The story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940, set about running vital cargoes of Swedish ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where the Royal Navy dare not operate. Five ships carrying a year's supply of valuable materials for the expanding British war industries were successfully sailed to Britain in January 1941. A following attempt was not as successful and ended when six ships were sunk or scuttled. But then came the saga of the Little Ships, the motor gunboats flying the Red Duster that operated out of the Humber to and from the Swedish coast.

2005, Pen & Sword, , 9781844152827,< N-01>,30 b/w photos, maps, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 37013-01..............................£19.99 

Starting from its original conception and design by the White Star Line, through construction at Harland and Wolff's shipyards in Belfast, the author examines the lives of various passengers from the first class aristocrats enjoying all the trappings of privilege, to the families in third-class and steerage and members of the crew, as well as representatives from the White Star Line who were present. Finally, the book examines the disaster itself, when Titanic struck the iceberg on 14 April and sunk hours later. Survivors from passengers and crew explain what happened, taking you back in time to the full horror of that freezing Atlantic night when up to 1,520 people perished.

2009, Preface Publishing, , 9781848091498,< N-01>,331pp. photos., near fine in like dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 35891-01..............................£10.00 

Showing it's age. Previous owner inscription on endpaper dated 1918. Boards rubbed, spine darkened. The Navy "that floats", "that flies", "Under the Sea" of World War I. Short sketches of the war at sea, illustrating the work of all classes of ships, down to the trawler and the motor-launch, and including the submarine and the " blimp " or coastal airship, which played critical part in the anti-submarine campaign.

1918, Hodder & Stoughton, , ,< N-01>,332pp, drawings, , ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 11483-01..............................£4.00 

Drawing extensively on the recollections of the survivors of the disaster which occurred on 14th April, 1912, this book recounts the events of the 9 hours after the disaster until they were picked up the next morning. The author recounts events hour by hour, day by day in a gripping narrative.

2010, Amberley Publishing, , 9781848684225,< N-01>,352pp, 72 illustrations, As new in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 34692-01..............................£12.00 

History, poems, songs and details of memorials. Appendices include US Submarines lost in World War II, deceased list and other details of the Veterans Association including the revised constitution and by-laws.

1981, Submarine Library & Mus., , ,< N-01>,352pp, vg in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 33482-01..............................£12.00 

Traces the development of sea travel from the 14th century to the 1980s and the role ships play in transportation, trade, exploration, piracy and wars. Pressures of expanding commercial enterprise led to many advances in the development of faster ships with better reliability leading to the adoption of steam propulsion, then to iron construction. Larger vessels were built, Steamship lines were founded and luxury liners constructed.

1990, Portland House, , 0517017547,< N-01>,Large Format. 295pp illustrations., Very good in dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 9481-01..............................£8.00 

A biography of Robert Blake, the Commonwealth Civil War General who, under Cromwell, commanded the English Navy. This is an account of his remarkable campaigns against the Dutch and Spanish, establishing guidelines and tactics which allowed the Navy to achieve world-wide supremacy.

1989, John Murray, , 0719547067,< N-01>,284pp, 12 ills, 18 maps, bibliography, notes & sources, index, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 3296-01..............................£16.00 

Mass market paperback. Creased covers, pages browning. Accounts of Fleet Submarines of the US Navy in WWII - the author describes how American submarines tracked down, stalked then enemy in the actions of 10 boats against Japanese targets.

1974, Coronet, , 0340186887,< N-01>,301pp, , , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 22179-01..............................£3.00 

Well used and worn but useful reference copy. World War 2 Photo Album No.17 Selected from the Bundersarchiv collection this is a concise photo monograph illustrating the Kriegsmarine light attack and coastal escort craft of WWII.

1980, Patrick Stephens, , 0850594448,< N-01>,98pp, 140 photos, , , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 14136-01..............................£15.00 

A concise guide to the Kriegsmarine capital ships of World War II. Includes numerous contemporary photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz. Amongst the vessels featured are the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Admiral Hipper, Gneisenau and many more.

1980, Patrick Stephens, , 0850593964,< N-01>,96pp, 150 photos., Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 10115-01..............................£5.00