Germany's foremost naval weapon in two world wars, the U-boat, sank a total of nearly 8000 merchant ships and warships.

1981, Time Life Books, , 70540630X,< N-01>,176pp, ills - including colour, bibliography, index, large format, black boards, pictorial upper board, vg, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 29709-01..............................£6.00 

This tribute surveys the history of the Royal Canadian Navy from its inception in 1910 to its demise in 1968 when Canada's armed forces were merged. Originally presented in 1980 at a conference on the history of the RCN, the papers in this book range from the first hand recollections of ex RCN personnel to the examination by naval historians of previously classified documents in German and Allied archives.

1983, Univ. of British Columbia, , 0774801964,< N-01>,373pp illustrations, maps., Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 1950-01..............................£12.00 

New, unread,may have dustmarks on top edge. Towards the end of the 19th century the world's major navies started to arm themselves with a new form of vessel - the submarine. This book looks at the work of little-known British inventor George William Garrett, one of the submarine pioneers. He designed and built a steam-driven submarine named 'Resurgam' (or "I shall rise again") in 1879. His innovation and impact on other designs has led to the epitaph 'Father of the British Submarine'. A well researched volume with more than 100 diagramatic figures.

1999, Airlife Publishing, , 1840370661,< N-01>,224pp, 100 + b/w ills, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 31380-01..............................£8.00 

A study on the importance of Sea Power after WWI and how England had become the dominant maritime power. The book aroused some controversy when first published as it was seen as an attack on the iniquities of the Foreign Office. The Foreign Office, says the author, have "persistently throughout the years tried to sell our birthright in this naval matter".

1926, Methuen, , ,< N-01>,xi + 289pp, 6 maps, appendices, index, spine & bottom 2" of top board darkened, text g, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 22176-01..............................£12.00 

An extensively illustrated account of the decline in significance of big-gun warships, and the development of other types, from the heyday of the Battleship to Fleet Carrier. There are chapters on Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers and MTBs, Submarines, Escort and Minewarfare vessels, Coastal Forces, Gunnery and Fire Control, Radio and Radar, Underwater weapons and ASW, Amphibious forces, fleet support and camouflage/deception.

1992, Conway, , 0851775667,< N-01>,224pp, 275 photos/drawings, Large format, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 10503-01..............................£18.00 

The development of fighting ships from "Henry Grace a Dieu" in 1514 to the final eclipse of the conventional capital ship at the Battle of Midway in 1942. Cassell first edition - lacks dustwrapper

1963, Cassell, 1st edition, ,< N-01>,xiv + 274pp, 22 illustrations, index, brown cloth, Good, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 25065-02..............................£14.00 

Veterans of amphibious landings tell their own stories, charting the development of the Allied capability to strike from the sea. Includes accounts of commando raids, the disaster at Dieppe, and the D-Day Landings. At the same time the US marines were fighting their island hopping campaign against the Japanese in the Pacific. Accounts and plates include LCT, LST,LVT, LCA and LCG(M)

2003, Caxton Editions, , 1840675330,< N-01>,286pp, 18 b/w illustrations, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 32080-01..............................£10.00 

Dustjacket torn and worn, light foxing on some pages. Selections taken verbatim from the 4 volume series by the author, of the History of the Great War. This book covers solely the important naval operations and deals in some detail with the problems of commerce, contraband and blockade.

1958, Thomas Nelson & Sons, , ,< N-01>,323pp illustrations, , ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 7592-01..............................£6.00 

Abridged edition of the novel originally published as Das Boot and subsequently published in English as U-Boat.

1982, Fontana, , 0006166466,< N-01>,480pp, Mass market paperback. Very Good, 0,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 24084-01..............................£3.00 

The role of the Convoy Commodore of World War II. He was the man, often a retired admiral or senior merchant marine captain, who commanded the groups of merchant ships crossing the oceans in WWII in the face of U-Boat and Luftwaffe threats. These men and their brave crews faced the carnage of the Nazi 'Wolf-Pack' attacks and shepherded their charges safely through the North Atlantic and the Arctic Seas.

1999, Leo Cooper, , 0850525047,< N-01>,262pp, 16 ills, source notes, index, New, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 28131-01..............................£18.00