Narratives taken from Cook's journals of his three voyages. The first, between 1768 and 1771, visited Tierra del Fuego, Tahiti, New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. The second voyage between 1772 and 1775 visited the Antarctic, New Zealand, Tahiti, Tonga and New Caledonia. The third voyage from 1776 to 1779 included New Zealand, The Cook islands, Tonga, Tahiti, the Hawaian Islands, the North West Coast of America and the Bering Strait before a return to the Hawaian islands where Cook died in 1779.

1997, Folio Society, , ,< N-01>,552pp, maps, illustrations, Slip case marked. Book in fine condition., ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 35975-01..............................£16.00 

Sir Francis Drake was an English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, politician and civil engineer of the Elizabethan era. He was the first captain to circumnavigate the Earth and was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The most famous anecdote about Drake relates that, prior to the battle, he was playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe. On being warned of the approach of the Spanish fleet, Drake remarked that there was plenty of time to finish the game and still beat the Spaniards. He died of dysentery while unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1596.

1973, Book Club Associates, , ,< N-01>,232pp, 20 col & 100 b/w ills, index, g in dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 24783-01..............................£10.00 

A compilation of dirty tricks, novelty, subterfuge and surprise in naval warfare from ancient times to the present day. Unconventional warfare was developed into an art by the Greeks, who employed fire-ships seventeen centuries before their use against the Spanish Armada. Even the use of poisonous gas was proposed as early as the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at these subjects, plus many more from human torpedoes to the Man who Never Was.

1981, Conway, , 0851772366,< N-01>,192pp, 32 illustrations, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 30111-01..............................£10.00 

A history of convoys and the arguments for and against their use, which at times put supplies in danger. The author describes their use in the Battle of the Atlantic and how the advantage swung backwards and forwards until the realization that convoy was not only a defensive system, it could also be used as weapon.

1983, Michael Joseph, , 0718121635,< N-01>,378pp illustrations maps, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 13737-01..............................£12.00 

Life for an ordinary 'Jack' on the lower deck of the Victorian Navy. Serving from the snows of the Arctic to the swamps of the tropics, brutally treated, poorly paid, and fed, his lot gradually improved as the Navy slowly reformed.

1977, Michael Joseph, 1st edition, 0718115805,< N-01>,320pp, 100 illustrations, top & base of spine slightly bruised. Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 10751-01..............................£10.00 

A magnificent presentation of the comprehensive story of seafaring from the earliest times to the present. From dugouts and rafts, through the development of the galley, to steam-power, the great ocean liners and the ironclad, Dreadnought-inspired battleships. With hundreds of illustrations including stunning colour plates, this is an essential tool for historians, scholars and modelers.

1999, Conway, , 085177721X,< N-01>,352pp, 300 colour & b/w ills, large format, Fine in sltly chipped d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 29661-01..............................£35.00 

To the US Navy they were CVEs and the Royal Navy called them auxiliary carriers. To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection. To their own crews they were 'Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable'. The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted or specially built for convoy duty.

2005, Pen & Sword, , 1844152200,< N-01>,232pp. photographs, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 34807-01..............................£8.00 

The author, a member of the National Sea Training School wrote this, not only to aid candidates in the DoT examinations for lifeboatmen, but also as a description of the latest aids available which contribute towards safety at sea. The chapters cover all the different types of Lifeboats, rafts and Inflatables plus Ancillary equipment and Distress calls

1977, James Laver, , 0904825035,< N-01>,120pp ills.diags., Edges rubbed. Prev. owner name on front cover. Good , 0,
Subject...Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General
Web No. 18446-01..............................£5.00