ISBN: 9781472861283 | Paperback
An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Brita... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472857736 | Hardcover
This new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau. A... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472862419 | Paperback
The first history of how the aircraft of the British Pacific Fleet shattered Japanese oilfields in Sumatra, starving Japan of oil and proving how Angl... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472861481 | Paperback
Packed with illustrations, this is a new history and analysis of how the Royal Navy's most important fleet operated and fought the German Navy in the ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472861245 | Paperback
Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South America'... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472836342 | Paperback
This title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a major part in wi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472826763 | Paperback
The story of the most revolutionary period in naval history--the first iron-hulled, steam-powered warships, their first battles at sea, and the great ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781780961958 | Paperback
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers – licenced pirates – preyed on enemy shippi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781780961705 | Paperback
In 1906, the Germans began building their own dreadnought fleet armed with larger guns, word of which soon reached the British Admiralty. This raised ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849083836 | Paperback
The break of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II. It began with a... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780747812371 | Paperback
This book tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate sailors and navy personnel during the Second Wo... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781780962498 | Paperback
In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force landed on the be... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472815439 | Paperback
For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterrane... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849086844 | Paperback
The light cruiser was a natural development of the sailing frigate – a fast multi-purpose warship that could patrol the sea lanes, protect convoys and... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849086868 | Paperback
The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of World War I, and was closely linked to the limits set by the inter-war Washington Naval Treaty... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849082457 | Paperback
In 1585, the English launched a pre-emptive strike against Spain, by attacking her New World colonies. Led by Sir Francis Drake, in command of 21 ship... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781855327061 | Paperback
This book aims to portray an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the "gold... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472848666 | Paperback
This detailed study of the naval Spanish Civil War describes how the Spanish Navy, torn in two and comprising a Republican and Nationalist part, fough... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849080774 | Paperback
Motor Gun Boats were the Spitfires of the Seas of the Royal Navy. Bristling with small-calibre guns and machine guns, they served in a variety of role... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472817952 | Paperback
Days before the outbreak of World War II a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Amongst them was the Panze... Meer informatie
