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THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN.

Pack, S. W. C., · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan, London, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 170pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [vi] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), in the British Battles series, account of the battle between the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Italian Fleet in March, 19...

SATURDAY AT MI9.

Neave, Airey, · 1971

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hodder, London, 1971, paperback, 327pp, maps in text, [i] ad., pictorial montage upper wrapper, the author was one of the first successful escapers from Colditz Castle who, on his return to Britain, became chief organiser at MI9, codename 'Saturday', of the escape lines (O'Le...

SEA RAIDER ATLANTIS (orig. published in Great Britain as Atlantis).

Mohr, Ulrich and Sellwood, A. V., · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pinnacle, New York, 1974, paperback, 278pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [x] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, edges coloured, , an account by Captain Rogge's ADC, Ulrich Mohr, of the exploits of the German armed merchant cruiser Atlantis (originally the Hansa Lina 'Golde...

THE BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.

Macintyre, Donald, · 1970

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan Books, London, 1970, 1st in imprint, paperback, 234pp, 4pp half tone ills., maps in text, [iv] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, in the 'British Battles' series, from May 1940 to June, 1943 the Royal Navy battled to control the Mediterranean, covers the convoy...

BATFISH - The Champion 'Submarine-Killer' Submarine of World War II.

Lowder, Hughston E. with Scott ,Jack, · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere, London, 1982, paperback original, [viii], 276pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, an account of the '..most lethal submarine ever.. the USS Batfish.. from her keel-laying to her final berth..', slight roll and slant to spine, a l...

THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

Lewis, Michael, · 1957

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1957, 1st edn., paperback, 288pp, a Pelican original, #A.400, Pelican blue and white livery, a history of Britain's navy from pre-Tudor times until 1945slight roll to spine, a little rubbed and creased at extrems., edges tanned, ink name half title, im...

WAR IN A STRINGBAG.

Lamb, Commander Charles DSO, DSC, RN, · 1978

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arrow, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 344pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., dec. chapter vignettes, maps in text, [vii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), the experiences of a Swordfish pilot during WW2, a survivor of the sinking of HMS Courageous, the a...

GHOST CRUISER HK33.

Brennecke, H. J., · 1955

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Kimber, London, 1955, pocket edn., paperback, 188pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by 'sanford', the story of the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin (originally Hansa Line 'Kandelfels'), also know as 'Raider F' or 'Ship 33', from June 1940 until ...

THE TIRPITZ.

Woodward, David, · 1955

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kimber, London, 1955, pocket edn., paperback,190pp,4pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, the story of the various attempts by the British by air and sea to neutralise the most powerful ship of the German Navy, the 42,000 ton battleshi...

THE SECRET RAIDERS.

Woodward, David, · 1975

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

New English Library, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, paperback, 222pp, line drawwings in ext, [ii] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, an account of the WW2 German armed merchant raiders, with a brief account of their conception during WW1, and details of the cruises ...

THE WAR AT SEA - 1939-1945.

Winton, John (ed), intro Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Mountbatten, · 1971

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Arrow,London, 1971, 4th imp., paperback, 512pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured wraparound pictorial cover-art by Chris Mayger, a chronological anthology of personal experiences of the six years of the war at sea, covering numerous major and minor naval operations and en...

FRIGATE.

Wingate, John, · 1982

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 216pp inc. 3pp maps, half tone pictorial panel upper wrapper, in the first novel in the series of modern naval warfare, a skirmish between a Soviet submarine and the Royal Navy frigate Icarus sets off a chain of events which br...

DESTROYER LEADER.

Smith, Peter C., · 1974

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

New English Library, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, paperback,144pp, coloured wrap-around pictorial wrappers by Brian Knight, the story of HMS Faulkner, a destroyer of the 6th Flotilla, and her time in the waters of Norway, the Mediterranean, Russian convoys and Normandy landi...

MALTA CONVOY.

Shankland, Peter and Hunter, Anthony, · 1976

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Fontana, London, 1976, 6th imp., paperback, 192pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., map in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), account of the major convoy, Operation Pedestal, mounted to relieve Malta in August, 1942, comprising 14 merchant vessels protected by 3 ca...

MALTA CONVOY.

Shankland, Peter and Hunter, Anthony, · 1973

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Fontana, London, 1973, 5th imp., paperback, 192pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., map in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), account of the major convoy, Operation Pedestal, mounted to relieve Malta in August, 1942, comprising 14 merchant vessels protected by 3 ca...

DARDANELLES PATROL.

Shankland, Peter and Hunter, Anthony, · 1978

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Mayflower, London, 1978, reprint, paperback,159pp, maps and diagrams in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Chris Mayger, and account of the British submarine E11 in 1915 to spearhead '.. a mission to force the Dardanelles and give Allied Forces access to the Sea of Mar...

U-BOAT 977.

Schaeffer, Heinz (trans. George Edinger and Godfrey Wilson, pref. by Admiral of the Fleet, The Earl of Cork and Orrery, GCB, GCVO, foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat), · 1975

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Tandem, London, 1975, 2nd imp., paperback, 190pp, map and diagram in text, [ii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the title of this book is a misnomer as two thirds of the book are the experiences of the author, from his early naval training to his first pos...

BATTLESHIP - The Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse.

Middlebrook, Martin and Mahoney, Patrick, · 1979

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1979, 1st in impfint, paperback, 366pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [vii] ads., pictorial montage wrappers, account of the build up to the invasion of Malaya, the raising of additonal naval units and their despatch to Singapore (without t...

BATTLESHIP - The Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse.

Middlebrook, Martin and Mahoney, Patrick, · 1979

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1979, 1st in impfint, paperback, 366pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [vii] ads., pictorial montage wrappers, account of the build up to the invasion of Malaya, the raising of additonal naval units and their despatch to Singapore (without t...

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Macintyre, Donald, · 1971

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan Books, London, 1971, reprint, paperback, 190pp, 8pp half tone ills., maps in text, [ii] ads., coloured wrap-around pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), in the 'British Battles' series, 'the longest and most vital battle of WW2' was the battle against the u-boats from 1939 to 1...