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THE GRAND FLEET: WARSHIPP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1906-1922
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829914
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The development of British warships up to 1914, the responses to the demands of the First World War, and how the lessons of wartime experience affected warship development in the immediate postwar period. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176099X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge else a super copy, looks unread!
REBUILDING THE ROYAL NAVY: WARSHIP DESIGN SINCE 1945
Written by D.K. Brown; George Moore.
Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829913
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An authoritative design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861762224. Light wear to top & tail of spine else a super copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- NAVY
- DESIGN
- SUBMARINES
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
STEERING TO GLORY: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SHIP OF THE LINE
Written by Nicholas Blake.
Stock no. 1829905
Published by Chatham Publishing.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line. A behind-the-scenes portrayal of the great capital ships of the era of Nelson. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 288 pages includes index. ISBN: 1861761775. Pictorial dustwrapper spine is very lightly faded. Else a superb copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- TALL SHIPS
- MILITARY
JUTLAND 1916: DEATH IN THE GREY WASTES
Written by Nigel Steel; Peter Hart.
Stock no. 1829904
Published by Cassell.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An account of the only fleet action of the First World War. Navy blue cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 480 pages including index. ISBN: 0304358924. A superb copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- MARITIME
- NAVY
NAVAL WARFARE IN THE AGE OF SAIL: THE EVOLUTION OF FIGHTING TACTICS 1650-1815
Written by Brian Tunstall.
Stock no. 1329656
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Based on the life's work of the naval historian Brian Tunstall, this book traces the evolution of fleet tactics from the Dutch Wars of the seventeenth century to the War of American Independence in the late eighteenth and the defeat of the French Empire in 1815. Edited by Dr Nicholas Tracy. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851775446. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper. Looks unread.
THE CONSTRUCTION AND FITTING OF THE SAILING MAN OF WAR 1650-1850
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1329653
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Every aspect of the building process is covered and for the modelmaker and technical historian this book will answer most, if not all, of their questions. Large format. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. 276 Pages. ISBN: 0851773265. Minimal bumping to spine of book and wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIP BUILDING
- MILITARY
- NAVY
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR EQUIPMENTS FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, 1935-45
Written by F.A. Kingsley.
Stock no. 1829897
Published by Macmillan Press Ltd.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition.
This book contains a series of technical monographs dealing with various aspects of British Naval radar from its inception in 1935 until the end of World War 2. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xl and 476 pages including index. A physical print on demand copy, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9781349134595. A lovely copy, appears unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RADIO TECHNICAL
- NAVY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- MARITIME
- WORLD WAR II
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!
TURNS OF FATE: THE DRAMA OF HMS CORNWALL
Written by Ken Dimbleby.
Stock no. 1829892
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The author served on HMS Cornwall, retelling her war careeer and the historical background to it, and also building up a vivid picture of life on board, particularly from the lower deck point of view. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 231 pages including index. ISBN: 071830523X. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, with a tiny closed tear to lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- MILITARY
TASK FORCE 57: THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET 1944-1945
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1829890
Published by William Kimber & Co. Limited.
1st
1969.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The largest British fleet to operate as a single unit in World War II, the British Pacific Fleet was the most modern, with a higher proportion of aircraft carriers than ever mustered before. It was given the American code-name Task Force 57 by the Americans it was to fight alongside of. A complete account of this 'forgotten fleet'; over-shadowed in numbers by the vast American taks forces. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge blue. ISBN: 0718302516. First hinge pulled (looks like a binding error with too much cloth beneath the hinge). Else a lovely copy, looks unread!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- NAVY
THE FIRST TEAM AND THE GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN: NAVAL FIGHTER COMBAT FROM AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1942
Written by John B. Lundstrom.
Stock no. 1829889
Published by Naval Institute Press.
Circa
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A fascinating chronicle of the carrier-based air battles that turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. Black cloth spine, pink foil title to spine. Dull pink paper boards. B/w photos and maps. xx and 626 pages including index. ISBN: 1557505268. 4th printing, undated. A lovely copy, appears unread! Pictorial dustwrapper has a minor crease to top corner of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
WINGS OF THE MORNING: THE STORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Ian Cameron.
Stock no. 1829884
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited.
1st thus
1972.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of the men who joined the Fleet Air Arm and their triumph in the Second World War. Originally published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1962. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0856176850. A lovely copy, appears unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
- AVIATION
- HISTORY