pp. Illustarted. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- . Fine in Fine d/j. Contains the personal reminiscences of civilians, firemen, policeman, air-raid wardens, Home Guard and others, who experienced the Blitz at first hand in World War 2 £4.95

3218. WIGBY, Frederick.: STOKER - ROYAL NAVY.
Blackwood. 1967 1st. 202pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in G+ d/j.. The memoirs of a stoker who served in the Home Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet and on the China Station during the 1930s. In World War 2 he saw service in the corvette Shearwater and the light cruiser Phoebe. £8.95

8742. WIGGAN, Richard: HUNT THE ALTMARK.
Hale. 1982 1st 176pp. 19 ills. 22x14.Hardback edition. Ex-reference-library, single stamp. VG in VG d/j The Graf Spee's supply ship, the German tanker Altmark, achieved notoriety as a prison ship holding some 299 British survivors of the Graf Spee's sinkings when she was intercepted by HMS Cossack in Joessing Fjord, Norway, in Feb 1940. £5.95

8717. WILLANS, Geoffrey.: ONE EYE ON THE CLOCK
Macmillan. 1943 1st. . v. + 178pp. 8 ills. 19x13. VG. An RNVR officer recounts his wartime experiences, including a first-hand account of the Greek campaign and the battle for Crete. Willans served in the corvette Peony in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He moved to Formidable in 1941, and went with her to the USA for repair, then left her to return to the UK leading a draft of seamen. £5.00

15500. WILLIAMS K.J.: GHOST SHIPS OF THE MERSEY. A Brief History of Confederate cruisers with Mersey connections.
Countyvise. no date 38pp. Illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £3.95

3032. WILLIAMS, Andrew: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
BBC. 2002 1st. 304pp. 58 ills. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, this comprehensive account of the long-running battle describes this intense and strategically vital campaign for control of the Atlantic. Well illustrated. £3.00

3034. WILLMOTT H.P.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Cassell. 2001 1st. 208pp. Prof ills. 26x26. An unmarked copy, almost as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A comprehensive, analytical, and very readable account of the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbour, accompanied by more than 150 photographs, including a superb series of pictures of Japanese warships and a spectacular series of photographs (some colour) taken during the raid itself and the aftermath. Also includes numerous maps, diagrams and drawings. £7.85

8340. WILSON, Michael.: DESTINATION DARDANELLES.
Leo Cooper. 1988 1st. * 193pp. 23 ills. 3 maps. 2 tables. 24x16 Above-average ex-library,minimal stamps, VG in VG+ d/j. Describes the many exploits of the submarine HMS E.7, from the North Sea to the Dardanelles during the First World War. £7.50

12081. WILSON, Timothy: FLAGS AT SEA.
National Maritime Museum/ HMSO 1986 1st. 128pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. An authoritative study of the flags used at sea in the last five centuries by the navies of Britain and of the navies whose maritime history is closely linked with hers. Spain, the Netherlands, France and the USA. It describes flags used by ships at particular peiods and draws on new research to provide a detailed guide to the flags in the age of sail. As well as descriptions on the origins and types of flags used by each nation, there are also informative chapters on the manufacture of sea flags and the intricacies of signalling. Profusely illustrated. £9.00

4192. WINCOTT, Len: INVERGORDON MUTINEER.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1974 1st. 183pp. 22x14. Ex-library G+ in VG d/j. The author describes his career in the Royal Navy, including a first-hand account of the Invergordon Mutiny from the lower deck's point of view. After training at Ganges in the 1920s and a spell in an L class submarine, Wincott joined Ambrose on the China Station, before moving to the cruiser Norfolk where he played a leading part in the Invergordon mutiny. £4.95

5664. WINGATE J. (General Editor).: WARSHIPS IN PROFILE . VolumeTwo.
Profile 1973 1st * 300pp. Prof ills. 26x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Contains in one hardback volume, twelve of the remarkable series of Warship Profiles. Each Warship Profile provides technical details and descriptions, and operational history of the vessel concerned, and illustrated with numerous photographs together with a centrespread plan and side view illustration of the vessel in colour. The twelve Warship Profiles in this book cover:- HMS Exeter : SMS Seydlitz : USS Enterprise : HM S/M Upholder : RN Zara : KG Bismarck : HMS Hood : HMS Hesperus : USS Tennessee : IJN Yukikaze : HMS Furious 1917-1925 : HMS Furious 1925-1948. £29.00

5629. WINGATE, John: THE FIGHTING TENTH. The Tenth Submarine Flotilla and the Siege of Malta.
Cooper. 1991 1st. xiii. + 384pp. 70 ills. Maps. Plan. 24x16. Above -average ex-library copy with minimal stamps. VG in VG d/j. in d/j. Describes in vivid detail the remarkable exploits of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla based at Malta. £12.95

9066. WINN, Godfrey.: THE POSITIVE HOUR. Volume II of his Autobiography.
Joseph. 1970 1st. xv. + 445pp. 67 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Volume II of Winn's autobiography covers the war years. Perhaps best known for his account of PQ17 while on the AA cruiser Pozarica, but he later served on the lower deck on Cumberland before being invalided out. £5.95

15930. WINTER, Les: MORE HERITAGE AND NELSON. A Salute to Both.
Privately published 1989 1st. Vii. + 331pp. Profusely illustrated.. 22x15. Blue cloth gilt binding & contents Near-Fine. Inscribed by author. £11.50

9857. WINTON, John: BELOW THE BELT. Novelty, Subterfuge and Surprise in Naval Warfare.
Conway. 1981 1st. 192pp. 32 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A history of unconventional naval weapons and warfare, from primitive explosion vessels and fire-ships to the human torpedoes of the Second World War. Such devices have had a dramatic effect on naval affairs and this book describes how these weapons have been employed in combat. £4.00

8407. WINTON, John: SINK THE HAGURO! The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War.
Seeley. 1970 1st. 182pp. 17 ills. 22x14. An ex-library copy with minimal stamps; some light internal marks otherwise G+ in VG d/j. Describes the classic naval action in which the British destroyers, Saumarez, Venus, Virago, Verulam & Vigilant, sank the Japanese cruiser Haguro in the Malacca Straits in May 1945. £5.95

5588. WINTON, John: THE DEATH OF THE SCHARNHORST.
Bird. 1983 1st. x. + 182pp. 25 ills. 4 maps. 24x16. A decent ex-library copy: G+ in VG d/j. . This classic naval battle is fully and graphically described. In addition to taking full advantage of newly released ULTRA information, the author uses many eye-witness accounts of RN personnel and the stories of German survivors to provide, perhaps, the best account of this important naval action. The Appendices provide:- Bridge Card of British & German ships: Names of Scharnhorst's survivors: Honours & Awards. £6.95

778. WINTON, John: