Naval 85

Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve an……続きを見る

Admiral Schofields accounts of the Taranto and Bismarck battles make for unforgettable reading.The author traces the development of British naval aviation from its early beginnings in 1912, through ……続きを見る

The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2. As a result the Island became the focal point in a……続きを見る

One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology an……続きを見る

In January 1916 Vizeadmiral Scheer took command of the High Sea Fleet. This aggressive and pugnacious leader embarked upon a vigorous offensive program which culminated in the greatest clash between……続きを見る

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the ……続きを見る

This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. It is a no-holds-barred account as see……続きを見る

The 200 years that separate the navy of Drake's day from that of Nelson were critical for the development of Britain's sea power, and the decade of the Commonwealth, of Cromwell's rule, is one of th……続きを見る

A deep dive into the naval atrocities of World War IIーfrom the sinking of hospital ships to the horrors of Japanese hell-ships. Whilst researching his earlier book Sea Killers in Disguise, Tony Bri……続きを見る

This tells the story of a soldier caught before the evacuation at Dunkirk, and his daring escape and life along the way. 続きを見る

" A range of naval experts . . . build[s] a diverse and deeply-thought out picture of where maritime warfare is now and where it is likely to go."ー Army Rumour Service What is the purpose of navies……続きを見る

A Royal Navy submariner and hero of the Cold War reveals his incredible true story of covert ops against the Soviets in this military memoir. Tony Beasley was just a teenager when he joined the Roya……続きを見る

"An intensely detailed historical account and counterfactual analysis of the strategic dilemmas faced by German and Allied forces at Narvik." ー Naval Historical Foundation Published for the first t……続きを見る

"Simultaneously sweeping and intimate . . . an eminently readable and engrossing account of the actions that pulled America into the Second World War." ーParks Stephenson, producer, The Fight for Ow……続きを見る

This remarkable memoir tells of the miseries of Jean Marteilhe of Bergerac, a Protestant condemned to the Galleys of France for his Religion, who, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685……続きを見る

To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were C……続きを見る

Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change. Opening with the ……続きを見る

A deep dive into the tactics and technology used to defend against submarinesーfrom the opening of the First World War through World War II and beyond. The submarine was undoubtedly the most potent ……続きを見る

"A detailed look at British 10,000-ton Treaty Cruisers. "A gem of research by the author, covering the design and progressive improvements to each ship."ーMalcolm Wright, author of British and Commo……続きを見る

The Merchant Seaman never faltered. To him we owe our preservation and our very lives - The Right Hon. Alfred Barnes, Minister of War Transport.During the first stages of the Second World War, all f……続きを見る

A leading Danish historian presents a detailed account of the epic naval conflict between Denmark and a British fleet led by Vice Admiral Nelson. Fearing an alliance between Denmark and France, Brit……続きを見る

"An absorbing and thoroughly well documented account" of WWII naval intelligence and the Allied hunt for the Nazi code machine known as the Enigma ( Warship). From the start of World War II to mid-1……続きを見る

A journey into the golden age of naval history, when these floating powerhouses ruled the waves. The battleship was the ultimate embodiment of naval power during the latter stages of the British Emp……続きを見る

"An entertaining and informative review of the evolution of one of the most important classes of warship, from the technology of WWII into the missile age." ーFiretrench Cruisers probably vary more ……続きを見る

This "impeccable, myth-busting study" of WWII maritime operations sheds new light on the conflict with sharp analysis and an international perspective (The Sunday Times, UK). Command of the oceans w……続きを見る

A history of 1805's Battle of Trafalgar between the British Royal Navy and the joint forces of the French and Spanish navies. Tales from the Front Line: Trafalgar offers a unique insight into the mo……続きを見る

"A most readable and interesting work . . . deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in war at sea during the Great French Wars." ー Nautical Research Journal On the four sides of the Ar……続きを見る

This " unnerving exposé" of a lost American nuclear bomb "is a valuable contribution to the history of the navy, the cold war, and nuclear weapons" ( Booklist ). On December 5th, 1965, the USS Ticon……続きを見る

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland’s Shetland Islands. The Shetland Bus was not a bus, but the nickname of a special ……続きを見る

A photographic history of World War II's largest naval battle, in which the Japanese and Americans squared off in the Philippines. On October 20, 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army began landing on Leyte's e……続きを見る