Bekker, Cajus (trans. and ed. by Frank Ziegler),

HITLER'S NAVAL WAR.

Corgi, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 426pp, maps/diagrams in text, [v] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a comprehensive account of the 1939-45 war at sea from the German point of view by a former intelligence officer of the German Navy, combining evidence collected from German naval records, the writings of leading officers and the personal stories of numerous veterans, including revelations about the conflict of strategic ideas within and between Hitler, the German Admiralty and the Naval Staff, light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45162

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy germany kriegsmarine

Bekker, Cajus (trans. and ed. by Frank Ziegler),

HITLER'S NAVAL WAR.

Corgi, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 426pp, maps/diagrams in text, [v] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, a comprehensive account of the 1939-45 war at sea from the German point of view by a former intelligence officer of the German Navy, combining evidence collected from German naval records, the writings of leading officers and the personal stories of numerous veterans, including revelations about the conflict of strategic ideas within and between Hitler, the German Admiralty and the Naval Staff, light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, large chip from final leaf of advertisments, very good,

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Book number: 45163

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy germany kriegsmarine

C. D. Bekker,

SWASTIKA AT SEA - The Struggle and Destruction of the German Navy 1939-1945.

Kimber, London, 1956, pocket edn., paperback, 188pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., map in text, [iv] ads., stunning coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Rudland, an account of the 1939-45 war at sea through German eyes by an officer who served in German Naval Intelligence, covering the German aspects on the Bismarck, the Graf Spee, the armed merchant auxiliary cruisers especially the Coronel, radar, the 3rd Minesweeper Flotilla, the motor boat and other weapons (negroes and beavers) used against the Normandy invasion, Tirpitz and Emden, endorsed as authentic by senior German naval officers and relating the clashes that occurred between Hitler, Raeder and Donitz, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45165

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hitler raeder donitz kriegsmarine

Bennett, G. H. and R.,

SURVIVORS - British Merchant Seamen in the Second World War.

Hambledon Press, London, 1999, 1st edn., xv, 287pp, half tone frontis, 8pp half tone photo ills., 5 in text half tone ills., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the battle to survive by British merchant seamen during WW2, when their mainly unarmed vessels came under attack by mine, aircraft, surface raider and u-boat, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, crease lower edge lower panel, fine in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 35330

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 merchant navy

Bercuson, David J. and Herwig, Holger H.,

BISMARCK.

Hutchinson, London, 2002, 1st edn. UK, xiv incl. 4 maps, 385pp, half tone pictorial title, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured endpapers, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the destruction of the pride of Hitler's navy: with access to previously classified British and US diplomatic files the authors reveal the full story of the key strategic decisions of the national leaders as well as the hour by hour account of the naval battle, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 38272

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy germany battleship

Blond, Georges,

ORDEAL BELOW ZERO.

Mayflower, London, 1965, 1st in imprint, paperback, 189pp, pictorial upper wrapper, an account of some of the allied convoys of supplies to Murmansk and Archangel in Russia through the Arctic Ocean during WW2, including PQ16, QP13, PQ17, the German 'Operation Aurora' and the British 'Operation Source', a little rubbed and creased at extrems., old ink price upper wrapper, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 45141

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy arctic convoy russia murmansk

Bradford, Ernle,

THE MIGHTY HOOD.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1961, paperback, 224pp, sectional drawings and maps in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, since her launch in 1918 the HMS Hood was the pride of the British Navy, the largest vessel afloat. Too late to be involved in WW1, she cruised the world between the wars and in 1939 was refitted and joined the Home Fleet. In 1940 she was the mainstay of Force H in the Mediterranean, then returning to Scapa Flow when, in company with Prince of Wales, she set out on her final voyage in May, 1941 to intercept the Bismarck.slight slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45168

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood battlecruiser forceh mediterranean oran bismarck

Brennecke, H. J.,

GHOST CRUISER HK33.

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 May 1941 she patrolled between New Zealand, the Antarctic and the Indian Ocean, sinking or capturing 200,000 tons of shipping before herself being sunk by HMS Cornwall, slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., some creasing and soiling to wrappers, edges tanned, fair,

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Book number: 45203

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: ww2 sea navy german auxilliary cruiser armed merchant raider antarctic indian ocean cornwall hsk5 raider-f raiderf ship33

Brennecke, H. J.,

GHOST CRUISER HK33.

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 May 1941 she patrolled between New Zealand, the Antarctic and the Indian Ocean, sinking or capturing 200,000 tons of shipping before herself being sunk by HMS Cornwall, a little rubbed at extrems., light soiling and creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 45230

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: ww2 sea navy german auxilliary cruiser armed merchant raider antarctic indian ocean cornwall hsk5 raider-f raiderf ship33

Bridges, Anthony,

SCAPA FERRY.

Arrow, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 231pp, maps/diagrams in text, [x] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers (unattrib), the story of the Mermaid, a Kings Lynn pilot cutter in use ferrying both explosives and people between Scrabster in Caithness and Scapa Flow in the Orkneys during WW2, across the Pentland Firth, one of the fiercest stretches of water, slight roll ro spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint old price upper wrapper, edges tanned. very good,

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Book number: 45169

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy scrabster orkney scapa flow pentland firth merchant

Brookes, Ewart (additional chapter by Douglas Reeman),

DESTROYER.

Arrow, London, 1973, 1st in imprint, revised edn., paperback, 255pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured "wrap-around pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, history of the development and use of the torpedo-boat, torpedo-boat destroyer and the combination, the destroyer, from the early days to 1973, but mainly the destroyer actions of WW1 and WW2, including the WW1 battles of Heligoland, Dogger and Jutland, actions in the Dover Straits and Western Approaches, WW2 Glow-worm versus Hipper, Narvik, Glorious, Dunkirk (operation Dynamo), Crete, Bismarck, the Battle of the Atlantic, etc., etc., contains an extra chapter written for this paperback edition by Douglas Reeman, slight slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., old impressed price upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45091

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: ww1 ww2 navy destroyer convoy battle atlantic arctic convoy russia kola murmansk narvik mediterranean crete

Brookes, Ewart,

THE GATES OF HELL.

Jarrolds, London, 1960, 1st edn., 144pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps at eps., black cloth lettered in white and red, decorative lettered dustwrapper, a good introduction to the history of the WW2 convoys to Russia in which Allied and neutral merchant vessels and Allied naval escort vessels steamed on the hazardous route through the arctic ocean from Iceland to Murmansk and Archangel, to supply Russia with war materials in WW2, for much of their journey under constant attack by German submarines and aircraft based in Norway, with details of many of the PQ convoys and with particular reference to convoys PQ17 and JW51B, ex public library copy, rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges tanned, tears to front free endpaper with stains from old sello repairs, scattered small ink stamps throughout, pencilled acquisition details inner margin of foreword, brown paper residue final pastedown, dustwrapper: price clipped, sunned at spine, rubbed with slight loss at tips, a reading copy in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 43135

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 sea navy russia arctic kola bear island iceland murmansk tirpitz convoy pq17 pq18 jw51b 43132

Brookes, Ewart,

THE GATES OF HELL.

Jarrolds, London, 1960, 1st edn., 144pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered in white and red at spine,coloured decorative lettered dustwrapper, a good introduction to the history of the WW2 convoys to Russia in which Allied and neutral merchant vessels and Allied naval escort vessels steamed on the hazardous route through the arctic ocean from Iceland to Murmansk and Archangel, to supply Russia with war materials in WW2, for much of their journey under constant attack by German submarines and aircraft based in Norway, with details of many of the PQ convoys and with particular reference to convoys PQ17 and JW51B, edges tanned, faint fox mark upper edge, dustwrapper: chipping at spine ends, rubbing with some surface loss at extrems., repaired to reverse, spine sunned, lower panel lightly soiled, very good plus in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44162

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 sea navy russia arctic kola bear island iceland murmansk tirpitz convoy pq17 pq18 jw51b 43132

Brookes, Ewart,

THE GATES OF HELL.

Jarrolds, London, 1960, 1st edn., 144pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered in white and red, decorative lettered dustwrapper, a good introduction to the history of the WW2 convoys to Russia in which Allied and neutral merchant vessels and Allied naval escort vessels steamed on the hazardous route through the arctic ocean from Iceland to Murmansk and Archangel, to supply Russia with war materials in WW2, for much of their journey under constant attack by German submarines and aircraft based in Norway, with details of many of the PQ convoys and with particular reference to convoys PQ17 and JW51B, edges tanned, small bookseller label front pastedown, dustwrapper: rubbed with slight loss at head of spine and upper cnr. repaired to reverse, spine a little sunned, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44258

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 sea navy russia arctic kola bear island iceland murmansk tirpitz convoy pq17 pq18 jw51b

Brookes, Ewart,

THE GATES OF HELL.

Arrow, London, 1973, new edn., paperback, 191pp, 8pp half tone ills., map, wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, "account of the merchant vessels and escorts of the arctic convoys supplying Russia in WW2, with details of many of the PQ convoys and particular reference to PQ17 and JW51B, edges tanned and a little foxed, very good plus,

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Book number: 45787

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: ww2 sea navy russia arctic kola bear island iceland murmansk tirpitz convoy pq17 pq18 jw51b