Hichens, Lt. Cdr. Robert, DSO*, DSC** (edited by David James),

WE FOUGHT THEM IN GUNBOATS.

John Spencer / Badger Books, London, 1957, 1st thus, paperback, 191pp, [i] ad., coloured pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the account of the actions of mainly the 6th and 8th Motor Gun Boat Flotillas of RN Coastal Forces, in the North Sea and English Channel, by the first RNVR officer to be appointed Lt. Cdr. in command of a flotilla of MGB's, and of their forming up at Fowey before posting to Felixstowe (HMS Beehive) in March 1941, with a spell at Dartmouth (HMS Britannia III) July-September, 1942, the Falmouth solicitor who developed the tactics for the use of these new fighting vessels and, in the absence of prompt Admiralty support, found ways to improve the design and armament themselves before he was killed in April, 1943. He left behind the manuscript of this book, a version of which was originally published and subsequently reprinted by Michael Joseph, much edited by the official censor. For this uncommon edition in the 'Badger Books' series David James, one of Hichens flotilla COs, has re-edited the original manuscript and he has restored much of the factual data of the actions and the criticisms of the naval hierarchy that had been removed by the censor from the original edition, edges sl. tanned, spine wrinkled, very good plus,

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Book number: 45804

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

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Hill, Roger,,

DESTROYER CAPTAIN.

Mayflower, London, 1979 1st in imprint, paperback, 299pp, half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, the author's account of his time in command of the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Ledbury (1942, Arctic (incl. PQ17) and Malta convoys), HMS Grenville (1943-44, U-boat hunting in Bay of Biscay, Channel patrol, the Mediterranean and Anzio) and HMS Jervis (1944, Gibralter and Normandy), roll and slant to spibne, wrappers heavily creased, library stamps to title, lacks half title, lacls 6 of 8pp ills., some pages part detached but complete, reading copy only,

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Book number: 45805

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy destroyers ledbury grenville jervis convoy arctic malta mediterranean anzio gibralter normandy

HMSO,

ADMIRALTY HANDBOOK OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY : Volume 1 BR229 - Magnetism and Electricity; Volume 2 BR230 - Wireless Telegraphy Thoery.

HMSO, London, 1941, 4th imp., unpaginated, numbered paragraphs, vol 1: [viii], single section nu mbered 1-442, appendix and index [xxii], numerous ills/diagrams in line; vol 2: errata slip, [x], multiple sections numbered to 41, 46, 49, 63, 16, 65, 66, 19, 54, 41, 20, appendix and index [xxvii], numerous ills/diagrams in line, 4pp half tone ills. and 1 plate, large format approx. 10 x 8 inches, vol 1 bright green cloth, vol 2 olive green cloth, both lettered in black at spine and in blind at upper board, all edges sprinkled in red, the definitive reference manuals 'for the information and guidance of Officers and Men of HM Fleet', both volumes lightly rubbed at tips and a little bumped at head of spine, volume one single leaf in appendix soiled but with offsetting to adjacent leaves, no dustwrapper, very good,

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Book number: 28834

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy admiralty wireless telegraphy

HMSO,

FLEET AIR ARM.

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 127pp, many in text half tone photo ills., half tone photo pictorial endpapers, printed by Alabaster, Passmore & Sons, London and Maidstone, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official Admiralty account of naval air operations, covering the day-to-day working of carriers and their aircraft as well as catapult aircraft, a number of operations including Taranto, Matapan, Bismarck, Lt. Cdr. Esmonde and the Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, etc., ills. include HMS Victorious, Audacity, Furious, Indomitable, Eagle, Illustrious, Avenger, Biter, and others unnamed, aircraft Walrus, Swordfish, Albacore, Skua, Fulmar, Seafire, Sea-Hurricane and Martlet, lightly rubbed at tips, pencil name upper wrapper, binding reinforced and staples replaced, very good,

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Book number: 44791

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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HMSO,

FLEET AIR ARM.

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 127pp, many in text half tone photo ills., stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official Admiralty account of naval air operations, covering the day-to-day working of carriers and their aircraft as well as catapult aircraft, a number of operations including Taranto, Matapan, Bismarck, Lt. Cdr. Esmonde and the Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, etc., ills. include HMS Victorious, Audacity, Furious, Indomitable, Eagle, Illustrious, Avenger, Biter, and others unnamed, aircraft Walrus, Swordfish, Albacore, Skua, Fulmar, Seafire, Sea-Hurricane and Martlet, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 45424

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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HMSO,

FLEET AIR ARM.

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 127pp, many in text half tone photo ills., stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official Admiralty account of naval air operations, covering the day-to-day working of carriers and their aircraft as well as catapult aircraft, a number of operations including Taranto, Matapan, Bismarck, Lt. Cdr. Esmonde and the Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, etc., ills. include HMS Victorious, Audacity, Furious, Indomitable, Eagle, Illustrious, Avenger, Biter, and others unnamed, aircraft Walrus, Swordfish, Albacore, Skua, Fulmar, Seafire, Sea-Hurricane and Martlet, lightly rubbed at extrems,very good,

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Book number: 45756

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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HMSO,

HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 64pp, many half tone photo ills, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", an official account of the Fleet and RNPS minesweepers including a brief history of minesweeping, training at HMS Lochinvar, how minesweeping is carried out (with diagrams), a contemporary account of the work including sweeping the war channel and dealing with new types of mine, the sweepers at Dunkirk, etc, ills. include RNPS (Stella Rigel) and Fleet vessels (unnamed), a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, cnrs. inclined to curl, staples replaced, binding reinforced, some foxing lower wrapper, good plus,

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Book number: 42335

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

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HMSO,

HIS MAJESTY'S MINESWEEPERS.

HMSO, London, 1943, 1st edn., paperback original, 64pp, many half tone photo ills. in text, photo pictorial endpapers, printed by Harrison & Sons, London, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", an official account of the Fleet and RNPS minesweepers including a brief history of minesweeping, training at HMS Lochinvar, how minesweeping is carried out (with diagrams), a contemporary account of the work including sweeping the war channel and dealing with new types of mine, the sweepers at Dunkirk, etc, ills. include RNPS (Stella Rigel) and Fleet vessels (unnamed), lightly rubbed at tips, pages lightly tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 45426

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

Keywords: britain topography east anglia suffolk war ww2 navy hmso rnps fleet moored magnetic mines minsweeper war channel coastal lochinvar paravane bosuns nightmare

HMSO,

THE NAVY AND THE Y SCHEME.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 63pp, many half tone photos, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the 'Y' scheme was a registration scheme for entrants to the Royal Navy, so that prior to call-up youngsters could pre-select their preferred service. This publication is also a snapshot of how the Royal Navy was organised and run in the later stages of WW2, with contemporary illustrations and details of terms of service, ills. include HMS Anson, King George V, Nigeria, Formidable, Indomitable, Southampton, Biter, Trident, Taku, Mauritius, Javelin, Howe, and Fleet Air Arm aircraft Avenger, Wildcat, Sea Hurricane, Seafire, Corsair, Barracuda, Albacore, Swordfish, Kingfisher, Walrus, as well as unidentified MTB, trawler, landing craft, destroyers, etc., a little shaken, wrappers pulled at staples, a little rubbed at extrems., pages lightly tanned, good,

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Book number: 45446

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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HMSO,

THE ROYAL MARINES.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 80pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo ills. inside wrappers, stapled paper wrappers, an official account of the Royal Marines in WW2 including a short history, recording their role in Norway, Holland, France, Crete, Singapore, Madagascar, Dieppe, Burma (Force Viper), Sicily, in the Fleet Air Arm, in the Special Service Brigades as well as their role in serving the guns in the Royal and Merchant Navies and coastal defences, ills. include HMS Howe, King George V, Illustrious, LCA, Thames Fort, etc., a little rubbed at extrems., staples replaced, binding reinforced, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 36913

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 hmso navy royal marines norway holland france crete singapore madagasgar dieppe burma viper sicily fleet air arm merchant coastal defence thames fort

HMSO,

THE ROYAL MARINES.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 80pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo ills. inside wrappers, stapled paper wrappers, 8 x 5.5" approx., an official account of the Royal Marines in WW2 including a short history, recording their role in Norway, Holland, France, Crete, Singapore, Madagascar, Dieppe, Burma (Force Viper), Sicily, in the Fleet Air Arm, in the Special Service Brigades as well as their role in serving the guns in the Royal and Merchant Navies and coastal defences, ills. include HMS Howe, King George V, Illustrious, LCA, Thames Fort, etc., lightly rubbed at extrems., wrappers lightly soiled, staples rusty, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 42353

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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HMSO,

THE ROYAL MARINES.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 80pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo ills. inside wrappers, stapled paper wrappers, an official account of the Royal Marines in WW2 including a short history, recording their role in Norway, Holland, France, Crete, Singapore, Madagascar, Dieppe, Burma (Force Viper), Sicily, in the Fleet Air Arm, in the Special Service Brigades as well as their role in serving the guns in the Royal and Merchant Navies and coastal defences, ills. include HMS Howe, King George V, Illustrious, LCA, Thames Fort, etc., lightly rubbed at tips, two nicks to lower edge upper wrapper, staples a little rusted, very good

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Book number: 44673

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 hmso navy royal marines norway holland france crete singapore madagasgar dieppe burma viper sicily fleet air arm merchant coastal defence thames fort

HMSO,

THE ROYAL MARINES.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 80pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo ills. inside wrappers, stapled paper wrappers, an official account of the Royal Marines in WW2 including a short history, recording their role in Norway, Holland, France, Crete, Singapore, Madagascar, Dieppe, Burma (Force Viper), Sicily, in the Fleet Air Arm, in the Special Service Brigades as well as their role in serving the guns in the Royal and Merchant Navies and coastal defences, ills. include HMS Howe, King George V, Illustrious, LCA, Thames Fort, etc., a little rubbed at extrems., creasing to lower wrapper, staples a little rusted, good plus,

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Book number: 44674

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 hmso navy royal marines norway holland france crete singapore madagasgar dieppe burma viper sicily fleet air arm merchant coastal defence thames fort

HMSO,

THE ROYAL MARINES.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 80pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo ills. inside wrappers, stapled paper wrappers, 8 x 5.5" approx., an official account of the Royal Marines in WW2 including a short history, recording their role in Norway, Holland, France, Crete, Singapore, Madagascar, Dieppe, Burma (Force Viper), Sicily, in the Fleet Air Arm, in the Special Service Brigades as well as their role in serving the guns in the Royal and Merchant Navies and coastal defences, ills. include HMS Howe, King George V, Illustrious, LCA, Thames Fort, etc., a little rubbed at spine ends, light creasing to wrappers, good plus,

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Book number: 45448

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 hmso navy royal marines norway holland france crete singapore madagasgar dieppe burma viper sicily fleet air arm merchant coastal defence thames fort vf45

Holman, Gordon,

THE LITTLE SHIPS.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1944, 3rd imp., 164pp, illustrated frontis and 16pp half tone drawings and photo ills, beige cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board,coloured pictorial dustwrapper by S. E. Turner, an early account of the work of the Royal Navy's Coastal Forces, the Motor Launches, Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gun Boats based at the south and east coast ports of the British Isles and venturing out into the enemy held Narrow Seas off the coast of Europe, edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed with loss at upper and lower edges which has been restored and then laminated, very good in a fair dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44143

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

Keywords: war ww2 britain topography east coast convoy anglia suffolk navy mtb mgb rncf