Naval & Mercantile History

Naval & Mercantile History

Sort by: Product Code: Title Our Price Date added Result pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 » »» More Info HUNTING THE BISMARCK Product Code: 12595 Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated account of the naval battle that opened with the Bismarck sinking HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy - and ended with the Bismarck herself a crippled, flaming wreck as the Navy took its terrible revenge., Retail Price: £19.95 Our price: £8.95 save 55%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info HOSTAGES TO FORTUNE:Winston Churchill and the loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse Product Code: 12599 The loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse to Japanese bombers in December 1941 gave Churchill his biggest shock of the war, and spelled doom for Britain’s Far Eastern Empire. In this hard-hitting account, author Arthur Nicholson lays the blame squarely on Churchill himself. Retail Price: £19.99 Our price: £7.95 save 60%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CHURCHILL’S NAVY The Ships, Men and Organisation 1939-1945 Product Code: 12594 This really is a tour de force of life in the wartime Navy. Fascinating and informative, it is also a delight to read' - "Warship World".In this remarkable book, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over t... Retail Price: £20.00 Our price: £14.50 save 28%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO Product Code: 12593 The battleship Yamato was a tremendous achievement for the Imperial Japanese Navy. With the greatest displacement, biggest guns and heaviest armour of all time, Yamato and her sister Musashi were the ultimate battleships. Everything about them was gigantic - for example each main-armament turret ... Retail Price: £30.00 Our price: £22.00 save 27%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: SEND A GUNBOAT: The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854-1904 Product Code: 10172 Since its original publication, Send a Gunboat has remained the standard reference work on the remarkable story of the Victorian Royal Navy’s Fleet of small warships, which enforced the Pax Britannica around the world for half a century.As Professor Andrew Lambert states in his Forewod to this re... Retail Price: £26.00 Our price: £19.95 save 23%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: THE 100-GUN SHIP VICTORY Product Code: 10147 Forever associated with Nelson’s last battle, HMS Victory is one of the most famous ships of all time, and is now preserved as a major part of the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth.The ship’s survival is particularly appropriate since Victory is not only an example of the ultimate sailing warship ... Retail Price: £25.00 Our price: £18.50 save 26%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: CAPTAIN COOK’S ENDEAVOUR Product Code: 10146 His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour was made eternally famous by Captain James Cook’s first voyage of exploration in the South Pacific, 1768-1771.Endeavour was originally the collier Earl of Pembroke and was chosen by the Admiralty for the voyage because of her strong construction.She was purchased by ... Retail Price: £25.00 Our price: £18.50 save 26%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: THE BATTLECRUISER: Hood Product Code: 10145 The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest, and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world.Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus she became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Na... Retail Price: £25.00 Our price: £18.50 save 26%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: THE CRUISER: HMS Belfast Product Code: 10144 The largest British cruiser of the Second World War, HMS Belfast was completed in August 1939, a month before the outbreak of the conflict.She had an eventful career, which included being badly damaged by a mine, an incident that kept her out of action for almost two years.On her return, she took... Retail Price: £25.00 Our price: £18.50 save 26%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list More Info CONWAYS: ANATOMY OF THE SHIP: THE FLOWER CLASS CORVETTE: Agassiz Product Code: 10143 The particular subject of this book is the corvette Agassiz, which was built in Vancouver and commissioned in January 1941.Of the short forecastle configuration she best represents the Canadian Flowers as they were when thrown into the thick of the bitter Atlantic convoy battles of 1941-42.This b... Retail Price: £25.00 Our price: £18.50 save 26%    Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now Add to wish list