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ATLANTIC ESCORTS: SHIPS, WEAPONS & TACTICS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829982
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Battle of the Atlantic was the biggest battle of World War II, and yet little known to the public. This book outlines the operational aspects of the battle, showing how problems in equipment, training and operational control were overcome. A tribute to the designers and builders of the escort vessels, as well as their operators. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781844157020. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- WARSHIP
- SUBMARINES
ANSON'S NAVY: BUILDING A FLEET FOR EMPIRE 1744-1763
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829976
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1stt
2021.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
In this book, Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, the navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The author explains how the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades was fundamentally overhauled, how it acuire uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. Large format. Green/brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9781399002882. Minor rubbing to front board, lightly bumped to base of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.
BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME I: DESTROYER WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829973
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the first volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 240 pages. ISBN: 9781526747679. Frontis ink has imprinted on to the title page edges else a lovely copy.
BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME II: ESCORT AND MINESWEEPER WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829972
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the second volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 240 pages. ISBN: 9781526750471. A lovely copy.
BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME III: COASTAL FORCES WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829971
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2020.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the third volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781526777102. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- MARITIME
- WORLD WAR II
- ARTILLERY
- WARSHIP
- SUBMARINES
THE DAWN OF CARRIER STRIKE AND THE WORLD OF LIEUTENANT W.P. LUCY DSO RN
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1329669
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book documents the struggle through the cash-strapped 1920s and'30s, the Navy finally regaining formal control of its aviation in 1937, but too late to properly prepare for the impending war. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 386 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473879928. Looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- AVIATION
- RAF
- WORLD WAR II
THE BRITISH CARRIER STRIKE FLEET AFTER 1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829923
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st thus
2020.
Nearly fine condition.
In 1945 the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy's history was centred on nine aircraft carriers. This book charts the post-war fortunes of this potent striking force - its decline in the face of diminishing resouces, it final fall at the hands of uncomprehending politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the larges ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xvii and 622 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526785442. A lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
BRITISH CRUISERS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by A.D. Baker; Paul Webb.
Stock no. 1829911
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Gradually evolving from sailing frigatess, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, corvettes and sloops, and then the succeeding iron, composite and steel-hulled cruising ships. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w ship plans. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848320994. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn else a lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- TALL SHIPS
- SAILING
- VICTORIAN
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
BRITISH BATTLECRUISERS 1905-1920
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329652
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised edition. Large format. Olive green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams through, the centre pages are colour plans. Large plan of HMS Queen Mary 1913 contained in envelope at back of book. ISBN: 9781473882355. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Grubby mark to envelope but plan is fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET: THE ROYAL NAVY'S MOST POWERFUL STRIKE FORCE
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829893
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The background, creation and expansion of the BPF from its first tentative strikes, through operation off the cost of Japan to its impact on the immediate post-war period, including the opinions of USN liason officers attached to the British flagships. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 462 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848320482. Binding glue visible to joints else a lovely copy, appears unread!
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THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP 1906-1946
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329587
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large, heavy format. Pale green boards with gilt title to spine. 448 pages including index. B/w photos through, a few colour profiles. to centre of book (a couple which fold-out). ISBN: 9781848322257. There are a couple of small indentations to front edge of spine which affect the book and the dustwrapper. Otherwise, this is a super copy which looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP
- MARITIME
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BATTLESHIP BUILDERS: CONSTRUCTING AND ARMING BRITISH CAPITAL SHIPS
Written by Ian Johnston; Ian Buxton.
Stock no. 1829852
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete. Britain urgently needed to build an new battle fleet of these larger, more complex and more costly vessels. In little over a decade, fifty such ships were completed. It was made possible by the country's vast industrial nexus of ship builders, engine manufacturers, armament firms and specialist armour producers. Pale blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848320932. A lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- MILITARY
- WARSHIP