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  • Britain's Future Navy

    by Nick Childs ...
    What kind of Royal Navy does Britain need now? The 21st century promises to be one of huge uncertainties and challenges for the senior service. Does Britain have the right naval strategy to cope with emerging threats (does it have a naval strategy at all, and should it?) and, if so, does the Navy have the right ships and enough of them to implement it? Given the time taken to introduce changes and ... Read more

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  • The Age of Invincible

    The Ship that Defined the Modern Royal Navy

    by Nick Childs ...
    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 the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. From her conception and design, through her various deployments (including the Falklands) and her evolving role and technical adaptation to meet ... Read more

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  • Warspite

    Warships of the Royal Navy

    "The dramatic career of the Queen Elizabeth class super-dreadnought, which fought with such distinction throughout two World Wars . . . a great story." —White Ensign AssociationNo warship name in British naval history has more battle honors than HMS Warspite. While this book looks at the lives of all eight vessels to bear the name (between 1596 and the 1990s), it concentrates on the truly epic ... Read more

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  • H.M.S. Rodney

    Warships of the Royal Navy

    The biography of a British battleship, from an author with " a facility for rendering nonfiction into a narrative as brisk and readable as a novel" ( HistoryNet).The Second World War battleship HMS Rodney achieved lasting fame for her role in destroying the pride of Hitler's navy, the mighty Bismarck, in a thrilling duel. The Rodney, carrying the largest guns ever mounted in a British warship, ... Read more

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  • Ship of Ghosts

    The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga ofHer Survivors

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Son, we’re going to Hell."The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into U.S. naval legend. Renowned as FDR’s favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize target trapped in the far Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Without hope of reinforcement, her crew faced a superior Japanese force ... Read more

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  • British Battleships 1939–45 (1)

    Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign Classes

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 154 - New Vanguard
    With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence.Yet ten of the 12 battleships were already over 20 years old, having served in World War I, and required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict. Angus Konstam offers a comprehensive review of the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • The War of the Gun Boats

    by Bryan Cooper ...
    This WWII naval history chronicles the development of small fighting boats as well as the evolution of their tactics and coastal warfare operations.Small, fast and highly maneuverable, gunboats and motor torpedo boats were a vital part of naval combat through the Second World War. Every major naval power built their own versions: The Germans had Schnellboote, the Royal Navy had MTBs and MGBs, and ... Read more

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  • German Battleships 1939–45

    Series Book 71 - New Vanguard
    Gordon Williamson examines the design, development and operational use of the battleships used by the Kriegsmarine during World War II.The 'Schlesien' and 'Schleswig-Holstein' were used mostly as training ships until the end of the war when they took part in bombardment of Soviet troop movements in East Prussia. The 'Scharnhorst' had a successful career until her sinking at the battle of the North ... Read more

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  • German Battlecruisers 1914–18

    by Gary Staff ...
    Series Book 124 - New Vanguard
    The task of Germany's new Große Kreuzer at the beginning of the 20th century was to form an independent reconnaissance division that was able to perform special tasks.With a speed superiority of at least 3 knots, they should also be capable of fighting in the line, and would thus require heavy armour and good defensive qualities. The battlecruisers that were built did indeed have a remarkable ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1)

    Series Book 51 - New Vanguard
    This, the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats, traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II.Gordon Williamson explores key moments in the U-boats' history, such as the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of ... Read more

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  • German E-boats 1939–45

    Series Book 59 - New Vanguard
    By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I.Forced to build anew, the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat, Germany was particularly well ... Read more

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  • British Aircraft Carriers 1939–45

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 168 - New Vanguard
    With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s.In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This was quickly followed by others, including the highly-successful Illustrious class. Smaller and tougher than their American cousins, the British carriers were designed to fight in the tight confines of ... Read more

    $13.59 USD