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This new book tells the story of the Ocean class of standard cargo ships, their design, building, and careers, and the author places them firmly in the context of the battle of the Atlantic which wa……続きを見る

The author of The First Day on the Somme recounts the sinking of two British Royal Navy ships by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. On the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Nav……続きを見る

"Takes us into areas that aren't always covered . . . stand[s] out from the crowd of Napoleonic Naval studies." ー History of War In 1801, the newly forged United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelan……続きを見る

Germany's attempts to build a battleship fleet to match that of the United Kingdom, the dominant naval power on the 19th-century and an island country that depended on seaborne trade for survival, i……続きを見る

The Schnellbootwaffe was created in the early 1930s, before the Second World War, in concurrence with the regenerated Kriegsmarine. Young officers, most of whom learned their craft in the old Imperi……続きを見る

A naval memoir of the Second World War by a sea-officer who was awarded a DSC for providing anti-aircraft defense along the Norwegian coast. The author of this compelling memoir proved himself one o……続きを見る

In 2002 the wreck of a British cruiser was located by divers off the coast of Tunisia. The stunning photographs of the wreck inspired Dr Richard Osborne to delve into the controversy surrounding the……続きを見る

This WWII naval history chronicles the prolific combat career of one of the most important US ships to fight in the Pacific War. Few ships in American history have had as illustrious a history as th……続きを見る

"If you only read one book on the development of the Fleet Air Arm and Naval air warfare in the Mediterranean during World War 2 then this should be it." ーMilitary Historical Society After the Ital……続きを見る

This illustrated WWII reference guide presents detailed profiles of Nazi U-Boat commanders who were awarded the Knight's Cross. The Knight's Crossーor Ritterkreuzーwas one of the highest decorations……続きを見る

While bookshelves groan with works on the capital ships of the German Third Reich, there is little in English devoted to their predecessors of the Second Reich, so this new book will fill a clear ga……続きを見る

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first ocean-going vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. When she was launched in 1843 she was twice the size of any previou……続きを見る

A gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's most significant modern warships. The HMS Invincible is a ship whose eventful life story, it is argued, embodies that of the Royal Navy itself during th……続きを見る

This "well written, well researched, well-illustrated" edition of the classic Georgian Navy reference "will both delight and inform" ( The Naval Review ). The theme of the 2021 issue is "Georgian Na……続きを見る

This WWI history examines the Ottoman Army's defense of the Dardanelle Strait during Winston Churchill's failed Gallipoli Campaign. The Dardanelles Strait, separating Europe and Asia Minor, was fort……続きを見る

This book describes in considerable detail the people, events ships and aircraft that shaped the Air Service from its origins in the late 19th century to its demise in 1945. The formative years bega……続きを見る

This WWII history examines an early British commando raid on Nazi occupied France through extensive interviews with survivors from both sides. On March 28th, 1942, a combined force of British Comman……続きを見る

"A well-written, modern narrative of the political and military events leading up to, during and after the German-Japanese War of 1914."ーThe Australian Naval Institute The German-Japanese War was ……続きを見る

This sweeping naval history chronicles the many British vessels to bare the name Revenge, from the sixteenth-century galleon to the twentieth-century submarine. The glory years of the Royal Navy can……続きを見る

"A detailed account of the fast patrol boats built and used by the Kriegsmarine during WWII . . . a book for every naval history enthusiast."ー Firetrench The Kriegsmarine's Schnellbooteーfast att……続きを見る

"This is an excellent examination of one of the most important Allied naval weapons of the Second World War."ー History OfW ar .org The Landing Craft Vehicle PersonnelーLCVP for short, or simply the……続きを見る

The ship was almost instantly in flames Some jumped overboard immediately, and all was in indescribable confusion. The masts began to fall one after another, and it is supposed killed great numbers ……続きを見る

Compiled by the author of Janes Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for naval experts and enthusiasts. In one volume the reader will find the composition and details of all naval elements o……続きを見る

The story of the German light cruiser SMS _Emden_ has been the subject of over a dozen books since her destruction at the hands of the Australian light cruiser HMAS _Sydney_ on 9 November 1914. Acco……続きを見る

The official volume marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, known as the 'Wavy Navy' because of the distinctive wavy gold stripes on the reservists' uniforms, from its formation ……続きを見る

Newly updated fifth edition: The remarkable reference that is "absolutely essential in every naval historian's library" ( Warship World). This is the latest updated edition of the book known simply ……続きを見る

"Tremendous . . . zeroes in on the critical first days of Weserübung and offers a minutely detailed account of the unfolding action."ーWorld War II This book documents the German invasion of Norway,……続きを見る

The evolution of the battleship through centuries of war, told by a nautical expert and author of The Mighty Hood. During its reign from the sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth, the battleship wa……続きを見る

As this well researched work reveals, Hitlers handling the German Navy during the Second World War was full of contradictions.The seriousness of the U-boat threat was never in doubt and in the dark ……続きを見る

In essays that are "entertaining and, at times, fascinating" The 1805 Club's journal examines how art, literature, and film portray the Georgian Navy ( Pirates and Privateers). The Trafalgar Chronic……続きを見る