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14873. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2001.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14874. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2003.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. Some annotations, otherwise VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14875. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2004.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

14876. : THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION. Year Book 2005.
No pagination. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. VG in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.50

7514. : THE NAVY LIST. 1976.
Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments & Officers of the Fleet. * x. + 596pp. 21x14. Binding and contents VG. £9.00

15078. CURREY, E Hamilton, Commander RN.: IAN HARDY, NAVAL CADET.
Seeley, Service. 1925. 324pp. Colour frontis. Bound in pictorial cloth. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents VG+ in VG original dustjacket. £9.00

7769. DITTMAR F.J. & COLLEDGE J.J.: BRITISH WARSHIPS 1914-1919.
Ian Allan. 1972 1st. 338pp. Prof ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Within this volume is listed every British and Dominion warship in service at the outbreak of war in August 1914, together with those built or ordered up to November 1918. This comprehensive list - from battleships down to drifters and other small craft, gives full particulars and the fate of each vessel. Also included are some 4,000 ships which were requisitioned during the period. Ships' pendant numbers and a full list of the famous decoy 'Q Ships' are published. Dispositions of fleets and squadrons and of the Auxiliary Patrol at various dates, together with maps, makes this a complete record of the First World War from the British naval standpoint. 150 photographs. £29.00

15145. DITTMAR F.J. & COLLEDGE J.J.: BRITISH WARSHIPS 1914-1919.
Ian Allan. 1972 1st. 338pp. Prof ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Within this volume is listed every British and Dominion warship in service at the outbreak of war in August 1914, together with those built or ordered up to November 1918. This comprehensive list - from battleships down to drifters and other small craft, gives full particulars and the fate of each vessel. Also included are some 4,000 ships which were requisitioned during the period. Ships' pendant numbers and a full list of the famous decoy 'Q Ships' are published. Dispositions of fleets and squadrons and of the Auxiliary Patrol at various dates, together with maps, makes this a complete record of the First World War from the British naval standpoint. 150 photographs. £26.50

13802. LAFFIN, John: BRITISH V.C’s OF WORLD WAR 2. - A Study In Heroism.
Budding. 2000. 258pp. Prof ills. 25x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. No other military decoration in the world has the prestige of the Victoria Cross, and none is harder to win. It is a remarkable paradox that the bronze V.C. is the plainest of all British decorations and intrinsically the cheapest - at one time the bronze in the V.C was worth three-pence - yet among servicemen it is the most highly prized. During the Second World War, 106 9members of the British Armed Forces were awarded V.C’s. The volume includes complete transcripts from the original citations which led to the award of the world's most revered gallantry decoration. With 20 photographs. £11.50

11494. ----: THE NAVAL WHO'S WHO 1917.
Hayward. 1981. 344pp. 25x16. Unmarked and almost as new: Blue cloth/gilt binding. Binding and contents Near-Mint (published without d/j). The contents of this book were first published under the title of "The Royal Navy List" or "Who's Who in the Navy". For this book uninteresting data advertising material have been deleted, but the text of Admiral Jellicoe's Desptach after the Battle of Jutland hasd been added, together with a casualty roll of all ranks. £10.00

4382. -----: ADMIRALTY. MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. Volume II. 1932 (Reprinted 1943).
HMSO. iv. + 357pp. Ills. 22x14. Binding slightly rubbed, o/w VG. Covers:- Organisation : Stations: Fuelling & Storing: Paravanes: Target Work: Duties of the Officer of the Watch: Handling Ship: Towing: Destroyer Work: Submarines, Minesweepers & Aircraft: Management: of Boats: Embarking & Disembarking Troops: Sheers & Derricks on Shore: Life Saving Apparatus: Permanent Moorings: Hull Structure: Principal Fittings in Ships: Salvage Operations: dated 1938 & 1942. Reprinted at various dates and used throughout WW2. £7.00

570. -----: A SEAMAN'S POCKET-BOOK. B.R. 27. June 1943. By Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Conway 2006. (Facsimile reprint of the first edition published by HMSO in 1943) 120pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 18x12. An unmarked copy: Contents Near-Mint, binding Fine. £2.75

6929. -----: DAY BY DAY SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Volume 2. March and April.
Naval Home Command, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth. nd (c 1970s). . No pagination approximately 76pp. Occasional ills & diag. 21x15. A few neat annotations, otherwise VG in VG pictorial card cover. Set out in day to day form is a summary of the anniversaries of important events in the history of the Royal Navy'. Covers all historical periods till 1945. A useful and informative source of reference £4.50

8891. -----: FIRST AID IN THE ROYAL NAVY. 1941
HMSO. vi. + 116pp. 18x12. Binding rubbed, folding diagram torn.o/w contents G+. £2.00

9339. -----: HMS COMUS. COMRADES MEMBERS LIST 1989.
31pp. 21x15. Fine in pictorial card cover. Includes HMS Comus Annual Reunion Dinner Dance & Menu at The Wedgwood Room, Southsea, 1990. 4pp. & HMS Comus Annual Reunion / Menu at HMS Nelson (RNB), Portsmouth 1992 4pp. £1.50

13399. -----: KING GEORGE'S TRUST FUND FOR SAILORS PRESENTS THE 'HMS NELSON AUCTION OF NAUTICAL MEMORABILIA'. The Historic Dockyards, Portsmouth. 30th October to 2 November 1997. CATALOGUE
52pp Illustrated. 20x20. VG in pictorial card cover + SUPPLEMENTARY Catalogue 10pp. Lists 831 lots. Many of the lots are neatly annotated with the sold price. £5.00

13272. -----: THE NAVY LIST OF RETIRED OFFICERS Together with the EMERGENCY LIST 1981
xiii. + 297pp. 21x15. Binding and contents VG+. £5.50

2713. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1940-49
Maritime. nd (c1989) 174pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other south coast ports. The 170 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £4.95

10605. -----: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1950-59
Maritime. nd (c1990s) 176pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth between 1950 and 1959. Around 170 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the Royal Navy and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.95

15028. ------: BROADSHEET 1995 / 6
Ministry of Defence. 124pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Published with the aim to keep retired Naval and Royal Marines officers and selected associations up-to-date with the latest developments in the Royal Navy. Well Illustrated. £4.00

2047. ------: BROADSHEET 1995 / 6
Ministry of Defence. 124pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Published with the aim to keep retired Naval and Royal Marines officers and selected associations up-to-date with the latest developments in the Royal Navy. Well Illustrated. £3.00

4129. ------: H.M.A.S. Mk. III. Written and Prepared by Serving Personnel of the R..A.N.
Royal Australian Navy. 1944 1st. * 200pp. Prof ills with photographs, drawings & 15 colour plates of paintings & sketches. Ills endps. 28x21. VG. Contains a mixture of stories, reports and anecdotes involving the men and ships of the R.A.N. written by serving personnel. £6.50

14022. ------: HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.
HMSO. 1943. 64pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Rusted staples and cover a bit rubbed, otherwise contents VG. . Describes the work of the minesweeping forces in World War 2. £3.00

2454. ------: HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.
HMSO. 1943. 64pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Cover strengthened, o/w VG in rubbed pictorial paper cover.. Describes the work of the minesweeping forces in World War 2. £2.00

11296. ------: HMS BEAVER. Type 22 Frigate.
Directorate of Public relations (Royal Navy). 1990. 4pp. 5 photographs. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial paper cover. A description and brief details of the ship. £2.00

1928. ------: HMS VICTORY.
Pitkin. 1992. 19pp. 24x17. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Souvenir guide. Very well illustrated with colour photographs and a cut-away of HMS Victory, £1.50

5573. ------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1914. A Reprint of the 1914 Edition of Fighting Ships.
David & Charles. 1968. cxii + 505pp. Prof ills. Advertisements. 21x31. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in G+ d/j. Gives information on the many thousands of warships in commission with the world's navies at date. Illustrated with over two thousand photographs and drawings. £18.00

11354. ------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Bracken 1989 . 320pp. Prof ills. 31x25. VG+ in VG+ d/j, unmarked and almost as new. . The details of more than 6,000 warships are listed in this comprehensive encyclopaedia of the world's navies during the Second World War. Compiled from the pages of contemporary editions of Jane's, this extraordinary reference work presents photographs, line drawings and data of the warships of 39 navies. With over 1,000 illustrations. £11.50

2054. ------: MARY ROSE. Souvenir Guide.
Mary Rose Trust.nd (c 1985). 64pp. Prof ills. 30x21. VG+ in pictorial card cover. A very well illustrated and informative guide to the 16th century warship, £1.50

15152. ------: OUR PENELOPE. June, 1941 - June, 1942.
Scribner. 1942 1st. 119pp. 17 ills. 19x14. VG in G d/j. A mixture of fact, anecdotes, sketches and songs, recording Penelope's career from refit in mid-1941 to her escape from Malta in mid-1942. £9.00

1894. ------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1984. Official Programme.
48pp. Prof ills. 25x18. VG+ in pictorial card cover. £2.00

13880. ------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1988. Official Programme.
48pp. Prof ills. 25x18. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £2.00

8957. ------: REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY - 1991.
ROK Navy. 75pp. Prof ills in colour. 30x22. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A review of the ROK Navy at date, illustrated with around 160 photographs in colour. English and Korean text. £4.50

6859. ------: THE FALKLANDS WAR. The Day by Day Record from Invasion to Victory.
Marshall Cavendish. nd (c1982). 448pp. Prof ills. Maps. 30x24. Housed in pictorial hardcover binder is the complete set of 14 weekly parts of THE FALKLANDS WAR, each of which is in Fine condition Fine in pictorial card cover. The set offers a detailed and profusely illustrated day-by-day account of the Falkland War, describing every aspect of the campaign. In addition to which, individual sections are devoted to the ships, aircraft, missiles and other weapons and equipment used during the conflict. Roll of Honour. Names of War Dead. Illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs, drawings, diagrams and maps. Heavy item. Weight 2.5 k kilos. £11.00

321. ------: THE FLEET AIR ARM. The Admiralty Account of Naval Air Operations.
HMSO. 1943 127pp.Prof ills. 23x18. VG in VG pictorial paper cover. The official story of the wartime activities of the FAA in WW2 from Norway to the landings in North Africa. £3.45

11943. ------: THE KING'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL SERVICE. Volume I - ARTICLES - 1943. Embodying all alterations effected in the Regulations of Addenda, or otherwise, to November 1943.
HMSO 1944. xvi. + 1996pp. Contents generally VG in worn paper covers. £9.00

14126. ------: THE LONDON DIVISION ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. NAVY WEEK 1959. Open Days 1st to 3rd June.
10pp. Summary of Displays -Programme of Events -. List of R.N.R. Divisions £2.50

222. ------: THE NAVY YEAR BOOK & DIARY. 1960.
244pp. + 62pp diary. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy:- contents Fine in card cover in G+ d/j. Features include: The Hen House: Merchant Navy Survey: Progress of the Royal Navy: Phineas Pett and the Sovereign of the Seas, Port of London Ships & Cargoes: etc, etc. Very well illustrated. £4.95

1920. ------: THE PORTSMOUTH ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM.
Pitkin. 1974. 24pp. Prof ills. 18x23. Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A well-illustrated history of the museum and a guide to its collections. £1.50

2050. ------: THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW; Sydney Harbour. 1st October 1988. Commemorative Programme.
Royal Australian Navy. 32pp. Prof ills in colour. 29x21. Fine in pictorial card cover. Illustrated lists of participating naval ships from many different countries, and the names of their commanding officers. Programme of Events. £2.50

2051. ------: THE ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, AIRCRAFT & MISSILES.
Ministry of Defence. Directorate of Naval Recruiting. 1986 40pp. Prof ills. 15x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine inFine pictorial paper cover. Supplies details of the Royal Navy's ships, aircraft and missiles. Profusely illustrated. £2.00

2230. ------: THE ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, AIRCRAFT & MISSILES.
Directorate of Naval Recruiting. Ministry of Defence.1992. 48pp. Prof ills. 15x20. Fine in pictorial paper cover. Supplies details of the Royal Navy's ships, aircraft and missiles. Profusely illustrated. £2.00

14687. ------: THE STORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM.
Odhams Press (nd (c 1944) 64pp. 70+ photographs. 18x12. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG pictorial paper cover. An excellent wartime survey of British aircraft cariers and their aircraft., illustrated with photographs of the various carriers and types of aircraft. Chapters cover:- The Sea & the Air - Vital Importance of the Aircraft Carrier - Men, Aircraft & Carriers - The Carrier in Action - Actions, Victories, Battle Honours. £4.95

6925. ------: VICKERS LIMITED SHIPBUILDING GROUP. PATROL SUBMARINES.
Vickers. nd (c 1975). 6pp. Prof ills. 21x130. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. Describes and illustrates with photographs and detailed drawings the Type 70, Piranha Class, 500-ton Class, 1100-ton Class, & SLAM Sub-launched missile. £4.00

14132. -------: ATLAS EDITIONS - WARSHIPS.
Atlas Editions. 1998-9. 36 individual Atlas Editions Warship data cards. Each card (18X25) is in mint condition is and illustrated with a large glossy colour or black-and-white photograph of the warship. On the reverse of each card is printed an accurate drawing of the ship; silhouettes of comparitive warships; a description of the vessel together with important events of her service career. The 36 warships are as follows:- HMS Argonaut, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Beaver, HMS Belfast, HMS Coventry, HMS, Hermes, HMS Hood, HMS Illustrious, HMS Implacable, HMS Invincible, HMS King George V, HMS Liverpool, HMS Manchester, HMS Ocean, HMS Phoebe, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Rodney, HMS Vanguard, HMS Vanguard (nuclear submarine) HMS Warspite, & HMS Starling (Fast Patrol Boat built 1980s), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Enterprise, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Leyte Gulf, USS Missouri, USS Nimitz, KM Bismarck, KM Graf Spee, KM Tirpitz, IJN Harusho, IJN Yamato, French warships Aconit, Foch, Russian carrier Admiral Kuznetsov £6.95

4381. -------: EAST OF MALTA, WEST OF SUEZ.
HMSO. 1943 1st. 63pp. Prof ills. 23x18. An unmarked copy:- VG in rubbed pictorial paper cover. The Admiralty account of the Naval War in the Eastern Mediterranean: September 1939 to March 1941. Well illustrated. £2.50

10222. -------: FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM. Official Souvenir Brochure.
FAA Museum. 1995 1st. 22pp. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £2.00

13898. -------: H.M.S.ALLIANCE. Submarine Museum
Royal Navy Submarine Museum. nd 14pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Mint in pictorial paper cover. This booklet describes HMS Alliance which now stands at the Submarine Museum at Gosport. Illustrated with 11 photographs (9 colour) £3.00

14851. -------: HMCS VANCOUVER (FFH 331). Ever On Guard.
6pp. 2 illustrations.22x14. VG+. . A ' Welcome Aboard ' leaflet giving the specification, data, and history of Canadian Patrol Frigate HMCS Vancouver. £2.50

12103. -------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1944-45. A Reprint of the 1944-45 Edition of Fighting Ships.
David & Charles. 1971. xxx. + 636pp. 36pp Addenda Profusely illustrated. . Lacks some of the first few advertisement pages; tape marks and pages reinforced on the first 16 or so advertisement pages and to the title page, however, except for odd tape marks, the main text block is in excellent condition. 21x31. Gives details on the many thousands of warships in commission with the world's navies at date. Profusely llustrated with photographs and drawings. War Loss section. £14.95

6543. -------: MERCHANTMEN AT WAR.
Ministry of Information/HMSO . 1944. 143pp. Prof ills. Maps. 23x18. VG in pictorial paper cover. The official story of the Merchant Navy 1939-1944. £3.95

10169. -------: NAVAL RATINGS HANDBOOK (B.R.1938). 1965.
Ministry of Defence. 1965. vii. + 239pp. Prof ills. 7 colour plates. 24x16. Binding VG, contents VG. Chapter headings include:- The Royal Navy & its Administration - Branches, Specialisations, Rank & Badges - General Sea Terns & Types of Ship - Drafting & Advancement - Discipline & its Maintenance - Saluting, Ceremonial & Kit - Leave, Pay, etc - Organization & Routines - Messing - Elementary Seamanship - Boats & Lifesaving Apparatus -Anchoring, Securing to a Buoy, Berthing, Electrical Installations, etc, etc. £6.95

13873. -------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS. Golden Jubilee 1928 - 1978. Programme.
56pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Official Programme. Well illustrated. £2.00

11527. -------: RANK AND FILE. Miltary and Naval Expressions and Their Origins.
Grange. 2003. 190pp. Illustrated. 30x13. Mint in Mint pictorial hardback cover. Drawing on the language of the fighting man through the ages, this A - Z of popular idioms and turns of phrase delves into their origins and evolutions of expressions in common language which came into being on the battlefield, the gun-deck and, more recently, in the air. £5.00

4380. -------: THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. Greece to Tripoli.
HMSO. 1944 1st. 95pp. Prof ills. 23x18. VG in pictorial paper cover. The Admiralty account of naval operations: April 1941 to January 1943. Well illustrated £4.00

11518. -------: THE RICHARD BOLITHO NEWSLETTER. Issue V.
Hutchinson Publishing Group. nd (c 1976). 10pp. Illustrated with double-cartouche by Biro. 19x21. An unmarked copy: VG in VG pictorial paper cover. This issue is divided into three sections:- The Specialists - Against Authority - Passage to Mutiny. £1.50

15143. -------: WEATHER NOTES ON THE COURSE IN METEOROLOGY GIVEN TO OFFICERS QUALIFYING IN NAVIGATION IN HMS "DRYAD".
Hydrographic Department, Admiralty. 1946 31pp. Diagrams & folding chart. 21x17. An unmarked copy: VG+ in card cover. £3.00

13890. --------: 800 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1988 4pp. 4 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives a brief history of 800 Naval Air Squadron :Squadron Tasks : Battle Honours: Basic Specification of 'SeaHarrier' FRS MK 1. £3.00

13315. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2000
148pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13316. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2001
188pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13317. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2002
192pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13318. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2003
192pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

13319. --------: ASSOCIATION OF ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS. YEAR BOOK. 2005
188pp. Profusely Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

3839. --------: FALKLANDS TASK FORCE PORTFOLIO.
Maritime. nd (c 1982). 112pp. Prof ills. 29x21. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. A pictorial record containing around 200 photographs of British warships, merchant ships, and aircraft involved in the Falklands War. £4.00

14727. --------: H.M.S. St. VINCENT Association. List of Members : Association Rules. Third Edition 2002
41pp. 21x15. VG+ in Fine pictorial card cover. £3.50

14720. --------: HMS ALDENHAM. Book of Remembrance.
18pp. 31x22. Bound in blue cloth hardback cover, with badge of HMS Aldenham embossed in gilt on front board. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise binding & contents Near-Fine From the first page of the book 'The Aldenham & District Branch of the Royal Naval Association was formed in Aprl 1981 and was later prresented with a White Ensign worn by the Hunt Class destroyer HMS Aldenham during the Mediterranean Campaign of the Second World War. That Ensign was laid up in in this Church on Rememrance Sunday, 8th November 1981. This Book of Rememberance was subsequently commissioned by the Aldenham and District Branch of the Royal Naval Association and placed in this Church on the 18th July 1982 as a permanent memorial to those who lost their lives wile serving in HMS Aldenham between her Commissioning in 1942 and her sinking by mine in the Adriatic Sea on 14th December 1944' The following pages of this handsomely produced book lists the names of all those who died and the Battle Honours of HMS Aldenham. £16.50

13893. --------: HMS ARK ROYAL. Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1991 8pp. 12 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives information on HMS Ark Royal, covering The Ship, Power, Sea Dart Missiles, Command, Westland Sea King, The Sea Harrier, Close-In Weapons Systems, and a History of the four previous Ark Royal's. £3.00

13891. --------: HMS ARROW. Amazon Class Type 21 General Purpose Frigate.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1989 4pp. 8 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives a brief details of the Type 21 Frigate, including the Armament, Machinery, Ship's Company, Battle Honours, List of Previous 'Arrows'. £3.00

13892. --------: HMS CAMPBELTOWN. Type 22 Frigate (Batch 3)
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1990 4pp. 7 ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. This leaflet gives the following information on HMS Campbeltown; History, Operations, Weapon Engineering, Marine Engineering, Supply & Secretariat, Ships' Company,Weapons, Aircarft, Sensors, Facts & Figures, Battle Honours. £3.00

3674. --------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1919. A Reprint of the 1919 Edition of Fighting Ships.
David & Charles. 1969. 634pp. + 161pp advertisements. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. Gives information on the many thousands of warships in commission with the world's navies at date, and illustrated with thousands of photographs and drawings. Heavy book so overseas postage will be considerably extra. £18.50

6945. --------: NAVY TODAY.
RAN. nd (c 1986). 36pp. Prof ills. 25x17. Fine in pictorial paper cover. A survey of the Royal Australian Navy, giving detailed information on its surafce warships, subamrines, auxiliaries, support craft & survey ships. Very well illustrated with excellent photographs of each class of vessel in colour. £3.00

13697. --------: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of Friday, the 23rd April, 1948. NAVAL OPERATIONS IN RAMREE ISLAND AREA 19th JANUARY to 22nd FEBRUARY, 1945.
HMSO 1948 6pp. 30x19. Map. Rusted staples, otherwise VG. The account of the action is headed as follows:- 'The following Despatch was submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the 2nd May, 1945 by Vice-Admiral Arthur J. Power, KCB., CVO, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station. £7.00

13692. --------: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of Tuesday, the 12th Augus,. 1947. THE DIEPPE RAID.
HMSO 1947. 6pp. Large folding plan. 10 plans. 30x19. Rusted staples, otherwise VG. Contents are headed:- The following Despatch was submitted to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, on the 30th August, 1942, by Captain J. Hughes-Hallett, RN., Naval Force Commander. £7.00

14091. --------: SWINGING THE LEAD AND SPIKING HIS GUNS. Military & Naval Expressions and Their Origins.
Pastimes. 2000 1st. 190pp. Profusely illustrated. 20x13. Near-Fine in pictorial hardback cover. £5.00

14881. --------: THE FLEET AIR ARM OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Then and Now. The Story of the Men and Aircraft of The Fleet Air Arm.
No publisher or date, but probably official FAA c 1980s. 24pp. Profuseli illustrated. 1920. An unmarked copy: Fine in pictorial paper cover. Illustrated with 36 photographs and several drawings. £2.50

7515. --------: THE NAVY LIST 2002. Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments & Officers of the Fleet.
TSO v. + 325pp. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine card cover. £9.00

13271. --------: THE NAVY LIST OF RETIRED OFFICERS TOGETHER WITH THE EMERGENCY LIST. 1963.
xiv. + 249pp 21x14. VG. £4.95

6941. --------: THE ROYAL MARINES MUSEUM. Official Guide.
23pp. 15x21. Near-Fine in pictorial paper cover. An informative guide well illustrated with colour photographs. £1.50

13397. --------: TRIBUTES TO TERENCE THORNTON LEWIN 1920-1999. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin of Greenwich.
National Maritime Museum. 32pp. 1 illustration. 21x15. Near-Mint in card cover. Terry Lewin died on 23 January 1998 at the age of 78. On 13 April 1999, some 600 people filled the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for a Service of Celebration of his life and work. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh , read the lesson, and in the course of the service three addresses were given, commemorating aspects of the Admiral's naval career. The addresses, given by Vice-Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald, Commodore David Smith, RN., and Dr Roger Knight, are reprinted here in addition to which HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's personal appreciation of Lord Lewin, originally published in the Daily Telegraph, is also included. £9.00

13879. ---------: NAVY DAYS, DEVONPORT 95. Souvenir Programme.
Brodie 1995. 62pp. Prof ills. 21x15. A well illustrated and informative official programme. £4.00

9999. ---------: 1000 YEARS OF NAVAL HISTORY.
Royal Navy Careers Service. nd (c 1974). 14pp. Prof ills. 28x22. VG+ in pictorial paper overs. Profusely illustrated in colour, this publication is an attempt to summarise in chronological order and in cartoon form the part played by the sea, ships and men of Great Britain for over a 1,000 years. £2.00

6831. ---------: ADMIRALTY. APPENDIX TO THE NAVY LIST. Rates of pay, Conditions of Retirement, Entry Regulations, etc., etc. 1971
HMSO. 156pp. 22x14. VG. £3.85

15054. ---------: ADMIRALTY. APPENDIX TO THE NAVY LIST. Rates of pay, Conditions of Retirement, Entry Regulations, etc., etc. 1980
HMSO. 185pp. 22x14. Near-Fine £4.35

3946. ---------: CAMERA AT SEA 1939-1945.
Conway. 1978 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Contains a large and unique collection of more than 270 photographs (including a section in colour) of the Second World War at Sea many of which have never before been published, and of those that have, few have been seen since the war. All photographs are reproduced large and they touch upon all aspects of the naval conflict - rare pictures of ships, close-ups of weapons and equipment, dramatic action shots- as well as the human side of the story; and all are accompanied by a detailed text. £12.95

10424. ---------: CHATHAM NAVY DAYS 2002. Official Souvenir Programme.
64pp. Prof ills. 29x21. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

7749. ---------: HIS MAJESTY'S SUBMARINES.
HMSO. 1945. 64pp. Prof ills. 22x14. Contents VG+ in G pictorial paper cover. . The official account of the exploits of British submarine during World War 2. Well illustrated. £2.50

3649. ---------: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Bracken 1989. . 320pp. Prof ills. 31x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. The details of more than 6,000 warships are listed in this comprehensive encyclopaedia of the world's navies during the Second World War. Compiled from the pages of contemporary editions of Jane's, this extraordinary reference work presents photographs, line drawings and data of the warships of 39 navies. With over 1,000 illustrations. £12.50

14510. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1973. Programme.
40pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. A well illustrated and informative official programme. Near-Fine £2.00

272. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1991. Souvenir Programme.
70pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover A well illustrated and informative official programme. £2.00

10216. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1997.
Evening Herald 74pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Fine in pictorial card cover. £2.00

10215. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1999. Official Souvenir Guide.
60pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

15079. ---------: PLYMOUTH NAVY DAYS 2002
Evening Herald 64pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Fine in pictorial card cover. £2.00

5103. ---------: PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD.
Portsmouth Naval Base. 1992. 30pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A well illustrated guide to Portsmouth dockyard, tracing its history and describing some of its ships. £2.50

6923. ---------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1985.
48pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Back cover torn. Programme of events. Well illustrated. £1.00

11591. ---------: PORTSMOUTH NAVY DAYS 1994.
70pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. Programme of events. Well illustrated. £2.00

13699. ---------: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of Tuesday, the 4th May, 1948. ACTION BETWEENJ BRITISH AND ITALIAN FORCES OFF CAPE SPARTIVENTO ON 27th NOVEMBER, 1940.
HMSO 1948 10pp. Folding plans. 30x19. Map. Rusted staples, otherwise VG. The account of the action is headed as follows:- 'The following Despatch was submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the 18th December, 1940 by Vice-Admiral Sir James F. Somerville, KCB., DSO., Flag Officer Commanding, Force "H". £7.00

14879. ---------: THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA.
HMSO. 1944. 95pp. Prof ills. 23x18. An unmarked copy: -Near-Fine VG pictorial paper cover. This full account of the air battle of Malta, includes the saga of HMS Illustrious and anti-shipping strikes. £4.50

3690. ---------: THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA.
HMSO. 1944. 95pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Hinges strengthened;, otherwise a bright and clean copy with no writing or inscriptions, VG in G+ pictorial paper cover. This full account of the air battle of Malta, includes the saga of HMS Illustrious and anti-shipping strikes. £2.50

14631. ---------: THE AIR BATTLE OF MALTA. The Official Account of the R.A.F. in Malta, June 1940 to November 1942.
HMSO 1944. 95pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. Hinge strengthened, otherwise VG in G+ pictorial paper cover. £3.95

9024. ---------: THE NAVY AND THE Y SCHEME.
Published for the Admiralty, London. HMSO. 1944. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x18. VG in VG pictorial paper cover. The 'Y' Scheme was a pre-entry training scheme for under-age but aspiring seaman. This profusely illustrated book describes the work of the Navy in wartime and how to volunteer for the scheme Illustrates Marks of Rank on the Uniforms of Officers & Badges worn Naval Ratings. £3.95

221. ---------: THE NAVY LIST OF RETIRED OFFICERS Together with the EMERGENCY LIST 1991
xi. + 144pp. 21x15. Ex-Library. Cover and contents VG.. £4.00

14642. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE. ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945.
The Wave Heritage Trust 2001 1st. 224pp. 21x14. A few entries have been highlighted, otherwise VG in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Each entry is arranged in the order: Surname, Forenames, rank or Rating, Service (RNVR, RCNVR, etc)Age, Ship, Date of Death, Where Buried (if known). Where no place of burial is known the location at the end of the entry is the naval memorial on which the name is recorded. £11.95

14882. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVY & ROYAL MARINES. Officers Careers.
Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1968. 44pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x19. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Illustrated with nearly 80 photographs plus several silhouettes of warships and aircraft. £2.50

13896. ---------: THE ROYAL NAVY HISTORIC FLIGHT.
no date. 8pp. Illustrated. Map. 21x30. Mint in pictorial card cover. The Royal Navy Historic Flight was established in 1972 in order to preserve the naval heritage by maintaining and flying a few surviving naval aircraft of the past. This booklet contains details & photographs of a Fairey Swordfish II, Fairey Firefly MK5, Hawker Sea Fury FB11. Hawker Sea Fury T20, and Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 £2.95

10191. ---------: THE WONDER BOOK OF THE NAVY.
Ward Lock. nd (c 1950s). Twelfth Edition 224p;. 8 colour plates & around 300 photos & illustrations. 25x18. Pictorial hardback cover. Spine a bit damaged, o/w contents VG+. Containing over 30 sections this book provides not only an extensive and profusely illustrated record of the ships of the Royal Navy at date, but articles on the Great Surrender : The Navy's Guns; Battleships; Submarines; The Rig of the Navy :Torpedoes & Mines: Naval Ways & Customs; etc, etc. Very well illustrated. £4.85

13303. ----------: BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE DARTMOUTH. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT.
Britannia, Dartmouth. nd (c 1963). 14pp. 2 photographs. 19x13. Near-Fine in VG (lightly foxed) paper cover. A concise history. List of Captains of the College, 1905 - 1963. £2.50

9506. ----------: THE FLEET AIR ARM. The Admiralty Account of Naval Air Operations.
HMSO. 1943 127pp.Prof ills. 23x18. Spine strengthened, otherwise contents G+ in worn pictorial paper cover. The official story of the wartime activities of the FAA in WW2 from Norway to the landings in North Africa. £1.50

8542. ----------: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1930-39.
Maritime. nd (c 1990s). 134pp. Prof ills. 18x24. Fine in pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other South Coast ports. The 125 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the RN and each picture is reproduced full-page. £4.50

5928. ----------: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS 1930-39.
Maritime. nd (c 1990s). 134pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Almost all the photographs used in this book were taken by the naval photographers Wright & Logan, recording the arrival of warships at Portsmouth and other South Coast ports. The 125 photographs in this volume cover all the various types and classes of ships in the RN and each picture is reproduced full-page. £5.00

14861. ----------: THE STORY OF THE MEN AND AIRCRAFT OF THE FLEET AIR ARM.
Directorate of Naval Recruiting. 1985. 26pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A concise and well-illustrated history of aviation in the Royal Navy, is followed by the particulars of contemporary naval aircraft. £2.50

15063. -----------: ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY.
Navy Information, The Hague. 1992. 23pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. Fine in pictorial paper cover. A contemporary survey of the Dutch Navy and its ships. £2.95

1876. -----------: SILVER JUBILEE FLEET REVIEW: Official Souvenir Programme.
1977. 32pp. Prof ills (some colour). 29x21. An unmarked copy; Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. List of Ships and Naval Aircraft taking part (with names of their commanding officers): Types of RN warships; History of Fleet Reviews of the Past; Insignia of Officers & Ratings and much more. Very well illustrated. £3.85

6924. -----------: R.N. & R.M OFFICERS' JOURNAL.
(1). December 1956. Vol LXIX. No. 820. 14pp. adverts. (2). January 1957. Vol LXX. No. 821. 14pp. adverts. A little creased o/w VG in pictorial paper covers. £3.00

11186. -----------: ROYAL NAVY SHIPS A - Z.
1985. RN/RM Careers 24x14. Mint in pictorial card. This cleverly designed, official publication, illustrates in full colour some 63 badges of HM Ships in service at date. With a pull at the bottom of the double-sided card, the anchor moves to an opening adjacent to the chosen ship’s badge, for its details to be automatically shown - Pennant Number, Completion Date, Displacement, Length, Beam, Complement, Vessel Type . £4.00

220. -----------: THE NAVY LIST. 1992. Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments, & Officers of the Fleet. Corrected to 31st March 1992.
HMSO. vi. + 361pp. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine card cover. £6.75

2049. ------------: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH - SILVER JUBILEE 1977. Souvenir.
City of Portsmouth. 31pp. Prof ills. 29x21 Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Programme of events in Portsmouth to celebrate The Queen's Silver Jubilee. List of Reviews of the Fleet. Profusely illustrated £2.00

5331. ------------: HMS VICTORY.
Pitkin. 1990. 19pp. 24x17. Fine in pictorial card cover. Souvenir guide. French text. Very well illustrated with colour photographs and a cut-away of HMS Victory, £1.00

1266. ------------: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
HMSO. 1946. 103pp. Maps. 22x14.An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG pictorial paper cover. The official account of the fight against the U-boats, 1939-1945, covering every phase of this long drawn-out campaign. £3.50

7521. --------:: THE NAVY LIST. Spring. 1974. Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments & Officers of the Fleet.
* xi. + 607pp. 20pp index, 21x14. VG in marked and creased cover, £6.95

12736. .WESTWOOD, David: THE U-BOAT WAR. The German Submarine Service and the Battle of the Atlantic.
Conway. 2005 1st. 311pp. Ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £19.00

5491. ADMIRALTY.: APPENDIX TO THE NAVY LIST. Rates of pay, Conditions of Retirement, Uniform Regulations, Entry Regulations, etc., 1967 (corrected to June).
HMSO. 127pp. 22x14. VG. £3.85

11715. ADMIRALTY.: APPENDIX TO THE NAVY LIST. Rates of pay, Conditions of Retirement, Uniform Regulations, Entry Regulations, etc., etc. June 1955 and December 1955.
HMSO. June 1955 and December 1955. Professionally rebound as one, in black cloth, gilt hardcover. Ex-reference library. Binding Near-Mint, contents VG+. £7.50

14760. ADMIRALTY.: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP 1964. Volume 1. B.R. 67 (1)
HMSO. 1964 x. + 494pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Stamp of Navigation Officer, HMS Bulwark on front pastedown. Bind slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. Chapters include:- General Sea Terms: Types of Ship: Design & Construction of Warships: Ship Safety: Fire Precautions: Rope & its Usage: Bends & Hitches & General Rope Work: Rigging: Ships' Boats: Boat Handling: Anchors & Cables: Elementary Organisation: Naval Communications: Naval Ceremonial: Ships' Compasses: Conning & Steering: Elementary Navigation: Elements of the Rule of the Road £8.00

3964. ADMIRALTY.: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP 1964. Volume 1. B.R. 67 (1)
HMSO. 1964 x. + 494pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG d/j. Chapters include:- General Sea Terms: Types of Ship: Design & Construction of Warships: Ship Safety: Fire Precautions: Rope & its Usage: Bends & Hitches & General Rope Work: Rigging: Ships' Boats: Boat Handling: Anchors & Cables: Elementary Organisation: Naval Communications: Naval Ceremonial: Ships' Compasses: Conning & Steering: Elementary Navigation: Elements of the Rule of the Road £11.00

6839. ADMIRALTY.: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. Vol. I. 1951.
HMSO. 1961 viii. + 290pp. Prof ills. 24x15. An excellent unmarked copy: Binding and d/j VG+, contents Fine. Covers:- General Sea Terms - Types of Ship - Design & Construction of Warships : Routine, Passing Orders, & Organisation - Rope & its Usage - Rigging - Ships' Boats - Anchors & Cables - The Mariner's Compass - Conning & Steering - Sounding By Lead & Line : Charts, Buoyage, Lights : Naval Communications : Naval Ceremonial. £9.00

8224. AGAR, Augustus. Captain VC, RN.: SHOWING THE FLAG.
Evans. 1962 1st. * 304pp. 23 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Above-average ex-library; G+ in G+ d/j During the inter-war years, the author served in Curlew, Chatham, Philomel and Scarborough, in Mediterranean, Pacific, Caribbean and North American waters. In this account, Agar describes life on board and records some of the incidents and events that occurred during these overseas commissions £7.00

3398. ALLAWAY, Jim: HERO OF THE UPHOLDER. The Story of Lieutenant Commander M.D.Wanklyn VC., DSO**.
Airlife. 1991 1st. 191pp. 36 ills. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Wanklyn was the most highly decorated Royal Naval Officer of the Second World War. A skilful and courageous submarine commander, he sank three U-boats, a destroyer, and nearly 100,000 tons of enemy supply and transport shipping before he was lost in Upholder off Tripoli in April 1942. Inscribed by author. £8.00

6858. ALLAWAY, Jim.: THE NAVY IN THE NEWS 1954 - 1994.
HMSO. nd (c1995) 118pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Another trawl through the files of Navy News reporting events from Suez to Sarajaevo - more of the Royal Navy's story in the post-war era. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £6.75

12870. ANDREWS, Graeme.: FIGHTING SHIPS OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. 1974-1974 Edition.
Historian/Regency House. 1973. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x22. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated record of the many different types of warships in the navies of Australia and New Zealand, at date. £4.95

7165. APPS, Michael.: THE FOUR ARK ROYALS.
Kimber. 1976 1st. 256pp. 40 ills. 9 diags. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The first Ark Royal was a 16th century galleon which fought the Spanish Armada. The next, intended as a merchant ship, was converted to a seaplane tender.The third Ark Royal, and to which the major part of this book is devoted, was the much loved and famous aircraft carrier which took part in some of the most stirring battles of the Second World War. The final section deals with the fourth Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier which was built in 1950. £11.50

7604. ARCHIBALD E.H.H.: THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY 894-1860.
Blandford. 1968 1st. 174pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 31x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in torn d/j. A highly acclaimed. comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of the Royal Navy's wooden fighting ships. £11.00

15100. ARCHIBALD E.H.H.: THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY 894-1860.
Blandford. 1968 1st. 174pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 31x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A highly acclaimed. comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of the Royal Navy's wooden fighting ships. £12.50

11658. ARCHIBALD, Edward H.H.: THE MARITIME STRUGGLE FOR INDIA 1781 -1783. Historical Notes to the Series of Paintings by Dominic Serres in the Town Hall, Ipswich.
Ipswich Corporation. nd. 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x17. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Lists of British and French Squadrons. £2.95

2764. ARTHUR, Max: THE TRUE GLORY - THE ROYAL NAVY 1914-1939.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1996 1st. xi. + 292pp. 29 ills. Ills endps. 24x16. Signed by author on title page. VG+ in Fine d/j. This book describes something of the spirit of the men and women who served in the Royal Navy between 1914 and 1939 and learn of their daily life in peace, war and civil unrest. Most of the book is based on the author's interviews with contributors and each account is a chapter in itself, a chapter in the life of the person who related it. It offers many interesting aspects of life in the Royal Navy in WW1 and the inter-war years. Chronology of Naval Events 1914-1939. £7.50

9855. ARTHUR, Max.: LOST VOICES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Vivid Eyewitness Accounts of Life in the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1945.
Hodder. 2005. 563pp. 20x13. Fine in slightly creased pictorial card cover. This book is based entirely on firsthand accounts of naval action between 1914 and 1945, with vivid recollections from Gallipoli to the Far East, by way of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. £4.85

14659. AUSTIN A.B.: WE LANDED AT DAWN
Gollancz 1943. 127pp. 16 ills. 20x13. Titles a bit dull, otherwise VG. A justification of the Dieppe raid. written largely as a personal account by a war correspondent who landed with No.4 Commando. £4.00

8803. BACON Admiral Sir R.H.: THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSHWORTH, EARL JELLICOE.
Cassell. 1936 1st. * xvi. + 565pp. 40 plates. 6 folding maps/charts. 24x16. Binding slightly rubbed, o/w contents VG. Presentation copy, signed by Admiral Sir R.H. Bacon. A complete and detailed biography of the life and career of Earl Jellicoe, with a thorough analysis of his tactics at Jutland. £18.50

14682. BADDELEY. Allan, Lieut-Cmdr RN: ROYAL NAVY.
Muller. July 1942. 164pp. Illustrated.19x13. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G+ d/j. A wartime guide to the Royal Navy, its ships, their classes, armament, function and losses in the war, by a serving naval officer. £4.50

15138. BAIKIE, James: PEEPS AT THE NAVY.
A. & C. Black 1915 Second Edition, 92pp. 12 colour illustrations including issue-guarded frontis, by Norman Wilkinson. 20x14. Pictorial blue cloth binding with illustration of HMS King George V on cover. An extremely nice copy:- binding & contents VG+. This second edition, published in 1915, includes a chapter recounting some naval aspects of the Great War. £16.00

1465. BAILEY, Chris Howard.: THE ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM BOOK OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The Corvettes and their Crews.
Sutton/RNM. 1998. 156pp. Prof ills. End maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. What the Battle of the Atlantic was really like is told here through the words and photographs of the crew members of 'Flower' class corvettes. These first-hand accounts offer an authentic glimpse of life on board corvettes both off-watch or in battle. £11.50

14975. BAILEY, Chris Howard.: THE ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM BOOK OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The Corvettes and their Crews.
Sutton/RNM. 1994. 156pp. Prof ills. End maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. What the Battle of the Atlantic was really like is told here through the words and photographs of the crew members of 'Flower' class corvettes. These first-hand accounts offer an authentic glimpse of life on board corvettes both off-watch or in battle. £11.50

14701. BAILEY, Chris Howard. (Compiler & Editor).: SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1924-1970. The Life and times of Admiral Sir Frank Twiss.
Sutton. 1996 1st . xix. + 236pp. Ills. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. After entering Dartmouth as a cadet in 1924, Twiss had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, having been Flag Officer Flotillas Home Fleet and Commander of the Far East Fleet. The book not only charts his naval career but also describes social changes in the Navy from the personal viewpoint of a significant officer. Twiss saw service in Revenge, Emerald, Nelson, Malcolm and, before being appointed gunnery officer in Exeter in 1940. After she was sunk in 1941, Twiss was made prisoner by the Japanese in whose captivity he remained until 1945. After the war he commanded , Porlock Bay, Cocquette, FAA Station Gamecock and the cruiser Ceylon. £7.50

1338. BAILEY, Chris Howard. (Compiler & Editor).: SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1924-1970. The Life and times of Admiral Sir Frank Twiss.
Sutton. 1996 1st . xix. + 236pp. Ills. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. After entering Dartmouth as a cadet in 1924, Twiss had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, having been Flag Officer Flotillas Home Fleet and Commander of the Far East Fleet. The book not only charts his naval career but also describes social changes in the Navy from the personal viewpoint of a significant officer. Twiss saw service in Revenge, Emerald, Nelson, Malcolm and, before being appointed gunnery officer in Exeter in 1940. After she was sunk in 1941, Twiss was made prisoner by the Japanese in whose captivity he remained until 1945. After the war he commanded , Porlock Bay, Cocquette, FAA Station Gamecock and the cruiser Ceylon. £6.50

10586. BAKER R, HOLT W.J, LENAGHAN, J, SIMS, A.J, & WATSON A.W.: SELECTED PAPERS ON BRITISH WARSHIP DESIGN IN WORLD WAR II.
Conway. 1983 1st. 214pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The papers reprinted in this volume were originally published in 1947 in the Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects. The selected papers are complete and include the extremely valuable discussions which followed each paper, as well as all the original photographs. The contents of the book are as follows:- Ships of the Invasion Fleet - Merchant Aircraft Carrier Ships (‘MAC’ Ships) - British Submarine Design during the War (1939-1945) - Corvettes and Frigates - Coastal Force Design - Notes on the Development of Landing Craft. £14.00

1467. BALDWIN H.W.: SEA FIGHTS AND SHIPWRECKS.
Museum. 1956 1st. 216pp. 22x14. VG in worn d/j. . Divided into 20 chapters this book describes ships and men in distress covering a period of 150 years. Though some of the events described are quite famous, there are several others are less well-known. Events covered include the typhoon that devastated the US Fleet in 1944, the last action of the cruiser USS Houston, the loss of the Japanese submarine No.6.; the loss of the Central America in 1857, the mutiny on the brig Somers, the last voyage of the square-rigger Garthpool in 1929, etc, etc. £5.50

1958. BALLARD, Robert D.: THE DISCOVERY OF THE BISMARCK
Madison/Guild. 1990 231pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 29x22. Fine in d/j. After charting the Bismarck’s construction history and her commissioning, the book gives a full account of Bismarck’s break-out into the North Atlantic and the sinking of the Hood. The subsequent hunt for the Bismarck and her final action is described in vivid detail. The rest of the book describes the painstaking survey of over 100 square miles of sea-floor in the Atlantic before the legendary German battleship was finally spotted.. The 400 illustrations include photographs from 1941 (including close-up and on-board views), specially commissioned paintings, colour maps and charts, two superb full-page foldouts show the Bismarck as she was and as she looks today, and a spectacular series of underwater pictures of the battleship. £6.95

9564. BALLARD, Robert D.: THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL. Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993 1st. 227pp. Prof ills. Maps/ diags. 29x23. Fine in d/j. This book offers a graphic account of the American defeat in the Battle of Savo Island, and other naval actions, followed by a pictorial section containing a spectacular collection of underwater photographs of the warships sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign. With over 300 illustrations. £7.00

7108. BARKER A.J.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Macdonald. 1970 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG in pictorial card cover. After charting the outline of Japanese-American relations in the half century preceding WW2, and an account of Japanese espionage activity on Oahu, the book examines in detail the planning and preparations for the raid on Pearl Harbour, before providing a graphic account of the attack itself. £2.50

12239. BARKER A.J.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Macdonald. 1970 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in Near-Fine ipictorial card cover. After charting the outline of Japanese-American relations in the half century preceding WW2, and an account of Japanese espionage activity on Oahu, the book examines in detail the planning and preparations for the raid on Pearl Harbour, before providing a graphic account of the attack itself. £3.00

365. BARKER, Dennis: RULING THE WAVES. An Unofficial Portrait of the Royal Navy.
Viking. 1986 1st. 448pp. 32 ills. 24x15. Fine in VG d/j. A keenly observed contemporary survey of the ships and personnel of the Royal Navy . £4.95

9563. BARNETT, Corelli.: BONAPARTE.
Wordsworth. 1997 224pp. Ills. Maps. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- Near- Fine in pictorial card cover. This brilliant study offers a powerful, original and convincing portrait of Napoleon Bonarte, and dispels several of the myths surrounding his life. £3.00

1468. BARTIMEUS.: A TALL SHIP. On Other Naval Occasions.
Cassell. 1915 191pp. 18x12. Titles faded, otherwise contents VG. . Naval sketches. £3.00

8770. BARTIMEUS.: THE TURN OF THE ROAD.
Chatto & Windus. 1946 1st. 122pp. 5 diags. 3 maps. 19x12. Spots of foxing to prelims & edges, otherwise VG in G+ d/j. . Describes the part played by the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy in the landings in Algeria and French Morocco of combined British and United States forces on 8th November 1942. £6.00

6105. BATSTONE, Stephanie: WREN'S EYE VIEW: The Adventures of a Visual Signaller.
Parapress. 1994 1st. 184pp. 12 ills. Endp maps. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. In World War 2 the author joined the Wrens, and after training at HMS Cabbala, was posted to Oban as a signaller. In this memoir, the author describes her wartime career in the Service and her story is most enjoyably told. £10.00

7899. BAYNHAM, Henry: BEFORE THE MAST. Naval Ratings of the 19th Century.
Hutchinson. 1971 1st. 224pp. 28 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. The 19th century was a period of great change in the Royal Navy. Steam replaced sail, iron hulls replaced wooden walls, and instead of the broadside, naval fire-power issued from devastating guns. But how did these changes in the Navy’s role and conditions of service affect the ordinary seaman? In this book the men concerned speak for themselves, recalling the world of seamen with more clarity and authenticity than any naval historian. The result is an absorbing study of life in the Royal Navy during the whole of the 19th century. £9.50

13455. BAYNHAM, Henry: MEN FROM THE DREADNOUGHTS.
Hutchinson. 1976 1st. 272pp. Illustrated. 22x14. A sound ex-library copy, contents clean and bright in a decent d/j. G+ in G+ d/j. £6.50

12534. BEACH, Edward L. Cmdr USN.: SUBMARINE!
Heinemann.1953. 274pp. 22x14. VG+ in G d/j. . The author took part in ten consecutive war patrols in the US submarine Trigger, in the course of which 36 Japanese war and merchant ships were sunk or damaged. After moving to Tirante, which entered a Japanese harbour sinking an ammunition ships and two destroyers, Beach was given command of Piper. Drawing on his own personal wartime experiences and the personal accounts of others, the author describes the wartime exploits of the American submarines Trigger, Seawolf, Wahoo, Harder, Archerfish, Tang, Albacore, Cavilla, Batfish, Tirante and Piper. £7.50

8645. BEATTY, Charles: OUR ADMIRAL. A Biography of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty 1871 - 1936.
Allen. 1980 1st . xi. + 211pp. 19 ills. 24x16. Small piece cut from bottom edge of front board, othwerwise contents VG+. Written by his nephew, this candid biography of the private life and naval career of Earl Beatty, offers fascinating revelations about his lifestyle. Beatty was probably the most inspiring and charismatic naval leader since Nelson, but his life was beset with many private problems which, however, remained well hidden behind the veneer of his impeccable public image. £2.00

573. BEAVER, Paul: NATO NAVIES OF THE 1980s. (Warships Illustrated 3).
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 72pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Unmarked and almost like new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 143 photographs (some colour) with detailed captions, illustrate the many different types of warships found in the navies of the Western allies. £2.50

5504. BEAVER, Paul: THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
Stephens. 1982 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A well researched and profusely illustrated history with a good deal on World War 2 as well as a complete chapter on British carriers in the Korean War. The book offers extensive information about the carriers themselves, air groups, aircraft, operations, and describes the various technical advances - angled-deck, mirror-sight, etc, etc. £9.00

11698. BEAVER, Paul.: U-BOATS IN THE ATLANTIC. A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz.
Stephens. 1979 1st . 95pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Comprises over 150 rare and predominately unpublished photographs with excellent explanatory captions. There is also an outline to the U-boat war, and a map of the main convoy routes. £6.85

14864. BEAVER, Pul.: THE MODERN ROYAL NAVY.
Patrick Stephens 1988. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £4.00

14863. BEAVER, Pul.: THE MODERN ROYAL NAVY.
Patrick Stephens 1988. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x14. Above average ex-library, G+ in pictorial card cover. £1.75

14935. BEELER, John: THE BIRTH OF THE BATTLESHIP. British Capital Ship Design 1870 - 1881.
Caxton 2003. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x25. As new: Mint in Mint d/j. £18.50

11709. BEELER, John.: THE MILNE PAPERS. The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, Bt., K.C.B. (1806-1896). Volume 1. 1820-1859. (Publications of The Naval records Society. Vol. 147).
Ashgate. 2004. xiv. + 857pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Dark blue cloth, gilt binding Near-Mint, contents Near-Mint. Divided into five parts:- Service Afloat 1817-30 : Commander and Captain 1837-41 : Flag Captain 1841-47 : The Admiralty 1847-53 : The Russian War 1854-55 : The Admiralty 1855-59. £14.00

14737. BEEVOR, Paul: THE BATTLE FOR SPAIN. The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2006. xxxii + 526pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £11.00

4817. BEKKER C.D.: SWASTIKA AT SEA. The Struggle and Destruction of the German Navy 1939-1945.
Kimber. 1953 1st. 207pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Bindinga bit faded (titles bright), contents VG+. The author, who served with the German Navy in World War 2, presents the war at sea as seen through German eyes with an episodic account of the wartime activities of the Kreigsmarine. £5.00

7530. BENNETT, Geoffrey: NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Penguin. 2001 x. + 310pp. 18 ills. 14 maps & diags. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Provides detailed narratives of all the important naval actions, as well as accounts of lesser engagements of WW1. Indexes of British & Allied Ships; German & Allied Ships. £6.00

10416. BENNETT, Geoffrey: NAVAL BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II.
Batsford. 1975 1st. 253pp. . 39 ills. 23 maps& diags. 22x14. VG in VG d/j.. Provides detailed narratives of all the important naval actions, as well as accounts of lesser engagements of W21. Indexes of British & Allied Ships; German & Allied Ships. The bibliography lists over 100 books. £7.00

1822. BERCKMAN, Evelyn: CREATORS AND DESTROYERS OF THE BRITISH NAVY.
Hamish Hamilton. 1974 1st. 212pp. 16 ills. Ills endps. 22x14. A superb unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Examines the 100 year period when the British Navy alternatively flourished or rotted. The creators; Elizabeth I, Charles 1, and Charles II. The destroyers; James I and Oliver Cromwell. £7.00

11363. BERCUSON, David J, & HERWIG, Holger H.: BISMARCK.
Hutchinson. 2002 1st UK. xiii. + 385pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new:- Near Mint in Near-Mint d/j. After uncovering much new information on the Bismarck, the authors tell the full story of the German battleship, right through from her design and construction, the sinking of the Hood, and her final battle. £9.00

14462. BICHENO. Hugh: MIDWAY.
Cassell. 2001 1st UK 232pp. 22x19. As new, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated account of this famous battle. £7.00

8805. BIGLAND, Eileen.: THE STORY OF THE W.R.N.S.
Niicholson & Watson. 1946 1st. 188pp. Ills. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. A record of a trip made by the author in 1944, visiting various establishments were Wrens were employed, is used as a vehicle for an account of their varied wartime duties. £5.00

15080. BIRD, Arthur.H.: FAREWELL MILAG.
Literatours. 1995 1st. 196pp. 13 ills. Maps. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Unmarked, as new. The author was serving as Third Mate on the 5,000 ton merchantman Australind which was attacked and sunk in the Pacific by the German raider Komet in August 1941. Bird was taken on board the Komet which reached Germany on the last day of November. He then spent 20 months in a POW camp, before escaping to Hamburg, where, hidden by members of her crew, he sailed to Sweden aboard the Swedish cargo ship Luossa. A good story. £3.50

10408. BIRD, Arthur.H.: FAREWELL MILAG.
Literatours. 1995 1st. 196pp. 13 ills. Maps. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. Unmarked, as new. The author was serving as Third Mate on the 5,000 ton merchantman Australind which was attacked and sunk in the Pacific by the German raider Komet in August 1941. Bird was taken on board the Komet which reached Germany on the last day of November. He then spent 20 months in a POW camp, before escaping to Hamburg, where, hidden by members of her crew, he sailed to Sweden aboard the Swedish cargo ship Luossa. A good story. £4.95

368. BISHOP, Chris: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD SEA POWER. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the World's Navies and their Warships.
Guild 1988. . 319pp. Prof ills. 30x24. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. A detailed survey of every type of fighting ship in service in the world's navies at date. Illustrated with over 500 photographs, 250 colour profiles, and 14 cut-away illustrations. £7.95

12965. BLACKMAN, Raymond V B.: THE WORLD'S WARSHIPS. Second edition.
Macdonald. 1961. . 256pp. Prof ills. 12x19. Hinges strengthened, o/w binding & contents VG, in VG d/j This profusely illustrated book supplies details of the ships in service with the navies of the world, offering a description and specification of each class, with details of tonnage, dimensions, armament, machinery, speed & complement. The name is given of each class member, with details of its builder, launch & completion date. £2.50

12926. BLACKMAN, Raymond V B.: THE WORLD'S WARSHIPS. Third and completely revised edition.
Macdonald. 1963. . 256pp. Prof ills. 12x19. Binding & contents VG in G d/j.. This profusely illustrated book supplies details of the ships in service with the navies of the world, offering a description and specification of each class, with details of tonnage, dimensions, armament, machinery, speed & complement. The name is given of each class member, with details of its builder, launch & completion date. £3.00

1043. BLACKMAN, Raymond V B.: THE WORLD'S WARSHIPS. Third and completely revised edition.
Macdonald. 1963. . 256pp. Prof ills. 12x19. Binding & contents VG. This profusely illustrated book supplies details of the ships in service with the navies of the world, offering a description and specification of each class, with details of tonnage, dimensions, armament, machinery, speed & complement. The name is given of each class member, with details of its builder, launch & completion date. £2.50

14658. BLORE, Trevor, Lt-Cdr RNVR: TURNING POINT - 1943
Hutchinson 1945 1st. 128pp. 19 illustrations. 22x14. Titles faded, otherwise contents VG. A general view of the war at sea in 1943 followed by the author's account of his own experiences, notably the Sicily landings and a visit to Russia during which the Scharnhorst was sunk. £5.95

3890. BLUNDELL W.D.G.: GERMAN WARSHIPS 1939-1945.
Almark. 1972 1st. 88pp. Prof ill. 21x15. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . A fully illustrated record of the ships of the Kreigsmarine in WW2. It provides photographs, basic data, and 1:1200 scale drawings of the principal ships and classes. Their are also historical notes and class lists. Covers Battleships, Battle-cruisers, Pocket Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Torpedo Boats, Submarines, Aircraft Carriers & Tenders, Minesweepers, Escort Vessels, Auxiliary Cruisers, Captured Vessels, Minor Vessels, Depot & Supply ships. £8.50

2061. BORG, Alan (Foreward): HMS BELFAST.
IWM. nd (c1995). Official Guide. 32pp. Prof ills. 30x21. VG in Near-Fine pictorial card coover. A profusely illustrated and informative guide, together with a concise history of this famous cruiser Well Illustrated. £2.00

14643. BOULTILIER, James A. (Editor): RCN IN RETROSPECT 1910 - 1968.
University of British Columbia Press. 1985. xix. + 373pp. 105 illustrations. 12 maps. 2 charts. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. £9.00

12648. BOWEN, Frank C.: WOODEN WALLS IN ACTION.
Halton 1951 1st. Viii. + 144pp. Colour frontis. Prof ills. 25x19. Binding & contents (unmarked) VG+ in G+ original d/j. . The author gives brief accounts of a number of naval engagements in the days of the wooden hulls, with short introductions when they are necessary to explain why the fighting took place and sometimes an indication of the characteristics of the men concerned. The result is a remarkable and invaluable source of reference of some 68 actions, each illustrated with a reproduction of an important painting. £9.00

14218. BOWYER, Chaz: MEN OF COASTAL COMMAND 1939-1945.
Kimber 1985 1st. 272pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. RAF Coastal Command's crucial role of helping to protect Britain's merchant shipping supply routes during 1939- 45 contributed hugely to the Allies' ability to sustain its war against Hitler's Nazi empire, yet because that role was unglamorous it received little media publicity and the vast majority of its airmen were virtually unknown to the public at large. Here, a broad cross- section of the men who flew above the oceans, and their deeds is presented as a tribute to the 'seamen of the air', without whose courage and sacrifices Britain and her allies might never have achieved their ultimate victory over the Axis Powers £10.00

335. BRADFORD, Ernle: NELSON: THE ESSENTIAL HERO.
Wordsworth. 1999 xiii. + 368pp. 15 ills. 11 maps/diags. 22x14. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. This biography covers every phase and aspect of Nelson's life and career. Nelson's battles, in particular, are described in vivid detail. £3.00

4938. BRADFORD, Ernle: THE MIGHTY HOOD. The Life and Death of the Royal Navy's Proudest Ship.
While Lion 1974 224pp. 8 ills. 3 diags. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. . For many years HMS Hood was the epitome of British sea power until she was sunk by the Bismarck in May 1941. This book traces her entire service history from her launch and inter-war commissions - when she showed the flag worldwide - to her wartime service and disastrous final action. About half the book deals with her wartime career with the Home Fleet and Force H, and, naturally, devotes much space as to the cause of her loss. £9.00

11244. BRADFORD, Ernle.: DRAKE.
Readers Union. 1967. 251pp. Illustrated. Maps 21x13. .VG+ in G+ d/j. A biography. £3.00

6500. BRADFORD, Ernle.: GIBRALTAR. The History of a Fortress.
Hart-Davis. 1971 1st. 212pp. 11 ills. 2 maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the history of Gibraltar from the days of Antiquity, through the period of the Arab invasion of Spain, its recapture by Spain in the 15th century, and its capture by the British in the early 18th century, to the Great Siege of 1779 and the role of Gibraltar during the two World Wars. £12.50

8588. BREYER, Siegfried.: BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLE CRUISERS 1905-1970. Historical Development of the Capital Ship.
Macdonald & Jane's 1973 1st UK. 480pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 26x22. An excellent unmarked copy:- binding and contents Fine (no d/j) This comprehensive and definitive work, contains descriptions of all ships representative of their kind which were shared by all maritime nations during the period covered, irrespective of whether they were taken into service, remained uncompleted or only reached the drawing board stage. In this technical history, the characteristic features of every ship are described in detail, with information about size, dimensions, range, fuel capacity, armament and many other aspects are presented in numerous tables. A substantial part of the book is devoted to the developments in ship design, armaments and tactics. Illustrated with 922 detailed and accurate drawings. £32.00

3701. BRIDGLAND, Tony: SEA KILLERS IN DISGUISE. Q-Ships and Decoy Raiders.
Cooper. 1999 1st. * xiii. + 274pp. 32 ills. 5 maps. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Heavily armed ships disguised as harmless merchantman , were operted by both the British and German navies during the First World War. This book vividly describes the activities and adventures of the ships and their crews employed in this highly unconventional form of warfare. £9.00

1484. BRINKLEY, William.: DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER.
Random House. nd (c 1956) 1st. 373pp. 21x14. VG in G+ d/j. An enjoyable tale centred around a U.S.Navy Task Force who converted a remote island in the Pacific into a sort of naval-run Las Vegas. £2.50

3091. BROWN, David.: CARRIER AIR GROUPS - HMS EAGLE.
Lacy. 1972 1st. 84pp. Prof ills. 21x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Very Good pictorial hardback cover. Profiles the two carriers and their aircraft squadrons. The first carrier saw service in the interwar years and saw action in WW2 until she was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1942. The second joined the RN in 1952. The book covers the various types of aircraft and operational careers of Squadrons 800, 826, 849, and 899. Profusely illustrated with photographs and colour illustrations. £14.00

2690. BROWN, David: TIRPITZ. The Floating Fortress.
Arms & Armour. 1977 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. VG+ in VG+ d/j. This is the story of the German battleship Tirpitz in forty pages of text and over a hundred pages of photographs. Although mainly lurking in Norwegian fjords, she tied down a disproportionate part of the Royal Navy. It charts her design, construction and career, and contains five maps and over 200 photographs. £8.00

311. BROWN, David.: THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE FALKLANDS WAR.
Leo Cooper 1987 1st. 384pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. . Tells the extraordinary story of how the fleet was assembled; of how merchant ships from luxury liners such as the Canberra to cargo ships of every description were 'Taken Up From Trade' and, in a staggeringly short time, converted to their new role. The book describes every action involving the ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy in the Falklands War. Profusely illustrated. £9.00

9231. BROWN, John Mason, Lieut .USNR: TO ALL HANDS. An Amphibious Adventure.
Whittlesey House. nd (c 1943). xii. + 236pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Binding & contents VG+. The author, an American journalist who served in the flagship of Rear-Admiral Kirk, Commander Sixth Amphibious Force, describes the amphibious landings in North Africa and Sicily. £4.00

4219. BROWNE, Douglas, G.: THE FLOATING BULWARK. The Story of the Fighting Ship 1514-1942.
Cassell. 1963 1st. xiv. + 274pp. 27 ills. 22x14. VG+ in d/j. This account of the development of fighting ship from the 16th century to the 1940s, concentrates on the design, construction and armament of British warships, with details of significant vessels and their performance in action. £6.50

9745. BROWNE, G.Lathom.: NELSON: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON. As Told by Himself, His Comrades, and His Friends.
Trident Press 1999. Reprinted from the 1891 edition. xxxi. + 472pp. Frontis. Ills. Index. Appendices. 21x14. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. £7.00

11243. BRYANT, Arthur: SAMUEL PEPYS . The Man in and the Making..
Reprint Society. 1952. 416pp. 19x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Biography on the life and career of Samuel Pepys, this volume covers the first 36 years of his life (1633 - 1669) and the whole span of his Diary. £3.85

1497. BRYANT, Arthur.: SAMUEL PEPYS. The Saviour of the Navy.
Reprint Society. 1953. viii. + 309pp. 19x12. Binding & contents VG. A biography of Pepy's life and career. £3.00

5804. BUEL, Richard.: IN IRONS. Britain's Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy.
Yale University. 1998 1st. * xvi. + 397pp. 24x16.An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book examines the influence of Britain's navy on the American revolutionary economy, and also shows the damage that Britain inflicted on America by seizing their major colonial centres and denying access to overseas markets. £7.50

12467. BUENZLE, Fred.J.: BLUEJACKET. An Autobiography.
Naval Institute. 1986. xxv. + 346pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Contents (unmarked) Fine in VG hardback cover. £6.95

6846. BUFFETAUT, Yves.: D-DAY SHIPS. The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1940.
Conway. 1994 1st UK. 162pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This volume offers a unique account of the naval contribution to the Allied landings in Normandy, with a detailed analysis of all the ships involved. With detailed listings of ships - landing craft, bombardment ships and support vessels - a clear narrative and extensive maps, photographs and line drawings. £16.95

6697. BURGESS, Pat. & SAUNDERS, Andy.: BATTLE OVER SUSSEX.
Middleton. 1990 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x17. An unmarked copy Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hardback cover. A detailed study of aerial warfare and its effects over the county of Sussex in the momentous year of 1940. The aircrew - both the RAF and Luftwaffe - that involuntarily reached the ground are vividly described and fully illustrated. £7.95

3115. BURT R.A.: BRITISH DESTROYERS IN WORLD WAR ONE. (Warships Illustrated No 7)
Arms & Armour. 1986 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Unmarked and almost like new:-Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Illustrated with over 120 photographs, accompanied by informative and detailed captions, this book provides a pictorial record of the various classes of British destroyers in service during the First World War. £7.00

12158. BUSCH, Harald: U-BOATS AT WAR.
Panther. nd (c1957). 189pp. Edges of spine slightly rubbed, contents VG. A German view of the U-boat campaign 1939-45. £4.00

13835. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2004/2005
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13836. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2005/2006
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13839. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2008/2009
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12667. BUSH, Steve: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES.
nd (c 2007) 96pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. The complete guide to the ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy, at date. £3.00

12047. BUSH, Steve.: TO SAIL NO MORE. Part Seven.
Maritime. nd (c 2002) 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 17x24. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book provides an illustrated record of the many different types of Royal Navy ships either laid up. or awaiting breaking up, from the 1930s to the 1990s. £5.50

4955. BUTLER, James G.: FIGHTING SHIPS IN PERSPECTIVE. Rodney - Warspite - Washington - South Dakota - Scharnhorst - Tirpitz
Ian Allen. 1981 1st. 105pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 30x23. An excellent copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Compares and studies the various trends in capital ship design, and provides an insight into the careers of six battleships. Illustrated with more than 120 photographs and a plan of each ship. £10.00

12044. BUXTON, Ian: TO SAIL NO MORE. Part Four.
Maritime. nd (c 2000) 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 17x24. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book provides an illustrated record of the many different types of RN ships either laid up. or being broken up, from the late 1950s to the 1970s. Ships include Vanguard, King George V, Liverpool, Dido, Gravelines, Obedient, Lion, Superb, Formidable, and many others types of vessels including submarines, frigates, £5.00

8256. BUXTON, Ian. & WARLOW, Ben.: TO SAIL NO MORE.
Maritime. 1997. 96pp. Prof ills. 18x24. An unmarked copy, as new; Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book illustrates with 96 full-page photographs, the ships of the Royal Navy either laid up, or being broken up. The pictures date from the late 1940s onwards and illustrate a wide variety of ships, from minesweepers to battleships and aircraft carriers, and include some unusual views of ships in various stages of demolition. £4.50

14792. CABLE, James.: BRITAIN'S NAVAL FUTURE.
Macmillan 1983 1st. xvi. + 220pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy VG+ in Near-Fine d/j. £7.60

8556. CALHOUN, C. Raymond Captain, USN: TIN CAN SAILOR. Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945.
Naval Institute Press. 1993 1st. xv. + 198pp. Ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. With personal letter from the author. This is the story of the USS Sterett, recorded by an officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943. Sterett saw service in the Atlantic and with the British Home Fleet in 1942 before moving to the Pacific, where, frequently in the thick of the actio, .she survived a kamikaze attack. Sterett became famous for her exploits during the Third Battle of Savao island in Nov.1942, when she fought at close range the Japanese battleship Heie, hitting the battleship on numerous occasions, and a Japanese destroyer, but receiving in turn heavy damage and sustaining numerous casualties from three 14-inch shells and numerous hits from smaller calibres. The author, who was Sterett's gunnery officer during the action, offers a graphic account of the confused action, and the subsequent tragic scenes on board the heavily damaged destroyer after the battle. This is an excellent account of life on board the destroyer, and about the officers and men that served aboard her £8.50

9481. CALLENDER Sir Geoffrey.: THE NAVAL SIDE OF BRITISH HISTORY.
Christophers. 1925. 305pp. 18 ills. Endp map. 22x14. Binding & contents VG. The author, a former Director of the National Maritime Museum and Lecturer to the R.N.War College & R.N.Staff College, presents an authoritative and very readable history of the British Navy, explaining how the Navy influenced history, and how this in turn affected the development of British warship design. First published in 1924, the book is still considered to be one the finest short histories of the British Navy. £5.85

3093. CAMERON, Ian.: RED DUSTER, WHITE ENSIGN. The Story of the Malta and the Malta Convoys.
White Lion 1974. 260pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Near- Fine in VG d/j. Using eye-witness accounts and information gleaned from Admiralty records, this book describes the battles of the hard-fought Malta convoys. £8.50

3876. CAMPBELL Vice-Admiral, Gordon.: MY MYSTERY SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. nd (c 1928) xx. + 300pp. Colour frontis. 17 black-and-white photographs.21 illustrations in text. 22x14. Binding VG, contents G+. A 'Q' Ship commander who won the Victoria Cross and three DSO's for his exploits fighting German U-boats during the First World War, gives a vivid account of the dangerous and often suicidal encounters which were fought between disguised armed merchant ships and German submarines. £8.00

8781. CAMPBELL Vice-Admiral, Gordon.: MY MYSTERY SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1940 319pp. Ills. 18x12. VG in G+ d/j. . A 'Q' Ship captain who won the Victoria Cross and three DSO's for his exploits fighting German U-boats during the First World War, gives a vivid account of the dangerous and often suicidal encounters which were fought between disguised armed merchant ships and German submarines. £5.50

803. CANT, Gilbert: AMERICA'S NAVY IN WORLD WAR II.
Hutchinson. nd (c 1943) 1st. 279pp. 27 ills. 11 maps/diags. Edges of binding a bit rubbed, otherwise contents VG+. A comprehensive and extremely detailed account of the war fought by the US Navy, covering all the major battles, and many of the lesser engagements, from Pearl Harbour up to the finale at Guadalcanal. £3.00

8910. CANT, Gilbert: AMERICA'S NAVY IN WORLD WAR II.
Hutchinson. nd (c 1943) 1st. 279pp. 27 ills. 11 maps/diags. Binding VG,contents VG+. A comprehensive and extremely detailed account of the war fought by the US Navy, covering all the major battles, and many of the lesser engagements, from Pearl Harbour up to the finale at Guadalcanal. £4.50

8469. CARELESS, Ronald.: BATTLESHIP NELSON. The Story of HMS Nelson.
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 160pp. 22 photographs, line drawings & maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- bind & contents Near-Fine. (no d/j) Tells the whole story of the ship from her construction in 1922-7 to the end of her service career in 1948. The book gives a good account of life aboard with much detail about life on the lower deck, as well as in the wardroom. Her wartime service is fully covered. £11.50

7831. CARPENTER, Alfred F.B. Captain VC, RN.: THE BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGE.
Jenkins 1925. xxiv. + 295pp. 39 ills. 3 drawings. 2 plans. 22x15. A nice copy, binding & contents VG+. . One of the leading figures in the Zeebrugge raid in 1918, who was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits during the assault, describes the heroic but costly attck on the Belgian port. £9.00

4071. CHALMERS Rear-Admiral W.S.: THE LIFE & LETTERS OF DAVID BEATTY.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1951 1st . xxvii. + 488pp. 23 ills. 11 diags. 23x15. Titles slightly faded and odd spots of foxing to contents, o/w an extremely nice copy - binding & contents VG. Drawing much information from Beatty's letters and journals, this is a full biography of the life and naval career of one of the most charismatic and controversial naval commanders of the 20th century. £6.50

1806. CHANT, Christopher: NAVAL FORCES OF THE WORLD.
Collins. 1984. * 232pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Fine in d/j. The book is divided into three main sections. The first part details the strengths of the world's various navies, together with details of their bases and organisation. The second deals with the ships, giving their technical specifications and building histories. The third section lists the missiles. Profusely illustrated with photographs, including some colour £8.50

1987. CHANT, Christopher: WARSHIPS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
Tiger. 1996. 144pp. Prof ills. 30x23. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. Describes the operational use and technical development of the major surface warship types, from battleships to fast-attack craft. Profusely illustrated with photographs in both b/w and colour, plus many other illustrations in colour. Chapters cover: The Battleship and Battle-Cruiser: The Cruiser: Destroyers and Escorts: Fast Attack Craft: The Aircraft Carrier. £9.00

14085. CHANTRAIN J.P. PIED R. & SMEETS R.: THE GERMAN SAILOR IN WORLD WAR TWO.
Arms & Armour. 1990 1st. 48pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 84 informatively captioned photographs plus numerous drawings, depict the German naval personnel - officers and ratings - afloat and ashore in World War 2. A section deals with uniforms and service insignia £4.95

3433. CHAPMAN Tom.: WATER, WATER EVERY WHERE! The Life Story of HMS WESTCOTT, February 1918 - June 1946.
Aedificamas. 1996 1st. . vii. + 160pp. Ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Chronicles the career of the V & W class destroyer Westcott, through her peacetime commissions to her service record in World War 2. £8.00

14826. CHATTERTON E.K.: THE ROYAL NAVY: From September 1939 to December 1940. (Britain at War).A Complete Record in Text and Pictures.
Hutchinson. nd (c1941). 299pp. 376 photographs.. 25x19. Some wear to spine, and small loss of text amounting to only a few words at the foot on each of the first 16 pages, otherwise binding & contents Good. A chronological and profusely illustrated account of the activities of the Royal Navy, covering all the major operations and many of the smaller actions which took place from September 1939 to the end of 1940. Weight of book 1.3 kilos £9.85

8766. CHELL R.A.: TROOPSHIP.
Gale & Polden. 1948 1st. 88pp. 9 ills. 19x12.An unmarked copy: VG+ in G d/j. Chell spent most of World War 2 as O.C. Troopship. In these reminiscences, enlivened with cartoons, he describes how troopships were organised to carry vast numbers of personnel; the huge demands made on accommodation, catering and matters of hygiene. He explains the routines and some of the happenings of life aboard such a vessel. £6.00

583. CHERRY A.H. Cmdr RNVR.: YANKEE R.N. Being the Story of a Wall Street Banker who Volunteered for Active Duty in the Royal Navy before America came into the War.
Jarrolds.1951 544pp. 36 ills. Endp maps. 23x16. Spots of foxing to edges, otherwise VG.. Cherry saw service on coastal and Atlantic convoys and on anti-U-boat patrols from Bermuda. He served in Winchester, Evadne, Riou and Wren (a member of the 2nd Escort Group commanded by Captain F.Walker), and saw action in the Normandy landings before joining the Allied Occupation Force in Bremen. £7.00

3762. CHESNAU, R.: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998. * 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £11.00

14748. CHESNEAU, Roger: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £10.00

1963. CHESNEAU, Roger: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD, 1914 TO THE PRESENT. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Brockhampton. 1998 288pp. Prof ills. 25x25. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The first comprehensive reference work to detail in one volume - with data, line drawings & photographs - the 360-plus aircraft carriers built or projected by the world's navies. 400 photographs. £11.00

14592. CIANO, Count Galeazzo: CIANO'S DIARY 1937 - 1943. The Complete, Unabridges Diaries of Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1936-1943.
Phoenix. 2002. xxi. + 624pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £8.50

3426. CILCINNIN Viscount.: ADMIRALTY HOUSE: Whitehall.
Country Life 1960 1st . 62pp. Prof ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. A former First Lord of the Admiralty, describes room-by-room, the official residence of the First Lords of the Admiralty since 1786, describing their architectural features and their contents. And with these rooms as a background, he tells stories about some of the distinguished occupants and fills in historical details. Well illustrated with photographs. £7.00

7379. CLARK G.: BRITAIN'S NAVAL HERITAGE.
RN Museum/HMSO. 1981. 131pp. Ills. 22x14. Fine in pictorial card cover. A fact-filled history of Britain's Navy since the Middle Ages to the early 1980s. £3.50

10173. CLARK S.G. Instructor Lt.-Cmdr RN.: YOUR NAVY- PAST AND PRESENT.
HMS GANGES. 1959 vii. + 99pp. Prof ills. 25x15. Front cover marked, hinges strengthened, o/w G+. Part One offers a concise history of the Royal Navy with sections covering The Elizabethan Age; Dutch Wars; Century of Wars with France; Struggle against Revolutionary France; Sail to Steam & Wood to Iron; WW1; WW2, the Korean War tthrough to the Suez Crisis in 1956.. £3.50

11974. CLARK, Gregory.: 'DOC'. 100 Year History of the Sick Berth Branch.
Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth/HMSO. 1984 1st. vii. + 172pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

8812. CLARKE, Thurston.: PEARL HARBOUR GHOSTS: A Journey to Hawaii Then and Now.
Morrow. 1991 1st. * The author elected to re-examine the attack on Pearl Harbour as refracted through the lens of present-day Hawaii, from the American WW2 veterans who are drawn annually to the scenes of one of the greatest terrors of their lives, to the flocks of Japanese tourists who similarly come to visit the battle sites. He sifts through the evidence to determine who really bore the blame for the attack, and by using eye witness acounts, from naval and military personnel, from civilians, and from the attackers themselves, the author, from many different angles, tells the story of the dramatic disastrous attack. £5.50

8247. CLAYTON Tim. & CRAIG Phil.: TRAFALGAR. The Men, The Battle, The Storm.
BCA 2004 xix. + 444pp. 24 ills + 24 chapter ills. 6 battle plans. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Hard cover edition.. The Battle of Trafalgar is told through the diaries, letters and memoirs of the men who wrestled with the enemy, and the elements, and these dramatic personal accounts are supported by extensive original research from logs, muster books and personal files discovered in France, Spain and Britain. £8.95

14783. COBBOLD, Peter: THE NATIONAL SERVICE SAILOR.
Quentin. 1993 1st. 294pp. Ills. 21x15. Fine in VG+ d/j. A National Serviceman's experiences afloat. The author joined the Navy in 1955 and after training at Portsmouth he saw service in the aircraft carrier Ocean and the destroyers Savage and Obdurate. He describes life on the lower deck and runs ashore, and gives a frank appraisal of what he thought of the Service and how he related to it. £4.95

2927. COLES, Alan: INVERGORDON SCAPEGOAT. The Betrayal of Admiral Tomkinson.
Sutton. 1993 1st. x. + 193pp. 28 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Admiral Tomkinson was made a scapegoat by the Admiralty for his mild handling of the Royal Navy's mutiny at Invergordon in 1931. Many of his friends at the Admiralty thought he should have turned his ships' guns on the mutineers. Tomkinson was never allowed ti give his version of the mutiny at an official enquiry or court martial, but instead was thrust into involulantary retirement. Tomkinson fought in the Boxer Rebellion, commanded one of the first submarine flotillas, fought in the opening battles in WW1 and saw action in the Zeebrugge raid. This biography covers Tomkinson's whole career and his role in the dramatic events of the Invergordon Mutiny. £8.50

4943. COLLEDGE J.J.: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. An Historical Index. Volume 1. Major Ships
David & Charles. 1969 1st. * 624pp. 22x15 .An unmarked copy:- Fine in G+ d/j. This volume provides the basic details of some 13,000 ships, the Navy's principal vessels, mostly Navy-built, with their dimensions, builders, dates and fates £17.50

10147. COLLEDGE J.J.: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the Fifteenth Century to the Present.
David & Charles. 1987. Revised & expanded edition. 388pp. 22x15. An unmarked copy; Fine in VG+ This volume provides the basic details, builder & the fate, of some 14,000 Royal Navy & Commonwealth Navies Fighting Ships - sailing warships, and submarines to battleships. An important source of reference. £17.50

13897. COMPTON-HALL , Richard Cdr RN.: SUMARINES: Submarines of the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum. nd (c 1980s) 14pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in Near-Fine pictorial paper cover. A brief record of the inception and subsequent development of submarines in the Royal Navy. Illustrated with a photograph and 32 drawings of British submarines. £2.00

1965. COMPTON-HALL, Richard.: SUBMARINE BOATS. The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare.
Windward. nd (c 1984). 192pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Offers a detailed and well illustrated history of the early years of submarine development, a period which saw several weird & wonderful inventions as well as the submarines developed & turned into a deadly weapon of war by John Holland. £3.85

13567. COMPTON-HALL, Richard.: SUBMARINE BOATS. The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare.
Windward. nd (c 1984). 192pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Fine in Fine pictorial stiff card cover. Offers a detailed and well illustrated history of the early years of submarine development, a period which saw several weird & wonderful inventions as well as the submarines developed & turned into a deadly weapon of war by John Holland. £5.50

8608. COMPTON-HALL, Richard: SUBMARINE VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Tactics & Technology of Underwater Confrontation.
David & Charles. 1988. 191pp. Prof ills. 26x22. Fine in Fine d/j. Submarines of many nations cruise the world's oceans hidden from view, armed with an array of devastating weapons. If there is another world war, its decisive battles will be fought under the sea. How will these battles be fought? The author seeks to answer this question by analysing the strategy and tactics of the major powers. Hypothetical battle scenarios are explored, showing likely confrontations between different classes of submarines. The various types of submarine, their propulsion & weapons systems, & equipment are fully described. £8.50

3204. CONNELL G.G.: FIGHTING DESTROYER. The Story of HMS Petard
Purnell Book Service. nd (c 1976), 271pp. 42 ills. 2 maps. 23x15. VG in VG d/j. In Petard's first commission from 1942 to 1944, she sank three submarines, one German, one Italian, and one Japanese. Each one was the scene of a fierce struggle on the surface with many casualties on both sides. Her commission was served mainly in the Eastern Mediterranean, with a short spell with the British Pacific Fleet. This account of her wartime career is told by her gunnery officer. £11.50

5073. CONNELL G.G.: JACK'S WAR. Lower-deck Recollections from World War II.
Kimber 1985 1st.. 236pp. 54 ills. 24x15. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A very readable chronological view of the war from a very different viewpoint. As much concerned with KR's, punishment Warrants and incipient mutiny, with sippers and messing arrangements as with battles and bravery. In a wide variety of personal reminiscences of former crew members the author reconstructs the matelot's life whether Royal Navy, RNVR or Hostilities Only; he writes of the pleasures of shipboard life and the often harsh discipline meted out for lapses of the strict naval code. There are happy ships & unhappy ships & lucky & unlucky ships, & he instances experiences from them. Throughout the book the author links the experiences of seamen to the great actions taking place around them, which are not seen from the viewpoint of the captain & admiral but from the men who fired the guns, the engineers, etc. £9.00

3149. COOMBE, James D.: GUNFIRE AROUND THE GULF. The Last Major Naval Campaigns of the Civil War.
Bantam. 2000. xii. + 239pp. 9 ills. 2 maps. 23x15. Fine in pictorial card cover. Describes the final major naval actions of the American Civil War. £4.00

7605. COOPER. John, St J.: INVASION! The D-Day Story, June 6, 1944.
Beaverbrook Newspapers. 1954 1st. 122pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 28x21. VG in hardback cover. Published in 1954 to mark the tenth anniversary of the invasion. £5.00

586. COOTE, Stephen: A PLAY FOR PASSION - THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER RALEGH.
Macmillan. 1993 1st. xii. + 420pp. 16 ills. Map. 24x16. Above-average ex-lib, VG in d/j. A major biography of the life of one of the most compelling figures in English history. £3.85

10940. CORDINGLY, David.: BILLY RUFFIAN. The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon. The Biography of a Ship of the Line, 1782-1836.
Bloomsbury. 2003. 1st. xxii. + 355pp. Prof ills. Maps. 24x16. Almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Hard-cover edition. This book is a detailed history of one the Royal Navy's most famous warships. HMS Bellerophon, launched in 1782, played a conspicuous part in the battle of the Glorious First of June (1794); the battle of the Nile (1798); and the battle of Trafalgar (1805); However, her crowning glory came six weeks after the battle of Waterloo, when Napoleon, trapped in Rochefort, surrendered to the captain of the ship. Bellerophon was scrapped in 1836. £9.00

3864. COSTELLO, John. & HUGHES Terry.: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
Collins. 1977 1st. * 314pp. Prof ills. Endp map & diag. 24x20. Fine in Fine d/j. This book describes each phase of the Battle of the Atlantic with much peripheral information about the grim struggle. The text benefits from the revelations of ULTRA intelligence and combined with contributions from former U-boat personnel & those of officers & men of Allied escorts & merchant seamen who took part in the convoys, this account provides an extensive and well illustrated record of this long running campaign. £6.50

3683. COSTELLO, John. & HUGHES, Terry.: JUTLAND 1916.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1976 1st. 240pp. Prof ills. 25x20. Ills endps. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Drawing on eye-witness reports and from official documents from British and German naval archives, this profusely illustrated book presents a detailed comparison of the rival naval strategies, the ships of the opposing navies and gives a full and graphic account of the battle. With 190 illustrations. £11.00

1384. COWBURN, Philip: THE WARSHIP IN HISTORY.
Macmillan. 1966 1st UK. xvii. + 364pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Ex-lib, stamps on endps only, o/w VG. A historical account of some of the main developments in the evolution of the warship, bringing together detailed information about ancient warships of the Mediterranean, the oared vessels of Venice, Viking ships, Galleys, Galleasses and Galleons, N.W.European warships, British warships in the 18th century, paddle and screw propelled craft, submarines, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, etc. An excellent comprehensive study. £4.50

10879. CRANE, Jonathan: SUBMARINE.
BBC. 1984 1st. 208pp. 120 ills. 23x16. Fine in VG d/j. This book not only gives gives a first-hand account of life on board a Polaris submarine, but it also provides a graphic account of the experiences of the 'Perishers', a group of submarine officers who where undertaking one of the toughest courses in the world in order to realise their ambition and command a submarine. £2.50

10877. CRANE, Jonathan: SUBMARINE.
BBC. 1984 1st. 208pp. 120 ills. 23x16. Fine in Fine d/j. This book not only gives gives a first-hand account of life on board a Polaris submarine, but it also provides a graphic account of the experiences of the 'Perishers', a group of submarine officers who where undertaking one of the toughest courses in the world in order to realise their ambition and command a submarine. £3.00

3401. CRAWFORD M.L.C.: HM S/M UPHOLDER. (Warship Profile No.16).
Profile Publications1972. 23pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Upper margins slightly creased, otherwise VG in VG pictorial paper cover. Gives full technical details and records the operational history of this famous British submarine which took part in 25 wartime patrols in the Mediterranean. Upholder sank a U-boat, a destroyer, and sank or damaged 19 supply ships totalling 119,000 tons, before she was lost in November 1942. With numerous photos & a double-page plan & side view colour illustration of Upholder £6.00

936. CRAWFORD, Steve: BATTLESHIPS AND CARRIERS.
Dempsey-Parr. 1999 1st. 320pp. Prof ills. 17x13. Mint in d/j. Contains details of 300 of the most important and most influential battleships and carriers. Information for each vessel includes displacement, dimensions, armament, performance, plus an accompanying text that summaries the career of the ship and its fate, and each vessel is illustrated in colour. £3.95

11725. CRESWELL, John., Captain RN: SEA WARFARE 1939-1945. A Short History.
Longmans. 1950 1st. xv. + 344p. 14 maps. 23x15. VG in G+ d/j. This single-volume history provides an outstanding account of the war at sea 1939-45. £7.50

1535. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES (1980 Edition)
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12991. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES (1985/86 edition)
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12788. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES (1990/1991 edition)
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

12789. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1979.
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13815. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1981.
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13817. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1983/4
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13818. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1984/5
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13820. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1987/8
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13821. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1988/9
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

1536. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1989-90.
Maritime. 112pp. Prof ills. 21x15.An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13822. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1991/2
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13823. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1992/3
Maritime. 104pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13824. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1994/5
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13826. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1996/7
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13827. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1997/8
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13829. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 1998/9
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13831. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2002/2003
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

13832. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES 2003/2004
Maritime. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A complete guide to ships & aircraft of the Royal Navy. Well illustrated. £1.85

1864. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. (Part 1). Major Ships.
Maritime. nd (c 1989). 103pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Covers battleships, aircraft carriers, aircraft maintenance ships, cruisers and monitors. Gives the specification and a brief chronological record of each vessel listed. Well illustrated. £4.00

937. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. Part 2. SUBMARINES, Etc.
Maritime. nd (c 1981). 103pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. Lists Submarines, Submarine Depot Ships, Depot Ships and Maintenance Repair Ships in service with the Royal Navy from 1945 to the 1980s. Provides specifications of every class, and the name of builder, launch date and fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £3.85

3581. CRITCHLEY, Mike: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. Part 3. DESTROYERS.
Maritime. nd (c 1992). 144pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Lists every destroyer in service with the Royal Navy from 1945 to the 1980s. Provides specifications of every class, and the name of builder, launch date and fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £4.50

12043. CRITCHLEY, Mike & BUSH, Steve.: TO SAIL NO MORE. Part Three
Maritime. nd (c 1999) 96pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 17x24. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book provides an illustrated record of the many different types of RN ships either laid up or being broken up, from the late 1950s tol the 1970s.. £4.50

10199. CROZIER, Victor., Col USMC.: THE BROWN WATER NAVY. The River and Coastal War in Indo-China and Vietnam 1948-1972.
Blandford. 1984 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 28x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A superb copy - almost like new. A comprehensive, detailed and profusely illustrated account with chapters headed:- Brown Water Warfare : Indo-China Overview : Origins of the Conflict : The French Experiences : The French Brown Water Navy : Origins of Vietnamese naval Forces : The American Brown Water Navy, etc, etc. £8.95

10937. CUTLER, Thomas J: THE BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF. 23-26, October 1944.
Harper-Collins. 1994 1st. * 343pp. 22 ills. Maps. 24x16. An Unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. The author analyses the strategy and tactics employed in the battle, and relates the experiences of participants, both Japanese and American. Some 282 ships were engaged in the battle and hundreds more were involved in related peripheral operations. Nearly 200,000 men participated. Dozens of ships were sunk, including one of the largest and most powerful battleships ever built, and every facet of naval warfare - surface, submarine, air, and amphibious - was involved. £5.75

12659. DANE, Clemence: THE NELSON TOUCH. An Anthology of Lord Nelson's Letters.
Heinemann. 1942 1st. xviii. + 285pp. Frontis. 22x14. Head of spine slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. £8.50

15159. DARLING, Kev: FLEET AIR ARM CARRIER WAR. The History of British Naval Aviation./
Pen & Sword 2009 1st. 352pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £12.75

939. DAVIES E.L. & GROVE E.J.: THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE DARTMOUTH. 75 Years in Pictures.
Gieves & Hawks. 1980 1st. * . 96pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine in d/j. Records the history of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, followed by a pictorial section containing 130 captioned photographs of the College and its activities. £9.00

11766. DAVIES, David Twiston.: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF NAVAL OBITUARIES.
Bounty. 2007. 432pp. 22x14. Hard cover edition. An unmarked copy, nearly as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Here are more than 100 biographies which were published in The Daily Telegraph during the past 20 years - men of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines & Fleet Air Arm, as well as the merchant service. Written with humour & insight, these are tales of derring-do, skilled seamanship, & steady judgement which characterizes the Senior Service. £8.50

4237. De CHAIR, Admiral Sir Dudley.: THE SEA IS STRONG.
Harrap. 1961 1st. 248pp. 13 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. An autobiography. De Chair was one of the legendary breed of sailors who commanded battle squadrons as large as today's Royal Navy. He entered Britannia in 1878, and saw action during the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. Thereafter he rose steadily in rank, taking command of the 10th Cruiser Squadron in 1914, which enforced the Northern Blockade, before hoisting his flag in Dreadnought as commander of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron. £6.85

11564. DEACON, Richard.: THE SILENT WAR. A History of Western Naval Intelligence.
David & Charles. 1978 1st. 288pp. 24 ills. 22x14. Hardback edition. Inscribed by author. VG+ in G+ d/j. In this informative history which traces the progress of Western naval intelligence from the early 19th century, the author analyses the tangled webs of plot and counterplot, cooperation and hostility, skullduggery and underhandedness, that has been the history of naval intelligence services. £12.50

1059. DEANE, Anthony.: NELSON'S FAVOURITE. HMS Agamemnon at War 1781-1809.
Caxton 2003. 320pp. Prof ills. 24x17 An unamrked copy, as new. . Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A full & detailed account of the 28-year career of HMS Agamemnon a 64-gun ship of the line which became one of the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy. Commanded between 1793 & 1796 by Nelson, who always referred to her as his favourite ship, Agamemnon saw action at the Battle of the Saints, the Battle of Copenhagen, & Trafalgar, the summit of her career. Later she served in the West Indies, participating in the Battle of Santo Domingo, & then South American waters, until she was wrecked off the coast of Uraguay. £11.50

12739. DEAR, Ian.: MARINES AT WAR.
Ian Allan. 1982 1st. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j.Profusely illustrated with action photographs, this book takes eight major actions to give a realistic account of actions involving British and American marines during World War 2. Covers:- Wake Island - Force Viper - Guadalcanal - Tarawa - The Normandy Landings - Walcheren - Iwo Jima -The Five Rivers Campaign. £7.95

9665. DICKENS Peter. Captain RN.: HMS HESPERUS. 'H'-Class Destroyer. (Warship Profile No.20).
Profile Publications 1972. 24pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Contains full technical details and the operational history of HMS Hesperus which sank 5 U-boats and damaged 2 others during WW2. Illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings of details, and a centrespread plan & side view colour illustration of Hesperus together with smaller colour illustrations showing her various camouflage schemes. £7.50

5349. DICKISON Arthur P.: CRASH DIVE: In Action with HMS Safari 1942-43.
Sutton. 1999 1st. xii. + 212pp. 30 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint inNear-Mint d/j. In WW2, the author served as Leading Telegraphist on board the submarine HMS Safari. Between March 1942 and March 1943, she fought 58 actions against Axis shipping and sank 34 ships. This is a unique and gripping account of the submarine war, as, for the most part, Dickison wrote his thoughts down at the time of the events described. £9.00

503. DIVINE, David.: THE MUTINY AT INVERGORDON.
Macdonald. 1970 1st. 259pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In this account of the mutiny of the Atlantic Fleet at Invergordon in 1931, the author examines the issues involved, the events of the mutiny itself and its aftermath. £6.95

1294. DIXON, Conrad.: SHIPS OF THE VICTORIAN NAVY.
Ashford. 1987 1st. vii. + 112pp. Prof ills. 26x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.This book features some 48 full-colour, full-page reproductions of lithographs by a Portsmouth artist, William Mitchell (1845-1914), who was commissioned by ships' officers to portray their commands. Each superb picture is accompanied by a biography of the vessel concerned. The book comprises illustrations of 18 ironclads, 3 battleships, 3 line of battle ships, 2 cruisers, 4 frigates, 9 corvettes, 3 troopships, and several smaller vessels. £8.00

8155. DOBBIE, Sybil.: GRACE UNDER MALTA.
Lindsay-Drummond. 1943 1st. 158pp 25 ills. 19x13. VG+ in VG d/j. The trials and tribulations of life in besieged Malta by the Governor's daughter. £5.85

2710. DOLBY, James: THE STEEL NAVY - A HISTORY IN SILHOUETTE 1860-1963.
Macdonald. 1965. Revised edition. 168pp. Over 200 silhouettes. 8 photos. 22x14. VG in d/j. Traces the evolution of each warship type that served in the Royal and Commonwealth Navies, and lists all vessels in each class. Information includes, ships' names, displacement, speed, armament of all major warships of over 1,000 tons, as well as all submarines and destroyers below 1,000 tons from 1890. Also lists armoured vessels built between 1860-1890. . £3.50

823. DRUMMOND, John D.: H.M. U-BOAT.
Allen. 1958 1st. 228pp. Illustrated. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Describes the career of U-570. Captured in the Atlantic in 1940, was commissioned into the Royal Navy and saw service operationally renamed Graph. After sustaining damage in drydock in 1943, was towed north, but ran aground off Islay. This book describes her capture before recounting the submarine's unique career. £8.50

14578. DUDLEY-GORDON T.: COASTAL COMMAND AT WAR
Jarrolds 1943 1st. 192pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 19x13. Binding VG, contents (unmarked) Near-Fine. This wartime account describes the work and exploits of Coastal Command during the Second World War. £11.50

1558. EDWARDS K. Cmdr RN.: MEN OF ACTION.
Collins. 1943 1st. 319pp. 19 ills. 22x15. VG+ in VG d/j. . Biographies of 19 Allied naval figures of World War 2. Rear-Admiral R.L.Burnett: Vice-Admiral H.M.Burrough: Captain J.A.Collins; Admiral of the Fleet Sir A.B.Cunningham; Rear-Admiral Sir H.Harwood: Admiral Sir Max Horton: Vice-Admiral Sir A.L.St.G Lyster: Vice-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten; Admiral Sir Percy Noble: Captain A.L.Poland; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound: Vice-Admiral Sir H.Pridham-Whipple: Commodore G.W.G.Simpson: Admiral Sir James Somerville; Captain G.H.Stokes: Major-General R.G.Stokes RM: Admiral Sir John Tovey: Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Vian: Vice-Admiral Sir William Wake-Walker. £7.50

13063. EDWARDS K. Lieut-Cmdr RN.: THE NAVY TO-DAY.
Blackie. 1940. 206pp. 27 ills. 22x16. Dustjacket worn, binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. This excellent wartime survey of the Royal Navy describes and illustrates the different types of warships and examines how the Navy is manned and run. £4.50

1552. EDWARDS K. Lieut-Cmdr RN.: THE NAVY TO-DAY.
Blackie. 1942. 206pp. 27 ills. 22x16. Binding and contents VG. This excellent wartime survey of the Royal Navy describes and illustrates the different types of warships and examines how the Navy is manned and run. £4.50

9095. EDWARDS, Bernard: ATTACK & SINK. The Battle for Convoy SC42
New Guild. nd (c 1995). * 199p. Ills. Map. 22x14. Some highlighting & neat annotations, o/w VG in VG pictorial card cover. Sixty-three merchant ships set sail from Nova Scotia at the time when German U-boats were in full cry. The escort one one destroyer and three corvettes was hopelessly outclassed when the battle for SC42 commenced. The battle lasted for 7 days and covered 1,200 miles of ocean. This book describe the battle in great detail, enriched with first-hand accounts of the participants of both sides. £4.00

9512. EDWARDS, Bernard: SALVO! Classic Naval Gun Actions.
Brockhampton. 1999. 192pp. 36 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Describes several hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all important, and where salvo after salvo was fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions. Some 18 battles are described starting with theYalu river action in 1894 to the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944, including the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, Camania v. Cap Trafalgar, the Destroyers 1917, Konigsberg: Rawalpindi v. Scharnhorst : Renown v. Gniesenau; Cape Matapan : Kormoran v. Sydney : Stephen Hopkins v. Stier: Guadalcanal; Barents Sea, etc, etc. £5.50

8723. EDWARDS, Bernard: THE FIGHTING TRAMPS. The Merchant Navy Goes to War.
Hale. 1989 1st. 208pp. 16 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The role of merchantmen in the Battle of the Atlantic, on Russian and Mediterranean convoys are often unsung as many accounts are concerned mainly with the Royal Navy, and merchant ships and their crews are only mentioned in passing, or as statistics. This account of their gallant deeds and harrowing ordeals goes some way to redressing the balance. £11.50

14609. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £6.50

3069. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £7.50

13908. EDWARDS, Bernard.: DONITZ AND THE WOLF PACKS.
Brockhampton. 1999 240pp. 12 ills. Maps. 24x16. Some annotations & highlights to text, o/w G+ in Near-Fine d/j. In this deeply researched volume, the author delves beneath the myths and legends of submarine action and convoy protection to discuss the realities of wolf-pack deployment. £4.00

1553. EDWARDS, Kenneth Cmdr RN: SEVEN SAILORS.
Collins. 1945 1st. 255pp. 8 ills. 22x14. Spine slightly faded, o/w contents VG. The biographies of the careers and actions of 7 men who made history at sea in WW2. Ramsay, the planner of invasions; Agnew, the leader of Force K; Fraser, who sank the Scharnhorst; Sherbrooke, who won the VC in the Battle of the Barents Sea; Syfret, who held several successful seagoing commands; Troubridge, who commanded forces in the Mediterranean invasions. £4.50

4596. ELLIOTT, Peter: THE CROSS AND THE ENSIGN. A Naval History of Malta 1798-1979.
Patrick Stephens. 1980 1st. 213pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG.d/j. This book gives a guide to the whole history of the island, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries with around a third of the book devoted to the battle of this key island during World War 2. Profusely illustrated. £7.50

14668. ELLIOTT, Peter.: AMERICAN DESTROYER ESCORTS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Almark 1974 1st. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x21 An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. The story of the famous 'DEs' in the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied service. Over 550 of the 'DEs' were completed of which 78 were transferred to the Royal Navy. The book gives the background of their design, design development, specifications, alterations and additions, British alterations, gun & torpedo armament, A/S equipment, war losses, etc. £9.00

6416. ELLIS C,: FAMOUS SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Blandford. 1976 1st. 210pp. Prof ills. 19x13. Near- Fine. The variety of ships featured are representative of the many types of classes of ship involved in WW2. The first part illlustrates in colour 71 different ships accompanied by brief details of the vessel concerned, and importantly, many of the pictures show the ships in their camouflage schemes. The second part gives a biography of each of the 71 ships illustrated, describing the ship's design background, its armament, armour, machinery, and salient features, followed by its wartime history and fate. Further chapters deal with wartime colour schemes, and schematic camouflage patterns (line drawings). £3.50

7377. ELLIS, Chris: FAMOUS SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2.
Blandford. 1976 1st. 210pp. Prof ills. 19x13. Fine in Fine d/j. The variety of ships featured are representative of the many types of classes of ship involved in WW2. The first part illlustrates in colour 71 different ships accompanied by brief details of the vessel concerned, and importantly, many of the pictures show the ships in their camouflage schemes. The second part gives a biography of each of the 71 ships illustrated, describing the ship's design background, its armament, armour, machinery, and salient features, followed by its wartime history and fate. Further chapters deal with wartime colour schemes, and schematic camouflage patterns (line drawings). £4.00

14564. ENDACOTT, Andy.: NAVAL HERITAGE IN THE WEST. Part I.
Privately published. 1986 1st. 48pp. Prof ills. 26x20 An unmarked copy, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Well over 70 photographs accompanied by informative captions, provide a pictorial record of warships, important events, and life in Plymouth and Devonport between the 1890s and 1920s. £6.50

6272. ERSKINE D. (Editor).: AUGUSTUS HERVEY'S JOURNAL. Being the Intimate Account of the Life of a Captain in the Royal Navy ashore and afloat, 1746-1959.
Kimber. 1953 1st. 349pp. 10 ills. 5 maps. Endp maps. 23x16. Binding slightly rubbed, spots of foxing o/w contents VG.. This book was transcribed from Hervey's original journal which he kept while serving as a captain in the Royal Navy, and is now widely recognised as a minor classic of the sea. Hervey took part in the indecisive battle off Minorca in 1756, and was subsequently ordered to give evidence at the trial of Admiral Byng. In this very readable account, he not only gives a good picture of life in the Royal Navy and some of its personalities during his thirteen years as a captain; but it is also picture of Hervey's experiences ashore, which offers a light-hearted and intimate account of his many adventures with the fairer sex in England, France, Italy and Portugal, the pursuit of which he conducted with great energy and passion. It was not for nothing that he became known as the "Casanova of England". £12.50

10059. ESHEL, David.: DARING TO WIN. Special Forces at War.
Cassell. 2002. 214pp. 29 ills. Maps. 20x13. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A collection of actions which involved fighting outside the normal conventions of warfare during World War 2 and post-war actions. Some 39 events are described, involving storm troopers, commandos, paratroops, bomber crews on special missions, and midget submarines. £2.50

8494. FABB, John & CASSIN-SCOTT, Jack: UNIFORMS OF TRAFALGAR.
Batsford. 1977 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. An illustrated survey of the uniforms worn at Trafalgar, described rank by rank and nation by nation - Britain, France and Spain, from uniforms of admiral in full dress, through each rank in full dress and undress versions, down to ordinary seaman. £7.50

3451. FABB, John. & McGOWAN A.C.: THE VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN NAVY. From Old Photographs.
Blandford. 1986 144pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. The earliest pictures in the book are of sailor's who fought at Trafalgar, the latest are of the men who were to take part in the First World War. The period covered by these photographs in fact witnessed the greater and more widespread naval changes than any other, before or since, and it is this fact which makes these photographs so valuable historically, as a graphic source, apart from their obvious pictorial attractiveness. Life at Sea, Training, Campaigns, The Royal Marines, Leisure, Personalities, and Uniforms are just some of the themes into which the 172 photographs have been divided £8.50

14130. FARROW, Malcolm J.D. Cmdr RN.: THE COLOURS OF THE FLEET
Farrow-MOD. 1994 Volume 1. No pagination, approximately 38pp. Illustrated. 30x21 Volume II No pagination, approximately 110pp. Profusely illustrated. Both volumes unmarked, Fine in Near-Fine card covers: -Volume I contains a comprehensive worldwide list of British and British Derived Ensigns and related flags, past and present. Volume II contains a compendium of papers covering various topics concerning British maritime ensigns and related land flags, divided into 11 sections, headed:- The Colours of the Fleet - The Red Ensign of Her Majesty's Fleet - The Blue Ensign of Her Majesty's Fleet - Provision for Flags & Ensigns - Royal Marine Flags - Regulation of British Colours Afloat - The Union Flag - Distinguising Flags - A Flag By Any Other Shape - Her Majesty's Realms - The 'Euro-Ensign'. £14.00

594. FAULKNER, Keith. Revised and edited by Robert Hutchinson.: JANE'S WARSHIP RECOGNITION GUIDE
HarperCollins 1999. Fully Updated 2nd Edition 512pp. Profusely illustrated. 13x19. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.This comprehensive handbook covers over 200 classes of warships in service at date with the navies of the world. It provides class names and individual ship's names; specifications, weapons and rader systems; detailed line drawings; a full page photograph of a representative of every warship class; key recognition features. £6.85

15136. FICK, Nathaniel.: ONE BULLET AWAY. The Making of a Marine Officer.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005 1st. 369pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £5.95

6755. FIELD C.: OLD TIMES AFLOAT. A Naval Anthology,
Melrose. 1932 1st. 320pp. 31 ills. 19x14. Titles a bit faded, o/w binding G+, contents VG. This book is packed with contemporary stories, references and letters, about the British naval scene in the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries. The wide panorama of subjects includes Dockyards, Old Customs, Armour & Protection Devices, Fire Ships and Explosion Vessels, Pressing and the Press gang, Mutinies prior to 1797, Pirates in English waters, Prizes and Prize Money, Seafaring, etc, etc. An enjoyable book. £11.00

10777. FITZSIMONS, Bernard: WARSHIPS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Purnell - Phoebus. nd (c 1973). 64pp. Prof ills. 30x22. VG+ in pictorial card cover. A very well illustrated review of the various types warships which fought in the First World War, together with details of the major ations they fought. £2.50

6739. FLEMING, Peter.: INVASION 1940. An account of the German preparations and the British counter-measures.
Rupert Hart-Davis 1957 1st. 288pp. Illustrated. VG+ inVG d/j. . 21x13. A detailed account of the proposed German invasion of Britain in 1940, and the British counter-measures. Also gives the reasons for British naval dispositions. £8.00

7185. FORD, Brian.J.: ALLIED SECRET WEAPONS.
Macdonald. 1971 1st UK. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This book describes some of the Allied secret weapons in WW2 - the successes and the failures. Includes Radar, 'Window', the Atomic bomb, the 'Panjandrum', 'Alligators', Parachute-cable anti-aircraft device, Pluto, Giant bombs, Mulberry harbours, rockets, chemicals, etc, etc. £2.85

3098. FORRESTER, Larry: THE BATTLE OF THE APRIL STORM.
World Books. 1970 222pp. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. A dramatised account of the last gallant action of HMS Glowworm. Though alone, outgunned, and crippled by German surface ships, the destroyer rammed the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper before she was finally sunk. As a result of this action, and possibly for the only time in the history of the Royal Navy, the award of a posthumous Victoria Cross to her captain, Lieut-Cdr Gerard Roope RN, was based on the recommendations of an enemy commander £8.00

7534. FOSTER S: HIT THE BEACH. The Drama of Amphibious Warfare.
Rigel. 2004. 223pp. 63 ills. 9 maps. 22x14. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.. Describes four important amphibious operations:- Quebec 1759, Dardanelles 1915-1916, Inchon 1950, San Carlos 1982. £5.00

506. FOSTER, Simon: HIT THE BEACH.
Cassell. 1998. 223pp. 63 ills. 9 maps. 19x13. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes four important amphibious operations:- Quebec 1759, Dardanelles 1915-1916, Inchon 1950, San Carlos 1982. £3.00

8854. FRACCAROLI, Aldo: ITALIAN WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I.
Ian Allan. 1970 1st. 304pp. Prof ills.18x13. An excellent unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j This comprehensive book offers a wealth of information on all vessels of the Italian Navy in WW1. Specifications for each class includes displacement, dimensions, machinery, protection, armament and complement etc Information for each vessel includes name of builder, launch date, and fate. Well illustrated £30.00

3469. FRANK , Wolfgang.: THE SEA WOLVES. The Story of German U-Boats at War.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1955 1st. xi. + 252pp. 14 ills. 22x14. Binding patchily faded,& contents VG in worn d./j. The author. one of Donitz's staff officers, went to sea as an observer in U-boats whose stories he relates. He draws upon the experiences of his fellow staff officers, the U-boat captains and crews, to give a realistic assessment of the successes and failures of the German submarine arm during the Second World War. £6.00

5373. FRANK, Benis,M.: OKINAWA. Touchstone to Victory.
Macdonald. 1970. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. VG in pictorial card cover. Ab account of the American amphibious assault on the island of Okinawa, and its eventual capture. £2.50

14616. FRANKLIN, Bruce Hampton: THE BUCKLEY - CLASS DESTROYER ESCORTS.
Chatham 1999 1st. 210pp. Profusely illustrated. Endpaper Maps. 26x20. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This book combines unique photographs, first-hand accounts, detailed plans, and a well researched text, to give a record of all 154 Buckley-class ships, many of which served in the Royal Navy during World War 2. £14.50

1405. FRANKS, H George: THE NAVY'S HERE.
Hutchinson. 1941 1st. 320pp. 16 ills. 22x14. Covers slightly faded, o/w VG. A historical review of Britain's sea power together with an account of the Royal Navy in World War 2. £3.00

5546. FRANKS, Norman: DARK SKY, DEEP WATER. First-Hand Reflections on the Anti-U-Boat War in WWII.
Grub St. 1999. * iv. + 218pp. 95 ills. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The conflict between aircraft and U-boat in WW2 was a desperate one, fought nowhere near as fiercely as over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic. Packed with first hand accounts from both sides, this book vividly describes the battles fought between Allied airmen and German or Italian submarines during the war. Well illustrated. £9.00

11335. FRANKS, Norman & ZIMMERMAN, Eric.: U-BOAT VERSUS AIRCRAFT.
Grub Street. 1998 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. During WW2 Allied aircraft, British, American and Canadian Coastal Commands, fought a deadly battle with German U-boats. This book tells the story behind U-boat claims with aircraft in the war, and has matched up German claims with the lists of RAF losses and investigated the gripping story behind each one. £10.00

14702. FRANKS, Norman.L.: SEARCH, FIND AND KILL. THE RAF'S U-Boat Successes in World War Two.
Aston. 1990 1st. 168pp. Prof ills. 25x20. VG+ in VG d/j. Coastal Command lost around 750 aircraft to all causes but sank nearly 250 German and Italian submarines and damaged many others. This comprehensive work lists all U-boats destroyed or damaged by Coastal Command, offering a detailed narrative of each action between aircraft and U-boat. Information gives date of action; number and type of U-boat, name of its commander; Type of aircraft and its number, squadron, time of patrol, names of crew members. Index of U-boats. £6.50

14216. FRASER, Edward.: FAMOUS FIGHTERS OF THE FLEET. Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy.
Macmillan. 1904 1st. xvi. + 323pp. 40 illustrations. 20x13. Navy cloth, gilt binding VG, and contents VG. A nice copy; Chapter headings include: The Monmouths at War, Rodney's Ship on Rodney's Day, Won at the Cannon's Mouth, Billy Blue, The Fighting Temeraire, Well Done, Condor! (Beresford) £6.95

9009. FRERE-COOK, Gervaise MACKSEY, Kenneth: THE GUINNESS HISTORY OF SEA WARFARE.
Guinness. nd (1975). 245pp. Prof ills. Endp diagrams. 24x19. Lacks title page, otherwise VG in VG d/j. . A useful and informative compendium of information of naval history offering in chronological order not only the details and the outcome of naval campaigns and battles, but also describing the naval inventions, technology, and weapons of each age. Profusely illustrated. £3.85

14799. FRERE-COOK, Gervaise MACKSEY, Kenneth: THE GUINNESS HISTORY OF SEA WARFARE.
Guinness. nd (1975). 245pp. Prof ills. Endp diagrams. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. . A useful and informative compendium of information of naval history offering in chronological order not only the details and the outcome of naval campaigns and battles, but also describing the naval inventions, technology, and weapons of each age. Profusely illustrated. £5.75

11137. FREWEN, Oswald.: SAILOR'S SOLILOQUY
Hutchinson. 1961 1st. 260pp. Ills. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. Frewen joined Eton in 1900, moved to Britannia at Dartmouth in 1903, and joined his first ship HMS Hannibal in 1904. These memoirs, written from his diaries takes his naval career up to 1910. Frewen was something of a rebel in the navy, and there is enough spice in his comments on service life to suggest that he could be something of a thorn in the flesh of their Lordships. It would seem that he backed the wrong horse in the Fisher - Beresford quarrel, which may have some bearing on his early retirement in 1919, from a navy which, basically he loved. £8.50

11976. FROUDE, James Anthony..: ENGLISH SEAMEN IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Longmans Green. 1897. 309pp. 19x14. Spine slightly faded (titles bright), otherwise contents VG. . The nine chapters are headed:- The Sea Cradle of the Reformation: John Hawkins & the African Slave Trade: Sir John Hawkins & Philip The Second : Drake's Voyage Round the World: Parties in the State: The Great Expedition to the West Indies: Attack on Cadiz: Sailing of the Armada: Defeat of the Armada. £6.00

3196. GALANTIN I.J. Admiral USN.: TAKE HER DEEP! A Submarine against Japan in World War II.
Unwin. 1988 1st UK . * . 262pp. 39 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. An Unmarked copy; Fine in G+ d/j. The commander of the USS Halibut gives a graphic account of her wartime career, in which she was subjected to a prolonged depth-charge attack of such appalling ferocity, that although she managed to survive, it was her last mission, being damaged to severely that she was sent home for good £8.00

1564. GALLAGHER, Thomas: AGAINST ALL ODDS. Midget Submarine against the Tirpitz.
MacDonald. 1971 1st. 170pp. Ills. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. 'Operation Source' was the code name for the attack against the Tirpitz in Kaafjord in 1943, carried out by X-Craft, the Royal Navy's midget submarines. The book provides a full account of the operation, from the planning of the raid to the attack itself. £5.50

5432. GALLERY Daniel V. Rear-Admiral USN.: WE CAPTURED A U-BOAT.
Popular Book Club. nd (c 1958). 245pp. 9 ills. Map. 19x13. Edges a little tanned, otherwise VG in G+ d/j. Gallery commanded an American Task Force, an anti-submarine group. Off the coast of Africa they attacked and captured U-505 commanded by Harald Lange, which they towed 1,700 miles back to the USA. The prize was of inestimable valur to the Allies yielding among other things, the secret radio code used by the Germans in dircting their U-boat operations. Although mainly concerned with the capture of the U-505, the book also gives a detailed account of the U-boat's wartime history, from its first patrol to its eventual capture. The U-505 is an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science. £3.50

14696. GALLERY Daniel V. Rear-Admiral USN.: WE CAPTURED A U-BOAT.
Popular Book Club. nd (c 1958). 245pp. 9 ills. Map. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. Gallery commanded an American Task Force, an anti-submarine group. Off the coast of Africa they attacked and captured U-505 commanded by Harald Lange, which they towed 1,700 miles back to the USA. The prize was of inestimable valur to the Allies yielding among other things, the secret radio code used by the Germans in dircting their U-boat operations. Although mainly concerned with the capture of the U-505, the book also gives a detailed account of the U-boat's wartime history, from its first patrol to its eventual capture. The U-505 is an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science. £4.50

11913. GANNON, Michael: BLACK MAY. The Epic Story of the Allied Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943.
Aurum. 1998 1st UK. . xxviii. + 492pp. 43 ills. 24 x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Hardback cover. This book tells the story of the month May 1943, when the Allies finally and decisively gained the upper hand in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the course of that month the Allies sank 41 U-boats and damaged another 37 and Admiral Doenitz was forced to withdraw the surviving boats from the fray. It describes the hundreds of separate engagements that took place in the course of the month in vivid detail, drawing on archive records as well as personal recollections from both sides. £10.00

442. GARDINER, Robert: FLEET BATTLE AND BLOCKADE. The French Revolutionary War 1793-1797.
Chatham. 1996 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 30x25. Unmarked, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Describes in vivid detail the naval encounters fought by the British during the French Revolutionary War from the outbreak of hostilities through to the mutinies and the battle of Camperdown in 1797. It examines the combatants from the officer corps to below deck, and technical innovations such as fireships to explain why Britain continued to develop into such a formidable naval power. Illustrated with a wonderful collection of around 300 prints, drawings and models, the book offers a balanced view of naval naval warfare worked during the Revolutionary period and the reasons for Britain's success £10.00

11537. GARDINER, Robert (Editor).: THE NAVAL WAR OF 1812.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x25. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This volume, with the emphasis on eye-witness and contemporary material, provides an authoritative account of the Naval War of 1812. Illustrated with around 300 images, mostly contemporary. £9.00

1948. GARRETT, Richard: SCHARNHORST & GNEISENAU. The Elusive Sisters.
David & Charles. 1978 1st. 175pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:= Fine in VG d/j. A full account of the wartime careers of the two German battlecruisers which sank the carrier Glorious off Norway, and in a running battle, ran the gauntlet of the English Channel from Brest to Kiel. Scharnhorst was finally sunk off North Cape on 26 Dec 1943; Gneisenau ended her days as a blockship in Gdynia harbour. £8.00

11262. GEORGE, Sara: THE JOURNAL OF MRS PEPYS.
Review. 1999. 340pp. 19x13. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A novel describing the minutae of daily life of Elizabeth Pepys, and the trials and tribulations of being married to a brilliant and intelligent man, but with a very roving eye! £3.00

7055. GIBBS, Patrick: TORPEDO LEADER.
Grub Street. 1992 1st. 256pp. 22 ills. Map. 24x16.An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j.. Wing Commander Gibbs describes his wartime career in torpedo carrying Beauforts on anti-shipping duties from Malta during the first two years of action to the beginning of 1942. £7.95

8897. GIBSON, John Frederick: DARK SEAS ABOVE. H.M. Submarine Taurus.
Tempus. 2000. 159pp. Ills. 23x15.An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. War memoirs of a young submariner who served mainly in the Mediterranean and Far East, between 1942 -1945. £5.00

15116. GIBSON, John S.: SHIPS OF THE '45. The Rescue of the Young Pretender.
Hutchinson 1967 1st. 172pp. Illustrated. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. £11.50

3030. GIBSON, Mary: WARNEFORD V.C. The First Naval Airman to be awarded the V.C.
FAA Museum. 1979. 128pp. Prof ills. 21x15.Fine in d/j. Tells the story of Rex Warneford who was awarded the VC for destroying in the air the German Zeppelin LZ37 during the First World War. £4.00

14776. GILBERT, Martin: SECOND WORLD WAR.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989 1st. xix. + 846pp. 130 photographs. 103 maps. 25x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine (unclipped) d/j. £7.25

1077. GLENTON, Robert: MUTINY IN FORCE X.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1986 1st. 239pp. 13 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy; Fine in Fine d/j. This is the story of a hastily assembled landing force that was despatched from Britain in 1944, to help the Americans in the South West Pacific campaign, and which proved to be one of the Royal Navy's biggest flops as well as their most embarrassing. The author, who was a mutineer, describes the events that led up to the mutiny on the flagship of the force, LSI (H) HMS Lothian, (in which over 200 warrants were served in a commission) and what happened during the subsequent court martials together with details of the punishments that followed. £6.85

312. GOODMAN S.V. & TEAGUE D.C.: THE MARITIME FORCES OF NATO 1973-1983. Volume I.
Baron Jay. 1983 1st. vii. + 197pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This comprehensive book lists more than 700 ships in some 126 classes and covers the major vessels of the Nato naval forces (1973-1983), providing completion dates, displacement, dimensions, armament, electronics, sonar, machinery, speed, range, and crew, etc, of each class or ship. Profusely illustrated. ¦7.00 £4.50

3794. GOODMAN, Sydney: FIGHTING MERCHANTMAN. British Merchant Shipping at War from World War One to the Falklands.
Halsgrove. 2001 1st. 159pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Unmarked and almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Around 170 merchant ships are illustrated in this book, several of which have been depicted with two photographs. Of the 250 photographs appearing in this book, few have ever before been published. They have been selected to provide a wide range of vessel type, from wooden-hulled yacht to large tankers, and many are shown in their wartime guise; ie, as hospital ships, in camouflage, in grey paint, as minesweepers, landing ships, RFA's etc, etc. £16.95

13858. GOODMAN, Sydney V.C.: BASEPORT, DEVONPORT, WARSHIPS. Part IV. Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.
Privately published. nd (c 1984) 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover..Covers vessels of the RFA and RMAS. Not all were Devonport manned, but they have a Devonport connection by their visits. Contains some 58 photographs of naval auxiliary vessels, with brief details of each vessel. £6.00

3359. GOSS J.W.: BRITISH WARSHIPS 1975.
Marinart. 1975 1st. 88pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated and informative pocket-book gives details of every British warship in service at date, together with brief descriptions of the various classes. £3.00

12389. GOSS J.W.: NATO NAVIES (Part One). Third Series.
Marinart. 1977 1st. 80pp. Profusely illustrated. 15x10. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Gives details of the ships belonging to the navies of West Germany, Holland and Denmark, which collectively formed NATO's Baltic Fleet, Well illustrated. £3.85

1889. GOSS James: SPOT THE WARSHIPS.
Mason. 1983 56pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: VG+ in VG+ in pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated booklet provides details of all RN vessels in service at date. Also includes details of the warships, auxiliaries & merchant ships in the Falklands Campaign. £2.50

1873. GOSS, James.: SPOT THE WARSHIPS. Includes Details of the Spithead Jubilee Review.
Mason. 1977 32pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This profusely illustrated booklet provides details of all RN vessels in service at date. £2.50

14825. GRAHAM, Winston: THE SPANISH ARMADAS.
Collins 1972 1st. 288pp. Profusely illustrated. 26x19. VG+ in G+ d/j. £7.50

3848. GRAY, Edwyn: FEW SURVIVED. A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents and Disasters.
Cooper. 1986 1st. * 260pp. 31 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Describes every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the mid-1980s. It is, however, very far from being a list of what sunk where, when and why, for the author examines most of the important sinkings in considerable detail, analysing what went wrong and describing the attempts made at rescuing the crew of the vessel. Appendices include the most complete and accurate list of submarine disasters ever printed, updated to June 1985 £6.85

7271. GREENWOOD, Sydney.: STOKER GREENWOOD'S NAVY.
Consort 1997. 186pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Describes the naval career of a regular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Greenwood served on Hero in the Med and S Atlantic, briefly on Fiji while she was working up, on L'Incomprise in Portsmouth and Campbeltown. In late 1942 he went to the USA to join Ilex which was refitting there. She moved to the Med in 1943 & when she paid off at Malta in 1944, Greenwood next joined Paladin at Colombo & served in her until the rest of the war. £7.50

1919. GREGOR H.: FIGHTING SHIPS IN BRITAIN.
Macmillan. 1972 1st. 40pp. Prof ills. 18x25. VG+ in pictorial card cover. An educational book. £1.00

9006. GRENFELL, Russell. Captain RN.: THE BISMARCK EPISODE.
Faber. 1948 1st. 204pp. 14 ills. 7 maps. 22x14. Binding very slightly faded, contents VG+ One of the earliest, but still one of the best accounts of the events which surrounded the Bismarck's final sortie. £4.00

834. GROVE, Eric: BIG FLEET ACTIONS - TSUSHIMA - JUTLAND - PHILLIPINE SEA.
Brockhampton. 1998. 160pp. 57 ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A detailed study and analysis of three crucial naval actions. £4.75

15126. GROVE, Eric & HORE, Peter.: DIMENSIONS OF SEA POWER. Strategic Choices of the Modern World.
University of Hull 1998 1st. 175pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £8.50

14680. GROVE, Eric (Editor): THE BATTLE AND THE BREEZE. The Naval Reminiscences of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore.
Royal Naval Museum/Sutton 1997 1st. iv + 282pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Previous owner's name on front pastedown, otherwise Fine in Near-Mint d/j. £12.50

10950. GROVE, Eric J.: NATO MAJOR WARSHIPS - EUROPE.
Tri-service. 1990 1st. 208pp. Prof ills. 13x18. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial laminated boards. Describes the major warships belonging to the European signatories of NATO. As well as offering details of the ships the book is profusely illustrated with a photograph and a silhouette of each class. £3.00

13811. GROVE, Eric J.: NATO MAJOR WARSHIPS - USA & CANADA
Tri-service. 1990 1st. 132pp. Prof ills. 13x18. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial laminated boards. Describes the major warships belonging to the European signatories of NATO. As well as offering details of the ships the book is profusely illustrated with a photograph and a silhouette of each class. £3.00

6760. GROVE, Eric. (Editor).: GREAT BATTLES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. As Commemorated in the Gunroom, Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
rms & Armour. 1997 . 256pp. Prof ills. 25x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Some 25 battles are selected, written, discussed, and assessed by a team of specialists, academics, historians and serving officers to create a detailed summary of each action, from the earliest days, through the long centuries of the 'wooden walla', to the wars of the 20th century. Actions include:- Sluys, The Armada, Santa Cruz, La Hogue,, Passaro, Cape Finisterre, Quiberon Bay, Les Saintes, Glorious 1st June, St Vincent, Aboukir, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, San Domingo, Basque Roads, Acre, Falkland Islands, Jutland, River Plate, Taranto, Matapan, North Cape, etc. Well illustrated £6.85

510. GUTTMAN, Jon: DEFIANCE AT SEA.
Cassell. 1998. 192pp. 32 ills. 20x13. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. Describes some 14 naval actions beginning with the last fight of the Revenge in 1591 and ending with the exploits of the Argentinian submarine San Luis in the Falklands War. £3.50

99. GUTTMAN, Jon: DEFIANCE AT SEA.
rms & Armour. 1995 1st. * 192pp. 32 ills. 24x16. Hardback; Fine in Fine d/j. Describes fourteen sea battles which were fought in the face of daunting odds. Describes the heroic fight of Grenville's Revenge at Flores; Nelson at Cape St Vincent; SMS Emden; HM Submarine B11: World War 2 actions include the epic fights of the SS Stephen Hopkins and HMS Bengal; Badoeng Strait; The Battles of Tassafaronga and Samar; Admiral Scheer, etc. £4.00

9547. GUTTRIDGE, Leonard F.: MUTINY - A History of Naval Insurrection.
Ian Allan. 1992 1st. 318pp. Ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author examines the famous and the not -so-famous naval mutinies from the 18th century until the 1970s, including the Nore and Spithead mutinies; mutinies on the Bounty, Hermione, Somers, Potemkin, Vance, Constellation. Friedrich der Grosse; Invergordon, Port Chicago, and many other mutinies are described. £7.00

13861. HADLEY, Dunstan: BARRACUDA PILOT.
Airlife 2000. 198pp. Illustrated. 22x15. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover £6.50

13362. HAILEY, Foster & LANCELOT, Milton: CLEAR FOR ACTION. the Photographic Story of Modern Combat 1898 - 1964.
Bonanza. 1964. 320pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x22. Ex-library, contents VG; dustjacket has been permanently affixed. £8.00

14711. HAINES, Gregory.: DESTROYERS AT WAR.
BCA. nd (c 1982) 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This book describes what it was like to captain, crew and fight in destroyers - on the bridge and below deck during World War 2. It describes in words and photographs many of the destroyer engagements of the war, from the major actions to less well known incidents. The book also charts the origins of the destroyer in the Royal Navy, and the evolution of the destroyer classes from the 'V' & 'W's classes, 'Hunts'. 'Tribals' and others. Also, there are lists of each RN destroyer class that fought in the war, with details of each class, together with the launch date and the fate of each member. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs. £5.50

8545. HAINES, Gregory.: DESTROYERS AT WAR.
BCA. nd (c 1982) 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in Fine d/j. This book describes what it was like to captain, crew and fight in destroyers - on the bridge and below deck during World War 2. It describes in words and photographs many of the destroyer engagements of the war, from the major actions to less well known incidents. The book also charts the origins of the destroyer in the Royal Navy, and the evolution of the destroyer classes from the 'V' & 'W's classes, 'Hunts'. 'Tribals' and others. Also, there are lists of each RN destroyer class that fought in the war, with details of each class, together with the launch date and the fate of each member. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs. £6.75

13752. HAINES, Gregory. & COWARD B.R.Cmdr RN.: BATTLESHIP - CRUISER - DESTROYER.
PRC. 1994 . 368pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In the 1970/80s Ian Allan published the three books Battleships at War, Cruisers at War, Destroyers at War. With the exception of the introductory chapters, this volume contains the full text and illustrations of the original three books. Using mainly personal accounts, it tells what it was like to serve in battleships, cruisers and destroyers in WW2, describing the intensity of action, as well as capturing the atmosphere of everyday life and routine on the lower deck and in the wardroom. Profusely illustrated. £9.95

15107. HALPERN, Paul.: A NAVAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I.
UCL Press. 1994 1st. xiii. + 591pp. Maps. 26x18. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Fine in Fine d/j. £19.00

1874. HAMPSHIRE, A Cecil: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Director of Public Relations (Royal Navy). 1987. 80pp. Ills. 18x12. VG+ in pictorial card cover. An excellent concise history of the Royal Navy £1.50

695. HAMPSHIRE, A Cecil: ROYAL SAILORS.
Kimber. 1971 1st. 224pp. 16 ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A history of the members of the Royal Family, who, by tradition, have served in the Royal Navy. £2.95

14775. HAMPSHIRE, A Cecil: ROYAL SAILORS.
Kimber. 1971 1st. 224pp. 16 ills. 24x16. Binding & contents VG+. A history of the members of the Royal Family, who, by tradition, have served in the Royal Navy. £2.50

9699. HAMPSHIRE, A.Cecil.: THE BLOCKADERS.
Kimber. 1980 1st. 224pp. 29 ills. 24x16. Lacks title page, o/w binding and contents VG. Tells the story of the British armed merchant cruisers, (the ‘A.M.C’s’) on the Northern Patrol during the two world wars, about two- thirds of which is devoted to World War 2. These converted passenger liners had to endure appalling weather conditions, and although nominally backed up by the Fleet, their fate if attacked by enemy warships could be quick and decisive before help could reach them. This account describes this vital aspect of the war, the heavy losses suffered by the A.M.C,s, and the courage and endurance of their officers and men. £6.50

837. HANSON, Norman: CARRIER PILOT.
Stephens. 1979 1st . 255pp. 22 ills. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. An excellent account of the author's career service in the Fleet Air Arm from volunteering in 1940, through training in the USA, to service in the Middle East and finally in joining Illustrious with which he served in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, rising to the eminence of Squadron Commander. £5.95

838. HARDY A.C.: WARSHIPS AT WORK. A Naval Notebook explaining in Text and by Profile some Functions of the Principal Warship Types of the World.
Penguin. 1944 158pp. Prof ills. 11x18. Spots of foxing to prelims, otherwise VG in pictorial paper cover. Describes many of the world's warships and the different warship classes & types - from battleships to MTBs - and their respective roles, and illustrates the ships with drawings by Laurence Dunn. £3.50

3679. HARPER, Stephen.: CAPTURING ENIGMA. How HMS Petard seized the German Naval Codes.
Sutton. 1999 1st. . xii. + 180pp. Ills. 20x13. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. During WW2 Petard sank three enemy submarines, an Italian, a Japanese, and the German U-559. As the U-559 wallowed in the Mediterranean, two of Petard's crew swam across to the sinking submarine, went below and passed key signals documents up to the conning tower, but both were trapped aboard when the submarine went down. £6.95

7397. HART-DAVIS D.: ARMADA.
Bantam. 1988 1st. * 256pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x19. Fine in d/j. Begins by tracing the background to Spain's threat and England's triumph, then describes the leading figures on both sides and the ships and their weapons before offering a vivid hour-by-hour account of the battle itself. £8.50

4547. HASKELL W.A.: SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON. The Battle of Convoy HX-283.
Chatham. 1998 1st. 193pp. Prof ills. Maps/diagrams. 24x17.An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book tells the story of the German U-boat, U-175, which, with several of her compatriots, took part in a critical battle around Convoy HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The author was a witness to the battle and this, combined with the meticulous research of original documents and his use of eye-witness accounts from both the Allied and German sides, has resulted in a remarkable piece of work in which no stone has been left unturned in order to reconstruct exactly what happened both to the U-boats and their quarry. The book also explains the strategic and tactical background, the technical developments on both sides, and also evaluates the British and U.S contributions to the Atlantic convoy battles, and explains the logistical problems faced by the Kriegsmarine. The book is a major contribution to the literature of the Battle of the Atlantic. £7.50

14673. HASKELL W.A.: SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON. The Battle of Convoy HX-283.
Chatham. 1998 1st. 193pp. Prof ills. Maps/diagrams. 24x17: Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. This book tells the story of the German U-boat, U-175, which, with several of her compatriots, took part in a critical battle around Convoy HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The author was a witness to the battle and this, combined with the meticulous research of original documents and his use of eye-witness accounts from both the Allied and German sides, has resulted in a remarkable piece of work in which no stone has been left unturned in order to reconstruct exactly what happened both to the U-boats and their quarry. The book also explains the strategic and tactical background, the technical developments on both sides, and also evaluates the British and U.S contributions to the Atlantic convoy battles, and explains the logistical problems faced by the Kriegsmarine. The book is a major contribution to the literature of the Battle of the Atlantic. £6.00

10977. HAUGE E.O.: SALT WATER THIEF.
Duckworth. 1958 1st. 158pp. 9 ills. 22x14. Binding & contents (unmarked) VG. Describesthe wartime exploits of Odd Starheim, who, while fighting with the Norwegian resistance, captured the steamship Galtesund and sailed her across the North Sea to Aberdeen, but was killed while trying to repeat the exploit. £3.50

5523. HAWKEY, Arthur.: BLACK NIGHT OFF FINISTERRE. The Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad.
Airlife. 1999 1st. 192pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Designed by Captain Cowper Coles, HMS Captain was an early ironclad of revolutionary and controversial design and was the subject of intense debate. Built by Lairds and launched in 1869, the vessel turned out to be 800 tons over her designed weight with less freeboard than calculated. Sir Edward Reed, Chief Constructor to the Navy, thought the design unseaworthy and dangerous, but his objections were overruled & he resigned from the Admiralty. In 1870, HMS Captain was caught in a gale in the Bay of Biscay & capsized, taking with her her designer & all but 18 of the crew of 500. This book recounts every stage of the Captain's career, from her design & construction to her tragic ending. £9.00

13721. HAWKINS, Nigel.: THE STARVATION BLOCKADES. Naval Blockades of WW1.
Leo Cooper. 2002 1st. x. + 262pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new.- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.00

9401. HAY, Ian.: THE UNCONQUERED ISLE - THE STORY OF MALTA G.C.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1943 1st. 208pp. Ills. Endp maps. 19x13. Binding slightly marked, o/w VG. A history of Malta's sieges, concentrating on that of World War 2, and telling the story of the island's bravery up to May 1943. £4.00

698. HEAPS, Leo: THE LOG OF THE CENTURION. Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's Flagship during his Circumnavigation 1740-44.
Hart-Davis. 1974. 270pp. 59 ills. Endp maps. 25x17. Tape mark on fron endpaper, otherwise VG+ in G+ d/j. Anson's circumnavigation in the Centurion is one of the greatest voyages in the history of exploration and Centurion's mission was to harass the Spaniards on the west coast of South & Central America, and to capture the Spanish treasure ship known as the Aculpulco galleon. The log kept by Saumarez throws new light on many episodes of the voyage, which, although incredibly successful in monetary terms due to the unprecedented captured from the Spanish, in terms of human life it was a disaster. Of the six ships companies that began the voyage only 4 were killed by enemy action, but disease, mainly scurvy, accounted for the loss of more than 1,300 men. £7.95

12743. HEARN, Chester G.: THE ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 360pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x11. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £7.95

11091. HEARSAY, John: YOUNG MR PEPYS.
Readers Union. 1974. 307pp. 13 ills. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. An excellent single-volume biography of Pepys's personal life and his career. £5.00

4335. HENDERSON James..: THE FRIGATES. An Account of the Lighter Warships of the Napoleonic Wars from 1783-1815.
Adlard Coles 1970 1st. 191pp. 16 plates. Numerous diagrams. Illustrated endpapers. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Light, swift, daring: frigates were the cruisers of Nelson's navy, which were commanded by bold, young, courageous officers. This book describes the ships themselves, their officers and crews, together with vivid accounts of the actions they £7.95

9899. HENEGHAN, Chris (Editor): BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 50th ANNIVERSARY (1943-1993)
Bodie. 1993 1st. 130pp. Prof ills. Adverts. 29x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial paper cover. Published to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, this well-illustrated book includes the following sections:- Merseyside and BA93 : Guide to BA93 Events on Merseyside & Fleet Review: Participating Ships: The Mersey Base: Western Approaches Command: The Convoy System: Everday Heroes of the Merchant Service: The Commanders of Western Approaches: Escort Group Commanders: The German Submarine Threat: Torpedoed Twice ^ Alive to Tell the Tale, etc, etc. £4.00

6292. HERLIN, Hans.: THE SURVIVOR. The True Story of the Sinking of the Doggerbank.
Cooper. 1994 1st. x. + 163pp. 13 ills. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. In January 1941 the British motorship Speybank was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis in the Indian Ocean before a message could be sent. After refitting in Bordeaux she was converted to an auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner, then renamed Doggerbank. In March 1943, in the North Atlantic, the Doggerbank was mistakenly torpedoed by U-43 whose commander was unaware of her identity, and some 364 lives were lost. The sole survivor of the Doggerbank, describes the sinking of his ship, followed by an account of the harrowing experiences in alifeboat, before he was eventually rescued. £6.50

12636. HERMITAGE, William.: THROUGH THE OTHER END OF THE TELESCOPE.
Pentland. 1997 1st. 135pp. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Inscribed by author. This semi-autobiographical novel describes the author's experiences serving with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. £5.50

14581. HERZOG, Bodo: DIE DEUTSCHE KRIEGSMARINE IN KAMPF 1939-1945. Eine Dokumentation in Bilden
Podzun-Verlag 1969. 245pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in torn, but G d/j. Illustrated with some 430photographs, this book provides an illustrated chronological record of the war fought by the German Navy in World War 2. For the ship modeller, the book includes many excellent photographs featuring on board and close-up views of many different types of German warships. German text. £20.00

1187. HEWISON W.S.: THIS GREAT HARBOUR SCAPA FLOW.
Orkney Press. 1985 1st. vii. . + 427pp. Illustrated.. Maps. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Signed by author. During the two World Wars Scapa Flow was the northern base which sheltered ships of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets. Massive defences - guns, booms, searchlights & minefields were built between 1914 and 1918, demolished after the war, only to be built again 25 years later. This book tells how this was achieved, and also describes the world's greatest feat of salvage - the raising of the scuttled German Fleet. It describes the shattering internal explosion which blew up HMS Vanguard in WW1, and the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in WW2. The part played by Scapa Flow in the two World Wars is fully described £16.00

13080. HEYMAN, Charles: THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2001 - 2002.
Pen & Sword 2001. 192pp. Illustrated. 15x10. Ann unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A useful and informative handbook. £3.00

6446. HIBBERT C.: NELSON: A Personal History.
Viking. 1994. * xvii. + 472pp. 35 ills in colour. 33 ills in b/w. 24x16. Fine in pictorial card cover. This volume is based to a large extent on the letters and other writings of Nelson and Lady Hamilton and on the letters, diaries and reminiscences of Nelson's family, friends and contempories. £6.00

7683. HIBBERT. Christopher.: NELSON: A Personal History.
Viking. 1994 1st. * xvii. + 472pp. 35 ills in colour. 33 ills in b/w. 24x16. Near-Fine. This volume is based to a large extent on the letters and other writings of Nelson and Lady Hamilton and on the letters, diaries and reminiscences of Nelson's family, friends and contempories. £6.50

7808. HILL Rear Admiral J.R.: THE ROYAL NAVY TODAY AND TOMRROW.
BCA. 1981. 144pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in VG d/j. This extremely well illustrated large-format book , covers all aspects of the Royal Mavy at date and considers its role in the future. £4.00

953. HILL, J R. Rear-Admiral: BRITISH SEAPOWER IN THE 1980s.
BCA. 1985. 128pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in d/j This authoritative and profusely illustrated survey of the Royal Navy in the 1980s is divided into sections headed - The Task - Submarines - The Surface Fleet - The Air Component - The Marines - Fleet Support - The WRNS - Organisation & Training, etc. £5.85

13495. HILL, Richard.: LEWIN OF GREENWICH. The Authorised Biography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin.
Cassell. 2000 1st. 443pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Having joined the Royal Navy in 1939, Lewin served in HMS Ashanti from 1942-45, then after the war he commanded a destroyer, a frigate squadron and an aircraft carrier, held important Ministry posts and national and NATO commands in chief. His service career reached its zenith with the appointment as Chief of Defence Staff in 1979. £8.75

14587. HIRSCHFELD, Wolfgang. As told to Geoffrey Brooks.: HIRSCHFELD. The Story of a U-Boat NCO 1940-1946.
Leo Cooper. 1996 1st. xvi. + 253pp. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £99.00

7378. HMSO.: THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. Greece to Tripoli.
HMSO. 1944 1st. 95pp. Prof ills. 23x18. Contents VG+ in G+ pictorial paper cover. The Admiralty account of naval operations: April 1941 to January 1943. Well illustrated £2.95

13814. HOBBS D.A. Cdr RN.: THE FLEET AIR ARM IN FOCUS. Part Two
Maritime. nd (c 2000). 128pp. Prof ills. 17x24. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Illustrated with around 120 photographs (mostly full-page), this provide a superb pictorial record of the many different types of aircraft , concentrating mainly on the aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm in the post-war years. i £5.85

10039. HOBBS, David & SMITH, David.: ARK ROYAL. The Name Lives On.
Maritime. 1986 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 23x22.An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. After briefly chronicling the careers of the four previous Ark Royal's in the Royal Navy, this book provides a pictorial history of the latest Ark Royal, from the laying of her keel in 1978 to the mid-1980s. With over 120 photographs. £5.95

13874. HOBBS. David Cmdr RN.: AVIATION IN THE ROYAL NAVY. A Short History of the Fleet Arm Arm.
Maritime 2004 1st. 32pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. £2.00

1584. HOEHLING A.A. & M.: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE LUSITANIA.
Madison. 1996 253pp. 23 ills. 24x16. Unmarked, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A gripping account of the last days of the Lusitania, following the lives of passengers and crew from before the time she left New York until the moment she plunged to her grave in the Irish Sea. The book portarys the agonising experiences of the survivors, and describes how the rescue ships, trawlers, and tiny skiffs set out from Queenstown and were able to rescue some at least of the passengers. £5.75

8524. HOEY, Brian.: THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA. Inside the Queen's Floating Palace.
Patrick Stephens. 1995 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 28x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced book provides an authoritative, intimate behind-the -scenes look at how the Royal Yacht Britannia operates, spiced with personal anecdotes, it covers all aspects of life on board. The book also includes technical data and details of principal voyages. Profusely illustrated with photographs, the majority in colour, plus a double-page plan of the the ship. Appendices. £8.75

14699. HOLLAND, James.: FORTRESS MALTA. An Island Under Siege.
Phoenix 2004. xxiii. + 485pp. Ills. Maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Using the testimonies of both civilians and service personnel, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the siege of Malta during Word War 2. £3.85

8847. HOLMAN, Gordon: THE LITTLE SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1943 1st. . 164pp. 17 ills. 19x13. VG in torn d/j. Describes the fiercely fought fast-moving battles involving MTBs, MGBs, & MLs of Coastal Forces during the Second World War. £4.50

4413. HOLMAN, Gordon: THE LITTLE SHIPS.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1943. . 164pp. 17 ills. 19x13. Binding slightly marked, otherwise contents VG Describes the fiercely fought fast-moving battles involving MTBs, MGBs, & MLs of Coastal Forces during the Second World War. £3.95

12556. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. As new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £6.00

15027. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. As new:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

14654. HOLME, Richard: CAIRNRYAN MILITARY PORT 1940 - 1996. From U-Boats to the Ark Royal.
G.C.Book Publishers. 1997 1st. 60pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £5.00

12503. HOLMES, Deanna (Editor).: BRITAIN AND THE SEA.
St. James House. nd (2005) 1st. 991pp. Profusely illustrated. Advertisements.30x22. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. 'This commemorative book is more than a just celebration of the Royal Navy; it is a national tribute involving all aspects of the maritime and wider communities and draws attention to the rich maritime heritage and our current and future dependency on the sea'. The book is divided into six main sections. The Royal Navy - Britain and the Sea - Shipping - Education & Trading - Environment & Conservation - Heritage & Recreation - Contemporary Britain. Illustrated throughout in colour. Weight of book. 4.5 kilograms. £16.00

4356. HOLMES, Harry.: THE LAST PATROL.
Airlife 2001. 212pp. Prof ills. 23x15. Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. Recounts the operational history of the 52 United States submarines lost during the Second World War. The Submarine Service of the U.S.Navy suffered the highest percentage of losses of the American armed forces with almost one in five vessels failing to return. However the achievements of U.S.submarines are legend, as their crews, while representing only 2 per cent of Naval personnel, accounted for over fifty-five per cent of Japanese shipping losses. This book tells the story of the submarines which were lost, their successes, their failures, and their final actions. £5.50

14027. HOLMES, Richard: THE WORLD AT WAR. The Landmark Oral History. From The Previously Unpublished Archives.
Ebury Press.2007 1st. ix. + 661pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. £11.95

15160. HOLMES, Robin: THE BATTLE OF HELIGOLAND BIGHT 1939. The Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Baptism of Fire.
Grub Street 2009 1st. 190pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.40

13886. HOLMES, Tony: COMBAT CARRIERS. Flying Action on Carriers at Sea.
Airlife 1998 1st. 143pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x22. An unmaked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.85

15147. HOOD, Jean (Editor): SUBMARINE. An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts of the War under the sea, 1939-1945.
Conway 2007 1st. 448pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. No writing or inscriptions:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. £10.00

12180. HOOD, Mike. (Editor).: TRAFALGAR 200.
E.Homan for MOD/Royal Navy. 112pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. The official programme of the events held to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005. This superbly illustrated book on Royal Navy's 2005 Trafalgar Celebrations held in Portsmouth Dockyard, includes chapters on the battle itself and on Lord Nelson, on the restoration of HMS Victory. Lists of Ships present at Trafalgar - British, French & Spanish, plus chapters on the modern Royal Navy. £5.50

105. HOPE, Stanton.: OCEAN ODYSSEY. A Record of the Fighting Merchant Navy.
Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1944 1st. 220pp. 17 ills. 22x14. VG in torn d/j. Describes a large number of actions and events involving the ships and men of the Merchant Navy in WW2. Chapter headings include:- West African Landfall - Cruise from the Cote d'Azure - Cargoes for Malta and Russia - Ocean Ordeal by Fire - Captives in a Commerce Raider - Salvage at the Azores - Typhoon over Hong Kong, etc, £4.50

73. HOPE, Stanton.: OCEAN ODYSSEY. A Record of the Fighting Merchant Navy.
Eyre. 1944 1st. 220pp. 17 ills. 22x14. Binding and contents Very Good.. Describes a number of events regarding the Merchant Navy in World War 2. Headings include: West African Landfall: Cargoes for Malta & Russia: Ocean Ordeal by Fire: Captives in a Commerce Raider: Salvage in the Azores, etc., etc. . £3.85

6836. HOPWOOD R.A. Captain RN.: THE SECRET OF SHIPS.
Murray. 1918 1st. 64pp. 19x15. VG. Naval poems by the author: The Secret of Ships: The King's Messengers: The Mystery Ships : The Freak : The Wardens : The Galleon : The Bo'sun's Mate : The Outlaw : HMS Vanguard : The Vale. £3.00

14927. HORE, Peter, Captain R.N.: THE HABIT OF VICTORY. The Story of the Royal Navy 1545 to 1945.
Sidgwick & Jackson/National Maritime Museum 2005 1st. ix. + 450pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. £9.00

704. HOUGH, Richard: THE POTEMKIN MUTINY
Hamish Hamilton. 1960 1st. 231pp. 9 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. In 1905 the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinied, killed their commander and many of their officers, defied an Admiral and his squadron, shelled a town, and brought terror to the Black Sea. This detailed account traces the entire history of the insurrection from its beginnings to the final capitulation of the crew. £6.50

6599. HOUGH, Richard: DREADNOUGHT. A History of the Modern Battleship.
Joseph. 1975 Revised Edition. xvii. + 268pp. Ills endps. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j.. Traces the history of the battleship from the Dreadnought of 1906 to the battleships built in WW2 and HMS Vanguard. The book provides one of the most comprehensive accounts of the modern battleship and battle-cruiser with every class built since 1906 discussed in the text, illustrated, & listed in the specification tables. More than 180 photographs illustrate the ships from every angle, & in every situation from the launching slip to the breakers' yard, & in action & at anchor. A book for the warship enthusiast and ship model maker. £14.00

8696. HOUGH, Richard: FIRST SEA LORD. An Authorised Biography of Admiral Lord Fisher.
Allen & Unwin. 1969 1st. 392pp. 24 plates. 5 figures. 24x16. Binding and contents VG+ (no d/)j. A meticulously researched and full account on the life of one of the Royal Navy’s most charismatic and controversial figures. £8.00

2966. HOUGH, Richard: FORMER NAVAL PERSON. Churchill and the Wars at Sea
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1985 1st. xi. + 244pp. 40 ills. Maps. 24x16. Binding and contents VG+. (no d/j). This book was presented to Commander H Owen by Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton and there is an inscription with Gretton's signature on fly leaf. In addition, two letters to Commander Owen from Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton are also included. A history of Winston Churchill's stormy relationship with the Royal Navy. Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and was again appointed First Sea Lord in September 1939, and subsequently as Prime Minister he continued to take a close interest in naval operations. £6.50

13777. HOUGH, Richard: FORMER NAVAL PERSON. Churchill and the Wars at Sea
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1985 1st. xi. + 244pp. 40 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. A history of Winston Churchill's stormy relationship with the Royal Navy. Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and was again appointed First Sea Lord in September 1939, and subsequently as Prime Minister he continued to take a close interest in naval operations. £4.95

11414. HOUGH, Richard: MOUNTBATTEN. Hero of Our Time.
BCA. 1980. xii. + 290pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. Fine in VG d/j. A full-length biography. £3.85

14714. HOUGH, Richard.: THE LONGEST BATTLE: The War at Sea 1939 - 1945.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986 1st. * xi. + 371pp. 57 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Ex-library, usual stamps. G+ in VG d/j This comprehensive and wide-ranging history of the war at sea, contains first-hand accounts of critical occasions combined with detailed narratives of all the major actions and campaigns. £5.00

4700. HOUGH, Richard.: THE LONGEST BATTLE: The War at Sea 1939 - 1945.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986 1st. * xi. + 371pp. 57 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Fine in d/j. This comprehensive and wide-ranging history of the war at sea, contains first-hand accounts of critical occasions combined with detailed narratives of all the major actions and campaigns. £8.00

3516. HOWARD, Frank: THE SAILING SHIPS OF WAR, 1400-1860.
Conway. 1979 1st. . 256pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 30x21 An extremely nice copy:- Near-Fine in VG+ d/j . A comprehensive survey of the technical development of sailing ships of war from 1400-1860, providing a detailed but highly readable account of developments in hull design and construction, fittings, masting and rigging, and even the external appearance, painting and decorating. Drawing on much of previously unpublished material, the author has produced an original work of the greatest value to ship enthusiasts, modelmakers and naval historians. Illustrated with around 200 photographs, 200 line drawings, and 32 colour plates. £14.95

705. HOWARTH, David: SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS. The Story of British Sea Power.
Collins. 1974 1st. 382pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 24x17. Near-Fine in VG d/j. A history of the British navy, describing the major sea battles with sketches of the men who commanded the fleets. Very well illustrated. £5.00

11413. HOWARTH, David: SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS. The Story of British Sea Power.
BCA. 1974 382pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 24x17. Fine in VG d/j. A history of the British navy, describing the major sea battles and campaigns with sketches of the men who commanded the fleets. Very well illustrated. £5.00

343. HOWARTH, David & Stephen.: NELSON. The Immortal Memory.
Barrie & Jenkins 1989 ix. + 390pp. 21 ills. 21x14 An unmarked copy:- . Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. A candid biography covering his private life and naval career. £5.00

6980. HOWARTH, David.: A NEAR RUN THING. The Day of Waterloo.
HBC. 1971. viii. + 239pp. Prof ills. Maps. Endp maps. 23x15. VG+. Covers every aspect and phase of the Battle of Waterloo. Very well illustrated. £3.00

6909. HOWARTH, David.: TRAFALGAR. The Nelson Touch.
Collins/Fontana. 1971. 256pp. Prof ills. 7 maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. An accurate and vivid account of the battle. Very well illustrated. £2.00

12238. HOWARTH, David.: TRAFALGAR. The Nelson Touch.
Collins. 1969 1st. . 254pp. Prof ills. 7 maps. Ills endps. 24x15. VG in VG d/j. cover. An accurate and vivid account of the battle. Very well illustrated. £2.95

14617. HOWARTH, Stephen: THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVES IN WAR & PEACE 1903 - 2003.
Leo Cooper 2003 1st. xii + 196pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. Signed by the author and by John Ellis, Commodore Royal Naval Reserve. This is the official history marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The book charts the difficulties, setbacks and delights of the reservists' peacetime years of service and chronicles their vital contributions during wartime. £12.50

1300. HOWARTH, Stephen.: MORNING GLORY. A History of the Japanese Navy.
Arrow. 1985, . xii. + 398pp. 35 ills. 5 maps. 20x13. VG in VG pictorial card cover. The Imperial Japanese Navy was unlike any other the world has known - as a fighting force it came from nothing to a position of world power in the space of ten years, & less than a lifetime later it had returned to nothing. It existed for a little more than 50 years, but in its heyday it was the world's third largest navy. As late as 1913, Japan was still building its battleships in Britain, but by the time of their attack on Pearl Harbour they had built a vast fleet of fighting ships manned by highly trained crews, used the most powerful torpedo of the war, and launched the two largest battleships the world has ever seen. This volume traces in detail its history and development, from its earliest beginnings to the end of the Second World War. £6.50

6793. HOWARTH, Stephen.: TO SHINING SEA. A History of the United States Navy, 1775-1991.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1991 1st. * . xv. + 620pp. 49 ills. 12 maps. 23x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near- Fine in d/j. A comprehensive and authoritative narrative account of America's sea power, covering in full the US Navy's campaigns & battles, strategy & tactics, naval design & technology, & its admirals and sailors. Fascinating vignettes of individuals, events & life afloat in peace & in war are drawn from contemporary sources such as logs and journals. Bibliography. £8.00

1088. HOYT E.P.: THE LIFE AND DEATH BY HMS HOOD.
Arthur Barker vii. 144pp. 10 ills. 22x13. An unmarked copy Near-Fine in VG d/j. Though charting the career of HMS Hood this book concentrates on her wartime service and gives a detailed account of her final battle. £7.50

14663. HOYT E.P.: THE LIFE AND DEATH BY HMS HOOD.
Arthur Barker vii. 144pp. 10 ills. 22x13. Binding & contents VG+. Though charting the career of HMS Hood this book concentrates on her wartime service and gives a detailed account of her final battle. £5.85

1593. HOYT, Edwin P.: THE KAMIKAZES.
Guild. 1985. 333pp. 12 ills. 23x15. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This account chronicles in vivid detail the Japanese campaign of suicide attacks against American and Allied ships during the Pacific War. £4.50

13519. HOYT, Edwin P.: DISASTER AT THE DARDANELLES 1915.
Barker. 1976 1st. viii. + 166pp. 22x14. Ex-ref library (no stamps) VG in G+ d/j. £7.00

12768. HOYT, Edwin P.: THE CARRIER WARS. Naval Aviation from World War II to the Persian Gulf.
Robert Hale. 1990 1st. x. + 274pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG+ d/j. Spanning fifty years, this book drawn from a wealth of previously untapped sources - including accounts from British, American and Japanese archives, describes the actions and campaigns fought by naval aircraft from World War 2, to Korea, Indo china, the Falklands and the Middle East. £8.00

4070. HOYT, Edwin.P.: THE LAST CRUISE OF THE EMDEN
White Lion. 1975. 250pp. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. After the outbreak of war in 1914, the German cruiser operated in the Indian Ocean where she sank 20 merchant ships, a Russian cruiser, and a French destroyer, before she was brought to battle and destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney at the remote Cocos Keeling islands in November 1914 £7.00

11252. HUDSON. Roger. (Editor).: NELSON AND EMMA.
Folio Society. 1994. 256pp. Profusely illustrated. 5 maps. Endp maps. 24x17. Attractively bound in cream marbled boards with black cloth/gilt spine., with vignettes of Nelson and Emma Hamilton on faces of boards.Binding & contents unmarked and Near-Mint. Housed in Fine slipcase. A compilation of letters by Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton describing their relationship and the society and events they experienced. £5.95

14763. HUGHES E.A.: THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE DARTMOUTH.
Winchester. 1950 1st,. 175pp. Colour frontis + 38 black-and-white plates. 24x16. An extrenmely nice copy bound in dark blute cloth, gilt. Spots. of light foxing to margins/edges, otherwise contents VG, binding VG+. £14.00

5834. HUMBLE R.: HITLER'S HIGH SEAS FLEET.
Ballantine. 1972. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. Charts the pre-war build up of the German Navy before describing the ships themselves, their wartime operations and the important actions they fought. Well illustrated. £2.85

1454. HUMBLE, Richard: FRASER OF NORTH CAPE. The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser (1888-1981).
Routledge. 1983 1st. xv. + 386pp. 32 ills. 24x16. VG+ in Near-Fine d/j. A biography. Fraser joined the Royal Navy in 1904, served at Gallipoli, was imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, was Controller of the Navy 1939-42, sank the Scharnhorst, and commanded the most powerful British fleet of all time in the Pacific. £10.00

10453. HUMBLE, Richard.: UNITED STATES FLEET CARRIERS OF WORLD WAR II. "In Action".
Blandford. 1984 1st. 160pp. Over 190 black & white photographs. 28x22. An unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. Hardback edition. Describes the development and active service of the United States Navy's fleet carriers during World War 2. The book examines the vessels themselves and recounts the actions that they fought. Illustrated with 190 photographs. Chapters are headed:- Uncertain Genesis - First Generation: The Pre-war Giants - Inter-war Prototype - Second Generation: Savious of the Pacific War - Third Generation: 'Essex' & 'Independence' - Kamikaze Ordeal - The New Giants. £8.00

13935. HURD, Archibald: THE BATTLE OF THE SEAS. The Fighting Merchantmen.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1941 160pp. 53 ills. 19x13. Binding & contents VG. Recounts many actions and incidents involving the men and ships of the Merchant Navy during the first 18 months of the Second World War. Well illustrated. £4.00

13884. HUTCHINSON, Robert: JANE'S WARSHIP RECOGNITION GUIDE.
HarperCollins 2002. 384pp. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. 19x13. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £4.50

1595. HUXLEY, Elspeth.: ATLANTIC ORDEAL. The Story of Mary Cornish
Chatto & Windus. 1941 1st. v. + 87pp. 19x13. A nice unmarked copy:, Binding & contents VG in worn d/j. Mary Cornish was one of ten adult escorts who were engaged to accompany 90 evacuee children during a voyage from England to Canada in the Ellerman liner City of Benares. In September 1940, the liner was sunk in the Atlantic by a U-boat and Cornish and 45 other survivors of the sinking spent eight days in an open boat before they were rescued. £6.50

14956. IRELAND, Bernard: JANE'S NAVAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II
Harper/Collins 1998 1st. 256pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x21. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.50

12137. IRELAND, Bernard: THE FALL OF TOULON. The Last Opportunity of Defeat the French Revolution.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005 1st. 319pp 16 ills. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending it to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces landed in the city. But the Royalists' hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and violence. The story of how the allies captured and then contrived to lose an entire French battle squadron adds an element of farce to the grisly tale of the siege and fall of Toulon. £7.00

14716. IRELAND, Bernard: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
Marshall Cavendish 1979 1st 168pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x22. An unmarked copy; Near-Fine in VG d/j. £5.50

1596. IRELAND, Bernard: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD. Major Classes.
Ian Allan. 1978. .128pp. Prof ills. 22x15. VG+ in d/j. A survey of the world's surface warships with a standard tonnage exceeding 5,000, providing detailed descriptions about the various classes, together with the building history, displacement, dimensions, machinery and armament of each ship. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £2.50

14691. IRELAND, Bernard: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Collins/Janes 1998 255pp. Profusely illustrated. 12x18. Almost as new, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide to the wraships of WW2. £5.00

5122. IRELAND, Bernard.: CRUISERS.
BCA. 1981. 174pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in VG d/j. This history examines the technical development of the cruiser, and describes the recounts the successes and failures in battles of such ships during the two World Wars. Very well illustrated. £6.00

3453. IRELAND, Bernard.: CRUISERS.
BCA. 1981. 174pp. Prof ills. 30x21. Fine in d/j. This book begins by examining the technical development of the cruiser, before recounting the successes and failures in various actions involving cruisers in the two World Wars. Very well illustrated. £5.95

12989. IRELAND, Bernard.: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE WORLD
Hermes House. 2006. 256pp Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 30x23. An unmarked hardback copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. An illustrated history of the aircraft carriers of the world , from the early seaplane carriers to the carriers of the present era. Features over 170 warships with over 400 photographs. £11.50

1322. IRELAND, Bernard. & GROVE, Eric.: JANE'S WAR AT SEA 1897-1997. 100 Years of Jane's Fighting Ships.
Harper/Collins. 1997 1st. 256pp. Prof ills. 29x23. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This Centennial Volume illustrates the ships of the world's navies over a period of one hundred years, and reveals how warships have changed since Fred Jane's first book in 1897. Chapters are headed:- The Royal Navy and Fred T.Jane: The Major Players in 1897: Warship Design 1850-1914: The Drift to War: World War I: Between the Wars: World War II: Navies in the Nuclear Age: Modern Navies: Naval Warfare 1945-97. Very well illustrated. £11.50

8232. IRVING, John. Cmdr RN.: THE SMOKE SCREEN OF JUTLAND.
Kimber. 1966 1st. * 256pp. 16 ills. 13 diags. 24x16. Ex-library, usual stamps and some internal marks,otherwise a good reading copy binding & contents G+. An authoritative examination of the Battle of Jutland in which the author, a midshipman in Ajax during the action, and a Second World War gunnery expert, not only scrutinised all the available records of the battle, but also delved deeply into many unpublished ones of the highest importance. The result of his analysis is an exhaustive and meticulously detailed account which reveals many fascinating points of each phase of the battle. £6.00

1985. JACKSON, Robert: HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Parragon. 1999 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 30x23. Near-Mint in d/j. Chronicles the ships, battles and leaders of Britain's navy from the days of sail to the present, including comprehensive accounts of the Royal Navy's greatest battles during the two World Wars, and their operations during the Korean War, the Suez Crisis and the Falklands War. Profusely illustrated. £3.50

13783. JACKSON, Robert & CRAWFORD, Steve.: FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD.
Grange 2004 1st. 608pp. Profusely illustrated. 20x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. This volume features over 600 warships of the world's navies, from the 1860's to the 21st century. Arranged in alphabetical order, the book gives detailed specifications and a brief history of each vessel, accompanied by a full-colour art-work of the vessel concerned. £9.75

6729. JACKSON, Robert.: HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Parragon. 2002. 96pp. Prof ills. 21x17. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Chronicles the ships, battles and leaders of Britain's navy from the days of sail to the present, including comprehensive accounts of the Royal Navy's greatest battles during the two World Wars, and their operations during the Korean War, the Suez Crisis and the Falklands War. Profusely illustrated. £5.00

1986. JACKSON, Robert.: THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II.
Spellmount. 1999 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 29x22. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. The authoritative text provides full design and development details and the combat history for all the German warships featured in this book. Illustraed with numerous photographs plus over 40-full-colour illustrations of all the main German naval vessels that fought in World War II. Chapters are headed:- The Commerce Raiders: German Battleships: The Scharnhorst & Gneiseanu: The Heavy and Light Cruiser Forces: Destroyer Forces: Torpedo Boats: S-Boats: U-Boats. £11.00

12745. JACKSON, Robert.: THE WORLD'S GREAT BATTLESHIPS. From the Middle Ages to the Present Day.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £7.50

1275. JAMES Admiral Sir W.M.: THE BRITISH NAVIES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Longmans. 1946 1st. xii. + 255pp. 22 ills/maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. . A general account of the war at sea that covers the Royal Navy's activities in every theatre of their operations. The informative appendices lits Ships Built in Britain Empire and Ships Lost during the War; Personnel of the British Navies in 1939 and 1944; British Pacific & East Indies Fleets on VJ-Day; £8.00

518. JAMES Admiral Sir W.M.: THE DURABLE MONUMENT. Horatio Nelson
Longmans. 1948 1st. viii. + 312pp. 6 ills. 3 maps. 4 plans. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. An account of Nelson's career and achievements. £4.95

13288. JAMES Admiral Sir W.M.: THE DURABLE MONUMENT. Horatio Nelson
Longmans. 1948 1st. viii. + 312pp. 6 ills. 3 maps. 4 plans. 22x14. Titles faded, otherwise binding VG, contents VG+. An account of Nelson's career and achievements. £3.85

3706. JAMES, Lawrence: MUTINY. In the British & Commonwealth Forces, 1797-1956.
Buchan & Enright. 1987 1st. 302pp. 20 ills. 2 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Beginning with the naval mutinies of the 18th-century, the author examines the most telling of the many uprisings that have occurred worldwide in British and British-attached forces over some 160 years. Among the many mutinies covered are the Spithead mutiny of 1797, the revolt of Sudanese trops in Uganda in 1898 and of Indian troops in Singapore in 1915; mutinies by British forces in Etaples in 1917, the Connaught Rangers in India in 1920, the Navy at Invergordon in 1931, British forces at Salerno in 1943, the Royal Indian Navy in 1946. Based on intensive research - from official sources, contemporary papers and first-hand accounts - this is an accurate and very readable study. £8.50

517. JAMES, William M. Admiral, Sir.: ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM FISHER.
Macmillan. 1943 1st xiv. + 160pp. 16 ills. 20x14. VG. Fisher saw service in King Edward VII, Albemarle and Indomitable, before taking command of St Vincent and Iron Duke. After his promotion to Flag Rank, he held the posts of Chief of Staff Atlantic Fleet, Director of Naval Intelligence, C-in-C Portsmouth, and C-in-C Mediterranean. £4.50

13297. JAMESON, Rear-Admiral William.: THE MOST FORMIDABLE THING. The Story of Submarines from the earliest days to the end of World War 1.
Rupert Hart-Davis. 1965 1st. 280pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Binding and contents VG+. £7.50

9779. JANE F.T.: THE BRITISH BATTLE FLEET. Its Inception and Growth throughout the Centuries to the Present Day.
Conway 1997. (First published by S.W.Partridge in 1912) xvi. + 406pp. 24 colour illustrations by W.L.Wyllie RA and 48 black & white illustrations. 23x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Covers the whole history of British fighting ships from the earliest days to the coming of the ironclad and the Reed era, then through years between the1870s to 1912, with warship ships designed firstly by Barnaby, and then by White and Watts £8.50

2079. JANITCH, Michael: A SOURCE BOOK OF 20TH CENTURY WARSHIPS.
Ward Lock. 1977 1st. 128pp. Prof ills. 12x17. VG+ in d/j. Provides the specification, building history, brief service history and the fate of more than 100 important warships of the world's navies, and supplies a photograph of each one. An informative and useful book. £2.00

14674. JELLICOE Admiral, Viscount of Scapa.: THE GRAND FLEET 1914-1916. Its Creation, Development and Work.
Cassell. 1919 1st. x. + 517pp. 11 ills. 13 plans & diagrams (4 in rear pocket ) Edges of spine & corners rubbed, otherwise contents VG.. Deals with the organisation and development of the Grand Fleet and its bases, and the manner in which changing conditions of warfare were met: and. of course, Jutland receives the author's full attention. Appendices. £15.50

2709. JOHNS W.E. & KELLY R.A.: NO SURRENDER. The Story of William E.Johns, DSM, Chief Ordnance Artificer, and how he Survived the eventual Sinking of HMS Exeter, in the Javal Sea in March 1942.
Harrap. 1969 1st. 224pp. 23ills. 22x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Johns was serving in HMS Exeter at the Battle of the River Plate, and was still serving aboard her two and a half years later when the cruiser was cippled during the Battle of the Java Sea, and sunk two days later in the Battle of the Sunda Strait, when trying to get back to Colombo. Johns and his fellow survivors were rescued by the Japanese and incarcerated in a prison camp. The author provides a first-hand account of the Exeter's wartime career and also the harrowing tale of his experiences in a Japanese prison camp. £12.50

2628. JOHNSON, Brian: FLY NAVY. The History of Maritime Aviation.
Morrow. 1981 1st. 383pp. Prof ills. 24x16. VG+. Charts the evolution and development of aircraft carriers in the navies of Britain, Japan and the USA. It begins with the pioneering flights of naval aircraft and their subsequent activities during the First World War, before examining in detail the development of naval aviation during the 1920s and 30s. The role of naval aviation togethet with accounts of aircraft carrier operations during the Second World War is fully covered. Illustrated with 115 photographs. £7.00

1320. JOHNSTON, Ian. & McAULEY Rob: THE BATTLESHIPS
CH4/Macmillan. 2000 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 29x22. Fine in d/j. Explores the rapid evolution of firepower and battleship design from the muzzle-loading sailing ships to the battleships that fought in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £6.95

11320. JOHNSTON, Ian. & McAULEY Rob: THE BATTLESHIPS
CH4 Books. 2002 192pp. Prof ills. 29x22. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. . Explores the rapid evolution of firepower and battleship design from the muzzle-loading sailing ships to the battleships that fought in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £5.75

961. JOLLY, Rick & 'TUGG'.: JACKSPEAK - THE PUSSER'S RUM GUIDE TO ROYAL NAVY LANGUAGE
Palamando. 1989. 336pp. Ills. 21x15. A superb unmarked copy -Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A dictionary and reference to the slang, euphemisms, idiom and usage - past and current - of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. £6.50

8996. JONES, Celia .L.: NAVY MIXTURE.
Pentland. 1995 1st. vii. + 183pp. 10 ills. 22x15. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. An autobiography. At the outbreak of WW2 Celia Jones was a junior clerk at the Admiralty, who progressed through the ranks to become the first woman at the Admiralty to be trained in Organization & Methods at H.M.Treasury. She later became Joint Head of a Manpower Planning Section, and her rise continued before reaching the post in the Admiralty & MOD concerned with policy for manpower planning, conditions of service and training of RN Personnel. £3.75

6986. JULLIAN, Marcel: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. July - September 1940.
Cape. 1967 1st UK. 295pp. Ills. Endp maps. 20x13. VG. This comprehensive account describes each phase of the battle from both the British and German viewpoints. £3.85

15025. KAPLAN, Philip. & CURRIE, Jack: CONVOY. Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945.
Aurum. 2000. 224pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 26x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j This volume is an illustrated record, in words and photographs, of the trials and tribulations of merchant sailors during the Second World War. There are vivid accounts of some of the most desperate actions of the war, the heroic defence of Convoy HX84 by the armed cruiser Jervis Bay; the disaster of Convoy PQ17; the saga of Operation Pedestal, and much else. £7.50

3738. KAPLAN, Philip. & CURRIE, Jack: CONVOY. Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945.
Aurum. 2000. 224pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 26x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j This volume is an illustrated record, in words and photographs, of the trials and tribulations of merchant sailors during the Second World War. There are vivid accounts of some of the most desperate actions of the war, the heroic defence of Convoy HX84 by the armed cruiser Jervis Bay; the disaster of Convoy PQ17; the saga of Operation Pedestal, and much else. £8.50

6405. KEEGAN, John: THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY.
Hutchinson. 1988 1st. xii, + 292pp.. 39 ills. 6 maps. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine d/j.. Examines how men have fought at sea, exploring the nature of the individual's experiences of action over changing times, concentrating on four major battles - Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway, and the Battle of the Atlantic - to demonstrate the changes that have taken £6.75

14967. KEEGAN, John: THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY.
Viking . 1989 xii, + 292pp.. 39 ills. 6 maps. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. An unmarked copy Fine in Near-Fine d/j.. Examines how men have fought at sea, exploring the nature of the individual's experiences of action over changing times, concentrating on four major battles - Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway, and the Battle of the Atlantic - to demonstrate the changes that have taken £6.00

2754. KEEGAN, John.: BATTLE AT SEA.
Pimlico. 1993. xii. + 292pp. 39 ills. Map. 21x15. VG+ in pictorial card cover. The author describes four major battles at sea exploring the nature of the individual's experiences of combat to demonstrate the changes that have taken place in naval warfare. The battles described are Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway, and the Battle of the Atlantic - Convoys SC122 and HX129. £5.50

4203. KEEGAN, John.: SIX ARMIES IN NORMANDY. From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris.
Pimlico. 1992 xviii. + 365pp. 43 Illustrations. 8 Maps. 21x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in pictorial card cover. £3.00

6988. KEEGAN, John. (General Editor).: WORLD WAR II. A Visual Encyclopedia.
Parkgate 2000. 512pp. Prof ills. 30x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. Encyclopedias are concerned with the facts, and this visual encyclopedia of WW2 is faithfull to the norm. It includes detailed descriptions of every major wepon and weapons system used by the combatants on both sides throughout the war: ships and ship classes, aircraft, tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery pieces and small arms. It provides hundreds of concise biographies of the leaders and notables of the war. It recounts in outline the major campaigns and battles on every front and relates the outcome of one to another. Weighs 3kg. £10.00

8844. KELLY, Mary Pat.: PROUDLY WE SERVED. The Men of the USS Mason.
Naval Institute Press. 1995 1st. xiv. + 198pp. 50 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. During the Second World War, at a time when most black American sailors were relegated to service as cooks and waiters, the African/American crew of the destroyer escort USS Mason made history by escorting six convoys across the Atlantic, performing all the duties of seamanship needed to take a warship into combat. This is the story of their experiences as part of the U.S. Navy's tentative moves toward racial integration in the enlisted ranks during the war. From extensive interviews with surviving crew members, the author records the incidents of prejudice exhibited by other ships' crews and discrimination at most ports of call, but mostly their story is a positive one that focuses on their highly successful shipboard experiences. £6.50

708. KEMP P. K. Lieut-Cdr RN.: VICTORY AT SEA 1939-1945.
Muller 1957 1st. . 383pp. 35 ills. 10 maps. 22x14. Binding VG, contents VG+.. A thorough and wide-ranging account of the Royal Navy's operations in every theatre of combat during World War 2. £6.85

1348. KEMP Paul .J: BISMARCK & HOOD. Great Naval Adversaries.
Arms & Armour. nd (1991) 1st 64pp. Prof ills. 19x24. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Charts the design background and construction history of the two ships, before describing their final battles. Illustrated with 80 photographs, including a superb series of close-ups and on-board views of Hood and Bismarck. £7.00

3673. KEMP, Paul: CONVOY! Drama in Arctic Waters.
Arms & Armour. 1993 1st 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. A study of the battles of the Arctic convoys, which began in September 1941 and continued throughout the war. Meticulously researched from original operational orders and reports, and including new Russian persepctive, the book covers the entire history of the Arctic convoys and includes a full section on PQ17 and a stirring account of the Battle of North Cape. £5.95

6791. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Brockhampton. 1999 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £6.95

11989. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Brockhampton. 1999 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £7.50

14973. KEMP, Paul .J.: UNDERWATER WARRIORS.
Arms & Armour 1997. 256pp. Prof ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:Fine in Fine pictorial card cover, A thorough and comprehensive study of the British, German, Italian and Japanese navies active use of one- and two-man submarines, describing their employment in a multitude of daring sorties against ships, harbour and land-based targets. The book supplies a great deal of technical information about the various types of craft before describing their wartime actions. £4.95

962. KEMP, Peter.: ESCAPE OF THE SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU. (Sea Battles in Close-Up)
Ian Allan. 1975 1st. . 96pp. 45 ills. Map. 18x12. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Based on British & German records, this book tells the story of the Channel dash in detail & includes also the preliminary planning which both sides put into operation; the Germans to bring their ships home from France by the acceptance of a carefully calculated risk, the British to bring them to decisive action in the narrows of the English Channel. The German plan succeeded, the British plan failed. This account gives the reasons why. £7.85

1604. KENNEDY, Ludovic: MENACE - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE TIRPITZ.
BCA. 1979 176pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A detailed and profusely illustrated history of the wartime career of the battleship Tirpitz. From early 1942 to Nov 1944 the battleship served in Norwegian waters where she constituted a permanent threat to the British convoys to Russia. In 1943 she was attacked by midget submarines, and damaged by aircraft of the Fleet Arm, before being finally sunk by RAF bombers in November 1944. £5.00

2465. KENNEDY, Ludovic: PURSUIT. The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck.
BCA. 1975. 239pp. 27 ills. Map. 20x13. Edges sl tanned, o/w VG in very worn d/j. The author, who himself took part in the chase, gives a vivid account of the final action of HMS Hood and the subsequent hunt and sinking of the Bismarck. £2.00

15151. KENNEDY, Ludovic.: NELSON AND HIS CAPTAINS.
Collins. 1975 . 353pp. 19 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Contains the biographies of Nelson's principal captains, interwoven with a stirring chronological narrative of the vital period in British naval history between 1795 and 1805. The later chapters deal with the years between St.Vincent taking over the Channel Fleet, up to the Battle of Trafalgar, and show what happened to the captains during the remainder of their careers in the years that followed. £14.00

6547. KENNEDY, Ludovic.: SUB-LIEUTENANT. A Personal Record of the War at Sea.
Batsford. 1942 104pp. 25 ills. 22x14. VG. in VG d/j. Kennedy's autobiography covering his life at King Alfred, then two years in the Tribal Class destroyer Tartar where he saw action in Norway, the Lofotens Raid and the Bismarck hunt. £5.50

12025. KENT, Barrie., Captain R.N.: SIGNAL ! A History of Signalling in the Royal Navy.
Hyden House. 1993 1 st. x. + 371pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x18. An unmarked copy, almost like new (not price clipped), Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This is a very comprehensive history of signalling in the Royal Navy, spanning its development from the earliest days of simple flag signals to the development of wireless. and on to the world of electronic warfare, data linnks, and satellite communications. It describes the early signal books and Vocabulary Codes, and Shutter and Semaphore systems between the Admiralty and home ports, as well as the effect of signalling systems on the naval battles in the two World Wars, and the more recent wars in the Falklands and the Gulf. The development of the Signal Branch is covered from the 18th century, and the story of signalling is amplified in an extensive Anthology containing extracts from interesting and amusing old documents, and with many first hand accounts of their experiences by members of the branch. Also covers the historical development of flags and ensigns. £26.00

1618. KERR, J Lennox. & GRANVILLE Wilfred.: THE R.N.V.R. A Record of Achievement.
Harrap. 1957 1st. . 304pp. 45 ills. 22x14. An exceptionally nice unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. During WW2 the RNVR grew into a major part of the Royal Navy and by the end of the war its personnel commanded destroyers, large fleet sweepers and submarines. The book charts the development of the RNVR before describing some of their wartime exploits. £9.50

4286. KERR, J.Lennox. & JAMES, David. (Editors).: WAVY NAVY. By Some who Served.
Harrap. 1950 1st. 263pp. Colour frontis. Illustrated.. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. Contains some 28 accounts of routine and action written by RNVR personnel, who served in the small craft of Coastal Forces, minelayers, submarines, destroyers, battleships and aircraft carriers, during the Second World War. £5.50

12664. KEYES, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger.: ADVENTURES ASHORE AND AFLOAT.
Harrap. 1939 1st.. 372pp. 34 ills. 7 maps/plans. 22x15. An nice copy:- Binding and contents VG. . The author's lucid account of his naval career, from 1885 to 1910. During this period he served with the East Indies Squadron and on bpoard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, commanded the destroyer Fame on the China Station, and took part at the capture of the Taku Forts and destruction of the Hsa-Cheng Fort. Following a spell in Naval Intelligence, he held the appointment of Naval Attache Rome. £11.50

8551. KILDUFF, Peter: U.S.CARRIERS AT WAR.
Ian Allan. 1981 1st. * 128pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 30x22. Fine in Fine d/j. The product of extensive research, this book portrays in personal account and from official documentation, some of the greatest exploits of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific during World War 2. Very well illustrated. £9.00

4828. KIMMINS, Anthony.: HALF-TIME.
Heinemann. 1947 1st. 290pp. 26 ills. 22x14. VG. Having spent two years at Osborne & two terms at Dartmouth, Kimmins first went to sea in HMS Marlborough. During the inter-war years he joined the Fleet Air Arm where he continued until retirement form the Navy. Recalled by the Admiralty in WW2, he served as a naval broadcaster, witnessing many actions including the Lofoten raid, Mediterranean convoys, Salerno, Normandy, The Scheldt, before being appointed Chief of Naval Information with the British Pacific Fleet. This informative and entertaining war memoir describes his wartime experiences. £5.85

2899. KING D. & Others.: A SEA OF WORDS. A Lexicon & Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales.
Holt. 1997 Second Edtion. xxii. + 484pp. Ills. 21x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This revised edition of Dean King's highly acclaimed Patrick O'Brian reference includes Nautical & Naval Terms - Medical & Scientific Terms - Weapons, Armaments and the Military - Food & Drink - Customs & Culture, etc, etc. £6.85

1100. KING, Cecil: ATLANTIC CHARTER.
Studio. 1943 1st. 232pp. Prof ills. 24x16. VG. Chronicles the important events in the history of the United States Navy - The War of Independence; France & Tripoli; War of 1812; Mexico & the Orient; The Civil War; The War with Spain; The Two World Wars. £2.00

5023. KING, Dean. & HATTENDORF John .B. (Editors).: EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY. An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts from the Age of Nelson. 1793-1815.
BCA 1998. xxxvii. + 425pp. Maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Presents first-hand accounts of officers and seaman who fought and lived at sea during the French Revolutionary War (1793-1802), the Napoleonic War (1803-1815), and the War of 1812 (1812-1815). In addition to the first-hand narratives - including eye-witness accounts of the Glorious First of June, the Battle of St Vincent, the Battle of Trafalgar, and the death of Nelson, frigate duels, fire-ship missions, and cutting-out exploits, there are revealing insights into the nature of life at sea aboard a man-of-war. £8.50

8818. KING, Ernest J. Fleet Admiral USN. & WHITEHILL, Walter Muir.: FLEET ADMIRAL KING. A Naval Record.
W.W.Norton. 1952 1st. xv. + 674pp. 49 ills. 6 charts/maps. Endp maps. 23x15. Binding VG, contents VG+. King entered the U.S.Naval Academy in 1897 and in 1914 was given his first command, the destroyer Terry. In June 1930 King took command of the new carrier Lexington. After reaching flag rank, King held a number of appointments until February 1941 when he took command of the Atlantic Fleet, before being appointed Chief of Naval Operations from 1941 to 1945. £10.00

12914. KING, Ernest J. Fleet Admiral USN. & WHITEHILL, Walter Muir.: FLEET ADMIRAL KING. A Naval Record.
Eyre & Spottiswwode. 1953 1st UK. xvi. + 465pp. 19 ills. 7 charts/maps. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG d/j. King entered the U.S.Naval Academy in 1897 and in 1914 was given his first command, the destroyer Terry. In June 1930 King took command of the new carrier Lexington. After reaching flag rank, King held a number of appointments until February 1941 when he took command of the Atlantic Fleet, before being appointed Chief of Naval Operations from 1941 to 1945. £10.00

13126. KITSON, Frank: PRINCE RUPERT. Admiral and General-at-Sea.
Constable 1998 1st. Constable 1998 1st. 12 ills. 14 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Binding and contents Fine (no d/j) £5.95

14135. KNOX, Collie: ATLANTIC BATTLE.
Methuen 1941 2nd edition. 104 pp. Ills. 19x13. VG in VG d/j. A war reporter who was allowed to sail aboard several British warships escorting transatlantic convoys, gives his impression of the Battle of the Atlantic. £3.50

3352. KNOX, Collie: ATLANTIC BATTLE.
Methuen 1941 2nd edition. 104 pp. Ills. 19x13. Last couple of pages tanned, o/w VG in VG d/j. A war reporter who was allowed to sail aboard several British warships escorting transatlantic convoys, gives his impression of the Battle of the Atlantic. £3.00

10885. KORGANOFF, Alexandre.: THE PHANTOM OF SCAPA FLOW. The Daring Exploit of U-47.
Ian Allan. 1974 1st. 235pp. Prof ills. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. In this deeply researched account of the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak, the author reconstructs the German operation, from the preparations of U-47 for Scapa Flow to her triumphant return to Wilhelmshaven. The author also investigates the claims made by U-47's commander, Gunther Prien, that he had in fact torpedoed two warships in the attack. The facts are laid out and as a result of careful study of material in both Britain and Germany, including much evidence gathered from surviving eye-witnesses this account offers a remarkable picture of the actual events which took place. £11.95

12106. KROSCHEL, Gunter. & EVERS, August-Ludwig: DIE DEUTSCHE FLOTTE 1848 - 1945.
Verlag Lohse-Essing. 1974 Xxviii (text). + Approx 158pp (no pagination). 437 photographs. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. £8.50

12105. KROSCHEL, Gunter. & EVERS, August-Ludwig: DIE DEUTSCHE FLOTTE 1848 - 1945.
Verlag Lohse-Essing. 1963 1st. Xxviii (text). + Approx 158pp (no pagination). 437 photographs. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. £8.00

11379. LADD, James D: ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO.
Hamlyn. 1985. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x22. An unmarked copy, Fine in Fine d/j. This history of the Royal Marines describes in depth some of the many actions in which they have fought from the viewpoint of the Marines involved in them, whether officer or soldier. With around 150 illustrations. £7.50

15131. LAKE, Deborah: SMOKE AND MIRRORS. Q-Ships against the U-Boats in The First World War.
Sutton 2006 1st. xiv. + 241pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.50

5466. LAMB C. Cmdr RN.: TO WAR IN A STRINGBAG.
Cooper 1987 Revised edition viii. + 340pp. Ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An extremely nice above-average ex-library copy:- VG in Near-Fine d/j. The author was sunk in Courageous, laid mines & hunted U-boats over North European waters, harried E-boats off Dunkirk, flew from Illustrious in the Mediterranean including the attack on Taranto, flew anti-shipping strikes from Greece & Malta, crash landed in North Africa and was imprisoned by Vichy. After release and recuperation he joined Implacable only to suffer a further accident on her deck in the Pacific. Most enjoyable told. £6.50

11707. Lambert, Andrew (Editor): LETTERS AND PAPERS OF PROFESSOR SIR JOHN KNOX LAUGHTON, 1830-1915. (Publications of The Naval Records Society. Vol. 143)
Ashgate. 2002. xv. + 340pp. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Dark blue cloth, gilt binding Near-Mint, contents Near-Mint. £8.00

2728. LANDSBOROUGH, Gordon: THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE.
Panther. 1956 160pp. 16 ills. Map. Diag. 19x12. Cover a bit faded & rubbed, o/w contents VG. Describes the events surrounding the last cruise of the Graf Spee and her final battle. £2.00

5139. LANGMAID, K.enneth Captain RN.: CLEAR FOR ACTION! The Royal Navy in Defence and Attack.
Jarrolds. 1970 1st . 176pp. 16 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. A well balanced account of the Royal Navy's role in defence and attack. Part I :covers the invasions of England from 56BC to 1066 together with chapters covering 1066-1914 and 1914 to 1941. Part II :Counter-Invasions covers:- 1940 Prelude - 1942 North Africa (Operation Torch) - 1943 Sicily (Operation Husky) - 1943 Italy (Operations Baytown & Avalanche). 1944 Northern France (Operations Overlord & Neptune). Southern France (Operation Dragoon). £5.00

14707. LASH, Joseph P.: ROOSEVELT & CHURCHILL 1939-1941. The Partnership that saved the West.
Andre Deutsch 1977 1st. 528pp Illustrated. Endpaper maps. 24x16. VG+ in VG d/j. £4.95

524. LATHAM, Robert (Editor).: THE ILLUSTRATED PEPYS. Extracts from the Diary.
BCA. 1978. 240pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 26x19. Fine in Fine d/j. Illustrated with 14 colour plates and more than 70 reproductions of contemporary engravings, paintings and print from a wealth of contemporary material, this edition contains extracts from the original diaries covering the years 1660-1669, and is so designed that the flavour and variety of the original is retained. £8.50

12626. LAUGHTON, John Knox (Editor).: THE BARHAM PAPERS. Volume I.
Navy Records Society. 1907. lxvi. + 422pp. 24x16. Black/cream/gilt buckram binding. Bookplate. Spots of foxing to prelims & edges, o/w binding and contents Very Good. £16.50

11784. LAWRENCE, Richard Russell..: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HOW IT HAPPENED - NAVAL BATTLES.
Constable & Robinson. 2003 1st. Xiv. + 640pp. Over 70 maps/diags. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £6.00

710. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. No.1. Battleships.
Ian Allan. 1959. 64pp. Prof ills. 18x12. VG in worn pictorial card cover. Gives details of every British and German battleship and battle-cruisers of WW1, together with their construction history and fates. £1.50

13925. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Fifth Edition.
Ian Allan. 1960 63pp. Prof ills. 15x10. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.00

12806. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Fifth Edition.
Ian Allan. 1960 64pp. Prof ills. 15x10. VG in G pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £3.00

3974. LE FLEMING H.M.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Third Edition.
Ian Allan. 1956. 64pp. Prof ills. 15x10. Very small piece cut from lower front corner of cover, o/w VG in pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £3.50

9517. LE FLEMING H.M.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. No.4. Miscellaneous Warships (British and German).
Ian Allan. 1962 1st. 71pp. Prof ills. 18x12.Contents (unmarked) Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. This illustrated handbook supplies details of all British and German Aircraft Carriers, Monitors, Depot Ships, Armed Merchant Cruisers, Q-Ships, Torpedo Boats, Patrol Boats, Coastal Craft, Sloops, Minesweepers & Gunboats. Information for each vessel includes - Date, Name of Builder and the Fate of each ship. Well illustrated. £5.00

12778. Le FLEMING H.M.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR I. No.5. Submarines. (British and German).
Ian Allan. 1961 1st. 80pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Contents VG in worn pictorial card cover. This illustrated handbook supplies details of all British and German submarines of World War 1. Information for each vessel includes - Date, Name of Builder and the Fate of each ship. Well illustrated. £2.50

13298. LE QUESNE L.P.: NELSON COMMEMORATED IN GLASS PICTURES.
Antique Collectors Club. 2001 1st. 105pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated Endpapers. 28x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Sold with a postcard and a letter both signed by the author. £10.00

4600. LEASOR, James.: GREEN BEACH.
BCA 1975. 250pp. 23 ills. 2 maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. Tells the story of a separate element in the Dieppe raid in August 1942. The objective was to discover the secrets of a German radar station situated on a cliff-top bear Dieppe. The British radar expert who volunteered for this dangerous assignment new that if he was in any danger of being captured by German forces, that he would be shot by his British bodyguards, rather than risk the possibility of giving away British radar secrets under torture. What happened to him and his bodyguard during the operation is one of the war's strangest episodes. £3.00

4008. LEATHER, John: WORLD WARSHIPS IN REVIEW 1860-1906.
Macdonald & Jane's 1976 1st. 264pp. Prof ills. 27x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Contains some 134 superb and hitherto unpublished pictures by the renowned marine photographers, Beken of Cowes; of great technical and historical interest, these pictures were taken at a time of rapid change and mounting national rivalries. Astonishing in their clarity and detail, the photographs are reproduced full page, accompanied by comprehensive statistics for each vessel, together with details of its history. They contrast ships of similar types in a variety of navies, including broadside ironclads, turret ships, battleships, cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers and miscellaneous craft. £22.00

3308. LECH, Raymond .B.: ALL THE DROWNED SAILORS.
Severn House. 1984 1st UK. 309pp. 50 ills. 2 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. When the American heavy cruiser Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-28 during the last days of the war, over 800 men out of 1,196 men who were on board, had managed to survive her sinking; but when rescue eventually arrived only 316 were still alive. It took the US Navy four days to react to her loss even when they realised that the ship was missing, and so began a cover up of the events that lasted for over 30 years. This book provides a full and detailed account of the ship's sinking and the tragic events which followed, before investigating the reasons for the delay in rescue and the subsequent conspiracy not to reveal the true reasons for the disaster. £6.50

4559. LEGG Stuart.: JUTLAND - An Eye-Witness Account of a Great Battle.
Hart-Davis. 1966 1st. 152pp. Maps/diags. 22x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near Fine d/j. The story of Jutland is told here by the men who were present on the bridges, in the fighting-tops and gun-turrets and engine-rooms of the British and German fleets. Their words vividly recreate the fury of this great sea battle. £12.50

12241. LENNOX, Nicholas Gordon.: THE TIDDLY QUID AND AFTER. A Memoir of Places and People Met Along the Way.
Book Guild. 2006 1st. .xii. + 208pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 22x14. An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The memoirs of one of Britain's most distinguished diplomats, whose 35 years of service included posts in London, Washington, Paris, Santiago and Madrid £4.95

12808. LENTON H.T.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Seventh Edition.
Ian Allan. 1964 74pp. Prof ills. 15x10. VG+ in VG pictorial card cover., Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.50

12807. LENTON H.T.: ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS. Sixth Edition.
Ian Allan. 1962 71pp. Prof ills. 15x10. VG in G pictorial card cover Lists British warships of all types & classes in commission at date. Supplies specifications of each class together with the name of builder and completion date of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £3.00

616. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume One. (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy, Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. Lists all classes of American destroyers which took part in WW2, from the four-funnel types built during the First World War to the Allen M.Sumner class built during World War 2. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with £4.95

617. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in worn d/j. in VG d/j. This volume lists American destroyers (DDs) and destroyer escort (DEs) classes of WW2, from the Gearing class to the John C.Butler class. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £4.50

1668. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN FLEET & ESCORT DESTROYERS. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald 1971 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. This volume lists American destroyers (DDs) and destroyer escort (DEs) classes of WW2, from the Gearing class to the John C.Butler class. Each class is fully described together with details of their specifications and modifications. Information for each vessel includes name, builder and fate. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £4.95

10677. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN GUNBOATS AND MINESWEEPERS. World War 2 Fact Files.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. An excellent unmarked copy, Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This large format book lists all auxiliary escort vessels of the U.S. Navy in WW2, including ex-British corvettes, the famous "Eagle" boats of WW1, and converted fishing craft and yachts. Provides specifications of the various vessels, together with details of each vessel's launch date, builder and fate. Well illustrated. £3.95

12798. LENTON H.T.: AMERICAN GUNBOATS AND MINESWEEPERS. World War 2 Fact Files.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. An excellent unmarked copy, Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This large format book lists all auxiliary escort vessels of the U.S. Navy in WW2, including ex-British corvettes, the famous "Eagle" boats of WW1, and converted fishing craft and yachts. Provides specifications of the various vessels, together with details of each vessel's launch date, builder and fate. Well illustrated. £5.00

3501. LENTON H.T.: BRITISH ESCORT SHIPS. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1974 1st. * 64pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise VG in VG+ in pictorial card cover.The Battle of the Atlantic lasted for five years and during that time a growing number of anti-submarine escorts were brought into service to protect shipping. The best known were the 'Flower' class corvettes; the USA produced the destroyer escort (DE) to meet Admiralty requirements, British and Canadian yards turned out a series of frigates to meet the same requirement. About 700 escorts were built during the war, all of which are listed in this book, together with the ships in service at the outbreak of war. Provides data and descriptions of each class and gives details of their wartime modifications. Information for each ship includes Pennant Number, Launch Date, Builder and Fate. Illustrated with 77 photographs. £6.95

348. LENTON H.T.: GERMAN SURFACE VESSELS. Part 1. (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1966 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . Lists all regular surface warships of the German Navy in WW2. Covers battleships, battlecruisers, pocket-battleships, cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats & minesweepers. Each class is described & their specifications given:- displacement, dimensions, machinery, bunkers, radius, protection, armament, complement and wartime modifications.Information for each vessel gives its name or number, builder, launch date and fate. Prof ills. £4.95

12677. LENTON H.T.: GERMAN WARSHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Macdonald & Jane's 1975 1st. 396pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. No writing or inscriptions VG+ in VG d/j. This authoritative and comprehensive work provides details of the entire German wartime fleet, from battleships right through to the numerous auxiliary units. The submarine fleet is similarly complete and lists those designs studied and put into production at the outbreak and early stages of the war, and the experimental types, few of which were ever built. Provides the specification for each vessel class, followed by the name or number of each class member, its builder, launch date, & its fate. Profusely illustrated with photographs and ship's plans. £15.00

12424. LENTON H.T. & COLLEDGE J.J.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II . (Part 5 - Auxiliary Support Vessels).
1963 1st. 71pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Contents (unmarked) Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. This illustrated handbook deals with miscellaneous vessels engaged in harbour, towing and salvage vessels duties. Also includes Convoy Rescue Ships. Information for each class includes Displacement, Dimensions, Machinery, Armament; and the name, ex-name, builder, launch date and the fate of every ship £3.95

12821. LENTON H.T. & COLLEDGE J.J.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II . (Part Two - Destroyers and Submarines of the Royal & Dominion Navies)).
1962 1st. 81pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Contents VG in in G+ pictorial card cover. Gives details of Submarines and Destroyers, giving Displacement, Dimensions, Machinery, Armament; and the name, ex-name, builder, launch date and the fate of every ship £3.95

8583. LENTON H.T. & COLLEDGE J.J.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Ian Allan. 1980. 2nd edition. 653pp. Prof ills. 19x13. A couple of ship's names highlighted, otherwise VG+ in VG+ d/j. Described as a "library in one volume", this book is an invaluable source of information covering virtually every ship (from Motor Launches to Battleships) of the Royal and Dominion Navies which participated in the Second World War. It presents in eight sections a complete record of all known vessels, covering Capital Ships (Battleships, Battle-Cruisers, Cruisers & Aircraft Carriers). - Destroyers & Submarines - Sloops, Corvettes & Frigates - Auxiliary Fighting Vessels - Auxiliary Support Vessels - Trawlers, Whalers & Drifters - Coastal Forces - Landing Craft. Information given for each vessel includes:- Builder, Year Built, Displacement, Dimensions, Machinery, Armament, Protection, Complement, & its Fate. With 192 pages of photographs. £9.95

14966. LENTON H.T. & COLLEDGE J.J.: WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
Ian Allan. 1973. 2nd edition. 653pp. Prof ills. 19x13. VG in G d/j. Described as a "library in one volume", this book is an invaluable source of information covering virtually every ship (from Motor Launches to Battleships) of the Royal and Dominion Navies which participated in the Second World War. It presents in eight sections a complete record of all known vessels, covering Capital Ships (Battleships, Battle-Cruisers, Cruisers & Aircraft Carriers). - Destroyers & Submarines - Sloops, Corvettes & Frigates - Auxiliary Fighting Vessels - Auxiliary Support Vessels - Trawlers, Whalers & Drifters - Coastal Forces - Landing Craft. Information given for each vessel includes:- Builder, Year Built, Displacement, Dimensions, Machinery, Armament, Protection, Complement, & its Fate. With 192 pages of photographs. £9.00

2866. LEWIN, Ronald.: ULTRA GOES TO WAR. The Secret Story.
BCA. 1978 398pp. 14 ills. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. By enciphering high level signals on their complicated 'Enigma' encoding machines the Germans thought that their wartime codes were invulnerable, but they were broken by Station X at Bletchley Park. Here was the source of 'Ultra' the special intelligence organisation which was one of the best kept secrets WW2. This full account of Bletchley's activities also covers 'Ultramarine'. £5.50

14153. LEWIS, Archibald R. & RUNYAN, Timothy J.: EUROPEAN NAVAL AND MARITIME HISTORY 300 - 1500.
Indiana University Press. 1990 xiii. + 192pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £9.00

1628. LEWIS, Charles Lee: FAMOUS SEA-FIGHTERS.
Harrap. 1930 1st. 308pp. 32 ills. Map. 22x15. Spine faded, corners slightly rubbed, o/w contents VG. The biographies of 15 naval commanders are combined with reports of the battles that they fought. Includes Robert Blake, De Ruyter, De Tourville, Edward Hawke, De Grasse, Nelson, von Teggetthoff and Togo. £3.50

8380. LEWIS, Jon E. (Editor): THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF LIFE BEFORE THE MAST. An Anthology of Eye-Witness Accounts from the Age of Fighting Sail.
Robinson. 2001. * xiv. + 495pp. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG pictorial card cover. Contains 22 eye-witness acounts of battles, the hardships and the excitement of naval service during the French Revolutionary War (1793-1802), the Napoleonic War (1803-15) and the War of 1812. £2.85

12075. LEWIS, Michael: ENGLAND’S SEA OFFICERS: The Story of the Naval Profession.
Allen & Unwin. 1939 1st. 311pp. 9 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG original d/j.. Written by the Professor of History, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, this important work on the history of Royal Navy officers is divided into four parts. Part One: The Antecedents of the Naval Officer. Covers, His Ancestors - The Wedding of Seamanship and Fighting - The Birth of the Naval officer. Part Two: The Professional in the Making: Covers, The Essentials - Service (Post & Rank) - Supply (Entry & Training) - Supply (Entry, Training & Education) - Retirement (Superannuating & After-Care. Part Three : Some Old Officers: Covers, The Lord High Admiral & His Deputies - The Principal Officers of the Navy (Commonly Called the Navy Board). Part Four: The New Officers: Covers, The Flag Officers (Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral and Commodore) - Commission Ship-Officers ( Captain, Commander, Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant. Also, Midshipman and naval Cadet) - Warrant Officers (Executive) (Master, Gunner, Boatswain, Carpenter & others). - Civilian Officers (Professions within the Profession) (The Man of Business, the Doctor, the Parson and the Schoolmaster). - The Engineer. £12.50

4783. LEWIS, Michael.: SPITHEAD. An Informal History.
Allen & Unwin. 1972 1st. 208pp. 19 ills. 4 figs. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the varied strands of history that has given Spithead its significance. As a strategically vital route of access to southern England and as the anchorage for Portsmouth, Britain's premier naval base, the waters of Spithead reflect much of Britain's naval history. £5.50

11432. LIPSCOMB F.W.Cmdr RN.: THE BRITISH SUBMARINE.
Conway 1975. 2nd, Revised & Expanded Edition. * x. + 284pp. Prof ills. 24x18. VG+ in VG+ d/j. This authoritative study, summarises the history, achievements. and traditions, and traces the technical development of the British submarine service from its formation until the 1970s. British submarine operations in WW2 are very well covered. A chronological table - with technical data - lists every class of British submarine from 1901 to 1973. Profusely illustrated. £8.85

1633. LLOYD C.: THE BRITISH SEAMAN 1200-1860. A Social Survey.
Collins. 1968 1st. 319pp. 20 ills. 22x14. Binding and contents VG. Describes what life was like for British merchant seamen and naval ratings. It covers every aspect of seamens lives both afloat and ashore from the middle ages to the coming of the steamship. Chapters are headed:- The Medieval Mariner: The Tudor Mariner: The Early Stuart Mariner: The Dutch Wars; Some Stuart Seamen; The Manning Problem; Methods of Impressment; The Law and the Press; The Register and Other Proposals; The Age of Nelson; End of Impressment; Life at Sea (I) The Ship's Company; (II) Discipline; (III) Pay & Promotion; (IV) Food & Drink); (V) Health; (VI) Desertion. Index of Ships. £7.50

10159. LLOYD, Christopher: THE NATION AND THE NAVY. A History of Naval Life and Policy.
Cresset. 1961 1st. * xiii. + 314pp. 10 ills. Spine slightly faded & rubbed, o/w contents VG. A history of life at sea in Tudor, Stuart, Georgian & Victorian times, recounting the seaman's way of life, how the service was manned, and the types of ships that were used & how they were armed. The book also examines how the Navy was used in the past as an instrument of national policy. £3.65

6438. LLOYD, Christopher.: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1805 - 1918.
Methuen. 1942 1st. vii. + 134pp. 6 plans. 18x12. Binding a bit rubbed, otherwise contents VG. Written by a leading naval historian this is an excellent and very readable history of the Royal Navy from 1805 to 1918, covering the vital period in which occurred the defeat of Napoleon, the transition from sail to steam, and the rise and fall of the first German menace. £3.95

5469. LLOYD, Christopher.: THE NILE CAMPAIGN. Nelson and Napoleon in Egypt.
David & Charles. 1973 1st. 120pp. Prof ills. 25x19.An unmarked copy: Near- Fine in VG+ d/j. The events of the three year Nile Campaign are described in the words of eye-witnesses and illustrated by contemporary artists. It is not only a military and naval history, but also a perfect illustration if the contrast in character of Nelson and Napoleon. £9.00

15051. LONG W.H.: NAVAL YARNS. Letters and Anecdotes; Comprising Accounts of Sea Fights and Wrecks. Actions with Pirates and Privateers, from 1616 to 1831..
EP Publishing 1975. Facsimile of the original edition published by Giddings & Co in 1899. xi. + 327pp. Illustrated. 19x12. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. £15.00

3419. LONGSTAFF, Reginald.: SUBMARINE COMMAND
BCA.1984. 264pp. Prof ills. 24 x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Containing many rare photographs, this profusely illustrated history describes the operational activities of British submarines in the two World Wars, with graphic accounts of some of their engagements and feats associated with these vessels. Illustrated with around 180 photographs. £7.50

2626. LONGSTAFF, Richard: THE FLEET AIR ARM. A Pictorial History.
Hale. 1981 1st. 256pp. Prof ills. 23x15. An unmarked copy Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This fully documented book covers the whole history of the British naval air services with the use of extensive photographs as well as a a number of line illustrations. The narrative describes all the major events and developments, and the hundreds of illustrations are an integral part of the book. £7.50

14703. LONGSTAFF, Richard: THE FLEET AIR ARM. A Pictorial History.
Hale. 1981 1st. 256pp. Prof ills. 23x15. VG+ in Near-Fine d/j. This fully documented book covers the whole history of the British naval air services with the use of extensive photographs as well as a a number of line illustrations. The narrative describes all the major events and developments, and the hundreds of illustrations are an integral part of the book. £6.00

1632. LORD, Walter: DAY OF INFAMY. Pearl Harbour. December 7th 1941.
Longmans. 1957 1st UK. 243pp. 50 ills. Endp maps. 22x14 Spine faded, o/w contents VG. Having personally interviewd nearly 600 people connected with the disaster, both American and Japanese, the author has pieced together a fascinating picture of the course of events, from the moment when the first American suspicions were aroused to the shattering attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbour. Written in the 1950s when the memories of those involved in the attack were still fresh, this book still offers one of the best accounts of the disaster. £3.00

1629. LORD, Walter: DAY OF INFAMY. Pearl Harbour. December 7th 1941.
Longmans. 1957 1st UK. 243pp. 50 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Having personally interviewed nearly 600 people connected with the disaster, both American and Japanese, the author offers a detailed account of the course of events, from the moment when the first American suspicions were aroused to the shattering attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbour. Written in the 1950s when the memories of those involved in the attack were still fresh, this book is, without a doubt, one of the best accounts of the disaster. £4.85

8276. LORD, Walter.: DAY OF INFAMY. Pearl Harbour. December 7th 1941.
Wordswoth. 1998. 243pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. VG+ in pictorial card cover. Having personally interviewed nearly 600 people connected with the disaster, both American and Japanese, the author offers a detailed account of the course of events, from the moment when the first American suspicions were aroused to the shattering attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbour. Written in the 1950s when the memories of those involved in the attack were still fresh, this book is, without a doubt, one of the best accounts of the disaster. £4.00

8819. LORD, Walter.: INCREDIBLE VICTORY.
Hamish Hamilton. 1968 1st UK. * 331pp. 32 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG. A full, detailed and fast-moving account of the Battle of Midway in which the Japanese Navy lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser and over 330 aircraft. £5.00

12206. LORD, Walter.: THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK.
Lane. 1983 1st. * . x. + 323pp. 26 ills. 6 Maps/diags. Endp maps. 24x16. Fine in VG d/j. An excellent account of the complex situation involving the BEF in Flanders, and their subsequent evacuation from the beaches in the little ships which brought them home. The author unearthed a great deal of material gathered from reports of some 500 participants, as well as new material found in British archives and from sources in France and Germany, to provide a history full of vivid and telling anecdotes. £4.85

8317. LOWIS, Geoffrey.: FABULOUS ADMIRALS.
S.R Publishing. nd (c 1972) 292pp. Ills. 22x14. Very Good+ in Very Good d/j. Around the turn of the 20th century the Royal Navy had at its disposal the world's mightiest array of fighting ships & battle squadrons - & perhaps the world's most astonishing collection of characters who commanded them in the guise of Admirals & Captains. The Navy's supremacy had been virtually unchallenged for the best part of a century, & this accumulation of confidence, combined with the autocracy, power & independence bestowed on a C-in-C, resulted in a proliferation of personality of these old commanders that was only surpassed by their courage & integrity. The author has sought to preserve the legends that hung around these commanders - not in the deeds of battle, but the habits & words that enlivened the Royal Navy from the Victorian era to the 1930s, & which kept their memories alive in both Wardroom & messdeck. £6.00

1372. LUND Paul. & LUDLUM Harry: NIGHTMARE CONVOY. The Story of the Lost Wrens.
Foulsham. 1987 1st. * 128pp. 31 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. The appalling fate on the Gibraltar run of Convoy OG71 in August 1941, was not disclosed at the time and remained buried in the Admiralty's secret files. The authors have examined the official reports and recorded the harrowing testimony of survivors of the convoy which was the basis of Montsarrat's famous novel The Cruel Sea. £9.00

7793. LUND, Paul. & LUDLUM Harry.: OUT SWEEPS! The Story of Minesweepers in World War II.
Foulsham. 1979 1st. 192pp. 41 ills. 22x14. VG+ in Near-Fine d/j.The authors use the reminiscences of many former ex-crewmen to give a good account of this thankless and often forgotten area of the Royal Navy's work. Here are the exploits of coalburning minwesweepers resurrected from the First World War; trawlers; and the Halcyon, Bangor, and Algerine classes of sweepers. £7.50

15083. LUNDSTROM, John B: THE FIRST TEAM AND THE GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN. Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942.
United States Naval Institute. 1994 1st. xxi. + 626pp. Illustrated. Maps. 26x19. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j £35.00

15082. LUNDSTROM, John B: THE FIRST TEAM. Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbour to Midway.
United States Naval Institute. 1990 Updated & corrected edition. xxi. + 547pp. Illustrated. Maps. 26x19. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j £17.00

967. LYON, David: THE SHIP - STEAM, STEEL & TORPEDOES.
NMM. 1980 1st 60pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 20x21. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cover. Charts the development of warships in the 19th century through the evolution of iron construction and screw propulsion. Very well illustrated. £2.00

3668. LYON, David.: THE FIRST DESTROYERS. The Turtlebacked TBDs of the 1890s.
Caxton 2000. 128pp. Prof ills. 30x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. An authoritative and profusely illustrated account of the early development of destroyers up to the 'River' class of 1900. The book contains detailed data tables and technical appendices; collections of original draughts; numerous photographs; perspective and cutaway drawings. An important study. £9.50

8439. LYON, Hugh: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MODERN WARSHIPS.
Salamandar. nd (c 1980) 160pp. Prof ills. 22x12. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. Describes over 60 important modern warships of the world's navies at date, illustrated with 130 photographs and over 60 technical drawings. £2.85

7380. LYON, Hugh: FIGHTING SHIPS.
Kingfisher. 1981 1st. 123pp. Prof ills. 19x13. Fine in pictorial hardback cover. With individual chapters devoted to each warship type and profusely illustrated in colour, this book is an excellent guide to the various types of warships in service with the world's navies at date. £2.85

14664. MACBETH, Jack, Lieut.Cdr RCNR.: READY, AYE, READY. An Illustrated History of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Key Porter 1989 176pp. Profusely illustrated. 30x23. Binding slightly rubbed, other contents (unmarked) Fine in VG d/j. Set in chapters headed The Early Days, The Battle of the Atlantic, The Invasion of Europe, Destroyer versus destroyer, and New Horizons, this splendidly illustrated book brings together archival and contemporary photographs; colour reproductions of paintings, linked together with an interesting and informative text.. £15.00

11749. MACINTYRE D. Captain RN.: FIGHTING SHIPS AND SEAMEN.
Evans. 1963 1st. 192pp. Ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Describes a number of naval engagements of the two World War and tells something about the men who played their part in them. Includes "Q-Ship" exploits; the sinking of the Royal Oak; and the battle fought out in the Indian Ocean between Japanese surface raiders and the Shell tanker Ondina and the Royal Indian Navy's minesweeper Bengal £3.50

973. MACINTYRE D.Captain RN. & BATHE B.W.: MAN OF WAR. A History of the Fighting Vessel.
Jupiter. 1975. 280pp. Prof ills. 26x28. Lacks front endpaper, o/w VG+ in torn/repaired d/j. A first-class history of the fighting ship in which the authors concentrate on the inventions of naval weapons as well as studying the ships themselves. Illustrated with more than 230 plates of photographs, plans and paintings, and several full-page plans of important warships. £7.50

12236. MACINTYRE D.Captain RN. & BATHE B.W.: MAN OF WAR. A History of the Fighting Vessel.
Methuen. 1968 1st UK. 280pp. Prof ills. 26x28. Neart-Fine in G+ d/j. . A first-class history of the fighting ship in which the authors concentrate on the inventions of naval weapons as well as studying the ships themselves. Illustrated with more than 230 plates of photographs, plans and paintings, and several full-page plans of important warships. £9.00

6492. MACINTYRE, Donald Captain R.N.: THE BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Purnell 1973. 216pp. 26 ills. Map. 20x13. VG+ in VG d/j. A comprehensive history covering the operations to protect Allied convoys and attack Axis supply convoys. The various naval engagements and the Royal Navy's efforts to support the campaigns in Malta, Greece, Crete and Tobruk are fully documented. £6.50

8550. MACINTYRE, Donald, Captain RN: THE BATTLE FOR THE PACIFIC.
Purnell. nd (c 1975). 240pp. 51 ills. 17 maps. 20x13. Near-Fine in VG d/j. An excellent, comprehensive history of the Pacific War, incorporating accounts of all the major sea battles and of the supporting surface actions to conatin the Japanese conquests. Well illustrated. £6.00

10233. MACINTYRE, Donald, Captain RN. & PRESTON, Anthony.: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SEA WARFARE. From the First Ironclad to the Present Day.
Hamlyn/Salamander. 1975. 256pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in VG+ d/j. A comprehensive compilation of an authoritative text, pictures, maps, ship drawings, on the history of the war at sea in modern times, offers an insight into the strategic planning and tactical thinking of the battles fought at sea, from the mid-19th century to the nuclear age. With more than 250 photographs, drawings and maps. £8.00

15008. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain R.N.: FIGHTING UNDER THE SEA.
Evans. 1965 1st. 174pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: VG+ in G+ d/j. This is the story of the submarines and the men who sailed in them from their invention until the end of the Second World War. Roughly three-quarters of the book is devoted to the exploits of British, German, and American submarines in WW2. £7.50

159. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Macdonald. 1968 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. VG+ in pictorial card cover. Begins by reviewing the aircraft carriers built by Britain, America and Japan, before recounting their actions in the Second World War. Illustrated with around 100 photographs. £2.50

12013. MACINTYRE, Donald. Captain RN.: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
Purnell. nd (c 1971). 208pp. 54 ills/maps. 20x13. VG+ in VG d/j. This authoritative account by a destroyer captain who played an important part in the Battle of the Atlantic, is certainly one of the best histories of this long-running saga. £5.50

12756. MACKAY, James.: I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT. A Life of John Paul Jones.
Mainstream. 1998 1st. 320pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.50

14193. MALCOMSON, Robert: WARSHIPS OF THE GREAT LAKES 1754-1834.
Chatham 2001 1st. 160pp. Profusely illustrated.27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £11.50

9208. MALLMANN SHOWELL J.P: ENIGMA U-BOATS. Breaking the Code.
Ian Allan. 2000 1st. 192pp. Pr of ills. Ills endps. 26x21. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The book analyses the development of the Enigma system - the seemingly impregnable German codes, its role during German U-boat operations in World War 2, and the subsequent code-breaking work at Bletchley Park. The book examines in detail all the U-boats known to have been boarded by the Allies during the war from which Enigma machines could have been captured. Well illustrated. £11.00

3376. MALLMANN SHOWELL J.P.: U-BOAT COMMANDERS AND THEIR CREWS 1939-45.
Crowood. 1998 1st. 144pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Fine in Fine d/j. Concentrates on the officers and men who manned the U-boats. What was their background, and how had they been trained? What was their career structure? What were their tasks on board, and what procedures did they follow during surface or submerged actions? What was their daily life like, both on board and during their brief spells ashore? The detailed but readable descriptions of all these aspects are based on the author's unique access to unpublished documents. Illustrated with 120 photographs. £12.50

1108. MALLMANN SHOWELL, Jak P.: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Military Book Society. nd (c 1973). * . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. VG in VG d/j. This profusely illustrated volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £4.95

15123. MANNING T.D. Captain RNVR.: THE BRITISH DESTROYER.
Putnam. 1961 1st. 148pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Binding & contents Near-Fine.in torn d/j. . Every class of British Fleet or Escort Destroyer is descibed in detail, with later modifications and changes of armament specified. Complete lists of ships are given with builders, date of launching, and ultimate fates. Illustrated with 150 large photographs. £9.85

13256. MARKHAM, Sir Clements.: SELECTIONS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ADMIRAL JOHN MARKHAM. During The Years 1801-4 and 1806-7.
Navy Records Society 1904. xx. + 451pp. Frontis. 23x15. Spots of foxing to prelims; top edge of spine worn, & binding slightly marked, o/w an extremely good copy. . £16.00

12299. MARKS, Leo.: BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE. A Codemaker's War 1941-1945.
Free Press 1999 1st USA viii. + 614pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Near- Fine in VG d/j. £8.00

9028. MARRIOTT, Leo.: ROYAL NAVY DESTROYERS SINCE 1945.
Ian Allan. 1989 1st. * 128pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial hardcover. Includes descriptions, specifications, modifications and histories of all classes of Royal Navy destroyers in post-war service. List of pre-war destroyers disposed of after the war. Profusely illustrated. £6.50

11602. MARRIOTT, Leo.: VITAL GUIDE. FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II
Airlife. 2004 1st. 112pp. Profusely illustrated. 23x14. Unmarked, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This book includes the principal ships that were engaged in the war at sea between 1939-1945. Details for each ship or class includes specification, history, modification, etc. Well illustrated. £4.50

10516. MARTIN, Colin. & PARKER, Geoffrey.: THE SPANISH ARMADA.
Guild. 1988. 296pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 25x19. An unmarked copy:-Fine in Fine d/j. Much of this detailed and comprehensive account of the Spanish Armada is based on a huge quantity of previously unstudied material in the great archives of Spain and the Netherlands, and this information has dramatically been complemented and augumented by the discoveries from the Armada wrecks, three of which have been excavated underwater by Colin Martin. With over 50 colour and 100 black and white illustrations. £7.50

13003. MARTINO E di. & GIGANTE A. Drawings by Siegfried Breyer and Enrico Po.: LA FLOTTA SOVIETICA OGGI. Sottomarine E Sommergibili.
Intyrama. 1967 1st. 64pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. Text in Italian and English. Illustrates and describes the various types of Soviet submarines in service at date. Covers every type of Soviet submarine from nuclear powered ballistic missile types to coastal submarines. Also includes Missile Supply Ships and Submarine Tenders. £6.00

13020. MARTINO, Ermanno,: THE SOVIET NAVY TODAY. Cruisers and Guided Missile Destroyers.
Intyrama nd (c 1970). 64pp. Profusely illustrated. 29x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. English and Italian text. This book provides more than 75 photographs ( mostly large, including some fiull page) plus a series of plan & profile drawings of the various Soviet ships, accompanied by an informative text. £6.95

6466. MASEFIELD, John.: THE NINE DAYS WONDER. The Operation Dynamo.
Heinemann. 1941 1st. xvi. + 62pp. 12 ills. Map. 20x14. Odd spots of foxing, otherwise VG. A wartime account of the nine days of the Dunkirk evacuation. £4.50

14721. MASLEN-JONES, Ted: THE TUXLITH TRACTS 2. MEMORIALS OF WAR. In Two World Wars, these Men from Rake, Milland, Lynch, Iping & Chithurst died, securing & defending freedom for others.
Privately published nd (c 1995) 89pp. Maps. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover Some 65 men hailing from the Hampshire villages of Rake, Milland, Lynch, Iping & Chithurst, lost their lives in the two World Wars. This book recounts their lives and their deaths on land, at sea, and in the air. £7.50

11873. MASON, David.: U-BOAT. The Secret Menace.
Macdonald. 1968. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. VG+ in VG pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated account of the campaign fought by German U-boats during WW2. £2.00

4015. MASON, Ursula. S.: BRITANNIA'S DAUGHTERS. The Story of the WRNS
Leo Cooper 1993 184pp. 38 illustrations. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. 'Release a Man for Sea Service' was the outcry in 1917, when the deteriorating manpower situation drove the Admiralty into forming the WRNS to substitute women for men in certain jobs. The first Wrens served from 1917-1919 and at the peak there was some 5,000 of them working in different fields. Some 75,000 women served in the WRENS during WW2 carrying out a wide variety of tasks. This book offers a comprehensive history of the WRNS from its inception until the 1990s, £7.95

8799. MASON, Ursula. S.: THE WRENS 1917-1977. A History of the Women's Royal Naval Service.
Educational Explorers. 1977 1st. 160pp. 69 ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. 'Release a Man for Sea Service' was the outcry in 1917, when the deteriorating manpower situation drove the Admiralty into forming the WRNS to substitute women for men in certain jobs. The first Wrens served from 1917-1919 and at the peak there was some 5,000 of them working in different fields. Some 75,000 women served in the WRENS during WW2 carrying out a wide variety of tasks. This book off £4.95

4876. MASSIE Robert.K.: DREADNOUGHT. Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War.
Pimlico. 1994 xxxi. + 1007pp. 44 ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover. This monumental yet very readable study tells the story of the arms race between Britain and Germany, from the 1890s to 1914, with pen portraits of the political and naval establishments of Germany and England. The book is divided into five parts:- The German Challenge - The End of Splendid Isolation - The Navy - Britain and Germany: Politics, Growing Tension, 1906-10 - The Road to Armageddon. £6.95

7896. MASTERS, David.: UP PERISCOPE.
Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1942 1st. 176pp. 15 ills. 22x14. Titles dull, front hinge strengthened , o/w contents VG. Describes the wartime exploits and various incidents involving the British Spearfish, Salmon, Snapper, Sturgeon, Truant, Triumph, Ursula, Cachelot, Tigris, Unity, Thunderbolt, Sunfish, Sealion, H-44, Rorqual, Utmost, Regent, Thrasher, Upholder and the Polish submarine Wilk. £3.00

1651. MATHEW, David: BRITISH SEAMEN.. Britain in Pictures series.
Collins. 1943 1st. 48pp. 8 plates in colour & 26 ills in black & white. 23x16. VG. This well illustrated book looks at some of the major British naval commanders from the 16th to the 20th century. £2.00

1649. MATHEW, David: THE NAVAL HERITAGE.
Collins. 1945. xxiii. + 264pp. 8 ills. 22x14. VG. The major part of this study of the British Navy and its commanders, concentrates on the period from the beginning of the Hanovarian Navy in the 18th century to the early 1900s. £2.85

1652. MATTINGLY, Garrett.: THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA.
Reprint Society. 1961. 415pp. 15 ills. 19x13. VG+. This authoritative account of the Spanish Armada covers every aspect of the enterprise, from the Spanish plans of the operations to the wrecking of Spanish ships on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland after the battle. £3.75

11298. MAY W.E.: THE BOATS OF MEN-OF-WAR
Chatham. 1999. 128pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book chronicles the history of ship's boats in the Royal Navy, with descriptions of the boats themselves - their sizes and types - methods of hoisting and stowing them aboard ship, the design and construction of the boats, their fittings, rigs and armament - guns, howitzers, and even Congreve rockets. Illustrated with numerous photographs and with the largest collection of original naval boat draughts ever published. £12.50

13576. McCART Neil.: HMS GLORY 1945-1961.
Maritime. 2002 1st. vi. + 119pp. Profusely illustrated. 25x20. As new, Mint in Mint d/j. £7.95

6882. McCONVILLE, Michael. (Editor).: TELL IT TO THE MARINES. A Royal Marines Ragbag.
Cross. 1993 1st. 112pp. Ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. ' In this book of Marines' tales are many such stories that may well be apocryphal and almost certainly embriodered with the telling over the decades'. In it there is much to laugh over, even though their sense of humour may well be against themselves. £5.00

4179. McGEOCH, Vice Admiral Sir Ian.: AN AFFAIR OF CHANCES. A Submariner's Odyssey 1939-1945.
IWM. 1991 1st. * 223pp. Prof ills. 25x18. An unmarked copy Fine in Fine d/j. McGeoch commanded the submarine Splendid until she was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1943. After being rescued and made prisoner by the Italians, McGeoch escaped from Italy to Switzerland, and later through occupied France to Spain, before returning to Britain exactly a year after his capture. The author's adventures are fully described. £9.00

2704. McGOWAN, Alan.: SAILOR. A Pictorial History. Life Aboard the World's Fighting Ships from the Beginnings of Photography to the Present Day - 1840-1976.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 175pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 29x22. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. Illustrated with some 230 photographs, this superb pictorial record shows more graphically than could be managed merely with text, the life of the sailor from the hard-done by sailor of Victorian times to the sailors of the 1970s. The book is concerned with their dress, conditions of service, food, accommodation, leave and discipline, etc. £7.50

11347. McILWAIN, John.: HMS WARRIOR. Britain's First and Last Iron-Hulled Warship.
Pitkin 1991. 29pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover.. An informative and well illustrated history and guide to HMS Warrior. Illustrated with a superb collection of black/white and colour photographs, and aa double-page cutaway in colour. £2.85

4147. McILWAIN, John.: HMS WARRIOR. Britain's First and Last Iron-Hulled Warship.
Pitkin 1995. 29pp. Prof ills. 24x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. An informative and well illustrated history and guide to HMS Warrior. Illustrated with a superb collection of black/white and colour photographs, and a double-page cutaway in colour. £2.50

5360. McKEE, Alexander: AGAINST THE ODDS. Battles at Sea, 1591 - 1949.
Souvenir Press 1991 1st. xii. + 272pp. 32 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author describes 26 sea battles, both famous as well as the lesser known actions. Beginning with Grenville's action in the Revenge and finishing with the escape of the Amethyst, the book includes the Battle of Basque Roads, thye Duel off Valparaiso, Battle of Tsushima, Coronel & Falklands, Rawalpindi's gallant fight against the Scharnhorst; Jervis Bay versus the Scheer; exploits of Mystery Ship 290, etc, etc. £4.95

1206. McKEE. Alexander.: THE QUEEN'S CORSAIR. Drake's Journey of Circumnavigation 1577-1580.
Souvenir. 1978 1st. 320pp. 18 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. A detailed account of Drake's circumnavigation of the globe, intertwined with a close study of Drake himself. £4.95

10224. McMURTRIE F.E.: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Including Forces of British Dominions Overseas. 1945
Sampson Low. 1945 272pp.. Prof ills. 13x19. Binding rubbed & a bit faded, o/w contents VG. . Gives details of every warship class and lists each class member in service at date. Information includes a description of each class, dimensions, armament, machinery, tonnage, protection, appearance, alterations, dates, builders, etc. List of War Losses. Well illustrated with photographs. £3.85

14971. MEARNS, David & WHITE, Rob.: HOOD AND BISMARCK. Deep-Sea Discovery of an Epic Battle.
Channel 4. 2001 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. Maps. 26x19. Hardback edition. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of the Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of the Bismarck. As well as tracing the history of these two vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, the book chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book sheds new light on the cataclysmic final battles of the Hood and the Bismarck and is a real gem for anyone interested in naval history. £10.00

14618. MEARNS, David & WHITE, Rob.: HOOD AND BISMARCK. Deep-Sea Discovery of an Epic Battle.
Channel 4. 2001 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. Maps. 26x19. Hardback edition. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of the Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of the Bismarck. As well as tracing the history of these two vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, the book chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book sheds new light on the cataclysmic final battles of the Hood and the Bismarck and is a real gem for anyone interested in naval history. £8.50

4929. MEARNS, David & WHITE, Rob.: HOOD AND BISMARCK. Deep-Sea Discovery of an Epic Battle.
Channel 4. 2001 1st. 224pp. Prof ills. Maps. 26x19. Hardcover. Above-average ex-library. VG in VG d/j Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of the Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of the Bismarck. As well as tracing the history of these two vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, the book chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book sheds new light on the cataclysmic final battles of the Hood and the Bismarck and is a real gem for anyone interested in naval history. £6.50

13143. MEISTER, Jurg.: THE SOVIET NAVY. Volume Two (Navies of the Second World War).
Macdonald. 1972 1st. . 151pp. Prof ills. 11x15. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This volume deals with the smaller units of the Soviet Navy and miscellaneous vessels, including minesweepers, gunboats, escorts, patrol craft, mercantile conversions, etc, etc. £5.65

10989. MELLERSH H.E.L.: FITZROY OF THE BEAGLE.
Hart-Davis. 1968 1st. 308pp. 12 ills 22x14. .An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. A meticulously researched biography of the captain of the reseach vessel HMS Beagle. Fitzroy was a brilliant surveyor inventor of the Fitzroy barometer and headed the first national meterological service. £11.50

14790. MERRILL, James M.: QUARTER-DECK AND FO'C'S'LE.
Rand McNally 1963 1st. 509pp. Illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 24x16. A nice copy:- VG+ in G+ d/j. £11.00

9659. MIDDLEBROOK Martin. & MAHONEY Patrick.: BATTLESHIP. The Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
Allen Lane. 1977 1st. x. + 366pp. 34 ills. 22x14. VG+ VG+ d/j. This exhaustive account concentrates on the actual sinking of the two ships & uses eyewitness accounts as well as making full use of official British & Japanese documents to provide an accurate and vivid record of their final battle. Comprehensive appendices. £6.50

3631. MIDDLEBROOK, Martin.: CONVOY. The Battle for Convoys SC.122 & HX.229.
Allen Lne. 1978 1st. vi. +378pp. 35 ills. 8 maps. 3 diags. 22x14. Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A full and thorough account of the events surrounding the two convoys which sailed in March 1943, the month the Germans came close to winning the Battle of the Atlantic. List of Merchant Ships: List of Local & Ocean Escort Groups: List of U-boats involved: List of German U-boats destroyed, September 1939 - May 1945. £6.95

14258. MILDREN, James.: THE INCREDIBLE ARMADA.
Devon Books. 1988 1st 40pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x18. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A short account of the Spanish Armada, including biographies of Devon's, Francis Drake and John Hawkins. Very well illustrated. £4.00

3202. MILES, Peter: A GIFT OF OBSERVATION.
Buckland. 1988 1st. 84pp. Prof ills. 22x30. Fine in Fine d/j. Some 50 watercolour sketches painted by a serving naval officer in WW2, illustrate ships and incidents witnessed by him, linked together by a narrative which is somewhat autobiographical, but which gives the background to each of the incidents depicted. Miles served in the cruiser Newcastle, the destroyer Versatile, submarines Clyde, Volatile and Sanguine. and the frigate Burghead Bay, each of which is represented in the colour paintings. A superb book. £7.95

1112. MILLER, David: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MODERN SUB HUNTERS.
Salamandar. 1984 1st 160pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x12. Fine in pictorial hardback cvr. Describes many of the world's Anti-Submarine Surface Ships; Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines; Conventional Attack Submarines; Anti-Submarine Fixed Wing Aircraft; ASW Helicopters; ASW Weapon Systems. The various surface vessels, submarines, aircraft & weapons, are fully described & illustrated in colour. £3.00

15117. MILLER. Francis Trevelyan.: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. Part Six. THE NAVIES.
Castle Books. no date (c 1957) 322pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x19. An unmarked hardback copy; Fine in G+ d/j. £18.00

7745. MILLOT, Bernard.: DIVINE THUNDER. The Life & Death of the Kamikazes.
Macdonald. 1971 1st. * vii. + 243pp. 28 ills. Plans & maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in VG d/j. The Japanese suicide attacks began during the Battle of Leyte Gulf where American carriers where the main targets. Later massed kamikaze attacks became the main form of attack on the US fleet during the assault on Okinawa early in 1945. This book provides a detailed and vivid account theie exploits. £5.75

13787. MILNE-TYTE, Robert: ARMADA. The Planning, The Battle and After.
Hale 1988 1st 160pp. 21x14. An unmarked first edition copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. £4.00

6911. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (NAVY).: STAFF REPORTING PROCEDURE (For Use with Technical & Drawing Office Classes).
ESL. 1970. xiv. + 198pp. 12x18. VG in creased/marked card cover. Staff reporting : Problems: Training : Case Studies £1.50

3074. MITSURU, Yoshida: REQUIEM FOR BATTLESHIP YAMATO.
BCA. 1999 lxii. + 152pp. 11 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. The author, who served as a junior officer in the giant Japanese battleship Yamato, gives a first-hand account of her final battle in April 1945, when, with 3,500 men on board, she set out to attack American forces on Okinawa. £4.95

2172. MOHR U. & SELLWOOD A.V.: ATLANTIS. The Story of a German Surface Raider.
Hutchinson 1972 xx. + 246pp. 26 ills. 22x14. Ex-library, some internal marks - a good reading copy in permanently affixed d/j. The German armed raider Atlantis completed the longest war cruise in naval history by staying at sea for 655 days and steaming 100,000 miles, before she was eventually sunk by HMS Dorsetshire. This account, by a German officer who served aboard the raider, describes her wartime exploits. £3.85

14700. MOIR G.D.: THE HISTORY OF THE FALKLANDS.
Privately published 1993. 54pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Piece snipped from upper corner of title page (no loss of text), otherwise VG+ in VG+ card cover. Signed by author and with letter from the author. £2.50

3378. MONSARRAT, Nicholas: THE CRUEL SEA.
Cassell. 1953 . 416pp. Map. 20x14. Spots of foxing to edges, otherwise VG in VG d/j. Written by a former corvette captain, this tale of the war fought by a Flower class corvette in the Atlantic, is widely regarded as one of the finest novels of the war. £4.95

353. MOORE J.E. Captain RN.: WARSHIPS OF THE SOVIET NAVY.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1981 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in VG+ d/j. A former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence and editor of Jane's Fighting Ships, asseses the capabilities and weaknesses of the ships of the Soviet Navy in this comprehensive, and detailed study of its warships. £5.50

4920. MOORE, John .E.Captain RN: JANE'S POCKET BOOK OF MAJOR WARSHIPS.
1973 1st. vii. + 279pp. Prof ills. 11x18. Binding and contents Very Good. . Around 250 classes of warships are divided into 16 main types. Information for each class includes displacement, dimensions, guns and other weapons, main machinery, speed, complement, range, building dates. Each class is illustrated with a drawing making clear specific points of detail. £3.85

7801. MOORE, John Captain R.N. (Editor): JANE'S NAVAL REVIEW 1985.
174pp. Prof ills. 28x21. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover. Eighteen subjects featured in this volume including- Red Sea mines: Soviet Submarine Incursions: Soviet Special Forces at work in the Baltic; Soviet Submarines; Red Sea Mines, The French Navy, Submarine Incursions, Venezuela's Navy, etc, etc. £6.95

10700. MOORE, John, Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1987-88
Jane's Yearbooks. 736pp Prof ills. 33x22. An unmarked copy: Binding VG+ & contents Near-Fine The standard reference of the world's navies. £19.00

12898. MOORE, John, Captain RN.: JANE'S WARSAW PACT WARSHIPS HANDBOOK.
Jane's. 1986 1st. 208pp. Profusely illustrated. 12x19. Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. £6.85

13812. MOORE, John, Captain RN.: NATO WARSHIPS HANDBOOK.
Jane's. 1986 1st. 447pp. Profusely illustrated. 12x19. An unmarked copy :- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £5.00

10278. MORGAN M.C.: FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1886-1914.
Collins. 1979. Britain in Modern Times Series. 128pp. 18x12. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This account gives a clear picture of the men and events that dominated international affairs at a time when Britain could no longer command the unrivalled economic and naval strength upon which the empire had been built. £2.85

6427. MORLEY. Sam: 99 YEARS OF NAVY. From Victoria to V.E.Day through Three Pairs of Eyes.
Quiller. 1995 1st. ix. + 198pp. 46 ills. 24x16. Lower corners of the first 30 or so pagesslightly bumped, otherwise VG+ in Fine d/j. Signed by author .A trilogy. Sam Morley, author of the third book, and editor of the other two describes six years of war service - mostly in destroyers. The first book describes the career of Lt-Cmdr W.E.Woods RN, who served in the RN for 50 years, and saw service in HMS Bellerophon during WW1. The second book describes the experiences of CPO Bill Dunlevy who survived the sinking of HMS Exeter, and, as a Japanese POW, watched the second atom bomb fall on Nagasaki. Although designed as a trilogy a fourth story was added describing the mayhem of the Dieppe Raid in 1942, by a Marine Commando. Paul McGrath. £8.50

8549. MORRIS, Eric: THE RUSSIAN NAVY. Myth & Reality.
Hamish Hamilton. 1977 1st. 150pp. 22x14. Above-average ex-lib, VG in Near-Fine d/j. A detailed examination of the ships of the Russian Navy in service at date, together with a penetrating study of Russian maritime policy. £4.00

5338. MORRISS, Roger: NELSON. The Life and Letters of a Hero.
Collins & Brown. 1996 1st. * 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x26. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Through his letters letters to his wife, his fellow officers and Emma Hamilton, this book, which comes as close as possible to the autobiography he never wrote, interweaves the story of Nelson's naval career and his heroism in action, with the colourful and controversial events of his personal life. Very well illustrated. £8.00

11702. MORRISS, Roger & SAXBY, Richard C.: THE CHANNEL FLEET AND THE BLOCKADE OF BREST, 1793-1801. (Publications of the Navy Records Society. Vol. 141.
Ashgate. 2001. xii. + 700pp. Frontis. Maps. 23x15. An unmarked copy: Binding & contents Fine.. (Published without d/j). £15.95

10112. MORTON. H.V: ATLANTIC MEETING. An Account of Mr Churchill's voyage in HMS August 1941, and the Conference with President Roosevelt which resulted in the Atlantic Charter.
Methuen. 1945. 160pp. 17 ills. Endp maps. 19x13. VG. A journalist who travelled with Winston Churchill in the Prince of Wales describes the voyage to and from America and the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill £2.00

5777. MOULTON J.L.: BATTLE FOR ANTWERP.
BCA. 1978. 208pp. 70 ills. 17 maps. 22x14. Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A full and detailed account of the hard-fought batlles to liberate the city; the naval operations in the area; and the opening of the Scheldt in 1944. £6.50

9763. NAISH, George P.B.: NELSON'S LETTERS TO HIS WIFE. And Other Documents 1785-1831.
Published in conjunction with the Navy Records Society by Routledge & Keegan Paul. 1958 1st. xxxiii + 617pp. 18 plates.. 7 facsimilies. 2 Family Trees. 2 Maps. 24x16. VG in slightly frayed thin card cover ( a pre-production copy). £11.00

1121. NESBIT, Roy Conyers.: COASTAL COMMAND IN ACTION 1939-1945.
Budding. 2000. ix. + 182pp. Prof ills. 27x19. An unmarked copy, as new - Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Using the extensive archives held at the Public Record Office, the author has brought to light more than 180 photographs taken by Coastal Command crews during WW2. They include some of the most remarkable pictures of the war, illustrating in vivid detail the actions fought by Coastal Command against U-boats, enemy warships, merchant ships and aircraft, over six years of war. Each photograph is accompanied by an exhaustively researched caption. £9.85

2211. NEWCOMBE, Richard .F.: ABANDON SHIP !
Quality Book Club. nd (c 1960). * 215pp. Endp maps. 221x4. VG in VG d/j. The dramatic story of the greatest single ship disaster in the history of the U.S.Navy - the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, flagship of the Fifth Fleet in the closing stages of the Pacific War. Hit by three torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine, the ship sank in half hour. Of her complement of 1,196 officers and men, almost 900 got off, but it was not until four days later that the authorities realised that she was lost. By the time rescue eventually arrived only 300 men were still alive. £4.00

9676. NEWTON R.N.: PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF WARSHIPS.
Longmans, Green. 1949 xv. + 318pp. Profusely illustrated with drawings, diagrams, plans, etc (some folding). 25x17. Binding VG, contents VG+. Prize label. Apprentice's First Prize. HMS Caledonia, Rosyth. Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.. This standard work covers the construction and building methods of every part of a warship. £7.50

170. NICHOLLS, Bob.: BLUEJACKETS AND BOXERS. Australia's Naval Expedition to the Boxer Uprising.
Allen & Unwin. 1986 1st. xi. +164pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 25x19. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book provides a full and detailed account of the experiences of the 350-strong Australian Naval Expedition which was sent to China in 1900 to help crush the Boxer Rebellion. Includes technical and armament details of the cruiser HMS Protector. Illustrated with 150 photographs. £14.00

1678. NORDHOFF, Charles & HALL, James Norman: MEN AGAINST THE SEA.
Blackie. nd (c 1960s). 206pp. Ills. 20x14. VG+. A dramatised account of the Bounty mutiny, pieced together from official records. £3.00

14207. NORDHOFF, Charles & HALL, James Norman: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Little, Brown. nd (c 1970s). 383pp. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j.A dramatised account of the Bounty mutiny, pieced together from official records. £4.95

3381. O'BRIAN, Patrick.: BLUE AT THE MIZZEN.
Harper Collins. 1999 . 222pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near- Fine in Near-Fine 0d/j. A n Aubrey/Maturin adventure. £4.50

4810. O'KANE H. Rear-Admiral U.S.N.: CLEAR THE BRIDGE ! The War Patrols of the USS Tang.
Macdonald & Jane's. 1978. . 480pp. 17 ills. Maps/Charts. Endp maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. . The author commanded the American submarine Tang throughout her brief but action-packed career. From her first war patrol in January 1944, to her tragic loss only 9 months later, the Tang sank an average of one enemy ship every 11 days, and during a surface attack off Formosa, she penetrated a Japanese convoy and sank five ships in 70 minutes. £12.50

2712. OLLARD, Richard: FISHER AND CUNNINGHAM. A Study of the Personalities of the Churchill era.
Constable. 1991 1st. 192pp. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Fisher and Cunningham were First Sea Lords and Admirals of the Fleet. Both, in different wars served under Churchill and both by general consent towered over the Navy of their day. £9.00

11325. OLLARD, Richard.: MAN OF WAR. Sir Robert Holmes and the Restoration Navy.
Phoenix. 2001. 240pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Holmes came into prominence in 1663 when in command of a British squadron, he occupied Dutch settlements on the west coast of Africa, and the Dutch settlement in America of Nieuw Amsterdam, renaming it New York. During the Second Dutch War he commanded the Revenge at the Battle of Lowestoft. After the St.James's Day battle in 1666, Holmes operated with his squadron off the Dutch coast during which some 170 merchant ships were discovered at anchor in the Vlie River and were burnt by boats of the English fleet. £6.50

1680. OMAN, Carola: NELSON.
Reprint Society. 1950 ix. + 596pp. 4 ills. 6 maps. 19x13. VG+ A major study on the life and career of Horatio Nelson is now regarded as a standard work. £3.00

1679. OMAN, Carola.: NELSON.
History Book Club. 1971. x. + 612pp. 4 ills. 6 maps. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. Now regarded as a standard work, this major study offers a complete account of Nelson's life and career. £6.00

8764. OMMANNEY F.D.: FLAT - TOP. The Story of an Escort Carrier.
Longmans. 1945 1st. 63pp. 11 ills. 19x12. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lt.Cmdr Ommanney, a Fleet Air Arm pilot who served on board a "Woolworth" carrier during an Arctic convoy comprising some 50 vessels, offers a vivid account of life aboard ship. £5.50

14625. OWEN, Charles: PLAIN YARNS FROM THE FLEET. The Spirit of the Royal Navy during its Twentieth- Century Heyday.
Wrens Park. 1999. x. + 212pp. Ills. 25x18. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author looks at the Royal Navy from 1900 to 1945. What was the Navy doing in those days, how did its people function, and when the greatest test came in 1939, was the Navy up to it? With the help of anecdotes, eye-witness accounts and reminiscences, archival material and published works, the author paints a broad and vivid view of the Royal Navy in this challenging era. £5.85

1124. OWEN, Charles: PLAIN YARNS FROM THE FLEET. The Spirit of the Royal Navy during its Twentieth- Century Heyday.
Wrens Park. 1999. x. + 212pp. Ills. 25x18. Fine in Fine d/j. The author looks at the Royal Navy from 1900 to 1945. What was the Navy doing in those days, how did its people function, and when the greatest test came in 1939, was the Navy up to it? With the help of anecdotes, eye-witness accounts and reminiscences, archival material and published works, the author paints a broad and vivid view of the Royal Navy in this challenging era. £6.85

14629. PACK S.W.C.: OPERATION HUSKY. The Allied Invasion of Sicily.
Hippocrene 1977 1st. 186pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Provides in narrative form a detailed account of the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. £9.00

15088. PACK S.W.C.: OPERATION HUSKY. The Allied Invasion of Sicily.
Hippocrene 1977 1st. 186pp. Illustrated. 22x14. Near-Fine in VG d/j. Provides in narrative form a detailed account of the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. £6.95

3474. PACK S.W.C.: SEA POWER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN..
Barker. 1971 1st. ix. + 260pp. 31 ills. 10 maps/figs. Above-average ex-lib, VG in VG d/j. A study of the struggle for Sea Power in the Mediterranean from the 17th Century to the Present Day £4.50

12853. PACK S.W.C.: THE BATTLE OF SIRTE. (Sea Battles in Close-Up - 15).
Ian Allan. 1975 1st. 144pp. Prof ills. 7 maps. 18x12. Above-average ex-library. VG in VG d/j. A description of both battles of Sirte, but mainly the second, where Vian skilfully drove off the stronger Italian force. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham described the latter as "one of the most brilliant actions of the war". £5.25

13203. PACK S.W.C. Captain RN.: BRITANNIA AT DARTMOUTH.
Alvin Redman 1966 1st. 326pp. 29 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Britannia Magazine review copy; spots of foxing to prelims, o/w VG+ in VG d/j. In this history of of the naval college, the author has captured the atmosphere of life in the Britannia, and the book is greatly enlived by personal anecdotes from 'old boys' £7.50

3271. PACK, James. Captain RN.: NELSON'S BLOOD. The Story of Naval Rum.
Mason. 1982 200pp. Prof ills. 23x15. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Hard-cover edition. . When the Admiralty decided to abolish naval rum in 1970, so ended a tradition that stretched back 300 years. The enjoyable account of the history of the tot reflects life in the Royal Navy from 1655 onwards. £7.85

2975. PACKER, Joy.: DEEP AS THE SEA.
Eyre Methuen. 1976 1st. x. + 246pp. 13 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy. Fine in Fine d/j A biography of Admiral H.A.Packer, told partly through his logs and diaries and partly through letters. His naval career lasted from 1907 to 1953, during which he saw action at Jutland, commanded the cruisers Calcutta, Manchester ,Warspite and the gunnery school Excellent. He took part in the hunting down of the Bismarck and later led the defeated Italian Fleet into Malta. After the war he was appointed C.-in-C Atlantic. £5.85

1213. PADFIELD, Peter: NELSON'S WAR.
BCA. 1976. . 200pp. Prof ills. 25x17. An excellent unmarked copy- Fine in VG+ d/j. Between 1793 and 1805 a series of naval battles fought against France gained for Great Britain what later historians were to call the 'Empire of the Seas'. This period of almost unrelieved blockade and battle culminating at Trafalgar can only be viewed as one of the great turning points in History. It saw the emergence of revolutionary fleet tactics by the British, created by a series of outstanding admirals, Howe, Jervis, Duncan and Nelson. The author gives detailed accounts of the battles at Camperdown, the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and throws new and controversial light on the battle tactics of these famous actions to show just how unconventional they became £7.50

885. PADFIELD, Peter.: RULE BRITANNIA. The Victorian & Edwardian Navy.
Routledge. 1981 1st. 246pp. 97 ills. 24x16. Hardback edition. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. . The Royal Navy in the 19th & early 20th century was a legendary force: it claimed supremacy in every ocean, policed the empire & provided the force behind Britain's power in the world. During the period the Navy was completely transformed from the wooden walls of Nelson's time to the steel ships which fought at Jutland. The book penetrates beneath the legend: It examines the Navy's tasks & looks at the backgrounds to legends that have accumulated about the Royal Navy; describes life in the wardroom & on the lower deck; and illustrates the lives and attitudes of both officers & men of the Royal Navy. £9.00

12328. PALMER, John.: LUCK ON MY SIDE. The Diaries & Reflections of a Young Wartime Sailor. 1939-1945.
Leo Cooper. 2002 1st. 164pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, - Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The author spent the greater part of the war on convoy escort duties during the height of the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. He served in the corvette Clematis (and he well describes the Clematis' near suicidal action against the Admiral Hippe), , the frigate Exe, and finally, the sloop Amethyst. £9.75

15084. PALMER, John.: LUCK ON MY SIDE. The Diaries & Reflections of a Young Wartime Sailor. 1939-1945.
Leo Cooper. 2002 1st. 164pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. The author spent the greater part of the war on convoy escort duties during the height of the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. He served in the corvette Clematis (and he well describes the Clematis' near suicidal action against the Admiral Hippe), , the frigate Exe, and finally, the sloop Amethyst. £7.00

13497. PARKER, John: TASK FORCE. Untold Stories of the Heroes of the Royal Navy.
Headline. 2003 1st. 376pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. £8.75

5528. PARKER, John.: THE SILENT SERVICE. The Inside Story of the Royal Navy's Submarine Heroes.
Headline. 2001 1st. * viii. + 294pp. 41 ills. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. More than 5,000 British submariners died in the service in their country during two World Wars. The author draws heavily on the personal testimony of men involved in outstanding episodes, and tragedies, to give a fresh insight into wartime actions and episodes involving Royal Navy submarines. £7.00

1667. PARKINSON, C Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
BCA. 1977 199pp. 33 ills. Charts. 24x16. Fine in torn d/j. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.75

13239. PARKINSON, C.Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
Sutton. 1997 178pp. 33 ills. 7 maps . 24x17 Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.00

533. PARKINSON, C.Northcote: BRITANNIA RULES. The Classic Age of Naval History, 1795-1815.
Sutton. 1997 178pp. 33 ills. 7 maps . 24x17 An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Describes the activities of the Royal Navy during the most outstanding period in naval history, that began with the Wars of the French Revolution and ended with the Battle of Algiers. £4.75

13196. PARTRIDGE, Michael: THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OSBORNE. A History 1903-21.
Royal Naval Museum/Sutton Publishing. 1999 1st. viii. + 184pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new::- Fine in Fine d/j. Based on research from official sources as well as from reminiscences of cadets who were there, this book charts the history of the Royal Naval College Osborne. The author also examines the college's organisation and structure, the selection procedure and the reasons for its closure in 1921. £15.75

13575. PATERSON, Lawrence: SECOND U-BOAT FLOTILLA
Leo Cooper 2003 1st. xiv. + 274pp. Illustrated. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.00

8441. PEARCE, Frank: LAST CALL FOR HMS EDINBURGH. A Story of the Russian Convoys.
Collins. 1982 1st 200pp. 18 ills. Map. 22x14.An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. When HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea in May 1942, it was one of the heaviest single blows suffered by the Royal Navy in escorting convoys to Russia. Edinburgh's final battle and the fate of her survivors is vividly described. £6.85

5435. PEARCE, Frank.: HEROES OF THE FOURTH SERVICE.
Hale. 1996 1st. * 192pp. 24 ills. 5 maps. 22x14. Above-average Ex-library. VG in VG d/j. . This is a gripping account of some of the experiences of the men of the Merchant Service in WW2. The stories, presented in graphic detail, are taken directly from reports given by crew members of vessels involved in the actions described. Chapters cover:- The San Demetrio: Arctic Convoys: The sinking of ss Empire Howard: The CAM Ship - Empire Lawrence: The Commodre's Ship - ss River Afton: The Niger Affair: Battle of the Atlantic: The Merchant Ship - The mv Hopetarn: The mv Shillong: The Convoy that Saved Malta £6.95

11768. PEARS, Randolph. Cmdr R.N.: YOUNG SEA DOGS. Some Adventures of Midshipmen of the Fleet.
Putnam. 1960 1st. 251pp. 9 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Very Good + d/j. The naval midshipman has always cut an intriguing figure - certainly not a rating, yet hardly an officer: more than a youth, yet not quite a man. This book includes accounts of the early days at sea of men who later became distinguished Admirals, and full accounts of heroic episodes of midshipmen in action. £7.00

7398. PERLMUTTER T. (Editor).: WAR MACHINES - SEA.
Octopus. 1976 1st. * 140pp. Prof ills. 29x21. Fine in VG d/j. This profusely illustrated book charts the important stages in naval development, from the early seafarers to the ships of the nuclear age. £4.00

9903. PERRETT, Bryan.: GUNBOAT! Small Ships at War.
Cassell. 2000 1st. 224pp. 35 ills. 24x16. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Often commanded by junior officers, gunboats saw service across the world, and the events recorded here include conflicts in China, Argentina, the Crimea, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, stretching from the Burma war in 1824,and throughthe two World Wars £5.85

10812. PHILBRICK, Nathaniel.: SEA OF GLORY. The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838 -1842.
Harper Collins. 2004 1st. xxv. + 452pp. Ills. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new: Mint in Mint d/j. Tells the story of a surprisingly little-known 19th century operation that explored vast tracts of the Pacific Ocean, including a new southern continenet soon to be called Antarctica. The United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838 comprised 6 sailing ships and 346 men. The expedition surveyed well over 200 Pacific islands and created nearly 200 charts, however, 2 ships and 28 men came to grief, and the expedition ended in a series of acrimonious courts-martial. £6.85

13047. PHILLIPS C.E.L.: COCKLESHELL HEROES.
Heinemann. 1956 1st. ix. + 252pp. Frontis + 33 illustrations. Endp maps. 22x14. Spine bumped, otherwise binding and contents VG. The raid on enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour by a small team of Royal Marines in 1942, was later described by a German officer as "the outstanding commando raid of the war". This book tells the story of the raid and its tragic aftermath. £4.00

6820. PHILLIPS, Jo, Cmdr RN.: A BLOODY-MINDED SAILOR.
Privately published. 1984 1st. 112pp. Ills. 21x15. Fine in Fine d/j. Autobiography of a career officer. After leaving Dartmouth in 1932, the author joined Royal Sovereign where he stayed until 1935. He began the war in Nelson, moved to Manchester in 1940, then became Signals Officer on Medway in Alexandria. He was sunk in Huntley in 1941 then served as Flag Lieutenant. This was followed by brief service in Renown, Malaya and Eagle, as a staff Signals Officer based at Gibraltar before moving to the Liverpool Escort Force. Further attachments followed to the Mulberry project then Londonderry before he saw out the war in the East Indies. £9.00

6804. PHILLIPSON, David: BAND OF BROTHERS. Boy Seamen in the Royal Navy 1800 - 1956.
Sutton. 1996 1st. * x. + 150pp. 27 ills. 25x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. The first part of the book charts the history of boy seamen in the Royal Navy from 1800, beginning with the evolution from the 18th century 'Officers Servant' through to its abolition in 1956. It tells the story of HMS Ganges, a byword on the lower deck for rigorous - not to say - harsh discipline, which was the toughest of the boy seamen training establishments. The second part is a graphic personal account of the author's own experiences at HMS Ganges as a boy trainee in 1947, to his service as a boy seamen in HMS Ulster and the 'Battle' class destroyer HMS St. James. £9.00

11166. PITT, Barry.: SPECIAL BOAT SQUADRON. The Story of the SBS in the Mediterranean.
Century. 1983 1st. 212pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. Fine in VG d/j. . A full and detailed account of the SBS forces which fought the Germans in the Aegean, Adriatic and Italy during World War 2. £4.50

5854. PITT, Barry.: SPECIAL BOAT SQUADRON. The Story of the SBS in the Mediterranean.
Century. 1983 1st. 212pp. Ills. Maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. . A full and detailed account of the SBS forces which fought the Germans in the Aegean, Adriatic and Italy during World War 2. £4.95

14146. POCOCK, Tom: SAILOR KING. The Life of King William IV.
Sinclair-Stevenson 1991 1st. xv. + 254pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost like new: Fine in Fine d/j. £9.00

273. POCOCK, Tom.: NELSON AND HIS WORLD.
BCA. 1974 143pp. 130 ills. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- VG+ in slightly torn d/j. A biography of Nelson that also looks at his family and the environment in which he grew up. £4.50

12637. POCOCK. Tom: HORATIO NELSON.
The Bodley Head 1987 1st. xx. + 364pp. 24x16. Above-average ex-library VG in VG d/j. Written with authority, this outstanding work provides one of the finest accounts of Nelson’s personal life and naval career. £5.50

12831. POLMAR, Norman: GUIDE TO THE SOVIET NAVY. Third Edition.
N&A 1984 139pp. 24x18. Prof ills. Endp maps. Fine in d/j. This comprehensive overview of the Soviet Navy of the 1980s, offers detailed and profusely illustrated guide of Soviet warships in service at date. £9.00

3484. POLMAR, Norman: SOVIET NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS 1982.
Arms & Armour. 1982. 138pp. Prof ills. Illustrated endpapers. 26x18. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This authoritative survey of Soviet naval developments is based on reports prepared at the direction of the Chief of Naval Intelligence and Chief of Information. Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. It describes the various classes and types of Soviet surface ships and submarines produced at date, as well as covering many other aspects of the Soviet navy. Chapters are headed:- Soviet Naval Policy: The Soviet Navy: Soviet Naval Hardware: Soviet Naval Personnel: Other Soviet Maritime Activities. Profusely illustrated. £9.00

6894. POLMAR, Norman.: THE U.S. NAVY TODAY. Volume I.
Arms & Armour. 1985 1st. 72pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A wide-ranging, contemporary pictorial survey of the ships of the US Navy , illustrated with 120 photographs accompanied by informative captions £2.50

3751. POOLMAN, Kenneth: ALLIED ESCORT CARRIERS OF WORLD WAR TWO - IN ACTION.
Blandford. 1988 1st. * 272pp. Prof ills. 28x22. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. This comprehensive account of the many actions involving Allied escort carriers during World War 2, relies heavily on the personal experiences of ex-naval airmen. Illustrated with more than 400 photographs, drawings & maps. £11.50

7660. POOLMAN, Kenneth: ILLUSTRIOUS.
Kimber. 1953 1st. 246pp. 32 ills. 22x14. VG in G d/j. An operational history. HMS Illustrious saw much action during the war, including Taranto, and was herself heavily damaged by dive-bombers. £6.95

10122. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ARK ROYAL.
Tempus. 2000. 128pp. 20 ills. . 24x15. Mint in Mint pictorial card cover. The story of one of the best-loved and best-fought ships to fly the white ensign. The carrier saw much service during the war and her aircraft were involved in numerous actions, until Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in November 1941. £4.00

14661. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ARK ROYAL.
Tempus. 2000. 128pp. 20 ills. . 24x15. Near-Fine in Mint pictorial card cover. The story of one of the best-loved and best-fought ships to fly the white ensign. The carrier saw much service during the war and her aircraft were involved in numerous actions, until Ark Royal was torpedoed and sunk in November 1941. £3.50

10442. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ESCORT CARRIER 1941-1945. An Account of the British Escort Carriers in Trade Protection.
Ian Allan. 1972 1st. 160pp. 91 ills. 24x16. VG in VG d/j. The Admiralty converted a small captured German merchantman into a makeshift carrier for trade protection, and selected four British Merchant hulls for conversion. More were subsequently ordered from America. These 'Woolworth Carriers', as they were called, and their crews, played a vital part in Allied protection in the Atlantic and Arctic. Very well illustrated. £9.50

10747. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: ESCORT CARRIERS OF WORLD WAR TWO. Warships Fotofax
Arms & Armour. 1989. 43pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Contains some 84 photographs with captions, depicting both British and American escort carriers in World War 2. £5.00

6593. POOLMAN, Kenneth.: HMS KELLY.
Kimber. 1954 1st, 219pp. 19 ills. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Titles dull. otherwise conents VG. Describes the career of this famous destroyer commanded by Lord Mountbatten. £2.50

5143. POPE, Dudley.: THE GREAT GAMBLE. Nelson at Copenhagen.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1972 1st. vi. + 579pp. 33 ills. 4 maps. 24x16. VG+ in VG d/j. A monumental full-scale account of the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, in which the author, with unlimited access to Danish and British archives, describes every phase and detail of the action and also throws much new light on the course of the battle £11.50

1398. POTTER, John Deane: FIASCO. The Break-Out of the German Battleships.
Readers Union. 1970 235pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. Map. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine inNear-Fine d/j. Uses first-hand accounts of both British and German personnel who took part, to provide a full account of the break-out of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen, from the French port of Brest, describing their dash through the Straits of Dover and the desperate running battle which followed. £3.00

5848. POTTER, John, Deane.: FIASCO. The Break-Out of the German Battleships.
BCA. 1970. 235pp. 14 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. VG+ in torn d/j. Uses first-hand accounts of both British and German personnel who took part, to provide a full account of the break-out of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen, from the French port of Brest, describing their dash through the Straits of Dover and the desperate running battle which followed. £4.00

14137. POWELL, Michael.: GRAF SPEE.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st. 224pp. Frontis. Endp maps. Binding and contents VG. Describes the events of Graf Spee's war cruise and the Battle of the River Plate. £3.50

6727. POWELL, Michael.: GRAF SPEE.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st. 224pp. Frontis. Endp maps. Binding faded, o/w contents VG. Describes the events of Graf Spee's war cruise and the Battle of the River Plate. £2.50

2131. POWELL, Michael: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GRAF SPEE.
Whie Lion. 1976. 193pp. Ex-library:- tape marks on binding, one stamp, otherwise contents VG in VG d/j. A vivid account of Graf Spee's war cruise and the Battle of the River Plate. £2.00

8900. PRESTON, Anthony: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Bison. 1982 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 29x22. Fine in d/j. Illustrated with more than 80 photographs, this large-format book offers an excellent pictorial record of aircraft carriers from the earliest types through the ships which fought in the Second World War, to the carriers of the nuclear age. £2.85

537. PRESTON, Anthony: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Bison. 1979 1st. * 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. Fine in d/j. Charts the development of the aircraft carrier before recounting some of the major actions fought by carrier's during the Second World War. Technical descriptions of the ships themselves, and their aircraft, are illustrated through cut-away diagrams and line drawings. Illustrated with over 300 photographs in colour and black-and-white, together with cut-away drawings, charts and maps. £5.85

15016. PRESTON, Anthony: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Bison. 1990 192pp. Prof ills. 30x22. An exceptionally nice unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the development of the aircraft carrier before recounting some of the major actions fought by carrier's during the Second World War. Technical descriptions of the ships themselves, and their aircraft, are illustrated through cut-away diagrams and line drawings. Illustrated with over 300 photographs in colour and black-and-white, together with cut-away drawings, charts and maps. £5.85

1131. PRESTON, Anthony: DESTROYERS.
Hamlyn. 1977. * 224pp. Prof ills. 30x23. VG+ in d/j. Comprising a text that is as rich in technical detail as it is in anecdote, this profusely illustrated book charts the history of the destroyer from the early torpedo-boat-destroyers of the Victorian era to the fast well-armed destroyers of the Second World War. £5.50

987. PRESTON, Anthony: DESTROYERS.
Bison. 1982 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 29x22. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. d/j. Illustrated with more than 80 photographs, this large-format book offers an excellent pictorial record of the destroyers which fought during the two World Wars. Covers the Dover Patrol to Jutland in WW1. Battle of the Atlantic, the Malta Convoys, War in the Pacific in WW2. £3.00

8901. PRESTON, Anthony: SUBMARINES.
Bison. 1982 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 29x22. Fine in d/j. Illustrated with around 80 photographs, this large-format book offers an excellent pictorial record of submarines, concentrating on the vessels which fought which fought in the two World Wars. £4.00

12746. PRESTON, Anthony: THE WORLD'S GREAT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, From World War 1 to the Present Day.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy, Lower corners bumped, o/w VG+ in VG+ pictoria;lcard cover. £6.50

12747. PRESTON, Anthony: THE WORLD'S GREAT SUBMARINES. From the American Civil War to the Present Day.
Greenwich Editions. 2005. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x21. An unmarked copy, Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. £7.50

9497. PRESTON, Anthony.: HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY. In the 20th Century.
Hamlyn 1987. 224pp. Prof ills. 31x23. An unmarked copy:= Fine in VG+ d/j. This profusely illustrated history charts the progress of the Royal Navy during the 20th century. Chapters cover:- The Edwardian Navy - World War I - Naval Uniforms - The Inter-war Years - The Admiralty and the Shipyards - World War II - Warship Design - The Navy Post-1945 - The Falklands War, £9.00

6961. PRESTON, Anthony.: THE SHIP - DREADNOUGHT TO NUCLEAR SUBMARINE.
NMM. 1980 1st. 60pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 21x21. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cover. Charts the technical development of warships from the Dreadnought of 1906 to the nuclear powered submarines of the 1970s. Very well illustrated. £2.00

7470. PRESTON, Anthony.: THE WORLD'S WORST WARSHIPS. The Failures & Repercussions of Naval Design & Construction 1860 to the Present Day.
Conway. 2002 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x20. Near-Mint in d/j. This detailed history of steel navy mistakes, analyses and discusses the design, construction and performance of such warships as HMS Captain, HMS Polyphemus, Rurik, Powerfull class cruisers, HMS Swift, Viribus Unitus dreadnought, AA class fleet submarines, 'Flush Deck' destroyers, K class submarines, HM Ships Courageous, Glorious & Furious, HMS Hood, Deutschland class pocket battleships, IJN Mogami class cruisers, IJN Yamato class super battleships, Bismarck class battleships, and many others, etc. £11.50

12988. PRESTON, Antony: WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD.
Bison. 1983 1st. 399pp. Profusely illustrated. 28x22. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the size, armaments and crews of the six main types of warships that sailed with the navies of the 20th century - Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Aircraft Carriers, Submarines and Strike Craft. Superbly illustrated with many hundreds of photographs, including some colour, maps & diagrams. £9.00

742. PRESTON, Antony.: BATTLESHIPS
Bison 1990 192pp. Prof ills. 31x21.An excellent unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Charts the history and technical development of the battleship Illustrated with some 250 photographs and maps. £6.95

3436. PRESTON, Antony. & MAJOR, John: SEND A GUNBOAT. The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854-1904.
Conway 2007 Revised edition. 208pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book, the standard reference work on the subject, describes how British gunboats were used in the Crimean War, in China, in Africa, and the Far East , during a period of fifty years. The book supplies details and a description of each gunboat class; listing tonnage, dimensions, guns, machinery, and complement and providing the name of each class member together with the name of its builder, launch date and fate. Appendix A - lists Ships Lost otherwise than in Action 1854-1889. Appendix B - lists Gunvessels & Gunboats Afloat on 1/4/1867: Appendice C - lists Applications made for Ships of War to be sent to Foreign Station, 1857-61. Appendix D. HMS Gannet. £16.50

538. PRICE, Alfred: AIRCRAFT VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Evolution of Anti-Submarine Aircraft, 1912-1980.
Jane's 1980 xvi. + 268pp. 68 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. This book traces the development of anti-submarine aircraft and describes the ever-changing technology with the advantage swinging to and from the hunter to hunted. The major part of the book is principally concerned with the battles fought between Allied aircraft and German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, and many of these actions are vividly described. Very well illustrated. £7.85

13651. PRICE, Alfred: AIRCRAFT VERSUS SUBMARINE. The Evolution of Anti-Submarine Aircraft, 1912-1980.
Pen & Sword. 2004. xiv. + 242pp. 50 ills. Diagrams in text. 24x16. an unmarked copy; Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book traces the development of anti-submarine aircraft and describes the ever-changing technology with the advantage swinging to and from the hunter to hunted. The major part of the book is principally concerned with the battles fought between Allied aircraft and German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, and many of these actions are vividly described. Very well illustrated. £7.85

1805. PRICE, Harry: THE ROYAL TOUR 1901. or the Cruise of HMS Ophir. THE ROYAL TOUR 1901. or the Cruise of HMS Ophir. Being a Lower Deck account of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke of Cornwall & York's Voyage around the British Empire.
Webb & Bowyer. 1980 1st. 200pp. Prof ills in colour. 29x20. Fine in VG d/j. This book is an exact facsimile copy of Petty Officer Harry Price's handwritten and beautifully illustrated account of the cruise of HMS Ophir in 1901. £5.00

9776. PROCHNOW, Gunter: DEUTSCHE KRIEGSSCHIFFE IN ZWEI JAHRHUNDERTEN. Schlachtschiffe. Schlachkreuzer. Flugzeugtrager.
Ernst Gerdes. 1964. 136pp. Prof ills. 17x11. VG+ in pictorial hardback cover. This book provides details and illustrations of German battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers built during the 19th and 20th centuries, from the Prinz Adalbert built in the 1860s to the uncompleted aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin of WW2. Information for each vessesl/class includes displacement, dimensions, machinery, speed, range, fuel, armament, builder, etc, etc. Well illustrated with photographs and drawings. £5.00

15006. PUTT, S Gorley: MEN DRESSED AS SEAMEN.
Christophers. 1943. 100pp. Ills. Ills endps. 20x14. Binding and contents VG. An Hostilities Only rating, describes life on the lower deck of an escort destroyer during World War 2. £4.50

3348. PUTT, S Gorley: MEN DRESSED AS SEAMEN.
Christophers. 1945. 100pp. Ills. Ills endps. 20x14. An unmarked copy: VG. An Hostilities Only rating, describes life on the lower deck of an escort destroyer during World War 2. £4.50

8904. RADFORD, George: CAPTAIN RADFORD'S DIARY.
Grant. 1992 1st. * . vi. + 106pp. Prof ills. 24x18. New. Mint ( published without d/j). Published in an Edition limited to 500 copies. In 1929 the author joined the British Tanker Co as an apprentice, and after serving in a variety of tankers he rose through the ranks to Chief Officer. As an RNR officer he served throughout WW2 in a variety of ships, including Revenge, Mist, White Bear, Wanderer, Aubretia and Genista, mainly on North Atlantic convoys. At the end of the conflict he returned to the Merchant Navy, sailing as master of one of the earliest ro-ro ferries before joining the Trinity House pilotage service. The book offers a valuable record of the author's career, in particular, his experiences with British Tanker Co in the early 1930s. £6.50

12824. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ABC ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1962 3rd Edition. 64pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Fine in VG+ pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £3.00

12823. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ABC ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1961 2nd Edition. 63pp. Prof ills. 18x12. Slightly creased , otherwise VG in VG pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £3.00

10161. RANSOME-WALLIS P.: ROYAL NAVY.
Ian Allan. 1958 1st 32pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Slight rippling to margins, o/w VG in G+ pictorial card cover. An excellent contemporary survey of the ships, weapons and organisation of the Royal Navy. well illustrated. £2.85

14728. RATTER, David (Editor).: BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. 60th Anniversary Issue 1943 2003. Official Souvenir Brochure and Programme of Events.
Brodie Publishing 2003. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. Advertisemenrs. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Contains a number of interesting feature articles, illustrated with many photographs. £4.00

12311. RAWSON, Geoffrey.: BLIGH OF THE BOUNTY.
Philip Allan (Nautilus Library). 1934 192pp. 17x11. Gilt titles a bit faded, o/w contents (unmarked) Near-Fine. £3.95

6972. RAY J.: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. New Perspectives. Behind the Scenes in the Graet Air War.
Arms & Armour. 1994 1st. 222pp. 38 ills. Maps. 24x16. Fine in d/j. The battle within the Battle of Britain at times threatened to prejudice the outcome of the actual air action. The nature and extent of the personal and political clashes within the RAF are disclosed through contemporary documents. The author also explains how these affected the course of the fighting, especially when the question of night air defence became paramount. £5.00

4326. RAYNER D.A. Cmdr RNVR.: ESCORT. The Battle of the Atlantic.
Kimber. 1955 1st. * 250pp. 17 ills. 4 maps. Endp maps. VG in worn d/j. An RNVR officer who spent five years in command of escort vessels describes his wartime career. Rayner joined the A/S trawler Loch Tulla, before taking command of the corvette Verbenain late 1940. After a spell with the Eastern Fleet he was given command of the destroyer Shikariin the North Atlantic, but after 9 months he took over another destroyer, the Warwick, in which he was sunk. He at once moved to the destroyer Highlander, then took over 30 Escort Group in Pevensey Castle where he stayed until 1945. £7.50

3199. RAYNES, Rozelle.: MAID MATELOT.
Nautical. 1971 1st. 160pp. Ills. Endp maps. 20x14. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The author joined the WRNS aged 17 in 1943. After training at Portsmouth as a Stoker, she spent the rest of the war as one of the crew of a naval cutter based at Southampton, and on the Hamble River. An interesting and light-hearted account of the author's wartime service in the WRNS. £7.50

13499. REGAN, Geoffrey: GEOFFREY REGAN'S BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Deutsch. 2004. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £4.50

12520. REGAN, Geoffrey: THE GUINNESS BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Guinness. 1994. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £5.00

541. REGAN, Geoffrey: THE GUINNESS BOOK OF NAVAL BLUNDERS.
Guinness. 1993 1st. .186pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. A diverting survey of naval incompetence from Roman times to the Falklands War, crammed with intriguing and often bizarre anecdotes. The book takes a serious but often entertaining look at the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders, strategic planners and ship designers over the ages, and detailed case studies provide in-depth analysis of what went wrong in key naval battles and campaigns. Well illustrated. £4.50

749. REYNOLDS Clark.G.: THE CARRIER WAR.
Time-Life. 1982 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 28x23. Unmarked and almsost as new :- Fine in Fine pictorial hardback cover (published without d/j). Describes the significant aircraft carrier engagements in the Pacific War, together with details on the various types of American and Japanese carrier-borne aircraft that took part. Very well illustrated. £5.95

14607. RHYS-JONES, Graham.: THE LOSS OF THE BISMARCK. An Avoidable Disaster
Cassell. 1999 1st. 255pp. 34 ills. 6 maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. The loss of the Bismarck struck a fatal blow to Germany's plans for using heavy capital ships to disrupt the flow of Allied shipping. But who was to blame? How could a fine ship be lost so soon?. Was German intelligence at fault? or was she the victim of the oumoded doctrines of German Naval Command. In this deeply researched account, the author explores the strategic background to the disaster, and describes the pursuit of the Bismarck, before establishing what went wrong and who was to blame. £6.00

7818. RICE, William T. Captain USNR.: THE PEARL HARBOUR STORY.
Hagadone. 1996. 48pp. Prof ills. 21x15. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Published in Hawaii, this book provides authentic information and photographs (mostly reproduced in colour) of the attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 £2.00

14588. RICHMOND Admiral Sir H.W.: NAVAL WARFARE
Ernest Benn 1930 1st. 96pp. 19x13. Binding and contents VG+. £9.00

10599. ROBERTS, John (Editor): WARSHIP. Volume III.
Conway. 1979 1st. 288pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Fine in Fine td/j. Publisher's hardback bound edition of WARSHIP numbers 9-12. Contents include:- The King George V Class: Tromp : Prinz Eugen : Von Der Tann : New Orleans Class : T-Class Submarines: U-48 : British Super Heavy Guns, etc, etc. £16.00

10689. ROBERTS, John A.: INVINCIBLE CLASS. Warship Monographs. Monograph One.
Conway. 1972 1st. 51pp. Prof ills. 19x25. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. The Invincible Class battlecruisers were among the most controversial warships ever built, the lack of protection proved their undoing. In 1914 they proved deadly against cruisers, when they sunk the German Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, But, when faced by capital ships at Jutland, Invincible blew up, and two other battlecruisers were similarly lost. In this monographvthe Invincible Class is fully examined to give a detailed description of the design, construction and service of the class. The text is enhanced by detailed drawings of internal layout, armament drawings an dchanges in appearance. Photographs illustrate the differences between the various ships of the Class at different times. £19.00

995. ROBERTSON, Terence: THE SHIP WITH TWO CAPTAINS.
Evans. 1957 1st. 192pp. 12 ills. 22x14. VG in G+ d/j. Between 1942 and 1944, HM Submarine Seraph took part in several joint Anglo-American assignments and became known as the 'Secret Mission Submarine'. During these special operations she had two captains; Lieutenant Bill Jewell RN, was in operational control, while Captain Jerrold Wright USN, commanded her for political purposes. This book describes these clandestine operations. £5.00

4827. ROBERTSON, Terence.: CHANNEL DASH.
Evans. 1958 1st. 208pp. 24 ills. 22x14. Ex-lib, binding & contents VG,. Describes the break-out of the Sharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, from the French port of Brest through the English Channel and the Straits of Dover, to their eventual arrival in German waters. The book examines the events which led up to this dramatic episode and vividly recounts the desperate attempts to attack the German ships. £4.00

14850. ROBERTSON, Una A.: MARINERS' MEALTIMES & OTHER DAILY DETAILS OF LIFE ON BOARD A SAILING SHIP.
Unicorn Preservation Society 1979. 55pp. Illustrated. 21x15. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Describes life aboard fighting ships of the Royal Navy in the 18/19th centuries. £4.50

10985. ROCHE T.W.E.: THE GOLDEN HIND.
History Book Club. nd (c 1973). 200pp. 32 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG d/j. This story of the Golden Hind and of its commander Francis Drake, describes the three year circumnavigation of the world, which began when the ship left Plymouth in 1575. £4.00

6718. RODGER N.A.M.: THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN. A Naval History of Britain. . 1649-1815
Penguin,. 2005 lxv.. + 907pp. 56 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. This authoritative history sheds new light on the British Navy during the period covered, documenting the personalities, ships, weapons, policies, institutions and naval actions, as well as dealing with such aspects as recruitment, pay, promotion, and much else. £10.00

7490. ROHWER J. & HUMMELCHEN G.: CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR AT SEA 1939-1945. Two Volumes.
Volume One - 1939-1942. Ian Allan. 1972 & 1974. xv. + 288pp. Ills. 24x16. Volume Two - 1943-1945. . x. + 362pp. Ills. 24x16. Both volumes VG in VG dustjackets. .Together, these two volumes offer probably the most comprehensive account of the war at sea in all theatres of combat during WW2. The events are placed in their tactical or operational context and are set out in chronological form. A highly detailed index lists persons, ship's names, operational code names, convoys and forces. An important source of reference. £16.95

9047. ROHWER, Jurgen: AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES 1939-1945
Patrick Stephens. 1983. 1st English language. xxii. + 386pp. 10 maps. 16x21. Some ink annotations, otherwise binding & contents G+ in worn d/j . This unique reference work offers the definitive account of Axis submarine successes on Allied naval and mercantile ships. Part 1 - Gives the outcome of every successful Submarine Attack, listed chronologically with extensive details, name of ship attacked, weapons, losses,damage, location etc. Part 2 - Detailed Lists of U-Boats, Captains, convoys, ships attacked. Fully indexed. £6.95

15024. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Chatham 1996 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £9.50

4969. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £12.50

13493. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Mint in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £11.00

14704. ROHWER, Jurgen.: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Caxton. 2001. 192pp. Prof ills. 30x24. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This superbly illustrated history of the naval operations of the Second World War recounts the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas, in the Arctic, the Mediterranean, the the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. It covers the strategies of the British, American, German, Italian and Japanese navies and also deals with the naval efforts of the smaller belligerents. This book covers every aspect of the naval war, and is illustrated with 250 photographs. £8.75

14788. ROSKILL S.W. Captain RN.: THE STRATEGY OF SEA POWER. Its Development & Application.
Collins 1962 1st. 288pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. £11.50

14606. ROSKILL, Stephen.W. Captain RN.: THE NAVY AT WAR 1939-1945.
Collins. 1960 1st. 480pp. 41 ills. Maps. 22x14. VG in torn but G d/j. A history of the policies, purposes, successes and failures of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. £8.75

13498. ROSSITER, Mike.: ARK ROYAL. The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier.
Corgi. 2007 394pp. Illustrated. Map. 20x13. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Using the testimony of those who lived, flew and fought on the Ark Royal, the author describes in detail the wartime career of this famous ship. He also reveals for the first time the story of the quest to discover the wreck of the carrier. £4.95

4537. ROTHERHAM G.A.: "ITS REALLY QUITE SAFE"!
Hangar. 1985 1st. 304pp. Prof ills. 23x16. Fine in Fine d/j. Flying as an Observer in the Fleet Air Arm, the author was sunk on Courageous, took part in the raid on Wilhelmshaven, and saw action at Dakar and Madgascar. He later commanded the RNAS station Twatt, served in Ceylon, and ended the war in command of the escort carrier Trouncer. £5.95

5660. ROUSSELOT Vice-Admiral H.L.G.: RUBIS. Free French Submarine. Warship Profile No.26.
1972. 24pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in pictorial card cover. The minelaying submarine Rubis took part in 28 wartime operations between May 1940 and december 1944, laying a total of 683 mines that were known to have sunk 14 supply ships, 7 anti-submarine and minesweeper vessels and damaged a U-boat; Rubis also sunk by torpedo a supply ship. This profile gives both a technical description andan operational history of the submarine. Profusely illustrated with photographs plus a centrespread illustration in colour. £4.00

10789. RUHE, William J.. Captain USN.: SLOW DANCE TO PEARL HARBOUR. A Tin Can Ensign in Pre-War America.
Brassey's. 1995 1st. * xi. + 210pp. 24x16. Fine in d/j. The author describes life on board the U.S destroyer Roe from 1939 to 1941, a period when the vessel was commanded by an over zealous, erratic and mercurial captain. Signed by author. £4.50

14257. RULE, Margaret: SOUVENIR GUIDE TO THE MARY ROSE.
Mary Rose Trust. 1983 no pagination (approx 100pp). profusely illustrated. Advertisements. 20x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial paper cover. £3.00

13882. SAINSBURY A.B. Captain, RNR.: THE ROYAL NAVY DAY BY DAY.
Ian Allan. 1992. Second Edition vi. + 424pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 31x22. Front endpapers lightly marked, otherwise contents VG in G+ d/j. A record of the Royal Navy, chronicled here as a diary of daily events in its history. The book, with its many illustrations and detailed descriptions brings together a wealth of information, describing not only the major battles and events, awards for gallantry, etc, but also the loss of individual ships - both large and small. A book to browse through or to use as an accurate source of reference. £11.00

5037. SAINSBURY A.B. Captain, RNR.: THE ROYAL NAVY DAY BY DAY.
Ian Allan.. 1992. Second Edition vi. + 424pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 31x22. An unmarked copy:- lower corner of front cover bumped, otherwise binding VG, contents Fine in VG d/j. Includes various relevant letters and notes by the author. A record of the Royal Navy, chronicled here as a diary of daily events in its history. The book, with its many illustrations and detailed descriptions brings together a wealth of information, describing not only the major battles and events, awards for gallantry, etc, but also the loss of individual ships - both large and small. A book to browse through or to use as an accurate source of reference. £12.50

1703. SANDERSON, Michael.: SEA BATTLES. A Reference Guide.
David & Charles. 1975 1st. 199pp. Prof ills. 24x19. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Describes some 250 sea battles - covering a period of 2,000 years. Listed in chronological order each entry gives a concise and accurate account of the action, supported by battle plans, maps and illustrations. £8.75

3407. SCHULL, Joseph: THE FAR DISTANT SHIPS. An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War.
Published by Authority of the Minister of National Defense. 1952 1st. xix. + 515pp. Illustrated.. Maps/diags Endpaper Maps. 22x15. Small dent on spine, otherwise contents VG+. . A comprehensive account of the war fought by the RCN in World War 2, with detailed accounts of the activities of Canadian Escort Groups in the Battle of the Atlantic; the operations of the 29th and 65th Canadian MTB Flotillas, etc, etc. List of RCN ships. £10.00

11089. SCHULL, Joseph.: SHIPS OF THE GREAT DAYS. Canada's Navy in World War.
Macmillan. 1963 1st. 156pp. Illustrated. Ills endps. 22x14. Fine in VG d/j. An account of the activities of the RCN in WW2, being an abridgement of an official account of Canada's naval operations which was published under the title "The Far Distant Ships". £4.50

3561. SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Hugh: ENIGMA. The Battle of the Code.
Phoenix. 2002. xvi. + 491pp. 56 ills. Figs in text. 20x13. An unamrked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This book shows the extent to which the breaking of the all-important Naval Enigma code was reliant on more traditional forms of cloak and dagger: the heroic capture of ships and U-boats and their codebooks on the high seas, and the betrayal of his German homeland by the Enigma Spy, an old fashioned traitor. £4.50

3283. SHANKLAND, Peter. & HUNTER, Alan: MALTA CONVOY.
Collins. 1961 1st. 256pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. . The story of Operation Pedestal. Describes the hard-fought battles and the events surrounding the special convoy of 14 fast cargo ships and tankers accompanied by a large and powerful escort force, which set off across the Mediterranean in August 1943, in a last ditch attempt to relieve the siege of Malta. £6.95

2359. SHAPIRO W.E.: TURNING POINTS OF WORLD WAR II - PEARL HARBOUR.
Watts. 1984 1st. 103pp. Prof ills. 23x16. Fine. Examines Japanese-American relations before describing the attack on Pearl Harbour. £2.00

14928. SHARMAN, Victor T.: NELSON'S HERO. The Story of his 'Sea-Daddy' Captain William Locker.
Pen & Sword 2005 1st. xiv. + 210pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy;, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.00

14838. SHARPE, Richard Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1993 - 1994.
Jane's Information Group. 875pp. Profusely illustrated. 31x12. An unmarked copy, almost like new; Binding & contents Near-Mint. £29.00

14839. SHARPE, Richard Captain R.N.: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1996 - 1997.
Janes Information Group. 902pp. Profusely illustrated. 31x12. An unmarked copy, almost like new; Binding & contents Near-Mint. Offered with 11 issues of Jane's Fighting Ships 1996-1997 - INFORMATION UPDATE (Volume 3 isssues 1 - 11). Each issue approx 8pp. Illustrated. 31x22. Near-Mint. £29.00

1977. SHOWELL, Jak P.M.: GERMANY NAVY HANDBOOK 1939-1945.
Sutton. 1999 1st. xiv. + 274pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in d/j. This exhaustive study examines the German Navy, and its activities during the war years. Incidents and operations are also described, together with technical data for ships, U-boats and their weaponry. Fully illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams. £12.95

14619. SHOWELL, J.P. MALLMANN: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Ian Allan. 1998 . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Fine in Fine d/j. Incorporating a wealth of rare photographs, this volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £7.50

6591. SHOWELL, J.P. MALLMANN: U-BOATS UNDER THE SWASTIKA.
Purnell. nd (c 1974) . 144pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Incorporating a wealth of rare photographs, this volume traces the history of the German U-boat arm from its prewar origins, through the heyday of the Wolf Packs to the end of WW2. The development of weapons, radar, and new U-boat types, U-boat bunkers, etc, are supported by comprehensive tables of data. £5.85

14684. SHOWELL, Jak P. Mallmann: U-BOAT COMMAND AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Conway 1989 1st. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x19. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Looks at the U-boat campaign through the eyes of the German High Command, taking in the day-to-day running of the U-boats at sea, their depoyment against convoys, wolf pack tactics, the problems with U-boat equipment, armament and intelligence, etc. Much of the text is based on original log books and on accounts written before 1946;as a result the author has been able to present a fascinating insight into the operational command of the world's biggest submarine arm. £10.50

8850. SILVERSTONE Paul. H.: U.S. WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II. Part One: Battleships.
Ian Allan. 1963 1st,. 64pp. Prof ills. 19x12. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Gives details of all U.S. battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers of World War 2. Well illustrated. £3.50

11314. SIMPSON C.: LUSITANIA.
BCA. 1972. xii. + 303pp. 41 ills. 24x16. Hardback; Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. In May 1915 over 1,200 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine off the coast of Ireland. For many years the attack on the Lusitania was proclaimed as an act of naked aggression against an innocent ship carrying citizens of a neutral country. This deeply researched investigation into her loss, tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania and reveals beyond any doubt that the true facts were covered up. £2.50

3845. SIMPSON Colin.: LUSITANIA.
BCA. 1972. xii. + 303pp. 41 ills. 24x16. Hardback; Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. In May 1915 over 1,200 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine off the coast of Ireland. For many years the attack on the Lusitania was proclaimed as an act of naked aggression against an innocent ship carrying citizens of a neutral country. This deeply researched investigation into her loss, tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania and reveals beyond any doubt that the true facts were covered up. £2.50

12519. SIMPSON Colin.: LUSITANIA.
Little, Brown. 1973 xii. + 303pp. Illustrated.. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in VG d/j. In May 1915 over 1,200 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine off the coast of Ireland. For many years the attack on the Lusitania was proclaimed as an act of naked aggression against an innocent ship carrying citizens of a neutral country. This deeply researched investigation into her loss, tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania and reveals beyond any doubt that the true facts were covered up. £4.50

10503. SIMPSON, Colin.: THE LUSITANIA.
Little, Brown . 1973. xii. + 303pp. 41 ills. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Near-Fine in G+ d/j. In May 1915 over 1,200 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine off the coast of Ireland. For many years the attack on the Lusitania was proclaimed as an act of naked aggression against an innocent ship carrying citizens of a neutral country. This deeply researched investigation into her loss, tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania and reveals beyond any doubt that the true facts were covered up. £3.50

13229. SIMPSON, Michael (Editor).: ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL RELATIONS 1917 - 1919.
Scolar Press/Navy Records Society. 1991. xvii. + 648pp. 3 Maps. 23x15. Dark blue cloth/gilt binding. Binding Fine, contents Fine. £12.00

11418. SKELTON, John (Introduction): SHEPPEY AND THE ROYAL NAVY. A Short History of the Island's links with the Senior Service.
Sheppey Heritage Trust. nd (c 2001). 51pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x21. Unmarked copy- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Chapters cover: Historical Background - The Dutch Raid of 1667 - The Nore - Sheerness Ships - George Stockwell (model maker of Navy Board Models) - Navy's Influence on the Social History of Sheppey - HMS Wildfire III - Personalities - Notable Events & Disasters - Closure - List of Ships Built at Sheernes for the Royal Navy £7.50

9961. SLADER, John: THE FOURTH SERVICE. Merchantmen at War 1939-45.
Robert Hale. 1994 1st. 347pp. 79 ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Here is the true story of the merchant fleet during WW2, the non-fighting service in which 32,000 men died yet whose essential role has never been fully appreciated. The author, himself a member of the service 1941-4, has written a comprehensive account of the wartime experiences of the men and ships of the Merchant Navy during World War 2. £11.00

8831. SMITH B. Webster: THE NAVAL WAR 1939-1945.
Blackie. 1946 1st. 207pp. Ills. 19x13. VG. The final volume of the author's coverage of the war, recording in a narrative of heroism, disaster and victory, the Invasion of Italy, Salerno, Anzio, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, Normandy, the Battle of the Atlantic, Pacific, etc, etc £3.50

4040. SMITH Peter.C. (Editor).: DESTROYER ACTION.
Kimber. 1974 1st . 254pp. 22x14. VG+ in VG+ d/j. A collection of actions, incidents and stories concerning British destroyers. The compilation includes Bad Weather (Taffrail): The Sailing of the (Woodrooffe): The Navy's Work (Sea Wrack): The Survivor (Bartimeus): The Navy's Here (Frischaeur): Straits Patrol (Divine): Kelly's Last Fight (Poolman): Through the Smoke (Parkin): On the Tramlines (Donald): A Long Tow (Onslow): Needless Tragedy (Smith): A New Command (Rayner): Disaster! (Sired): The Last Destroyer (Smith). £6.75

7692. SMITH, B. Webster.: THE WAR AT SEA 1941-1943.
Blackie. 1944 1st. 193pp. 8 ills. 20x13. VG in G+ d/j. An account of the war at sea, recording in a narrative of heroism, disaster and victory during the Crete and the Middle Eastern campaign, the battle of the Atlantic, Malta and the Mediterranean, the fall of Singapore, the East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea, etc. £4.00

7170. SMITH, B. Webster.: THE WAR AT SEA 1941-1943.
Blackie. 1944 1st. 193pp. 8 ills. 20x13. VG. A wartime account of the war at sea, covering Crete and the Middle East, the battle of the Atlantic, Malta and the Mediterranean, the fall of Singapore, the East Indies, the Battle of the Java Sea, etc. £3.50

6241. SMITH, Peter C.: DESTROYER LEADER. The Story of HMS Faulknor.
Kimber. 1968 1st. 191pp. 20 ills. 2 maps. 23x15. An unmarked first edition copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. The arduous wartime career of HMS Faulknor is thoroughly described, including her service with the Home Fleet, Force H, and in the Arctic. £10.00

12086. SMITH, Peter C.: PEDESTAL. The Convoy that saved Malta.
Kimber. 1970 1st.. 208pp. 32 ills. 9 maps/diags. 23x16. VG+ in VG+ d/j. A detailed and clear account of this epic convoy based on British, German and Italian records. 'Operation Pedestal' was a last ditch attempt to relieve the siege of Malta and comprised 14 merchant ships and the Royal Navy provided the most powerful ever force to escort the convoy. The losses of the British were appalling but the siege of Malta was finally lifted. £7.00

3279. SMITH, Peter C.: ROYAL NAVY SHIP'S BADGES.
Balfour. 1974 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG d/j. The book begins by charting the history of British warship names and the origins of Naval Heraldry, then illustrates in colour some 40 ship's badges with a biography of each ship to hold the name. Ships include:- Hood, Renown, Glorious, Glowworm, Danae, Eclipse, Devonshire, etc. £6.95

3858. SMITH, Stan.: SEA OF MEMORIES.
Spellmount. 1985 1st. 143pp. 22x14. Fine in d/j. The author describes his service career on the lower deck of the Royal Navy. Smith joined the naval training establishment at Shotley - later HMS Ganges - in 1914 and was chosen as "button boy" for ceremonial occasions. After a spell in the Orion he joined the destroyer Spitfire wherehe was wounded during the Battle of Jutland. During the inter-war years Smith served in Ramillies in the Mediterranean and Cumberland on the China Station. He saw service on the cruiser York in North and South America, then following a spell in Velox he moved to the brand new cruiser Southampton before retiring from the Navy. Recalled by the Navy after the outbreak of hostilities, Smith spent the war as a Gunnery School instructor. Gives a good account of life on the lower deck and the author's adventures afloat and ashore. £9.00

15144. SMITH, The Rev. George Charles.: BOATSWAIN’S MATE.
London: for W. Whittemore & Co. London: for D. Cox. no date (c 1820). 178pp (total) Illustrated. 16x10. Dialogue in 7 parts.Oriiginally each part was published separately (at 2p each) and the 7 parts, in their original paper covers, have been bound together in a hardback cover with contemporary quarter-leather binding with brown figured boards. Edges of boards and leather spine rubbed, spots of internal foxing throughout, and small creases to the corners of several leaves, otherwise a good copy. Each of the 7 parts is illustrated with a vignette to its paper cover. Part 1. THE BOATSWAIN’S MATE; or, an Interesting Dialogue between Two British Seamen. London: for W. Whittemore & Co. 24pp. Part 2. THE QUARTER MASTER; or, The Second Part of the BOATSWAIN’S MATE Being an Interesting Dialogue between Two British Seamen. London: for D.Cox. 24pp. Part 3. THE SAILORS ON SHORE; or, an Interesting Dialogue between Two British Seamen. London: For D. Whittemore & Co . 24pp. Part 4. JACK TARS AT PLYMOUTH. or, An Interesting Dialogue Between Two British Seamen: Containing the Conversion of Robert P----. London: For W. Whittemore & Co. 24pp. Part 5. THE DREADNOUGHT, or The Fifth Part of THE BOATSWAIN’S MATE. Being a Continuation of Interesting Dialogues between British Seamen of His Majesty’s Navy. By A Naval Officer. London: For D. Cox. 24pp. Part 6. THE ROYAL GEORGE; or, The Sixth Part of THE BOATSWAINS MATE. Being a Continuation of Interesting Dialogues between British Seamen of His Majesty’s Navy. By A Naval Officer. London: For D.Cox. 34pp. Part 7. TORBAY; or, THE FLEET AT ANCHOR. The Seventh Part of THE BOATSWAIN’S MATE. Being A Continuation of Interesting Dialogues between British Seamen of His Majesty’s Navy. By A Naval Officer. London: For D.Cox. 24pp. List of Works published by D.Cox, 39 High Street, Southwark. 2pp. £100.00

3086. SMITHIES, Edward & BRUCE Colin John: WAR AT SEA 1939-1945.
Constable. 1992 1st. xi. + 260pp. 14 ills. 24x16. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This book uses first hand accounts of those that took part in the war at sea, serving with the Royal Navy, Merchant Service, Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, WRNS, etc. Reveals at a personal level the experiences of regular personnel and HO's. what it was like to be a part of the vast and complex struggle of the war at sea in World War II. £8.50

3837. SONTAG, Sherry. & DREW, Christopher.: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF. The Untold Story of Cold War Submarine Espionage.
PublicAffairs. 1998 1st xxiv . 352pp. 52 ills. Plans. Maps. 24x16. Had cover edition. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Stretching from the years immediately after WW2 until the late 1990s, this book describes the secret missions involving Western submarines that have for decades roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage. After six years of research, the authors examine and describe many secret submarine operations, and give due prominence to British nuclear submarine activity, which played an important part in the Cold War. £7.00

1229. SOUTHBY-TAYLOUR, Ewen: REASONS IN WRITING. A Commando's View of the Falklands War.
BCA. 1993. * xxvii. + 383pp. Prof ills. 6 maps/charts. 24x16. Some foxing to endps & edges, o/w VG+ in d/j. In 1977 the author war ordered to the Falkland Islands to command the Royal Marines detachment then stationed there and to restructure the defence procedures for the Islands. He returned to England in 1979 and when the Argentinians invaded the Islands three years later he put his unique experience and information at the disposal of the British Task Force, and in a very short time he was ordered to the Falklands where he led all the major amphibious landings. £6.00

1728. SOUTHEY, Robert: THE LIFE OF NELSON.
Blackie. nd (c 1907) vii. + 236pp 4 ills. 20x14. Spots of foxing, o/w VG. First published in the 19th century, this was the earliest full-length biography on the life of Nelson, and is still one of the very best. £2.25

8846. SOUTHEY, Robert: THE LIFE OF NELSON.
George Bell 1885 xxii. + 324pp. Frontis.17x11. Bound in blue cloth with gilt decorated panel, anchor motif & titles. Spine a bit faded & sl rbd, contents VG.. First published early in the 19th century, this was the earliest full-length biography on the life of Nelson, and is still one of the very best. £6.50

5919. SPARKS, William. & MUNN Michael: THE LAST OF THE COCKLESHELLS. A World War Two Memoir.
Cooper. 1992 1st. 152pp. 8 ills. Map. 24x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in d/j. Sparks took part in the daring raid on Axis shipping in the harbour of Bordeaux carried out by a force of 12 commandos in Dec 1942. One of the only two survivors of the attack, Sparks tells his own story of the raid and his subsequent escape from France to Spain. £8.50

2762. SPECTOR, Ronald: AT WAR AT SEA. Sailors and Naval Warfare in the Twentieth Century.
Penguin. 2001 1st. 463pp. 45 ills. Map. 24x16. Unmarked hardback copy: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book describes the life of sailors in the 20th century, and brings to life the battles that have defined the modern age: from such set pieces as Tsushima, Jutland and Midway: the harrowing naval encounters during the Royal Navy's role in the evacuation of Crete, to the 'routine' terrors of the U-Boat wars. A first-class history. £8.50

13281. SPROUT Harold & Margaret.: THE RISE OF AMERICAN NAVAL POWER 1776 - 1918.
Princeton University Press. 1939 1st. viii. +398pp. Frontis. Map. 9 ills. 24x16. An excellent first edition copy:- binding VG, contents Near-Fine. Attempts to assemble the historic pattern of conditions, institutionds, events, ideas, motives, and personalities which shaped the course of American naval development. £11.95

4244. SPURR, Russell: A GLORIOUS WAY TO DIE. The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato, April 1945.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1982 1st UK. ix. + 341pp. 39 ills. 4 maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the desperate last voyage of the Japanese giant battleship Yamato which, through shortage of fuel, was sent on a one way mission to attack American forces invading Okinawa. However, before Yamato had reached the combat zone, the she was attacked by U.S.carrier-borne aircraft who scored numerous hits with bombs and torpedoes. Although the Yamato absorbed a terrific amount of punishment, she finally sank taking with her over 3,000 of her crew. £7.95

3898. STERN, Robert C.: U-BOATS IN ACTION.
Squadron/Signal. 1977 1st. . 49pp. Prof ills. 21x28. An unmarked copy. Near-Fine inNear- Fine pictorial card cover. After an Introduction describing the U-Boat War, the book gives details, descriptions and illustrates each U-boat class:- Type 1, Type IIType VII, Type IX, Type X, Type XIV, Type XVII, Type XX1, Type XXIII. Also covers Torpedoes & Schnorkels. Profusely illustrated with 116 photographs (many close-up & onboard), numerous line drawings, general arrangement plans, and a colour centrespread depicting six U-boats in various camouflage schemes £5.95

5166. STERN, Robert.C.: TYPE VII U-BOATS.
Arms & Armour. nd (c 1991) 1st. * 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in Fine d/j. Covers every aspect of the design, evolution and characteristics of the German Type VII U-boats. Covers the Type VII's Direct Antecedents: Evolution of the Type VII: Propulsion: Provisioning: Sanitation: Torpedoes: Mines: Deck Gun: Flak Guns: Experimental Weapons: Radios: Radar: Radar Detectors: Hydrophones: Infra-red Sensors: Anti-Radar Coating: Anti-Radar Decoys: Anti-Sonar Coatings: Anti-Sonar Decoys. Very well illustrated. £6.50

11207. STERN, Robert.C.: TYPE VII U-BOATS.
Brockhampton. 1998 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Covers every aspect of the design, evolution and characteristics of the German Type VII U-boats. Covers the Type VII's Direct Antecedents: Evolution of the Type VII: Propulsion: Provisioning: Sanitation: Torpedoes: Mines: Deck Gun: Flak Guns: Experimental Weapons: Radios: Radar: Radar Detectors: Hydrophones: Infra-red Sensors: Anti-Radar Coating: Anti-Radar Decoys: Anti-Sonar Coatings: Anti-Sonar Decoys. Very well illustrated. £7.50

14710. STERN, Robert.C.: TYPE VII U-BOATS.
Brockhampton. 1998 160pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Fine in Near-Mint d/j. Covers every aspect of the design, evolution and characteristics of the German Type VII U-boats. Covers the Type VII's Direct Antecedents: Evolution of the Type VII: Propulsion: Provisioning: Sanitation: Torpedoes: Mines: Deck Gun: Flak Guns: Experimental Weapons: Radios: Radar: Radar Detectors: Hydrophones: Infra-red Sensors: Anti-Radar Coating: Anti-Radar Decoys: Anti-Sonar Coatings: Anti-Sonar Decoys. Very well illustrated. £5.50

3508. STEWART, Adrian.: GUADALCANAL. World War II's Fiercest Campaign.
Kimber. 1985 1st. 190pp. 35 ills. 9 maps. 23x15.An unmarked copy:- Fine inFine d/j. The naval battles for Guadalcanal cin 1942 have no parallel in the history of warfare. Over a period of six months there was almost continuous slaughter of ships and men. The Material losses to the United States in both ships and men were immense. This book provides detailed accounts to the main naval actions by devoting an individual chapter to each of the following battles. Savo Island, Eastern Solomons, Cape Esperance, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, and Tassafaronga. £7.95

8134. STEWART, Matthew.: MONTURIOL'S DREAM. The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor who wanted to Save the World.
Profile. 2003 1st. xi. + 404pp. 65 ills. 21x14. Fine in d/j. In 1864 in Barcelona harbour, Narcis Monturiol launched the world's first true submarine. It was over 50ft long, displaced 72 tons and worked at depths of up to 100ft. The book charts the successes and failures of one man who managed to produce a practical submarine. £5.50

2813. STITT, George., Cmdr RN.: UNDER CUNNINGHAM'S COMMAND.
Allen. 1944 1st 269pp. 9 ills. Endp maps. 19x12. Binding a bit faded, otherwise contents VG. .The author, who saw service in HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, describes the naval actions and naval operations in the Mediterranean, between the entry of Italy into the war and the final surrender of the Italian fleet. £4.95

1233. STOKES, Ted. Cdr RN.: SHIP RECOGNITION - WARSHIPS.
Adlard Coles. 1965 136pp. Prof ills. 13x20. VG+ in VG d/j. This profusely illustrated book supplies recognition notes and data on the ships of the Nato Powers and other important warships. With more than 200 photographs and drawings. £2.50

1232. STOKES, Ted. Cdr RN.: SHIP RECOGNITION - WARSHIPS.
Adlard Coles. 1965 . 136pp. Prof ills. 13x20. VG. This profusely illustrated book supplies recognition notes and data on the ships of the Nato Powers and other important warships. With more than 200 photographs and drawings. £2.25

6149. STOKESBURY J.L: THE NAVY AND EMPIRE.
Morrow. 1983 1st. 430pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in VG d/j. Incorporating the history of the Royal Navy, from the time of Drake to the Falklands crisis, this book provides an objective and well balanced history of British sea power and the territorial gains and losses of the British Empire. £6.50

8826. STRABOLGI, Lord RN.: FROM GIBRALTAR TO SUEZ: THE BATTLE OF THE MIDDLE SEA.
Hutchinson. 1941 1st. xi. + 263pp. 71 ills. 22x14. VG. A comprehensive account of the first year of war in the Mediterranean. Well illustrated £4.00

1140. STRABOLGI, Lord, RN: SEA POWER IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Hutchinson. 1943 1st. 136pp. 48 ills. Endp maps. 22x14. Spine faded (titles bright), contents VG. A history of sea power in World War 2, with chapters covering - The Turn of the Tide; Britain's Greatest Peril; The Nadir of British Sea Power; Japan Joins the Axis; Anglo-American Naval Recovery; The Axis in Retreat; The Deliverance of Africa; The Darlan Affair. £4.00

10172. STUBBS, Bernard.: THE NAVY AT WAR.
Faber. 1940 1st 280pp. 49 ills. 22x14. An exceptionally nicehardback copy in original d/j. VG+ in VG d/j. An early view of how the Royal Navy was conducting the war, by a war reporter. The chapters cover such subjects as convoys, U-boats, cruisers, submarines, mines & minesweepers, destroyers, MTBs, and the book also looks at the French navy at war. £7.00

3763. STURTON I. (Editor).: ALL THE WORLD'S BATTLESHIPS. 1906 to the Present.
Conway. 1996. 190pp. Prof ills. 28x22. An unmarked copy, as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This comprehensive volume summarises the data, gives the design background and outlines the careers of the world's battleships. The hundreds of photographs and accurate line drawings, tabular data and background articles all add up to create highly detailed appraisals of the world's great capital ships. £10.00

15109. SUMMERS D.L. Instructor Lieutenant R.N.: HMS GANGES 1866 - 1966. One Hundred Years of Training Boys for the Royal Navy.
HMS Ganges 1966 1st. 99pp. Illustrated. 25x19. An excellent unmarked copy in original dustjacket: Fine in G+ d/j. £30.00

15149. SWANBOROUGH. Gordon. & BOWERS, Peter M.: UNITED STATES NAVAL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1912.
Putnam 1969 1st. ix. + 518pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 22x14. No writing or inscriptions. An excellent copy: Near-Fine in G+ d/j. £19.00

418. SWEETMAN, Jack: THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. An Illustrated History.
Naval Institute Press. 1979 1st. * iv. + 289pp. Prof ills. 27x21. Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Hardcover. This illustrated account of the development of the US.Naval Academy from its earliest beginnings to the 1970s, uses many personal anecdotes to describe Academy life and its graduates throughout every period of its history. £4.95

7879. SWIFT, Jim.: LAUGH! With the Navy Too!
Maritime. nd. nd (c 1980s). 96pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Over ninety full-page cartoons illustrate the funnier aspects of life in the Royal Navy. £4.50

14571. SWOFFORD, Anthony: JARHEAD. A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War.
Scribner 2003. 260pp. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. An American marine's personal account of the Gulf War £5.50

10811. SYMONDS, Craig L.: DECISION AT SEA. Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History.
Oxford University Press. 2005 1st. xvii. + 378pp. Ills. 24x16. Unmarked, almost as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. This book offers narratives of five crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology from one war to the next, how these in turn transformed naval combat, and how each event marked a milestone in American history. The book describes:- Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie in 1813: The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia 1862: Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph against the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay 1898: The American victory at Midway 1942: Operation Preying Mantis in the Persian Gulf 1988. £7.00

14570. TAFFRAIL (Captain Taprell Dorling, DSO, RN): THE SCARLET STRIPE. Being the Adventures of a Naval Surgeon.
Hodder & Stoughton 1937. 310pp. Plan. 19x12. Binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. £6.00

5222. TALBOT-BOOTH E.C.: ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING FLEETS. 4th Edition.
Sampson Low. nd (c 1941). xix. + 738pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 11x14. Titles a little faded, otherwise contents VG... This comprehensive book offers a wealth of information on the ships of the world's navies at date, listing country-by-country and then by class - from battleships to minesweepers - specifications of the many different types of ships together with the name of each class member. In addition, there are sections dealing with Warship Names, Ship's Badges, Customs & Traditions, Armour and Protection, and much else. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £8.00

15153. TALBOT-BOOTH E.C.: THE NAVAL CALENDAR.
Sampson Low, Marston. 1938 1st. 272pp. Illustrated. 17x12. Binding and contents VG. £11.50

7832. TALBOT-BOOTH Lt-Cdr E.C. RD, RNR. & GREENMAN D.G.: WARSHIP IDENTIFICATION.
Ian Allan. 1971 1st. * 468pp. Prof ills. 25x18. An unmarked copy:- Fine in G+ d/j. Approximately 1,400 solid black silhouettes are first arranged in a coding system and thse are then repeated as outline drawings to a larger scale and grouped more or less in types with full relevant information. Complete with comprehensive list of pendant numbers and a full index of 10,000 ships covered by the drawings. Ensigns of the principal navies are shown in full colour. £11.85

4925. TALL J.J. & KEMP Paul.: H.M.SUBMARINES IN CAMERA. 1901-1996. An Illustrated History of British Submarines.
Blitz. 1998. * ix. + 245pp. Prof ills. 28x20. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Provides a graphic view of life in British submarines from early 'Holland' class to the Vanguard class of the nuclear age. Illustrated throughout with archive photographs accompanied by detailed captions, this volume offers a superb photographic record of the development of Royal Navy submarines. £7.85

4869. TARRANT V.E: THE LAST YEAR OF THE KRIEGSMARINE. May 1944-May 1945.
Arms & Armour. 1996. 256pp. 50 ills. Maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Unable to prevent the Allied invasion of Europe, the Kriegsmarine could only rely on small battle units, E-boats, the odd destroyer or U-boat, and bizarre semi-suicide weapons - to attack the vast amount of invasion shipping off Normandy. The full range of human-torpedo, explosive motor boat and one-man V-boat operations are described. The decline and destruction of the few remaining capital ships, from the Tirpitz through to the last surviving light cruiser Leipzig, is fully detailed, as is the remarkable history of the U-boat service. Appendixes list operational losses, construction output and tonnage sunk. £7.95

4923. TARRANT V.E.: JUTLAND. The German Perspective -A New View of the Great Battle, 31 May, 1916.
Brockhampton. 1997 318pp. 80+ figs. 24x16 .An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. The author provides a complete review of Jutland using hitherto unseen German naval records: an inter-war appreciation by the German Office of Naval History, High Seas Fleet War Diaries, Chief of the High Seas Fleet Operations Staff papers plus action reports from individual commanders involved in the battle and the letters and papers of Tirpitz, Scheer and Hipper. The author also discusses the technical and material inferiority of RN ships. Illustrated with detailed action charts representing ship movements and dispositions throughout the battle. £9.00

7712. TAYLOR H.C.: AND THEY COME HOME.
Jarrolds. nd (c 1942) 1st. 144pp. 16 ills. 19x13. VG in G+ d/j. Using first-hand accounts by British and Allied merchant seamen, this book describe their often grim experiences of the war at sea from Northern waters to the Far East. There are revealing accounts of brushes with U-boats, bombing aircraft, mines, and German surface craft; and there are two stories of escape from Occupied France. £4.50

7050. TAYLOR M.J.H. & J.W.R.: HELICOPTERS OF THE WORLD.
Ian Allan. 1978 2nd Revised edition. 112pp. Prof ills. 22x15. Ex-lib, G+ in d/j. A comprehensive, detailed and illustrated survey of the world's helicopters in service at date. £1.50

4416. TAYLOR, Gordon.: LONDON'S NAVY. The Story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Quiller. 1983 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 26x19. Fine in VG+ d/j. Signed by author. In 1945, the RNVR, boosted by many wartime volunteers, was providing no less than 88% of all the commissioned officers serving in the Royal Navy. At its peak, RNVR, officers and men from ordinary seaman to Commodore, served in almost every ship and shore base, numbering 48,000 officers and 5,000 men. Looked at through the eyes of one Divison, that of London, with its drill ships and Embankment landmarks HMS President and HMS Chrysanthemum, the author has written a definitive history of the permanent Reserve since its formation in 1903. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £9.00

14610. TAYLOR, Gordon.: LONDON'S NAVY. The Story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Quiller. 1983 1st. 176pp. Prof ills. 26x19. VG+ in VG+ d/j. . In 1945, the RNVR, boosted by many wartime volunteers, was providing no less than 88% of all the commissioned officers serving in the Royal Navy. At its peak, RNVR, officers and men from ordinary seaman to Commodore, served in almost every ship and shore base, numbering 48,000 officers and 5,000 men. Looked at through the eyes of one Divison, that of London, with its drill ships and Embankment landmarks HMS President and HMS Chrysanthemum, the author has written a definitive history of the permanent Reserve since its formation in 1903. Profusely illustrated with photographs. £8.00

9924. TAYLOR, Gordon.: THE SEA CHAPLAINS. A History of Chaplains in the Royal Navy.
Oxford Illustrated Press. 1978 1st. xix. + 603pp. 64 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. Upper rear board heavily bumped, otherwise contents (unmarked) Fine. A comprehensive, detailed, and frank account of the Chaplains' deeds and experiences, chiefly at sea during their long involvement with the Royal Navy. The Appendices are listed with the names of approximately 5,000 known naval chaplains (of all denominations) from the earliest times to date (1978), including all Chaplains, RNVR and RNR, and all temporary chaplains who served during the First and Second World Wars. £16.50

14968. TERRAINE, John.: BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945
Wordsworth. 1999 . xx. + 841pp. 58 ills. 19 maps. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This volume describes in detail and analyses in depth the entire history of the U-boats during two World Wars. It examines, the U-boats, their commanders; anti-submarine ships & weapons, & a comprehensive account of U-boat exploits. £6.75

648. TERRAINE, John.: BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945
Mandarin. 1990 . xx. + 841pp. 58 ills. 19 maps. 20x12. An unmarked copy: VG in VG pictorial card cover. This volume describes in detail and analyses in depth the entire history of the U-boats during two World Wars. It examines, the U-boats, their commanders; anti-submarine ships & weapons, & a comprehensive account of U-boat exploits. £6.75

138. THETFORD, Owen: BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1912.
Putnam. 1971 Third Revised Edition. 463pp. Profusely illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG d/j. This major work describes in detail and illustrates every aircraft ever flown in regular service (at date) by the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm. Illustrated with over 400 photographs and over 100 3-view drawings. Also covers Non-rigid, semi-rigid and rigid airships, and helicopters. £16.00

7547. THOMAS, David A: BATTLES AND HONOURS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Cooper. 1998 1st * .: 362pp. Ills. 24x16. Fine in Near-Mint in d/j. The Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy date from the Armada, representing more than 4 centuries of the history of the Senior Service. Remarkably this is the first time a complete and comprehensive list of such honours has ever been published. The book chronicles all the honours awarde from the Navy's beginnings to date of book. Each entry has a concise narrative setting out the salient points of the event and the ships involved. The author has also included a number of engagements which, owing to the complicated and contradictory conditions which their Lordships imposed did not qualify for official recognition. The book is divided into five sections:- Battle & Campaign Honours - Battles Not Awarded Honours - Single Ship & Boat Service Actions - Fleet Air Arm Honours - Royal Marine Awards. £9.00

5460. THOMAS, Donald: COCHRANE. Britannia's Sea Wolf.
Cassell. 2001. 383p. 3 maps. 20x13. An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine pictorial card cover.. Admiral Lord Cochrane, in a series of successful and heroic actions made his name as one of the most dashing, famous frigate captains of his day. A radical. not only in naval matters, Cochrane attracted the wrath of the establishment by his campaign against corruption endemic in Admiralty Administration, which came yo a head when Cochrane, as a member of Parliament accused his commander of cowardice after the Battle of Basque Roads. He was humiliated when he was framed as perpetrator of a Stock Exchange fraud in 1814, and imprisoned and cashiered. Following his release he took up an extraordinary career as a mercenary admiral, commanding in turn the navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece. In South America he fought and won actions which remain classics of their kind. On his eventual return to England Cochrane won back his good name, was reinstated in the Service, and lies buried in Westminster Abbey. £5.00

15093. THOMAS, Lesley and BAILEY, Chris Howard.: WRNS IN CAMERA. The Women's Royal Naval Service in the Second World War.
Royal Navy Museum/Sutton 2002 1st. xiv. + 107pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endps. 27x20. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £10.00

4302. THOMPSON R.W.: D-DAY. Spearhead of Invasion.
Ballantine. 1968 1st. 160pp. Prof ills. 21x14. VG in pictorial card cover. A profusely illustrated account of the Normandy landings, June 1944. £2.00

14671. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1996 1st viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £9.00

8264. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1997 viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £7.50

14672. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WAR AT SEA. The Royal Navy in the Second World War
BCA. nd (c 1996) viii. + 280pp. Prof ills. 25x19. An unmarked hardback copy:- Near-Mint in Fine d/j. This book is the story of nearly six years at sea as seen by British sailors, form Ordinary Seamen to Admirals, in their memoirs, diaries, letters home and interviews. Over 100 photographs and 20 paintings accompany the text. £8.00

11415. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE ROYAL MARINES. From Sea Soldiers to a Special Force.
Pan. 2001. xv. + 701pp. 49 ills. 19x13. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book tells the stirring and fascinating history of the Royal Marines from its formation in the 17th century right through to the modern era. £5.50

14562. THOMPSON, Julian.: THE ROYAL MARINES. From Sea Soldiers to a Special Force.
Pan. 2001. xv. + 701pp. 49 ills. 19x13. Near -Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. This book tells the stirring and fascinating history of the Royal Marines from its formation in the 17th century right through to the modern era. £4.85

11034. THOMSON, George Malcom.: SIR FRANCIS DRAKE.
BCA. 1973. 348pp. 18 ills. 7 maps. 20x13. VG+ in VG d/j. An absorbing account of the life and times that captures the heroic quality and genius that set Drake apart. £3.50

3666. THORNTON J.M.: MEN-OF-WAR 1770-1970.
Model & Alled. 1978 1st. 104pp. Prof ills. An unmarked copy- Fine in Near-Fine d/j. This is a collection of informal drawing , recording the development and history of over 600 warships spanning two centuries, including some of the naval oddities that were built in the course of that period. The drawings are highlighted with informative captions and anecdotes about each one of the vessels illustrated. £6.00

907. TODORICH, Charles.: THE SPIRITED YEARS.
U.S.Naval Institute. 1984 1st. * . xviii. + 215pp. Ills. 24x15. Fine in Fine d/j. The history of the U.S.Naval Academy from its foundation in Annapolis in 1845 until 1861 when it moved to Newport, Rhode Island for the duration of the Civil War. Though the book is a serious study, it as also a highly amusing book that describes the attempts of early superintendents to train midshipman who were prone to drunkeness, duelling, fighting, vandalizing and worse. £3.50

13813. TOLAND, John: INFAMY - PEARL HARBOUR AND ITS AFTERMATH.
Penguin 2001, . xvi. + 366pp. Illustrated. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This book provides a detailed examining of the events preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, and goes a long way in answering many of the questions about why American political and military personnel were caught napping. £4.50

1737. TOLAND, John: INFAMY - PEARL HARBOUR AND ITS AFTERMATH.
Methuen. 1982 1st. . xvi. + 366pp. 78 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. This book provides a detailed examining of the events preceding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, and goes a long way in answering many of the questions about why American political and military personnel were caught napping. £7.00

14948. TRACY, Nicholas: SEA POWER AND THE CONTROL OF TRADE. Belligerent Rights from the Russian War to the Beira Patrol, 1854-1970.
Ashgate/Navy Records Society 2005 xxxix. + 557pp. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new: Binding & contents Near-Mint. £15.00

3410. TRENOWDEN, Ian: THE HUNTING SUBMARINE. The Fighting Life of HMS Tally Ho
Kimber. 1974 1st. Kimber. 1974 1st. 224pp. 28 ills. 12 diags. 23x15. Hardback edition. Above-average ex-library copy - VG in Near-Fine d/j. HMS Tally Ho made 9 operational patrols in the Straits of Malacca and was one of the most successful British submarines in WW2 . £5.75

13202. TUNSTALL, Brian.: FLIGHTS OF NAVAL GENIUS.
Philip Alan. 1930 1st. ix. + 299pp. 8 ills. 4 maps. 22x14. Foxing to prelims and edges, o/w contents VG, binding VG+. Highlights important episodes in the careers of five British naval commanders - George Brydges Baron Rodney - Richard Earl Howe - Samuel Viscount Hood - Sir Sydney Smith - Lord Camelford - Sir Charles Napier. £8.00

3972. TURNER J.F.: SERVICE MOST SILENT. The Navy's Fight Against Enemy Mines.
Harrap. 1955 1st 200pp. 30 ills. 22x14. VG. A participant describes how the staff of HMS Vernon tackled and beat the German campaign of mine warfare during the Second World War. £9.00

14638. TUTE, Warren: THE DEADLY STROKE.
Collins 1973 1st. 221pp. 15 ills. Endpaper maps. 22x14. Bookplate. VG in VG d/j. On July 3, 1940, the Royal Navy attacked and largely destroyed the French Fleet as it lay at its moorings in the harbour of Mers el Kebir. To the French the act was murderous aggression, to the sailors who carried it out it seemed incomprehensible folly; to the British government it was a grim but unavoidable necessity. The ten minute bombardment shattered the French Fleet and killed some 1,300 sailors. A 'Greek Tragedy' Churchill called it. The author has made a special study of the action in all its aspects, and having interviewed many survivors he has skilfully traced the sequence of events that culminated in this tragic disaster. £6.50

1387. TUTE, Warren: THE TRUE GLORY. The Story of the Royal Navy over a Thousand Years
Macdonald 1984 288pp. Prof ills Ills endps. 24x18. An unmarked copy Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. An informative and well illustrated history of the Royal Navy, offering a panoramic view of the ships, seamen, and fighting record. £5.75

1738. UNWIN R.: THE DEFEAT OF JOHN HAWKINS. A Biography of His Third Slaving Voyage.
Readers Union/Allen & Unwin. 1961. 319pp. 12 ills/maps. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. In 1567 Hawkins set out from Plymouth with six ships with the aim of transporting slaves from Africa, and in defiance of Spanish law, attempted to sell them to the Spanish colonists of the islands of the Spanish Main. Despite storm and mutiny, he almost succeeded, but after a disastrous fight with Spanish forces, he returned to England with only 2 ships. Survivors of the other 4 ships straggled home for years, each bearing a tale of captivity and endurance. Many had suffered under the Inquisition - some at the stake, others in galleys. £5.00

489. USHERWOOD S. (Editor).: THE GREAT ENTERPRISE. The History of the Spanish Armada as revealed in Contemporary Documents.
Folio. 1978. 192pp. 31 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. Bound in blue cloth/gilt (not published with d/j). Binding & contents VG+. . Uses first-hand accounts of the Spanish Armada and surrounding events, viewing the proposed Spanish Invasion and the British defence, through the eyes of the men who opposed each other in the battle. £5.00

2795. USHERWOOD, Stephen (Editor).: THE GREAT ENTERPRISE. The History of the Spanish Armada as revealed in Contemporary Documents.
Folio. 1978. 192pp. 31 ills. Ills endps. 25x16. An unmarked copy:- Binding & contents Near-Fine. . Using both Spanish and British sources, this book contains first-hand accounts of the Spanish Armada and surrounding events, viewing the proposed Spanish Invasion and the British defence, through the eyes of the men who opposed each other in the battle. £6.00

9216. VALENTINE, Mrs.: SEA FIGHTS. From Sluys to the Bombardment of Alexandria.
Frederic Warne. nd (c 1885). viii. + 296pp. Frontis. + 5 plates. 19x13. Red cloth/gilt decorated cover. Rear board partially faded, binding and contents VG. An extremely nice copy of this book. Over 30 naval actions fought by the British Navy are very well described. £4.50

5354. Van Der Merwe P.: NELSON.
Snapping Turtle/National Mariime Museum. nd 1995). 32pp. Prof ills. 24x17. Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. An illustrated guide to the extraordinary career of Britain's greatest naval hero. £2.00

8500. VAN DER VAT D.: THE LAST CORSAIR. The Story of the Emden.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1983 1st. 205pp. 17 ills. Endp maps. 24x16.An unmarked copy: Fine in Fine d/j. Describes the lone campaign waged by German cruiser Emden in the Indian Ocean from August 1914 to May 1915, during which she sank two warships, held-up 21 British merchantmen, sinking 16, abducted 4 colliers, shelled Madras, made a hit-and-run raid on Penang, before being finally shelled to destruction off the Cocos Islands by the Australian cruiser Sydney £7.85

5410. VAN DER VAT Dan.: STANDARD OF POWER: The Royal Navy in the Twentieth Century.
Pimlico. 2001 xx. + 460pp. 39 ills. 24x16. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover.. In this history the author takes a sceptical, sometimes admiring, often controversial view of the Royal Navy in two World Wars and countless minor conflicts. £6.50

3232. VAN DER VAT, Dan: THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN. The Great Struggle at Sea 1939-1945.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 1st. * ixx. + 424pp. 54 ills. 4 maps. Ills endps. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This comprehensive history covers in detail every aspect and phase of the Battle of the Atlantic examining the action on and under the Atlantic. £6.75

11992. VAN DER VAT, Dan: THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN. The Great Struggle at Sea 1939-1945.
Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 1st. * ixx. + 424pp. 54 ills. 4 maps. Ills endps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. d/j. This comprehensive history covers in detail every aspect and phase of the Battle of the Atlantic examining the action on and under the Atlantic. £9.00

4389. VAN DER VAT, Dan.: THE GRAND SCUTTLE. The Sinking of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
Hodder & Stoughton 1982 1st. 240pp. 24 ills. Endp maps. 24x16. Hardback edition. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. At Scapa Flow in June 1919 there occurred an event unique in naval history. The German Admiral in charge of seventy-four of his country's warships interned in Scapa Flow, battleships, battle-cruisers, cruisers and flotillas of destroyers, ordered that they should scuttle themselves. Fifty-two of them actually went to the bottom and several are there to this day. This book tells the story of the German Fleet from its creation by Tirpitz to its complete frustration in war, its disgrace by mutiny, and the unparalleled act of self-destruction and the unprecedented salvage effort which ensued. £9.00

14993. VANSITTART, Peter: JOHN PAUL JONES. A Restless Spirit.
Robson Books. 2004 1st. 266pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.00

14608. VAUSE, Jordan.: WOLF. U-Boat Commanders in World War II.
Airlife. 1997 1st UK.* xi.+ 249pp. Ills, 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine d/j. Drawing on primary documents, and where possible, interviews or correspondence with surviving U-boat commanders themselves, the author follows the individual U-boat officers from their early training and through their wartime experiences. £7.50

4936. VAUSE, Jordan.: WOLF. U-Boat Commanders in World War II.
Airlife. 1997 1st UK.* xi.+ 249pp. Ills, 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine d/j. Drawing on primary documents, and where possible, interviews or correspondence with surviving U-boat commanders themselves, the author follows the individual U-boat officers from their early training and through their wartime experiences. £9.00

6150. VILLAR, Roger. Captain RN.: MERCHANT SHIPS AT WAR - THE FALKLANDS EXPERIENCE.
Conway/Lloyd's. 1984 1st. 190pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Fine in Fine d/j. One of the most remarkable aspects of the Falklands War was the incredible speed of the requisition, conversion and deployment of a varied fleet of fifty merchantmen, ranging in size from the passenger liners Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Canberra to tugs of barely 700 tons. Yet none spent more than 16 days in dockyard hands and most were at sea after 2 - 4 days work. The author examines in fascinating detail the modifications made to the vessels and the diverse tasks carried out by some of them during the campaign. £11.00

14965. VILLAR, Roger. Captain RN.: MERCHANT SHIPS AT WAR - THE FALKLANDS EXPERIENCE.
Conway/Lloyd's. 1984 1st. 190pp. Prof ills. 25x19. Near-Fine in VG d/j. One of the most remarkable aspects of the Falklands War was the incredible speed of the requisition, conversion and deployment of a varied fleet of fifty merchantmen, ranging in size from the passenger liners Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Canberra to tugs of barely 700 tons. Yet none spent more than 16 days in dockyard hands and most were at sea after 2 - 4 days work. The author examines in fascinating detail the modifications made to the vessels and the diverse tasks carried out by some of them during the campaign. £8.50

13850. WAKEHAM, Geoff: ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE 1947 - 1997.
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose. 1997 103pp. Profusely illustrated. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. A chronological history. £4.95

9285. WALDRON T.J. & GLEESON, James: THE FROGMEN.
Evans. 1950 1st. 191pp. 15 ills. 22x14. Spots of foxing to edges/margins, otherwise contents VG in G+ d/j. Describes the operations carried out in WW2, by British Charioteers, 'X'-Craft and frogmen, and the operations carried out by Italian and German frogmen. £7.50

15111. WALKER C.F. Lt-Commander R.N.: YOUNG GENTLEMEN. The Story of Midshipmen from the XVIIth Century to the Present Day.
Longmans, Green 1938 1st. xiii. + 258pp. 8 ills. 22x14. An excellent copy with no writing or inscriptions:- VG in G+ original d/j. £20.00

15108. WALKER. Anthony J.: AYE, AYE, SIR! An Autobiography of a National Service Sailor 1946-1948.
W.H.Walker. 2000 1st. xxxiv. + 250pp. Profusely illustrated. Illustrated endpapers. 25x18. Fine in Fine d/j. Signed by author.The author joined the Royal Navy under National Service in February 1946, just six months after the end of the war. After training in HMS Royal Arthur, HMS Glendower and HMS Scotia, he served in two submarine depot ships based in Scotland, HMS Forth and HMS Montclare. This handsomely published and profusely illustrated book records the author’s experiences afloat and ashore during the early post-war years. Signed by author. £18.00

14641. WALTERS, Derek.: THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH 'U' CLASS SUBMARINE.
Pen & Sword 2004 1st. 264pp. Illustrated. Diagrams. 24x16. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.Originally designed in 1934, by the end of WW2, seventy-two U-Class submarines had been commissioned and, of these, 17 were lost to the enemy and 3 in accidents. This book examines in detail this fine submarine class and records some of their wartime exploits. £10.00

4926. WARLOW B. & GOODMAN S.: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II.
Maritime nd (c 1994). 112pp. Prof ills. 17x23. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Presents over 100 full-page captioned photographs of many different types of RN ships from battleships to trawlers. £5.00

1778. WARLOW B. Lt Cdr RN.: CHANNEL SWEEP. Photographs from the 1950s & 60s Skyfotos Collection.
Maritime. nd (c1989). 142pp. Prof ills. 18x24. Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Contains 140 full-page photographs taken in the 1950/60s, depicting athe various types and classes of warships of the Royal Navy £4.50

13809. WARLOW Ben: THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II. Part Two.
Maritime nd (c 1999). 112pp. Prof ills. 17x23. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in pictorial card cover. Presents over 100 full-page captioned photographs of many different types of RN ships from battleships to minesweepers. £5.00

14657. WARNER, Oliver: BATTLE HONOURS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
George Philip 1956 1st. vii. + 91pp. Colour Frontis. 9 plates. 22x14. A nice bright copy, binding VG, contents VG+. The 7 chapters cover:- Battle Honours -Scope & Definition: Fleet Actions & Campaigns: Single Ship Actions: Alphabetical List of Ships With Their Honours: Fleet Air Arm Squadron Honours: Naval Battle Honours Won by Regiments of the Army: Ships' Badges. £9.00

770. WARNER, Oliver: COMMAND THE SEA. Great Fighting Admirals from Hawke to Nimitz.
Cassell. 1976 1st. xii. + 196pp. 19 ills. 22x14. VG in VG d/j. Describes the outstanding achievements of 12 naval commanders, including Hawke, Collingwood, Suffren, Howe, Saumarez, Beatty & Nimitz. £6.00

15020. WARNER, Oliver.: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. The Life of Sir Charles Lambe.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1969 1st. xiii. + 224pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lambe entered Osborne in 1914, began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. In 1938 he took command of Curlew, before moving to Dunedin in 1939. During the war he held several staff appointments, including Director of Naval Plans, then returned to the sea to take command of Illustrious, a member of the Eastern Fleet and latterly the British Pacific Fleet. £6.75

6817. WARNER, Oliver.: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. The Life of Sir Charles Lambe.
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1969 1st. xiii. + 224pp. 21 ills. 22x14. VG+ in G+ d/j. Lambe entered Osborne in 1914, began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. In 1938 he took command of Curlew, before moving to Dunedin in 1939. During the war he held several staff appointments, including Director of Naval Plans, then returned to the sea to take command of Illustrious, a member of the Eastern Fleet and latterly the British Pacific Fleet. £5.95

2363. WARNER, Oliver.: THE BRITISH NAVY. A Concise History.
Purnell. 1975. 191pp. Prof ills. 24x18. Near-Fine in VG d/j. An excellent history accompanied by 151 illustrations. £4.00

11507. WARWICK, Peter: VOICES FROM THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
David & Charles. 2005 1st. 320pp. Illustrated. 24x16. Unmarked, as new: Hardback in d/j. Compiled from contemporary letters, diaries and other original sources, this book explores the battle from the British, French and Spanish perspectives - the tactics and the individual acts of bravery, as well as the daily life in the navies of the age. £8.75

421. WATERMAN J.: THE FLEET AIR ARM HISTORY.
Old Bond. nd (c 1974). 164pp. Prof ills. 30x21. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in Near-Fine pictorial card cover. Provides a complete history of the FAA, together with full details and photographs of the many different types of naval aircraft used by the FAA from its inception until the mid-1970s. £9.00

13700. WATERS, John M.: BLOODY WINTER.
Van Nostrand 1967 1st. xiv. + 279pp. Illustrated. Endp maps.23x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG d/j. Although the Battle of the Atlantic lasted more than six years, the winter of 1942-43 marked the climax of the fighting. The author, who himself served as an officer in US escorts, offers a vivid account of the day-to-day fighting as seen from the bridges of Allied escort ships and from the conning towers of German submarines. £7.95

4965. WATTS Anthony J.: PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Two Volumes. Volume One. 1816-1880. Volume Two. 1880-1914
Ian Allan. 1970 1st. & 1971 1st. Both volumes unmarked and Fine in Fine d/j's. Volume One. 144pp. Prof ills. 23x15. After chronicling the development of warships in the Royal Navy from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1880, the pictorial section is illustrated with over 130 photographs. Volume Two. 144pp. Prof ills. 23x15. The first part of the book gives an account of the RN from 1880 to 1914, with chapters covering Economy and the Royal Navy - The Navy Defence Act - Gunnery & Reforms - The Dreadnought & Admiral Fisher - The Road to War. The main part of this volume illustrates with more than 150 captioned photographs, the ships and naval figures of the Royal Navy 1880-1914. The two volume set. £18.00

1767. WATTS Anthony .J.: AXIS SUBMARINES (World War 2 Fact Files)
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 63pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Every class of submarine operated or planned by Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy and Thailand is listed together with a short background to the design. Tables list technical data and a brief note on the fate of each submarine. Profusely illustrated with photos. £4.00

8872. WATTS Anthony J.: BATTLESHIPS. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1979 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x21. Fine Fine in pictorial card cover. Every class of battleship operated or planned by the major naval powers is listed together with a short background to the design, plus Tables of technical data and a brief note on the fate of each ship. Profusely illustrated. £4.75

773. WATTS, Anthony J: ALLIED SUBMARINES. (World War 2 Fact Files).
Macdonald & Jane's. 1977 1st. 64pp. Prof ills. 27x20. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover Every class of submarine operated or planned by Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom, USA and Yugoslavia, is listed together with a short background to the design. Tables list technical data and a brief note on the fate of each submarine. Profusely illustrated with photos. £4.00

4134. WATTS, Anthony ,J.: THE U-BOAT HUNTERS
Macdonald & Jane's. 1976 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 25x17. An unmarked copy: Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Despite the advantage of 'Asdic' and the introduction of convoys, the losses of Allied merchant ships from German U-boats were enormous. Every possible countermeasure was used against the U-boat, and a whole range of ships, aircraft, weapons, electronics, were created to fight the Battle of the Atlantic. This book tells the dramatic story of this campaign and the development of anti-submarine warfare in the Second World War. Profusely illustrated. £11.85

14569. WATTS, Anthony .J.: A SOURCE BOOK OF SUBMARINES AND SUBMERSIBLES
Ward Lock. 1976 1st. 128pp. Prof ills. 12x17. VG in VG d/j. Provides the specification, building history, brief service history and the fate of more than 100 submarines and submersibles of the world's navies, and supplies a photograph of each one. An informative and useful book. £4.00

3775. WATTS, Anthony J.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated History.
Naval Institute/Brockhampton. 1999 . 256pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Mint in d/j. beginning with the triumphant aftermath of Trafalgar, the author traces the evolution of the Navy over the decades of the last years of sail to today’s 'high tech' fleet. In addition to technical fact and data throughout, the author provides assessment and critique of decisions, events, designs and tactics over nearly two centuries. Factually detailed and technically accurate, this is also a readable, entertaining narrative, an incisive study of Britain's Navy. Profusely illustrated with photos and line drawings of significant warships and equipment, plus detailed maps of key battles and actions. £7.50

8442. WATTS, Anthony J.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated History.
Arms & Armour. 1994 1st. . 256pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Near-Mint in d/j. beginning with the triumphant aftermath of Trafalgar, the author traces the evolution of the Navy over the decades of the last years of sail to today’s 'high tech' fleet. In addition to technical fact and data throughout, the author provides assessment and critique of decisions, events, designs and tactics over nearly two centuries. Factually detailed and technically accurate, this is also a readable, entertaining narrative, an incisive study of Britain's Navy. Profusely illustrated with photos and line drawings of significant warships and equipment, plus detailed maps of key battles and actions. £7.50

6818. WATTS, Anthony J.: WARSHIPS AND NAVIES 1973.
.Ian Allan. 1972 136pp. Prof ills. 24x18. An unmarked copy:- Near-Fine in VG+ d/j. A contemporary review of the ships of the world's navies illustrated with about 120 photos. Chapter include:- The Tiger Class - The County Class Destroyers - New Destroyers of the Royal Navy - Vosper Thornycroft Frigates - HMS Rapid - Life in a Polaris Submarine - Ship Missiles - The RN in the Seventies etc. £3.50

15021. WELLS, John. Captain RN.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982.
Sutton. 1994 1st. x.+ 306pp. Prof ills. 25x19: An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Starting with the imperial splendour of Victorian ships with their labour intensive crews, social divisions and harsh discipline and concluding with the fighting force that saw service in the Falklands War, this book is as much a story of naval characters as it is the story of the vents and conflicts in which they were caught up, and covers everything from recruitment and training to behaviour in battle, duscipline, food and drink, clothing and pay. Signed by author. £11.00

14533. WELLS, John. Captain RN.: THE ROYAL NAVY. An Illustrated Social History 1870-1982.
Sutton. 1994 1st. x.+ 306pp. Prof ills. 25x19: Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. Signed by author, and letter from author. Starting with the imperial splendour of Victorian ships with their labour intensive crews, social divisions and harsh discipline and concluding with the fighting force that saw service in the Falklands War, this book is as much a story of naval characters as it is the story of the vents and conflicts in which they were caught up, and covers everything from recruitment and training to behaviour in battle, duscipline, food and drink, clothing and pay. Signed by author. £12.50

13685. WERNHAM R.B. (Editor).: THE EXPEDITION OF SIR JOHN NORRIS AND SIR FRANCIS DRAKE TO SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, 1589.
Temple Press for The Navy Records Society. 1988 1st. lxvi. + 380pp. 6 illustrations & maps. 23x15. An unmarked copy:- Blue cloth/gilt binding. Binding and contents Fine. £10.00

5910. WESTWOOD, J.N.: FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
BCA. 1979 160pp. Prof ills. 25x20. VG in VG d/j. The author examines a number of warships which took part in World War 2, analysing notable features of their designs and discusses if the ships lived up to their designer's expectations in wartime conditions. Describes the battleships Bismarck, Duke of York, Warspite, Scharnhorst, Alabama, Washington, Texas, Kongo, Yamato and the pocket-battleship Graf Spee: The aircraft carriers Ark Royal, Akagi, Enterprise, Lexington, Hornet and Zuikake. The cruisers Ajax, Boise, Belfast, Indianapolis, Mogami and Prinz Eugen: The destroyers Johnson and Saumarez: The escorts England and Jervis Bay; The submarines Cavella, Thunderbolt and U-47. Profusely illustrated. £6.00

495. WETTERN, Desmond.: THE DECLINE OF BRITISH SEAPOWER.
Jane's. 1982 1st. v. + 452pp. 85 ills. 24x16. Near-Fine in VG d/j. This important and controversial book is an almost month by month acount of the many activities of the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1981. The book is a history which shows not only that the Navy, against a background of an almost constant shortage of men, money and ships, has served the nation well, but the book is also an account of social changes in the Service since 1945. Strength of Fleet from 1947 to 1981. £11.00

14698. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. A Fight for Survival.
Cassell. 2000 160pp. 57 ills. Maps/diag 20x13. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mine pictorial card cover.. Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £4.50

11753. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. A Fight for Survival.
Cassell. 1998 160pp. 57 ills. Maps/diag 20x13. VG+ in VG+ pictorial card cover Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £3.50

4588. WHINNEY R.W.Captain RN.: THE U-BOAT PERIL. An Anti-Submarine Commander's War.
Blandford. 1986 1st. * 160pp. 54 ills. Maps/diags. Endp maps. 24x16. Near-Fine in Fine in d/j. Whinney served as A/S officer in Duncan, then moved to Cossack - the leader of Vian's flotilla - in which he saw action in the Bismarck operation. After a spell ashore in West Africa, he took over the V & W destroyer Wanderer, and joined Escort Group B1 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and finally served as a D-Day convoy escort. Whinney was one of the highest scoring submarine hunters of WW2. £8.50

917. WHIPPLE A.B.C.: FIGHTING SAIL.
Time-Life. 1979. 184pp. Prof ills. Endp maps. 29x24. Near-Mint in pictorial hardback cvr (published without d/j). This volume examines the ship of the line in Nelson's day and describes the actions which they fought. Describes the second battle of Ushant; Rodney's tactic of breaking the line of battle during the Battle of the Saints; and Nelson's victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Very well illustrated. £5.85

7046. WHITAKER Brigadier General D, & WHITAKER S.: DIEPPE. Tragedy to Triumph.
McGraw-Hill. 1992 1st. xix. + 372pp. Ills. Maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. An authoritative first-hand reassessment of one of the most controversial battles of World War II, during which 3,000 Canadian infantry were killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. £7.50

15157. WHITE, Colin: THE NELSON COMPANION.
Sutton 1995 1st. xv. + 228pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Fine in Fine d/j. Signed by author. This book makes the ideal companion for anyone who wants to find out more about this remarkable character and the myths that have surrounded Nelson since his death. From Hitler's plan to transport Nelson's Column to Berlin to the naming of over fifty streets in Greater London area alone, the book is a treasure trove of information. It contains detailed studies on many different aspects of Nelson's life and career written by leading experts in the field. It is complemented by a gazeteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and eight pages of colour plates. £7.50

422. WHITE, Colin: THE NELSON COMPANION.
Bramley. 1997. * xv. + 228pp. Prof ills. Ills endps. 22x14. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. A superb unmarked copy. This book makes the ideal companion for anyone who wants to find out more about this remarkable character and the myths that have surrounded Nelson since his death. From Hitler's plan to transport Nelson's Column to Berlin to the naming of over fifty streets in Greater London area alone, the book is a treasure trove of information. It contains detailed studies on many different aspects of Nelson's life and career written by leading experts in the field. It is complemented by a gazeteer and chronology, together with over 100 illustrations and eight pages of colour plates. £6.95

12097. WHITE, David Fairbank.: BITTER OCEAN. The Dramatic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945.
Headline. 2006 1st. 350pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked, as new: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Examines this crucial conflict using first-hand testimony from both Allied and Germany personnel. £7.50

558. WHITMAN J.E.A.: BRITAIN KEEPS THE SEAS. Some Naval Incidents during the First Two Years of the World War.
Oxford University Press. 1942 1st 125pp. 22 ills. 22x14. VG. Describes several episodes in the war at sea, including the exploits of the submarines Salmon and Ursula; Rawalpindi; the trawler minesweeper Dunoon; the destroyer Hardy at Narvik; the cruisers Sydney and Ajax in the Mediterranean, etc, etc. £4.00

1241. WICKS, Ben: WAITING FOR THE ALL CLEAR.
Bloomsbury. 1990 1st. . 209pp. Illustarted. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- . Fine in Fine d/j. Contains the personal reminiscences of civilians, firemen, policeman, air-raid wardens, Home Guard and others, who experienced the Blitz at first hand in World War 2 £5.00

3218. WIGBY, Frederick.: STOKER - ROYAL NAVY.
Blackwood. 1967 1st. 202pp. Ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Near-Fine in G+ d/j.. The memoirs of a stoker who served in the Home Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet and on the China Station during the 1930s. In World War 2 he saw service in the corvette Shearwater and the light cruiser Phoebe. £12.50

8717. WILLANS, Geoffrey.: ONE EYE ON THE CLOCK
Macmillan. 1943 1st. . v. + 178pp. 8 ills. 19x13. VG. An RNVR officer recounts his wartime experiences, including a first-hand account of the Greek campaign and the battle for Crete. Willans served in the corvette Peony in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He moved to Formidable in 1941, and went with her to the USA for repair, then left her to return to the UK leading a draft of seamen. £5.00

3032. WILLIAMS, Andrew: THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
BBC. 2002 1st. 304pp. 58 ills. Map. 24x16. An unmarked copy, almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, this comprehensive account of the long-running battle describes this intense and strategically vital campaign for control of the Atlantic. Well illustrated. £3.00

8408. WILLIAMS, Glyn: THE PRIZE OF ALL THE OCEANS. The Triumph and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage Round the World.
Harper-Collins. 1999 1st. * 264pp. 35 ills. 5 maps & figs. Endp maps. 24x17. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Anson's voyage around the world was a triumph in monetary terms, due to the capture of the legendary Spanish treasure ship making its annual voyage from Acapulco to Manila; but was a disaster in terms of lives and ships lost. Out of more than 1,900 men who sailed from Spithead in 1740, almost 1,400 died, most from disease and starvation. This book mixes both narrative and analysis to provide a detailed account of the voyage, the ships wrecked, scuttled or forced back in shattered condition, disaster, mutiny, and heroism. £7.95

3034. WILLMOTT H.P.: PEARL HARBOUR.
Cassell. 2001 1st. 208pp. Prof ills. 26x26. An unmarked copy, almost as new. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. A comprehensive, analytical, and very readable account of the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbour, accompanied by more than 150 photographs, including a superb series of pictures of Japanese warships and a spectacular series of photographs (some colour) taken during the raid itself and the aftermath. Also includes numerous maps, diagrams and drawings. £7.85

7032. WILSON E.: THE D-DAY QUIZ BOOK.
Grub St. 1994. Fine in pictorial card cover. Contains 400 questions relating to D-Day, together with their answers. £3.00

12205. WILSON Michael.: A SUBMARINER’S WAR. The Indian Ocean 1939-1945.
Tempus. 2000 1st. 192pp. Ills. 25x17. As new: Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Warfare in the Indian Ocean was an entirely different affair to that in the Atlantic. Here, submarines of seven nations operated - Great Britain, the Netherlands, USA, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. This is a study of underwater warfare, based on archives from all seven countries, giving an overall picture of deployment and success. Three appendices include a table of British minelaying operations. £7.85

12577. WINGO, Josette Dermody.: MOTHER WAS A GUNNER'S MATE.
Naval Institute Press. 1994 1st. viii. + 234pp. Illustrated. 23x15. An unmarked copy, as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. From joining up in 1944 An enlisted Wave recalls her experiences in WWII teaching anti-aircraft gunnery to American and Russian sailors, as well as many other experiences as a member of the U.S. Naval Armed Guard Waves. £5.00

9066. WINN, Godfrey.: THE POSITIVE HOUR. Volume II of his Autobiography.
Joseph. 1970 1st. xv. + 445pp. 67 ills. 22x14. An unmarked copy: Fine in VG+ d/j. Volume II of Winn's autobiography covers the war years. Perhaps best known for his account of PQ17 while on the AA cruiser Pozarica, but he later served on the lower deck on Cumberland before being invalided out. £6.50

9857. WINTON, John: BELOW THE BELT. Novelty, Subterfuge and Surprise in Naval Warfare.
Conway. 1981 1st. 192pp. 32 ills. 22x14. Near-Fine in Near-Fine d/j. A history of unconventional naval weapons and warfare, from primitive explosion vessels and fire-ships to the human torpedoes of the Second World War. Such devices have had a dramatic effect on naval affairs and this book describes how these weapons have been employed in combat. £4.00

778. WINTON, John: THE NAVAL HERITAGE OF PORTSMOUTH.
Ensign. 1989 1st.. 229pp. Prof ills. 26x20. Fine in Fine d/j. . A history of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth, covering the relationship between the Navy and Portsmouth from the earliest times to the 1980s. Naval personalities mutinies, Fleet Reviews, the life of sailors ashore, Portsmouth during the two World Wars, ship construction, and many other aspects are described. Over 100 illustrations. £11.50

7820. WINTON, John.: AIR POWER AT SEA. 1945 to Today
Sidgwick & Jackson. 1987 1st. 192pp. Prof ills. 24x19. Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. This comprehensive survey, illustrated with over 100 photographs (including many action shots), examines the developments in aerial warfare and shows how naval flying has been dramatically transformed since the 1940s. Chapters include: Korea: The Rise & Rise of the Helicopter: All Done by Mirrors & Angles: Vietnam: The Falklands, etc, etc. £3.75

14761. WINTON, John.: CAPTAIN AND KINGS. The Royal Family in the Royal Navy 1901 - 1981.
Bluejacket. 1981 1st. 114pp. Ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Fine in Fine pictorial card cover. Chronicles the experiences of the members of the Royal Family that served in the Navy during the 20th century. £3.50

10370. WINTON, John.: WARRIOR. The First and The Last.
Maritime. nd (c 1987) 1st. 96pp. Prof ills. 24x18. A superb unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Records in fascinating detail, the extraordinary life story of HMS Warrior- how she was designed and built, what life was like on board, what she did in her various commissions, her sad decline into a shabby coal hulk, and then her astonishing rebirth, through the farsightedness of one man who saved her from the scrapyard. £6.85

15115. WOOD, Walter: THE BATTLESHIP. Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon from the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-day Leviathans.
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1912 1st. xvi. + 308pp. With 103 illustrations (including 8 colour plates) by Frank Mason, and from engravings, plans, and photographs. Top edge gilt. 22x17. Bound in pictorial cloth with gilt titles. No inscriptions or writing. Binding slightly rubbed, otherwise contents VG. £19.00

6835. WOODROOFFE T. (Editor).: BEST STORIES OF THE NAVY.
Faber & Faber. 1941. 524pp. 21x13. Binding a little rubbed, o/w contents VG. A collection of 26 tales of the Navy, written by various authors. Includes - The Sailing of the Ivy : The Settlement with Shanghai Smith : Sampan Charlie : Lost with all Hands : Convoy : The Promotion of the Admiral : Bad Weather : Sin at Malta : When the Convoys Met : First Command, etc, etc. £5.00

13650. WOODWARD, David.: THE TIRPITZ. The Story. Including the Destruction of the Scharnhorst, of the Campaign Against the German Battleship.
Kimber. 1953 223pp. II ills. Endpaper Maps. 22x14. VG in worn d/j. Based on British, Norwegian and German official documents, and the personal stories of the men, Allied and German, who took part, this book offers a full and detailed history of the German battleship Tirpitz from her completion to her eventual destruction. £6.50

923. WOODWARD, Sandy. Admiral: ONE HUNDRED DAYS. The Memories of the Falklands Battle Group Commander.
BCA.. 1992. xxiii + 360p.. 34 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. . The Commander of the Task Force who was also the senior British commander on the spot, gives a personal account of the campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands, admitting in this frank and honest appraisal that the whole Falklands affair was a damn close run thing. £8.95

8444. WOODWARD, Sandy. Admiral: ONE HUNDRED DAYS. The Memories of the Falklands Battle Group Commander.
BCA 1992 xxiii + 360p.. 34 ills. Maps. 24x16. Fine in Fine d/j. The Commander of the Task Force who was also the senior British commander on the spot, gives a personal account of the campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands, admitting in this frank and honest appraisal that the whole Falklands affair was a damn close run thing. £7.50

1035. WORTH, Jack: BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. Part 4. MINESWEEPERS.
Maritime nd (c 1988). 160pp. Prof ills. 21x15. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint pictorial card cover. Lists the names and completion dates, together with service notes on every minesweeper of the Royal Navy, from 1945 to the late 1980s. Well illustrated. £4.00

14666. WOUK, Herman: THE CAINE MUTINY.
Jonathan Cape 1951 3rd impression. 494pp. Endpaper diagrams 22x14. VG in VG d/j, £4.00

13869. WRAGG, David: HELICOPTERS AT WAR. A Pictorial History
Robert Hale. 1983 1st. 283pp. Profusely illustrated. 24x16. A superb unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £9.00

14683. WRAGG, David: SECOND WORLD WAR CARRIER CAMPAIGNS.
Pen & Sword 2004 1st. vi. + 250pp. Illustrated. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £7.50

10033. WRAGG, David.: CARRIER COMBAT.
Sutton. 1997 1st. viii. + 291pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x20. Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. Combining the author's own narrative with first-hand accounts by those who served aboard aircraft carriers, or with the carrier-borne naval and marine air squadrons, this book tells the dramatic story of the aircraft carrier at war. Fully illustrated with archive photographs in colour and black and white. £8.95

15026. WRAGG, David.: CARRIER COMBAT.
Sutton. 1997 1st. viii. + 291pp. Profusely illustrated. 27x20. Near-Mint in Fine d/j. Combining the author's own narrative with first-hand accounts by those who served aboard aircraft carriers, or with the carrier-borne naval and marine air squadrons, this book tells the dramatic story of the aircraft carrier at war. Fully illustrated with archive photographs in colour and black and white. £8.45

12675. WRAGG, David.: SWORDFISH - The Story of the Taranto Raid.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2003 1st. xv. + 224pp. Illustarted. Maps. 24x16. Unmarked & almost as new:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j.This detailed account of the raid on Taranto focuses on the personalities involved and puts it into the context of the development of aircraft carriers and naval warfare. £8.50

14563. YOUNG, Edward.: ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES.
Wordsworth 1998 320pp. Illustrated. 9 maps. Diags. 22x14. An unmarked copy:- Fine in pictorial card cover. During the Second World War the author saw service in submarines from the Arctic to the Far East in H-28, Unity, Sealion and Saracen, and commanded P-555 and Storm. This first-hand account of submarine warfare is widely regarded as one of the classics of the Second World War. £3.75

7608. YOUNG, Edward.: ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES.
Hart-Davis. 1953. 332pp. 39 ills. 9 maps. Endp diags. 22x14. Spine a bit faded o/w contents VG in G d/j. During the Second World War the author saw service in submarines from the Arctic to the Far East in H-28, Unity, Sealion and Saracen, and commanded P-555 and Storm. This first-hand account of submarine warfare is widely regarded as one of the classics of the Second World War. £3.95

3994. YOUNG, Peter: COMMANDO.
Pan-Ballantine. 1970. 159pp. Prof ills. 21x14. VG in VG pictorial card cover. Written by an immensely experienced officer who was in action with the Commandos at every major engagement, this book describes the raids at Lofoten, Spitsbergen, St, Nazaire, Dieppe, Vaagso, the adventures of Layforce, and other exploits. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, some of them depicting HM destroyers, infantry assault ships, subamarines, etc. £2.00

1311. YOUNG. John.: A DICTIONARY OF SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Patrick Stephens. 1975 1st. 192pp. 27 ills. 22x14. 22x14. An unmarked hardback copy: Fine in Fine d/j. This valuable reference work provides a quick and accurate guide to more than 2,000 Royal Navy warships of the Second World War, from battleships and aircraft carriers to small salvage ships and water carriers. The main section of the book arranges all these vessels in alphabetical order; a Fleet List Section divides these ships in grooup or class order. Statistics for each ship include: tonnage; dimensions; speed; complement; armament; who built her and when; and each ship's fate. £12.50

11399. ZEIGLER, Philip: PERSONAL DIARY OF ADMIRAL THE LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN. Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943 - 1946.
Collins. 1988 1st. xiii. + 357pp. 29 ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy:-Fine in VG+ d/j. Frank and revealing, Mountbatten's diaries pull no punches and spare no reputations. £4.85

11998. ZIEGLER, Philip (Editor).: FROM SHORE TO SHORE, The Final Years. The Tour Diaries of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, 1953-1979.
Collins. 1989 1st. Xii. + 402pp. Ills. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.00

11997. ZIEGLER, Philip (Editor).: PERSONAL DIARIES OF ADMIRAL THE LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN. SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER SOUTH-EAST ASIA. 1943-1946.
Collins. 1988 1st. . Xiv. + 357pp. Ills. Maps. 24x16. An unmarked copy: Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. £8.00

11996. ZIEGLER, Philip (Editor).: THE DIARIES OF LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN. Tours with the Prince of Wales. 1920-1922.
Collins. 1987 1st. 315pp. Illustrated. Maps. 24x16. An unamrked copy, almost as new: Near-Mint in Fine d/j. £6.50

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