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LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- AMERICA
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP
THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329959
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Navy; her destruction by Bismarck in 1941 was received with shocked disbelief throughout the country. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851772501. Third impression.
CARRIER AIR POWER
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830066
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of ship-based aircraft and their employment. A penetrating analysis of the very special requirements of carrier design and the operational roles both of the ships and of their aircraft. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0851772161. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- MARITIME
- AVIATION
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1329915
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Anatomy of the Ship series. A full description of the ship, including the armoured box hangar, and the postwar modifications, as well as an outline of her service history. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 0851775802. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- WARSHIP
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
BUILDING THE WOODEN WALLS
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1329897
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Design and Construction of the 74-Gun Ship Valiant. Large format. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851775799. A super copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- MILITARY
- NAVY
THE BATTLESHIP WARSPITE (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1830039
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Revised Edition with 1/300 scale fold-out plan to verso of dustwrapper. Arguably one of the finest capital ship designs of all time, Warspite and her sister-ships were the prototypes of the modern fast battleship, the ultimate development of the dreadnought type. This volume features a complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. 120 pages. ISBN: 0851779212. A lovely copy with minimal fading to front edge of dustwrapper spine.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- SHIP BUILDING
THE BOMB VESSEL GRANADO 1742 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1830038
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Granado was one of twelve bomb vessels that were built to supplement the depleted bomb vessel fleet at the outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739 and the ensuing War of Austrian Succession. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Complete with a 1/96 Scale Fold-out plan (to verso of dustwrapper). B/w diagrams. 125 pages. ISBN: 1844860051. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- MILITARY
- SHIP BUILDING
THE DESTROYER CAMPBELTOWN (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1830036
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The destroyer Campbeltown is not only famous for her part in the commando raid on the St Nazaire drydock in 1942, but is also representative of an important type. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and technical line diagrams. Complete with 1/256 scale fold-out plan to verso of dustwrapper. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851779972. A lovely copy.
THE FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE AGASSIZ (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John McKay; John Harland.
Stock no. 1830012
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This volume is devoted to one of the most famous and most nuerous of all escort vessels, the 'Flower' class corvette. The particular subject is the corvette Agassiz which was build in Vancouver and commissioned in January 1941. Of the short forecastle configuration she best represents the Canadian Flowers as they were when thrown into the thick of the bitter Atlantic convoy battles of 1941-42. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 160 pages. ISBN: 0851776140. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- MILITARY
- SHIP BUILDING
- WORLD WAR II
THE BATTLESHIP DREADNOUGHT (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830011
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised Edition with 1/256 scale fold-out plan to verso off dustwrapper. Launched in 1906, Dreadnought was the first 'all-big-gun' battleship and as such revolutionised battleship design and construction. A detailed anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. 256 pages. ISBN: 085177895X. Reprint. A lovely copy!
THE FAIRMILE 'D' MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1830010
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Complete with 1/75 scale fold-out plan to verso of dustwrapper. The Fairmile 'D' combined MTB/MGB was the most heavily armed type regularly employed by Allied coastal forces in the Second World War. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. 120 Pages. ISBN: 184486006X. A lovely copy!
THE ESCORT CARRIER GAMBIER BAY (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1830008
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The ecort carrier Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a ship of the mid-war Casablanca class, which operated with distinction in the Pacific, even fulfilling frontline roles never envisaged for earlier ships. The most famous of all American escort carriers. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 112 pages. ISBN: 0851776132. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- NAVY
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY