Military History - Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels -
General Section
Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General Section
Covers fighting vessels & naval campaigns from the earliest days of sail
to today’s Aircraft Carriers, Submarines & other Warships
Listed by Author & Title - 10 Titles per page |
| SUBMARINES by Richard Garrett Pricing stamp on endpaper. Tears on d/w. The story of the history of the Submarine from an idea by a 16th century inventor to the 1970s, recounting the successes and disasters of courageous men and their underwater battlefields.1977, Little Brown & Co, , 0316304603,< N-01>,Large Format 143pp illustrations, Good in torn d/w, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 37594-01..............................£6.00 |
| ALBATROS: RETTUNG UBER SEE by Kurt Gerdau German text, hardcover volume.
On January 25, 1945, the Ferryboat, Albatros entered the Kiel Canal to Konigsberg to help rescue the population from the horror of the war and the advance of the Soviet armies.
When, after days, the action 'Rescue by Sea' ended, more than two million soldiers and refugees had been brought to the West by the Albatross and a further 790 ships. The albatross then returned to its home port of Flensburg.
This book captivates in an exciting way the dramatic action of the small ship and its crew.1984, Koehlers, Herford, , 3782203380,< N-01>,136pp, numerous b/w photos, plans, illustrations, very good in d/w, Ger.text, Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 37874-02..............................£10.00 |
| SPANISH NAVAL POWER 1589-1665 by David Goodman A study of Spanish Naval forces from the defeat of the Great Armada. Examines the increasing rivalry of other European powers to Spanish sea power, the reconstruction and final defeat at the Battle of Gravelines in 1588.1997, Cambridge University Pres, , 0521580633,< N-01>,320pp, illustrations, maps, tables, very good in d/w, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 26091-01..............................£32.00 |
| BRITISH WARSHIPS 1975 by J W Goss A pocket size listing of all British Warships in service at the time of publication, with photos and details.1975, Martinart, , 0904478076,< N-01>,84pp, illustrations, table, Good, , CARDSubject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 26543-01..............................£6.00 |
| CAPTAINS OF WAR: THEY FOUGHT BENEATH THE SEA by Edwyn Gray The author examines the careers of seventeen submarine captains who found death or glory or both beneath the waves. There are some well known names including Max Horton, Otto Weddigen and Norman Holbrook, Hans Grudzinski, Douglas Sandford, Otto Kretschmer and Dudley Morton1988, Leo Cooper, , 0850522463,< N-01>,275pp ills, vg in dw, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 33396-01..............................£8.00 |
| THE BRITISH ASSAULT ON FINLAND, 1854-1855: A FORGOTTEN NAVAL WAR by Basil Greenhill and Ann Giffard The British campaign in the Baltic during the Crimean War. Finland was part of the Russian Empire until 1917 and an Allied British and French fleet blockaded the Russian and Finnish coasts. It was the first time the British steam battlefleet went to war.1988, Conway, , 0851774709,< N-01>,336pp, 32 illustrations, map., Very good in d/w, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 6308-01..............................£20.00 |
| THE BISMARCK EPISODE by Captain Russell Grenfell R.N. Blue boards, no dustjacket. Endpapers browning. From the first intelligence of the Bismarck in the Norwegian Fjords and the hunt led by Admiral Tovey, to her sinking just under six days later. 1948, Faber & Faber, , ,< N-01>,219pp, ills, maps, Good, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 9098-01..............................£5.00 |
| MAN AND SEA WARFARE by (Editor) Admiral V M Grishanov Drawn from the wealth of experience gained in WWII, this is an account of the training of Soviet Navy personnel. Translated by Yuri Sviridov.1978, Progress Pub. Moscow, , ,< N-01>,227pp, pocket size, vg, , CARDSubject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 14401-01..............................£9.00 |
| FULL CIRCLE: LOG OF THE NAVY'S NO. 1 CONSCRIPT by John Gritten This is the story of a journalist’s wartime service at sea. Starting in the engine room as a stoker, John Gritten recounts his early experience of the dramatic events of the Norwegian campaign, followed by service in many different locations. Commissioned, his D-Day role was in a tank landing craft bound for King Red beach. His notes give a sense of immediacy to a combined operation on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Just as graphic are some of the images of his final months of service in the Far East. 2003, Cualann Press, , 0953503690,< N-01>,319pp, 88 b/w photos, maps, index, New in d/w, , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 33712-01..............................£4.00 |
| SHIPWRECKS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY & NAPOLEONIC ERAS by Terence Grocott A chronicle of shipping disasters during the last great age of sail, based almost exclusively on the reporting of the time. Listed are some 1500 ships, naval and mercantile vessels, of many nations whose tribulations were covered in the national and local newspapers as well as the specialist press like the Naval Chronicle.2002, Caxton Editions, , 1840671645,< N-01>,430pp, notes, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, Slight shelfwear. New., , Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - GeneralWeb No. 29950-02..............................£6.00 |
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