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  • Coffins of the Brave

    Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812

    by Kevin J. Crisman, Walter Rybka, Kenneth Cassavoy, Christopher R. Sabick, LeeAnne Gordon, Sara Hoskins, Erich Heinold, Jonathan Moore, Christopher Amer, Eric Emery0, Erika Washburn1, Arthur B. Cohn2 ...
    Series series Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
    In Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812, archaeologist Kevin J. Crisman and his fellow contributors examine sixteen different examples of 1812-era naval and commercial shipbuilding. They range from four small prewar vessels to four 16- or 20-gun brigs, three warships of much greater size, a steamboat hull converted into an armed schooner, two gunboats, and two postwar schooners ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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  • German Battleships 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    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 E-boats 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    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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  • Battle of Surigao Strait

    by Anthony P. Tully ...
    Series series Twentieth-Century Battles
    "[Tully] paints Admiral Nishimura's high-speed run into history with an entirely fresh palette of detail." —James D. Hornfischer, New York Times–bestselling author of Neptune's InfernoSurigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the events of ... Read more

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  • Loyal and Steadfast - The Story of HMS Consort

    by Paul Morrison ...
    LOYAL and STEADFAST is the story of HMS CONSORT, a C class destroyer commissioned into the post-World War 2 Royal Navy. During her ten years of service, CONSORT spent nearly all her time in the Far East - participating in the Occupation of Japan, the Malayan Emergency and the Korean War. The book also documents in detail CONSORT's (up until now largely untold and ignored), involvement on 20 April ... Read more

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  • Hangings, Sinkings and Trust in God: Life and Death onboard British Warships in the 1700’s and 1800’s

    by Peter Brent ...
    Did you know…Until 1812 the British Royal Navy would seize Americans and force them into British military service. This was one of the causes of the war between Britain and the US between 1812 and 1815 (see Pressgangs).British seamen in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were extremely badly paid, but by helping to seize foreign ships they could earn rewards equivalent to a million dollars or ... Read more

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  • U-Boats at War in World War I and II

    by Jon Sutherland, Diane Canwell ...
    Series series Images of War
    A photographic history of German submarines in the world wars, including unseen images from the personal collections of captains and crew.U-boats were the scourge of the seas for Allied shipping during both world wars, almost bringing Britain to the brink of starvation on several occasions. This book contains unseen photographs taken by German submarine crew and captains during each war.The World ... Read more

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  • Lost at Sea

    Found at Fukushima

    by Andy Millar ...
    On a calm, tropical afternoon in the South Atlantic Ocean in April 1942, a British tramp steamer, the SS Willesden, was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by a German raider, the KMS Thor. The Willesden was carrying 47 officers and crew, and a cargo of vital war supplies destined for Britain's 8th Army in North Africa. Five of Willesden's crew were killed in the attack. Among the survivors was Second ... Read more

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  • The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010

    The Centennial Story

    Edited by Richard H. Gimblett ...
    Commended for the 2009 Keith Matthews AwardThis lavishly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century, 1910-2010, of the Canadian Navy as a proud national institution. Known Officially until 1968 as the Royal Canadian navy and since then as the Maritime Command of the Canadian Forces, the naval service of Canada has played an important role in the development and security of our ... Read more

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  • Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914–18

    by Mark Barber ...
    Series Book 152 - Warrior
    In 1914 the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was subsumed into the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS).With the bulk of the Royal Flying Corps engaged in France, the aircraft and seaplane pilots of the RNAS protected Britain from the deadly and terrifying Zeppelin menace. In 1915 the RNAS sent aircraft to support the operations in the Dardanelles, and also gave increasing support to the Royal ... Read more

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  • HMS Bellerophon

    by Colin Pengelly ...
    The story of HMS Bellerophon is a record of the many and varied duties which the Royal Navy had to carry out in the period 1793 1815. It was involved in the first great fleet action of the War and was involved in the last moments of the struggle with the surrender of Napoleon.The 74-gun ship was the standard unit in the line of battle, Bellerophon was one of the most distinguished with a fine ... Read more

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  • Schnellboote

    A Complete Operational History

    by Lawrence Paterson ...
    "A detailed account of the fast patrol boats built and used by the Kriegsmarine during WWII . . . a book for every naval history enthusiast."— FiretrenchThe Kriegsmarine's Schnellboote—fast attack boats or S-boats to the Allies—were the primary German naval attack units in coastal waters throughout the Second World War.Operating close to their various bases they became a devastatingly effective ... Read more

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