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The Second World War saw the arrival of aircraft as a powerful, flexible and long range weapon - no more so than at sea. The art of flying was constantly refined as new aircraft, new weapons, and new techniques were developed and it gave rise to a new sea captain, one that fully understood the power of aircraft at sea. 187 pages with numerous illustrations throughout and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.

Part of The Seafarers series. In 1588 Spain assembled 130 vessels, 8,000 seamen and 20,000 soldiers in Lisbon harbour - its purpose - the invasion of England. The causes, the players, the battles and the aftermath. 176 pages with illustrations on most pages many in colour and endpaper map. Book in very good condition ex library with small reference top of front and back endpaper, stamp on title page and back endpapers and small tear on title page and pages eighty nine and ninety one. Cover has partial clear wrapper, stickers on back and some wear to edges (see photo).

A book of A Day That Made History series. In August, 1588 just off the French coast the English and Spanish fleets clashed and the decisive battle of Gravelines put the Spanish Armada to flight. 64 pages with 38 black and white illustrations. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp and number on first page, sticker on title page and stamp and sleave remnants inside back cover and binding showing page 32. Cover has sticker on front and back and has some knocks and chips (see photo).

Arthur Philip is best remembered as the founding governor of the convict colony of New South Wales but he voyaged further than a handful of his contemporaries and had a striking eighteenth-century naval career. 315 pages including numerous illustrations throughout the text. Book and dust jacket in as new condition.

American Naval history from discovery to the World Wars. 232 pages including 56 pages of plates and illustrations in the text. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature and small booksellers sticker inside front cover, some minor foxing to leading bottom edge of first 60 pages. Cover has edge wear and to top and bottom spine, and fading to spine. Front of dust jacket has been cut and stuck to front cover (see photo).

The success of the Raider Atlantis lay with its Commanders Rogge and Mohr. Action seen from both sides. 246 pages with 17 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in good- condition with five numbers written top of front endpapers, small ink blots on first three pages, some foxing and tanning, some letters on back inside cover. Cover is biggest issue with split along spine, knocks and wear (see photo).

A study of the development of sea-power in the Pacific and Indian Oceans from the earliest times to the middle of the eighteenth century. 385 pages with 15 pages of illustrations, 20 maps and many line drawings. Book in very good condition with some fading. Dust jacket in good condition with some tears and chips (see photo).

Four sections; The Ancient East, The Coming of the European, The Dutch and English, The Establishment of British Maritime Supremacy in the East. 386 pages with 16 illustrations and 20 Sketch Maps and endpapers map. Book in good+ condition with many pages having pencil underlining, four pages pen underlining, light tanning, some fading to spine and some wear to cover.

The book relates the naval operations in and about the Java Sea from the outbreak of the war in the Pacific on 7 December 1941 to 1 March 1942. These operations resulted in the destruction and dispersal of the entire Allied fleet assembled to oppose the Imperial Japanese Navy. 260 pages with 21 black and white photographs, and 7 maps. Boom in very good condition with ?previous owners details cut out first page and signature on title page otherwise near fine. No dust jacket.

The story of the 10th Cruiser Squadron and the naval Blockade of Germany during WW1 from first-hand information of the greatest and most devastatingly effective blockade since ships first sailed the seas. 287 pages with 16 pages of black and white photos, 3 pages of maps and coloured frontispiece. Book is in good condition with clean text and photos but general tanning. No DJ - see photos. Previous owner's name and Christmas greeting in front.

The author's nine chapters deal with an historical important situation in which the man on the spot chose to act daringly and independently. 166 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners sticker on title page and a price top first page. Dust jacket in good condition with knocks to edges and 2cm chip top back.

American submarine missions to gain information and advantage during the Cold War and beyond. 406 pages with 24 pages of illustrations. Book in very good condition with light fading and knock to one page.

The revealing story of the breakout of two German cruises from Brest, their journey through the Straits of Dover and eventual arrival in German waters. The events shocked the British public who had regarded the Channel as theirs. 208 pages with 13 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good+ condition with some wear and knocks (see photo).

In 1588 Philip 2 of Spain had assembled the mightiest fleet in order to invade England and return that country to the Catholic Church but as soon as they engage with the English fleet they are doomed. 668 pages with 16 pages of colour illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning.

In 1588 the great Spanish Armada set out to bring about the defeat of their enemy and it was not just a naval duel between Spain and England but the focus of the first great international crisis in modern history - as much about conflicting systems of ideas as about economic interests. 382 pages with 15 black and white illustrations, 2 maps and endpaper map. Book in very good+ condition with small booksellers sticker inside front cover and light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition price clipped with some wear to edges (see photo).

The author was the Captain of the corvette Scharnhorst and gives an account of the ship from commission in 1939 to its sinking in 1943. At the core of the book is the final battle. 186 pages with 22 black and white photographs and 3 plans. Book in good condition ex library with sticker and stamp inside front cover, stamp on first page and inside back cover, frontispiece page loose, and some tanning. Cover has sticker on front, wear and fading (see photo). No dust jacket but flap with book description is pasted onto first page.

An objective account of the sailing of the Spanish Armada into the background behind the action and detailed analysis of what precipitated the disaster for the Spanish fleet. 248 pages with numerous contemporary pictures as well as maps and documents. Book in very good+ condition ex library with borrowing sleaves back endpapers. Dust jacket in very good condition with stickers on spine and back.

Originally built as a refrigerated cargo/passenger liner Vindex was converted to an Escort Carrier as no aircraft carriers were spare for the mid Atlantic air defence of merchant shipping. Pitted against U-boats in the Atlantic and then in the Artic the Vindex and 825 squadron were a successful combination. 216 pages with black and white illustrations on 84 pages. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition.

The role of destroyers and torpedo boats in the Royal Navy including the Great War and the authors involvement. 227 pages and three appendices with 32 pages of adverts, 23 black and white photographs and drawings. Book in very good+ condition with presentation sticker inside front cover. Cover has minor wear and some fading to spine (see photos).

The story of a German U-Boat captured by the British and used by them against German submarines. The author had access to both German and British records and tracked down survivors to get first hand accounts of an astonishing story. 228 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with light tanning, minor foxing and a split on part of back cover showing binding. Cover has some spots (see photos).