Hopkins, Captain Harold R.N.,

NICE TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1964, 1st edn., 217pp, half tone frontis portrait, 3pp half tone photo ills., [vii] ads., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, coloured lettered dustwrapper, in July 1943 the author held the rank of Commander, RN, and was second in command of the Dido class cruiser HMS Cleopatra off Sicily when she was torpedoed by and Italian submarine. The damage was extensive necessitating some months under repair. The author was then drafted to act as the British Naval Liaison Officer with the United States Pacific Fleet and relates his experiences in the role where he remained until July 1945, author signature on piece pasted to front free endpaper. lightly rubbed at extrems., edges a little tanned, personal bookplate front pastedown, crest and photo image of HMS Cossack pasted to front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., nicks to upper edge, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45349

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy usn nimitz far east pacific guam philippine sea signed

Hough, Richard,

BLESS OUR SHIP - Mountbatten and the Kelly.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1991, 1st edn., 194pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, illustrated eps., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the brief career of the 'K' class Destroyer, HMS Kelly, nearly sunk in the North Sea in May 1940, almost totally rebuilt and sunk by dive-bombers in the Mediterranean during the evacuation from Crete in May 1941, faint bump top cnr. lower board, sl. marking to edges of lower board, ink name front free endpaper and upper edge of title, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, light staining to reverse, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32802

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy destoyer kelly javelin

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

White Lion Publishers, London, 1974, 1st in imprint, 255pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., line ills. in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour.Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, previously published by Collins, a little bumped at head of spine, four line ink inscr. front free endpaper, some old sello staining to free endpapers, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, sl. sunned at spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32804

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z - The Sinking of The Prince of Wales and The Repulse.

Cassell, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 159pp, pictorial montage upper wrapper, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

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Book number: 40557

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

New English Library, London, 1971, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art by Chris Mayger, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, spine slanted and creased, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 41750

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

New English Library, London, 1971, reprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, slight roll to spine, wrappers a little rubbed and creased, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 44972

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z - The sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.

Cassell Military, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 159pp, pictorial upper wrapper, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, edges tanned, near fine,

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Book number: 44973

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

New English Library, London, 1970, 1st in imprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ad., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour.Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, light creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., old ink parce upper wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45146

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

New English Library, London, 1974, reprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack, the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in Singapore and their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45568

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east

Hough, Richard,

THE LONGEST BATTLE - The War at Sea 1939-45.

Pan Books, London, 1987, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 371pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo pictorial wrappers, a wide ranging account of the war at sea during WW2, 1939-1945, sl. slant to spine with light vertical creasing, rubbed at extrems. with creasing to wrappers, cnrs. inclined to curl, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 41975

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy

Hoyt, Edwin P.,

U-BOATS - a pictorial history.

Stanley Paul, London, 1987, 1st edn., xii, 289pp, half tone photo ills., line drawings diagrams and facsimiles throughout, large format (9.5 x 7.5 inches approx.), blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, a recreation of the Battle of the Atlantic in text and previously unpblished photographs with tales on underwater exploits, battles and heroics and a wealth of newfacts about life on u-boats, heavy, lightly ruubed and bumped at tips, small ink chevck mark upper cnr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightlky rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 38145

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 germany navy u-boat

Hunt, Cecil,

THE GALLANT LITTLE CAMPEADOR.

Methuen, London, 1941, 1st edn., viii, 72pp, half tone frontis, 8 half tone plates, orange cloth lettered in navy blue at spine, vignette upper board, white dustwarpper lettered in blue with a photo vignette upper panel, an account of the brief naval career of a 126 foot twin V-16 diesel engined yacht Campeador V, the property of the wealthy Vernon Macandrew of Dartmouth, a keen sailor and Rear-Commodore of the Royal Dart Yacht Club. At the outbreak of WW2 MacAndrew offered his yacht to the Royal Navy and with two sailing friends, retired Surgeon Rear-Admiral John Muir and Charles Turner, they became respectively Sub-Lt. MacAndrew RNVR, Sub-Lt. Muir RNVR and Sub-Lt. Turner, RNVR of the Royal Naval Patrol Service vessel HM Yacht Campeador, under the command of Commander C. E. Davey, RNR, the vessel being lost to a magnetic mine whilst on anti-submarine patrol off Portsmouth in June 1940, (the author confuses the WW1 Auxiliary Patrol with the WW2 Royal Naval Patrol Service), edges a little tanned and foxed, ink name front pastedown, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., chip lower edge lower panel repaired to reverse, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44145

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy

Hutson, Harry C.,

GRIMSBY'S FIGHTING FLEET - Trawlers and U-Boats during the Second World War.

Hutton Press, Beverley, 1990 1st edn., paperback original, 108pp, a number of half tone photo ills. and line drawings in text, large format (9.5 x 6.5 approx.), photo pictorial wrappers, an account covering all those trawlers which were part of the Grimsby fleet before being requisitioned by the Royal Navy and which encountered a U-boat during WW2, lightly rubbed at tips, near fine,

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Book number: 44319

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy rnps trawler grimsby u-boat hekla vascama wellard italia caesar le tiger visenda barnett washington blackburn rovers notts county bedfordshire northern duke wave foam godafoss lynx ii wigmore castleton resercho king eric rononia king sol norw

Hutson, Harry C.,

GRIMSBY'S FIGHTING FLEET - Trawlers and U-Boats during the Second World War.

Hutton Press, Beverley, 1990 1st edn., paperback original, 108pp, a number of half tone photo ills. and line drawings in text, large format (9.5 x 6.5 approx.), photo pictorial wrappers, an account covering all those trawlers which were part of the Grimsby fleet before being requisitioned by the Royal Navy and which encountered a U-boat during WW2, lightly rubbed at tips, near fine,

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Book number: 44320

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy rnps trawler grimsby u-boat hekla vascama wellard italia caesar le tiger visenda barnett washington blackburn rovers notts county bedfordshire northern duke wave foam godafoss lynx ii wigmore castleton resercho king eric rononia king sol norw

Ireland, Bernard,

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

Marshall Cavendish Books, London, 1979, 1st edn., 168pp, numerous col'd and half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, oversize (11.5 x 8.5 inches), an account of the development of the aircraft carrier, from the early experiments and the first flush decked carrier 'Argus' in WW1, through to the major carrier to carrier battles of WW2 and subsequent post-WW2 developments, including details about the WW2 CAM ships, merchant conversions and escort carriers, etc., sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and faint foxing at upper edge, dustwrapper: tanned along top edges, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32809

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

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