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SUBMARINE MINES AND TORPEDOES AS APPLIED TO HARBOUR DEFENCE (1889)

A profusely illustrated user’s manual on mine and submarine harbour defences in the late 1880s. A treasure trove of technical know-how.

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SPEARHEAD 18: PT BOAT SQUADRONS: US Navy Torpedo Boats

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SPEARHEAD 18: PT BOAT SQUADRONS: US Navy Torpedo Boats

Spearhead looks at the cutting edge of war, units capable of operating completely independently in the forefront of battle. The series examines the unit’s: origins and history : organisation :order of battle and how this changed : battle history : theatre by theatre : insignia and markings : top ...

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SOVIET AND RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUBMARINES

This book is an illustrated documentation showing the nuclear powered submarines of the Soviet Union and Russia, including rare photos of type overviews and interior details.

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SOME PRINCIPLES OF MARITIME STRATEGY

Cobett’s naval strategy reprinted at last. Valuable to all historians - military, naval or not.

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SMOKE AND MIRRORS : Q-Ships against the U-boats in the First World War

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SMOKE AND MIRRORS : Q-Ships against the U-boats in the First World War

Full story of the armed merchantmen which challenged the superiority of the U-boat early in the war.

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SINKING OF THE LANCASTRIA: Britain’s Greatest Maritime Disaster and Churchill’s Cover-Up

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SINKING OF THE LANCASTRIA: Britain’s Greatest Maritime Disaster and Churchill’s Cover-Up

The bombing of the Lancastria, a troopship packed with troops evacuated from France in June 1940 was hidden from history. At least 3,000 died - more than twice the Titanic’s toll - and Churchill censored the bad news for fear the British could take no more. At last Jonathan Fenby reveals the fu...

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SHIPWRECKS AND SALVAGE ON THE EAST AFRICAN COAST 1499-2004

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SHIPWRECKS AND SALVAGE ON THE EAST AFRICAN COAST 1499-2004

The author of this fascinating if grim history used his quarter century in the diving and salvage industry to compile a virtually complete record of all the wrecks and near-misses along thje 4,000 miles of the East African coastline from Somalia to Mozambique. Beginning with a Portuguese galleon...

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SHANNON’S BRIGADE IN INDIA, BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF SIR WILLIAM PEEL’S NAVAL BRIGADE IN THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN OF 1857-1858

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SHANNON’S BRIGADE IN INDIA, BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF SIR WILLIAM PEEL’S NAVAL BRIGADE IN THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN OF 1857-1858

Excellent day-by-day account of Shannon’s Naval Brigade in the Indian Mutiny, compiled from the author’s letters and journals, including the recapture of Cawnpore, and the Siege and relief of Lucknow.

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SAIL AND STEAM NAVY LIST: All The Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889

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SAIL AND STEAM NAVY LIST: All The Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889

This monumental work is the first comprehensive listing of all Royal Navy ships - built, purchased or captured - in the period of transition from sail to steam propulsion. Organised by type and class, it contains details of ships’ dimensions, armament, building data and fates.For steam vessels it...

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SACRIFICE FOR STALIN: The Cost and Value of the Arctic Convoys Re-Assessed

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SACRIFICE FOR STALIN: The Cost and Value of the Arctic Convoys Re-Assessed

A revisionist examination which asks whether the sacrifices made by British personnel to bring war material to Stalin’s Russia were worth the effort. The author argues that the Russians made scant use of the material shipped to them at such huge human cost.

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