On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second War Patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak. This legendary attack is remembered as one of the most audacious raids in the history of submarine warfare. Entering service in December 1938 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See, later Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien, after sinking HMS Royal Oak both Prien and his famous U-boat were known thereafter as ‘The Bull of Scapa Flow’. During a celebration in Berlin to mark the sinking, the crew members of U-47 were received by Adolf Hitler. For his part, Prien received the Knight’s Cross, becoming the first U-boat officer and only the second member of the Kriegsmarine to receive this decoration.

2018, Frontline Books, , 9781526737755,< N-01>,450pp, numerous colour & b/w photos & illustrations, new in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 37839-01..............................£25.00 

Twenty-eight first-hand accounts by members of the US Navy recounting their experiences in the North Atlantic, The English Channel and Mediterranean in WWII. Includes battles with the U-Boats, landing on the North African beaches, actions at Salerno, and more.

1990, Naval Institute Press, , 087021523X,< N-01>,380pp, 41 illustrations, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 7246-01..............................£14.00 

A chronicle of the rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. The author describes the single minded Admiral von Tirptz, the ambitious Winston Churchill, Chancellor Von Bulow, Sir Edward Grey and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionised the British Navy and brought forth the first true Battleship, H.M.S Dreadnought.

1991, Pimlico Publications, , 0712653686,< N-01>,1007pp. illustrations, maps, Edgewear ow good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 11703-03..............................£8.00 

An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources.

1961, World Books, , ,< N-01>,Small format. 415pp illustrations, Very good in rubbed d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 990-05..............................£4.00 

An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources.

1983, Book Club Edition, Book Club edition, ,< N-01>,382pp, illustrations, maps, index, g in chipped d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 990-03..............................£6.00 

An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources.

1961, Reprint Society, , ,< N-01>,Small format, 415pp, illustrations, maps, index, Good, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 990-02..............................£8.00 

Used paperback. Rubbed at edges. well used but useful reference copy. Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the Armada. An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it including the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard', the formidable invasion preparations of 1587-1588, and finally the Armada's defeat. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament plus notes on sources.

1988, Penguin Books, , 0140077642,< N-01>,384pp illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 990-06..............................£4.00 

An account of the Armada campaign and the events leading up to it, the execution of Queen Mary at Fotheringay, the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard' at Cadiz the formidable invasion operations of 1587/1588 and the defeat of the Armada. Includes a useful note about the warships of the period and their armament, plus notes on sources.

1959, Jonathan Cape, , ,< N-01>,382pp, ills, maps, index, light foxing at page edges, ow g in worn dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 990-01..............................£8.00 

The Armada campaign pitted Europe's mightiest military power against Christendom's most powerful navy in a battle for different ideals of civilization. Both protagonists expected the clash to be decisive; neither, as it soon became apparent, knew how to fight a battle whose scale and character were beyond the experience of anyone in the two fleets. What ensued was not the heroic encounter of legend, but an inconclusive affair, redeemed for England by atrocious weather, and poor Spanish understanding of the coastlines of western Scotland and Ireland.

2005, Yale University Press, , 030010698X,< N-01>,411pp 16 illustrations, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 23301-01..............................£12.00 

Mass market paperback pages browning. On October 14th 1939 the battleship Royal Oak was at anchor at Scapa Flow when she was attacked by U-47 under the command of Lt Prien. She caught fire and within minutes rolled over and sank taking with her nearly 800 men who died either from drowning or burns. The author has investigated the official story of the sinking and extensive research has produced this new account.

1972, New English Library, , 4500010872,< N-01>,173pp, , , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 5024-01..............................£3.00