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THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND (CAMBRIDGE MILITARY HISTORIES)
Written by John Brooks.
Stock no. 1829877
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2018. Nearly fine condition.

A major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of World War I in which the British Grand Fleet engaged the German High Seas Fleet off the coast of Denmark in 1916. Pictorial cardwraps. xxi and 571 pages including index. A physical print on demand copy (Lightning Source UK Ltd). ISBN: 9781316604502. Minor mark to front cover. Looks unread!

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THE INCREDIBLE ATTACK AIRCRAFT OF THE USS UNITED STATES, 1948-1949
Written by Jared A. Zichek.
Stock no. 1329588
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Secret Aerospace Projects of the US Navy Volume 1. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 228 pages. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780764332296. Tiny nick to top of wrapper spine else a super copy, looks unread.

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STRIKE FROM THE SEA U.S. NAVY ATTACK AIRCRAFT FROM SKYRAIDER TO SUPER HORNET 1948-PRESENT
Written by Tommy H. Thomason.
Stock no. 1329579
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781580071321. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper, wrapper spine faded (title was yellow, now white). Looks unread.

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MIDWAY: DUANTLESS VICTORY
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1829851
Published by Pen & Sword Maritime. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xx and 358 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844155835. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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VALIANT QUARTET
Written by G.G. Connell.
Stock no. 1829841
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

His Majesty's Anti-Aircraft Cruisers: Curlew, Cairo, Calcutta and Coventry. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w maps. 303 pages including index. ISBN: 0718304268. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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SAILING SHIPS OF WAR 1400-1860
Written by Frank Howard.
Stock no. 1829830
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive survey of fighting ships and their technical development from 1400 to 1860, from the advent of the three-masted ship to the eclipse of naval sail. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & colour photos. 254 pages plus bibliography. ISBN: 0851771386. Reprint. A lovely copy!

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THE SQUADRONS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Theo Ballance.
Stock no. 1829826
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 1994. Nearly fine condition.

2nd Revised Edition. The book represents the culmination of 40 years research into the histories of the Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. B/w photos. 544 pages. The book makes possible the identification of the location, role, aircraft, and commander of all Fleet Air Arm Squadrons on any given date. It also includes coverage of Australian, Canadian and Dutch Naval Air Squadrons numbered in the same series as the Fleet Air Arm. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 480 pages. ISBN: 0851302238. Covers very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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NELSON & RODNEY 1927 - 1949: THE BIG BATTLESHIPS
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829806
Published by Maritime Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Following the Washington Treaty, plans were drawn up for two 33,000-ton battleships, which would be armed with nine 16-inch guns. These ships would be the most powerful battleships in the Royal Navy. In honour of two famous Naval Admirals, they would be named Nelson and Rodney. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 144 pages. ISBN: 1904459161. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. A lovely copy!

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STRIKE FROM THE SEA U.S. NAVY ATTACK AIRCRAFT FROM SKYRAIDER TO SUPER HORNET 1948-PRESENT
Written by Tommy H. Thomason.
Stock no. 1329556
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781580071321. A super copy, appears unread.

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THE BUCCANEERS: OPERATIONAL SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Graham Pitchfork.
Stock no. 1329554
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Containing many rare and previously unpublished colour photographs, and the authentic narrative views of Buccaneer aircrew 'from the cockpit', a tribute to a classic postwar British-built jet bomber. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1852606118. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE MAKING OF THE ELIZABETHAN NAVY, 1540-1590: FROM THE SOLENT TO THE ARMADA
Written by David Loades.
Stock no. 1829798
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thorough account of the development of the English navy, showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created. Pictorial glazed boards. ix and 244 pages including index. ISBN: 9781843834922. Rear hinge is a little pulled but binding is tight and appears unread!

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THE FLEET AIR ARM AND THE WAR IN EUROPE 1939-1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829797
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of how naval air operations evolved into a vital element of the Royal Navy's ability to fight a three-dimensional war against both the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. XII and 340 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526799791. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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