Naval forces & warfare
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Naval forces & warfare
Hardcover. Follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts - the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 704 pages, 11 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253353597
- ISBN
- 9780253353597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.78
€ 29.99
€ 29.78
Hardback. Presents is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Num Pages: 576 pages, 205 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886634
- ISBN
- 9781574886634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Hardback. Action-packed account of Swift Boat duty in Vietnam as a six-man crew has to come together to survive, encountering many dangers along the way. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBWS2; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004785
- ISBN
- 9781612004785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.03
€ 34.99
€ 31.03
Hardcover. Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of her launch and an exhibition at Chatham Historic Dockyard this title gives new and surprising revelations about her career. Num Pages: 192 pages, 115 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848322325
- ISBN
- 9781848322325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.00
€ 16.00
Hardcover. Provides an illustrated account of the role that charts have played in planning, preventing, conducting and recording war on water. An introduction discusses the major themes with regard to naval warfare, navigation, and chart-making. The first chapter covers the period from earliest recorded history to the fifteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; TRLN; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Conway
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844860319
- ISBN
- 9781844860319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 8.87
€ 23.99
€ 8.87
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450402
- ISBN
- 9780801450402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343796
- ISBN
- 9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Hardback. For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity. Num Pages: 376 pages, 32 photos & illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972918
- ISBN
- 9781597972918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.64
€ 46.99
€ 32.64
Paperback. A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler's most terrifying battleship - the legendary Tirpitz - and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi's fearsome war machine. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007319244
- ISBN
- 9780007319244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.88
€ 19.99
€ 13.88
Hardback. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. Regarded by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development. Series Editor(s): Benbow, Dr. Tim; Kennedy, Professor Greg; Robb-Webb, Dr. Jon. Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; BGT; JWF; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781472412676
- ISBN
- 9781472412676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.99
€ 172.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141136
- ISBN
- 9781591141136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.41
€ 53.41
Hardback. This book, originally published just after World War I, is the definitive reference to United States Naval aviators in World War I. Also included: a history of naval aviation operations in World War I. Num Pages: 304 pages, over 2000 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTM; JWF; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1724. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. In Mylar. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016593
- ISBN
- 9780764302190
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. HMS Conqueror is Britain's famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571290338
- ISBN
- 9780571290338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.39
€ 15.99
€ 9.39
Hardback. Covering more than two centuries of naval history, this chronology highlights the individuals and events that shaped one of the world's greatest fighting forces-the United States Navy. Num Pages: 377 pages, 35. BIC Classification: HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781598844313
- ISBN
- 9781598844313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.38
€ 84.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780547750385
- ISBN
- 9780547750385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591846406
- ISBN
- 9781591846406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.15
€ 30.99
€ 24.15
Paperback. This book, first published in 1948, presents a concise discussion regarding the role of naval power in the history of Britain. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 5. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107645554
- ISBN
- 9781107645554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.83
€ 22.83
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138652330
- ISBN
- 9781138652330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.57
€ 51.99
€ 51.57
Paperback. "I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations facsim., maps., portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471197058
- ISBN
- 9780471197058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.46
€ 23.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. Series: Perspectives. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 845.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471472209
- ISBN
- 9780471472209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.47
€ 91.47