Mason, David,

U-BOAT : The Secret Menace.

Macdonald, London, 1968, 1st edn. UK, large format (trade) paperback, 160pp, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps in text, photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War', Weapons Book, No. 1, an account of the build-up of the German U-boat fleet, their operations, mainly in the North Atlantic but also in the Mediterranean and the Arctic routes, the successes and star-status of their Commanders, their strategy and tactics and their eventual defeat, lightly rubbed at tips, faint crease upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 43830

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 german u-boat navy atlantic doenitz

Mason, David,

U-BOAT : The Secret Menace.

Macdonald, London, 1968 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps in text, photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War', Weapons Book, No. 1, an account of the build-up of the German U-boat fleet, their operations, mainly in the North Atlantic but also in the Mediterranean and the Arctic routes, the successes and star-status of their Commanders, their strategy and tactics and their eventual defeat, slight slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 43831

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 purnells history navy

Mason, David,

U-BOAT : The Secret Menace.

Macdonald, London, 1968, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo and line ills. and maps in text, photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War', Weapons Book, No. 1, an account of the build-up of the German U-boat fleet, their operations, mainly in the North Atlantic but also in the Mediterranean and the Arctic routes, the successes and star-status of their Commanders, their strategy and tactics and their eventual defeat, light crease in spine, a little rubbed at extrems., very good,

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Book number: 44939

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 german u-boat navy atlantic doenitz

Mason, David,

U-BOAT : The Secret Menace.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone and line ills. and maps, photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series ' History of World War ll', an account of the build-up of the German U-boat fleet, their operations, mainly in the North Atlantic but also in the Mediterranean and the Arctic routes, the successes and star-status of their Commanders, their strategy and tactics and their eventual defeat, light crease in spine, a little rubbed at extrems., tanning to edges, very good,

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Book number: 44940

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 german u-boat navy atlantic doenitz

Mason, David,

RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, numerous in text maps, half tone photo and line ills., photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War, Battle Book 14', graphic account of Operation Chariot, the attack involving the ramming of the Normandie dock at St. Nazaire by the destroyer laden with explosives HMS Campbeltown to deny the facilities to the Tirpitz, by a combined force which won 5 VC's, slight sunning to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 43819

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy - Coastal Forces, Clandestine Naval Ops and Landing Craft

Keywords: war ww2 history navy vc operation chariot nazaire tirpitz normandie dock campbeltown rncf mtb mgb ml coastal forces

Masters, David,

UP PERISCOPE.

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1942 2nd imp.,176pp, half tone photo frontis, 14pp half tone photo ills., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, some of the early exploits of British submarines and submariners in WW2 including the return of the 'Spearfish', torpedoing the 'Karlsruhe', escape of the 'Triumph, exploits of 'Tigris' and the winning of the first submariners VC of the war by Lt. Cdr. Wanklyn of 'HMS Upholder', lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, two line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed with sl. loss at head of spine and cnrs., several short nicks at edges, repaired to reverse, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41494

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy submarines

Masters, David,

UP PERISCOPE.

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, circa 1942, 176pp, half tone photo frontis, 14pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, some of the early exploits of British submarines and submariners in WW2 including the return of the 'Spearfish', torpedoing the 'Karlsruhe', escape of the 'Triumph, exploits of 'Tigris' and the winning of the first submariners VC of the war by Lt. Cdr. Wanklyn of 'HMS Upholder', rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, three line dated (1942) inscr. front free endpaper, lacks the title page, no dustwrapper, text and ills. complete but unable to establish exact impression, very good reading copy,

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Book number: 41495

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy submarines

Masters, David,

UP PERISCOPE.

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1942 1st edn., 176pp, half tone photo frontis, 14pp half tone photo ills., very dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, gilding a little dull, some of the early exploits of British submarines and submariners in WW2 including the return of the 'Spearfish', torpedoing the 'Karlsruhe', escape of the 'Triumph', the patrol of 'Salmon' and the attack on the 'Leipzig', accounts of patrols by 'Snapper', 'Sturgeon', 'Ursula', the mine-laying submarine 'Cachalot', exploits of 'Tigris' and the winning of the first submariners VC of the war by Lt. Cdr. Wanklyn of 'HMS Upholder', photos include crews of 'Utmost', 'Tigris' and 'Ursula', a little bumped at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, light foxing to prelims. and final pages, no dustwrapper, good,

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Book number: 44196

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy submarines

McKee, Alexander,

BLACK SATURDAY.

New English Library, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, 173pp, diagram in text, [iii]ads., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an account of the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, the Royal Navy's Home Fleet base in the Orkney Islands, by U-47 under the command of Lieutenant Prien, shortly after the start of WW2 in October 1939 with the loss of over 800 lives, slight roll with light vertical creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 40076

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy scapa flow orkney royal oak submarine u-boat battleship prien vf45

McKee, Alexander,

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

Corgi Books, London, 1958, 1st in imprint, paperback, 252pp, [iv] ads., #S557, pictorial upper wrapper by Roy Carnon, the collier convoys and their escorts who kept Britain supplied using the swept channel around the coast from the North East to the South Coast of England, under almost constant attack by air, sea and, in the Channel, by long range coastal guns, containing the complete seventeen chapters of the original hardback, roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., wrappers lightly soiled, edges tanned, good reading copy,

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Book number: 39562

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy - RN Patrol Service, Mines and Minesweeping

Keywords: war ww2 sea merchant navy rnps royal naval patrol service channel east coast convoy e-boat alley mines minesweeper air-sea rescue launch winnie brilliant maritime

McKee, Alexander,

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

Corgi Books, London, 1958, 1st in imprint, paperback, 252pp, [iv] ads., #S557, pictorial upper wrapper by Roy Carnon, the collier convoys and their escorts who kept Britain supplied using the swept channel around the coast from the North East to the South Coast of England, under almost constant attack by air, sea and, in the Channel, by long range coastal guns, containing the complete seventeen chapters of the original hardback, slight slant to light creased spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 40724

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy - RN Patrol Service, Mines and Minesweeping

Keywords: war ww2 sea merchant navy rnps channel east coast convoy e-boat alley mines minesweeper air-sea rescue launch winnie brilliant maritime

McKee, Alexander,

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

New English Library, London, 1973, abridged edition, paperback, 125pp, [iii] ads., wraparound pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the collier convoys and their escorts who kept Britain supplied using the swept channel around the coast from the North East to the South Coast of England, under almost constant attack by air, sea and, in the Channel, by long range coastal guns, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, small ink mark half title, very good plus,

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Book number: 40726

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy - RN Patrol Service, Mines and Minesweeping

Keywords: ww2 sea merchant navy rnps channel east coast convoy e-boat alley mines minesweeper air-sea rescue launch winnie brilliant maritime

McKee, Alexander,

THE COAL-SCUTTLE BRIGADE.

Souvenir Press, London, 1957, 1st edn., 223pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, during WW2 Britain's power economy was based on coal to produce electricity and for domestic heating. Great tonnages of coal had to be transported to southern England to keep Britain supplied. Collier convoys and their escorts used the swept channel around the coast, from the North East to the South Coast of England, under almost constant attack by air and sea. In the Channel soon after May 1940 an extra hazard was the long range coastal guns based in France used to shell the convoys, ills. include HMS Brilliant, unnamed trawler, convoys, MTB 48, air-sea rescue launch 130, coastal gun 'Winnie', etc., edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed with slight loss at extrems., several short edge tears, all repaired to reverse, very good plus in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44285

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy - RN Patrol Service, Mines and Minesweeping

Keywords: ww2 sea merchant navy rnps royal naval patrol service channel east coast convoy e-boat alley mines minesweeper air-sea rescue launch winnie brilliant maritime rncf

McMurtrie, Francis E.,

SHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

Sampson Low and Marston, London, 1943, 1st edn., 160pp, frontis and numerous half tone photo ills in text, landscape format 4.75 x 7.5 inches, blue cloth lettered in black at upper board, two tipped in errata slips, a 1942 pictorial listing with brief specifications of ships of the US Navy from Coast Guard Cutters to Aircraft Carriers, rubbed and a little bumped at extrems., shaken, leaf pasted over ink marks on ffep., no dustwrapper, good,

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Book number: 26997

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy usnavy

Mearns, David and White, Rob,

HOOD AND BISMARCK.

Channel 4 Books, London, 2002, paperback, 224pp, coloured and half tone ills., diagrams, maps and facsimiles throughout, large format (10 x 7.5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the British battlecruiser HMS Hood and the German battleship Bismarck, their respective sinking anbd the subsequent undeerwater search for their remains, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 38102

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood bismarck