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  • Admiral Lord St. Vincent: Saint or Tyrant?

    The Life of Sir John Jervis, Nelson's Patron

    by James D.G. Davidson ...
    This biography of John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. It throws an oblique light on Nelsons personality. St Vincent, who was born twenty-three years before Nelson, and survived for eighteen years after Trafalgar, fundamentally influenced the younger mans career despite the two men being diametrically different characters. Yet without him, Nelsons genius might ... Read more

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  • Cruel Seas (True Combat)

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    At dawn, they saw her masts on the horizon and immediately prepared for battle. They were up against a formidable foe; the Admiral Graf Spee had already sunk nine British merchant ships in the South Atlantic. Now, her modern prototype diesel engines were set at maximum power and she was heading straight for them at full speed...Read about the Royal Navy’s determined hunt for the enemy battleship ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Too Few, Too Far - The True Story of A Royal Marine Commando

    The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando

    by George Thomsen as told by Malcolm Angel ...
    Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most inhospitable islands on the planet South Georgia.They fought alone besieged, isolated, and against an overwhelming invasion force and yet had the enemy reeling on the ropes.This is the story of true ... Read more

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  • Castles of Steel

    Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea

    by Robert K. Massie ...
    In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power in the winning of the Great War.The predominant image of this first world war is of mud and trenches, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Brown Water - Red Blood

    by Bruce Gaughran ...
    Novella - Four stories, one poem, and Background on CTF-117 taken from the author's personal experiences during his tour of duty as a River Rat with the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Plus, four other stories that reflect the trials and tribulations of those of us who served during this contentious time in history.It has been 37 years and he still cannot forget. ... Read more

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  • Hunt and Kill

    U-505 and the Battle of the Atlantic

    by Theodore P. Savas ...
    One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today 1,000,000 visitors a year pass through her at the Museum of Science and Industry. Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive ... Read more

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  • The Real Cruel Sea

    The Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939–1943

    by Richard Woodman ...
    The renowned maritime historian's compelling study of the vital role played by merchant seamen during WWII in the Battle of the Atlantic.For the British, the Battle of the Atlantic was a fight for survival. They depended on the safe transit of hundreds of merchant ships carrying food and supplies from America to feed the country and keep the war effort going. On top of that, they had to export ... Read more

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  • Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero

    by Max Adams ...
    Series series Great Lives
    Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

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  • USS Missouri at War

    by Kit Bonner, Carolyn Bonner ...
    Series series The At War Series
    An illustrated history of the wartime career of the USS Missouri from World War II to the Gulf War.On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the most eventful years for any vessel in the history of warfare. USS Missouri at War chronicles the career of this mighty ... Read more

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  • No Greater Glory

    The Four Immortal Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester in World War II

    by Dan Kurzman ...
    The sinking of the Dorchester in the icy waters off Greenland shortly after midnight on February 3, 1942, was one of the worst sea disasters of World War II. It was also the occasion of an astounding feat of heroism—and faith.As water gushed through a hole made by a German torpedo, four chaplains—members of different faiths but linked by bonds of friendship and devotion—moved quietly among the men ... Read more

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  • Racing Through the Night

    Olympic's Attempt to Reach Titanic

    by Wade Sisson ...
    Entering service a full ten months ahead of Titanic, the Olympic was a near identical sister ship,the fi rst of a class of three liners, two of which would sink. Wade Sisson tells the story of the Olympic on the fateful night of April 14 - 15 1912, how she was 500 miles away, outbound from New York, when her wireless operator first heard Titanic's distress calls. Olympic's Captain Herbert J. ... Read more

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  • British Destroyers 1939–45

    Pre-war classes

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 246 - New Vanguard
    The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers.Some of these were veterans of World War I, fit only for escort duties. Most though, had been built during the inter-war period, and were regarded as both reliable and versatile. Danger though lurked across the seas as new destroyers being built in Germany, Italy and Japan were larger and better armoured. So, until ... Read more

    $15.19 USD