DUNMORE, SPENCER

In Great Waters the Epic Story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771029292. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, gift insciption on FFEP, black marker line through ISBN barcode on back cover. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 342 pages; "The author traces the complete history of the Battle of the Atlantic, giving equal time to all aspects of the conflict: in the air, on the water, and below its surface. He follows the action from the earliest days, when surface raiders – such as the infamous Bismarck – were seen by the Allies as the greatest danger at sea, through the heyday of Germany’s U-boats and the catastrophic damage the dreaded Wolfpacks wrought on the heavily laden convoys steaming their way to Britain. His is also one of the few books to acknowledge the pivotal role of the air-force in determining the final outcome fo the battle.Dunmore tells the story from the perspective of both sides, and includes the first-hand accounts of individual participants, both Allied and German. For all involved – whether on board merchant ships or their escort vessels, whether in submarines prowling below or aircraft patrolling above – life was a combination of awful anticipation of attack and nerve-shattering tension when it came.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19827

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Naval

Keywords: 0771029292 WWII Germans bismarck U-BOATs Allies Militaria

GIBSON, ANDREW

Head of Oak Life and Death in the Merchant Navy 1937

Pog Press, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0978015711. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book,; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages; An account of life in the Canadian Merchant Navy during World War II, written by the author, who participated as a crew member on a ship which travelled the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17585

Catalogue: Militaria::Naval::WWII

Keywords: 0978015711 World War II North Atlantic Merchant marine WWII Militaria

KENNEDY, LUDOVIC

Pursuit the Sinking of the "Bismarck"

London UK: Collins, 1974. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002117398. DJ has light soiling, scuffing, shelwear to edges, price-clipped. Small 1/2" chip missing from top of spine. ; A tight solid book. DJ in mylar. The author, Ludovic Kennedy, actually took part in the pursuit and sinking of the "Bismarck" during the early days of World War II. ; B&W Photographs; 9 X 5.90 X 1.10 inches; 254 pages; In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, then the most formidable fighting ship afloat, escaped into the Atlantic, posing a terrible threat to the convoys that kept Britain supplied. This book gives a first hand account of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismarck.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15725

Catalogue: Militaria::Naval::WWII

Keywords: 0002117398 bismarck WWII MARITIME Militaria

WILLIAMSON, GORDON

E

Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1849084068. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book.; Duel #34; B&W and Colour Illustrations, Maps; 9.7 X 7.2 X 0.3 inches; 80 pages; "During WWII, German E-Boats were so active in the English Channel that the narrow stretch of water became known as 'E-Boat Alley'. To counter the threat of these E-Boats, Britain brought its coastal forces to bear - flotillas of small Motor Torpedo and Gun Boats (MTBs and MGBs) and Motor Launches (MLs).As the Germans sought to maintain their supremacy in Channel waters, they continued to develop their E-Boat designs to accommodate more armor and more firepower. Rather than matching the newer E-Boats for armament, the British developed several types to fulfill the varied roles for which the Kriegsmarine were attempting to use the E-Boat.This book details this developing conflict, examining the evolution of the boats involved, and covering the their battles from fights in the Thames estuary to the build-up for D-Day.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 19174

Catalogue: Militaria::Naval::WWII

Keywords: 1849084068 e-boat WWII MARITIME Militaria