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THREE ARK ROYALS 1938-1999
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829727
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The full stories of the last three Ark Royal aircraft carriers in detail. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 190122502X. A lovely copy!

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NAVIES IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: WARSHIPS SINCE 1945
Written by Robert Gardiner; Norman Friedman; et al.
Stock no. 1829716
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Conway's History of the Ship Series. Warship design, the development of the ships and technology. Large format. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775683. A lovely copy!

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THE NAVAL WAR OF 1812
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1829713
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chatham Pictorial Histories Series. This volume is chronologically structured by campaign and battle with introductory essays and thematic text boxes by well-known authorities. Large format. Turquoise cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861760639. A lovely copy!

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THAT GALLANT SHIP U.S.S. YORKTOWN [CV-5]
Written by Robert Cressman.
Stock no. 1829712
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xii and 184 pages. ISBN: 0933126573. A nice, clean copy.

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THE COLOSSUS-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 1944-1972
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829708
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The comprehensive histories of the Royal Navy's eight Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carriers which were designed for the duration of the Second World War only, went on to pioneer the use of jet aircraft at sea. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 184 pages. ISBN: 1901225062. Some very minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy!

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A FORMIDABLE HERO: LT R.H. FRAY, VC, DSC, RCNVR
Written by Stuart E. Soward.
Stock no. 1329456
Published by Canav Books. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 186 pages. ISBN: 096907039X. Minimal bumping to top of spine and a tiny nick to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine.

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BRITISH CARRIER AVIATION THE EVOLUTION OF THE SHIPS AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329451
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851774881. Base of spine is very slightly bumped, otherwise a fine copy.

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WINGS OF THE NAVY: TESTING BRITISH AND US CARRIER AIRCRAFT
Written by Eric M. Brown.
Stock no. 1329450
Published by Hikoki Publications; Blacker Design. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. Originally published in 1980 by Jane's, this edition has been revised and updated. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 343 pages. ISBN: 9781902109329. Top corners bumped and top page corner tips of first 15 pages very very slightly creased. Otherwise, a fine copy in like wrapper.

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TARANTO AND NAVAL AIR WARFARE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-1945
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829704
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Fleet Air Arm's contribution to naval operations in the Mediterranean after the Italian declaration of war in June 1940 - from the famous successes like Taranto, Matapan and the defence of Malta convoys to lesser known operations like the Aegean campaign. Blue cloth boards, orange title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 440 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526793836. A lovely copy!

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DREADNOUGHT GUNNERY AND THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND: THE QUESTION OF FIRE CONTROL
Written by John Brooks.
Stock no. 1829703
Published by Routledge. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cass Series: Naval Policy and History. Digitally printed. New and revisionist accounts of the Dreyer/Pollen controversy, and of the gunnery at Jutland. Cardwraps. xiv and 321 pages including index. ISBN: 9780415407885. A lovely, clean copy.

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WARRIOR TO DREADNOUGHT: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1860-1905
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829701
Published by Caxton Editions. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The technological changes which transformed warships from the fully-rigged broadside ironclads of the mid-nineteenth century, through the centre battery ships, early turret vessels and barbette ships, to the turbine-powered Dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers which were to fight in the First World War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1840675292. A lovely copy!

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BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker.
Stock no. 1829700
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861761378. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed else a lovely copy!

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