Lamb, James B.,

THE CORVETTE NAVY - True Stories From Canada's Atlantic War.

Futura, London, 1979, 1st UK, paperback original, [vi], 179pp, [i] ad., coloured pictorial wraparound wrappers, the author joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in October 1939 and commanded the Bangor class minesweeper HMCS Minas and from November 1944 the Flower class corvette HMCS Camrose until 1945. The corvette was built to fill a gap in the number of available convoy escort vessels, slight roll to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good

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Book number: 44515

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy canadian corvette convoy escort

Lamb, Commander Charles DSO, DSC, RN,

WAR IN A STRINGBAG.

Arrow, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 344pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., dec. chapter vignettes, maps in text, [vii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), the experiences of a Swordfish pilot during WW2, a survivor of the sinking of HMS Courageous, the attack on Taranto from HMS Illustrious, support for the Greeks from a mountain airfield behind enemy lines in Albania, flying in support of the campaign in North Africa out of Hal Fal airfield in Malta, capture and internment by the Vichy French in North Africa until their capitulation after Operation Torch and appointment as Lt. Cdr. (Flying) in HMS Implacable, lightg vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed and faintly creased at extrems., edges a little tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45206

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy fleet air arm swordfish courageous illustrious internment pow taranto north africa albania greece crete malta tunisia algeria mine-laying u-boats e-boats dunkirk pathfinder taranto vf44

Landsborough, Gordon,

THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE.

Panther, London, 1956, 2nd impression, paperback original, #626, 160pp, 8pp, maps and diagrams in text, pictorial design upper wrapper, photo pictorial lower wrapper, the battle in December, 1939, between HM ships Exeter, Ajax and Achilles with Germany's Graf Spee, a little rubbed at extrems., faint vertical crease to sunned spine, ink name/date top edge half title, very good,

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Book number: 41770

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy south atlantic plate montevideo exeter achilles ajax cruiser pocket battleship graf spee

Landsborough, Gordon,

THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE.

Panther/Hamilton and Co. (Stafford) London, 1957, 3rd imp., paperback original, 160pp, 8pp photo ills., 4 maps and diagrams in text, #626, pictorial design upper wrapper, photo pictorial lower wrapper, the battle in December, 1939, between the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles with Germany's pocket battleship Graf Spee, which took refuge in the Uraguayan port of Montevideo, only to be scuttled after the expiry of the 72 hours allowed by neutral ports for warships, together with an account of the subseqquent hunt for the Graf Spee's supply ship Altmark and the release of the British prisoners abord, spine a little sunned, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 45654

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy south atlantic plate montevideo exeter achilles ajax cruiser pocket battleship graf spee altmark

Lavery, B.,

IN WHICH THEY SERVED - The Royal Navy Officer Experience in the Second World War.

Conway, London, ND (circa 2009), reprint, 384pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., line drawings, map and diagrams in text, half tone photo pictorial endpapers, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the recruitment of Naval Officers to the Royal Navy during WW2, in the first instance by almost direct entry as gentlemen sailors, yachtsmen briefly instructed in naval discipine, and subsequently via the CW candidates, ratings who had shown officer-like qualities during basic training who were sent to sea as Ordinary Seamen before undergoing intensive instruction at HMS King Alfred, a highly successful system at first scorned by regular officers and reserve officers alike but essential to meet the required sevenfold expansion of ships and personnel, based on the personal experiences of many of those who served, examining their social background and the methods of training, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed and creased at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 42629

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy officer training king alfred rnvr

Lavery, Brian (compiled and intro. by),

THE ROYAL NAVY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK, 1944.

Osprey, Oxford, 2017, 3rd imp., 144pp, half tone ills., line drawings and diagrams in text, pictorial endpapers, dark brown simulated leather cloth lettered and decorated in white at spine and upper board, during WW2 over 400,000 officers were recruited to the Royal Navy by various routes, few having previous experience of the sea or of command. From time to time the Admiralty issued pamphlerts of advice and instruction which are collected here in one volume and cover An Officer's Aide Memoire, Notes for Medical Officers, The Treatment of Battle Casualties, Captain's Orders, Your Ship (Notes on taking Command), Home Fleet Destroyer Orders, and Mutiny and how to deal with it, no dustwrapper, near fine,

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Book number: 45372

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy officer handbook

Lavery, Brian (compiled and intro. by),

THE ROYAL NAVY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK, 1944.

Osprey, Oxford, 2017, 3rd imp., 144pp, half tone ills., line drawings and diagrams in text, pictorial endpapers, dark brown simulated leather cloth lettered and decorated in white at spine and upper board, during WW2 over 400,000 officers were recruited to the Royal Navy by various routes, few having previous experience of the sea or of command. From time to time the Admiralty issued pamphlerts of advice and instruction which are collected here in one volume and cover An Officer's Aide Memoire, Notes for Medical Officers, The Treatment of Battle Casualties, Captain's Orders, Your Ship (Notes on taking Command), Home Fleet Destroyer Orders, and Mutiny and how to deal with it, no dustwrapper, near fine,

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Book number: 45373

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy officer handbook

Lavery, Brian (intro. by),

A SEAMAN'S POCKET-BOOK June 1943.

Conway, London, circa 2010, 6th imp., 120pp, line drawings and diagrams in text, pictorial endpapers, grey paper covered boards backed with dark blue cloth at spine lettered in white, boards lettered and decorated in dark blue and black, decorative head and tailbands, a facsimile copy of the pocket book issued to recruits to the Royal Navy from 1943 onwards, containing the basic tenets and references of seamanship especially for those recruits with no experience of the sea, lightly rubbed at tips, no dustwrapper issued, near fine,

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Book number: 44194

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy

Lech, Raymond B.,

ALL THE DROWNED SAILORS.

Pan Books, London, 1984, 1st edn. UK, paperback original, 224pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, col' decorated upper wrapper by George Sharp, in July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sunk by torpedo and 800 of the crew of over 1100 abandoned the ship, only to be left unrescued in shark infested waters for four days. An examination of the facts, the neglect and the cover-up. sl. surface loss at tail of spine, diag. crease top cnr. upper wrapper, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 41772

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy pacific submarine indianapolis

Lech, Raymond B.,

ALL THE DROWNED SAILORS.

Pan Books, London, 1984, 1st in imprint, paperback, 224pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured decorated upper wrapper by George Sharp, in July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was sunk by torpedo and 800 of the crew of over 1100 abandoned the ship, only to be left unrescued in shark infested waters for four days. An examination of the facts, the neglect and the cover-up. faint vertical crease in spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 45117

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy pacific submarine indianapolis

Lockhart, Sir Robert Bruce,

THE MARINES WERE THERE.

Panther, London, 1959, reprint, paperback, 186pp, [vi] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Mortelmans, an account of the Royal Marines during WW2, traditionally the naval infantry detachment on HM ships providing the first fighting units to be landed and also manning at least one gun on the larger ships, by WW2 the strength had been run down to about 12,000, many fewer than at the beginning of WW1. Recruitment and training began in earnest and after the invasion of Norway detachments landed at Namsos to secure the harbour for the British expeditionary force and also saw action at Narvik. After occupying Iceland the Marines became a major element of the Commandos, forming nine separate RM Commandos each of of battalion strength before the end of the war. The author describes the experiences of the Marines who saw action in almost all major operations of WW2 and in many minor ones, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, lower cnr. upper wrapper inclined to curl, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 42676

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 marines

Lund, Paul and Ludlam, Harry,

OUT SWEEPS! - The Story of the Minesweepers in World War II.

W. Foulsham and Co, London, ND (copyright 1978), 1st edn., 192pp, 16pp half tone photo ills, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, from personal accounts, the story of the minesweepers of WW2. In 1939 the Royal navy's minesweeping capability consisted of about 40 mainly WW1 vessels, half coal-burning 'Smokey Joes'. To these were soon added the trawlers of the Royal Naval Patrol Service, then came the new Halcyons, Algerines and Bangors as well as the BYMs and BAMs. An account illustrated by personal reminiscences of the development of minesweeping in WW2, from the early days of combatting new types of mine, degaussing and the LL sweep, of the work of the RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) officers (later called BMDO's - Bomb and Mine Disposal Officers), in home waters, the Mediterranean and other theatres, edges well tanned, ink name and date front free endpaper, text block lightly tanned throughout, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, faintly sunn ed at spine, very good in a near fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44280

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy minesweeper byms trawler rnps smokey joe halcyon algerine bangor bams rms bmdo

Macintyre, Donald,

THE BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.

Pan Books, London, 1970, 1st in imprint, paperback, 234pp, 4pp half tone ills., maps in text, in the 'British Battles' series, from May 1940 to June, 1943 the Royal Navy battled to control the Mediterranean, covers the convoys, Taranto, Matapan, Greece and Crete and the support of and raids from Malta, lightly rubbed at tips, spine sunned, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 41789

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 sea navy mediterranean convoy malta taranto matapan greece crete a/s

Macintyre, Donald,

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Pan Books, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 190pp, 8pp half tone ills., maps in text, wrap-around pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), in the 'British Battles' series, 'the longest and most vital battle of WW2' was the battle against the u-boats from 1939 to 1943. This account, written by a naval historian, veteran of the battle and one-time Royal Navy Destroyer escort group Commander, makes additional use of extracts from log-books of naval convoy escorts and of u-boat commanders, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, near fine,

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Book number: 41790

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 sea navy battle north atlantic submarine u-boat convoy merchant freighter escort sloop corvette frigate destroyer a/s

Macintyre, Donald,

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1939-1945.

Lutterworth Press, London, 1970, 1st edn., 80pp, 2 maps, in text line drawings by Douglas Phillips, turquoise cloth lettered in white at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, in the When and Why series, an illustrated account of the Battle of the Atlantic of WW2 specially written for children explaining Britain's need for the Atlantic trade of food and raw materials, the threat posed by German U-boats and how that threat was eventually overcome but only after massive losses of ships and lives, edges tanned, small bookseller's label front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, tiny nick at head of spine repaired to reverse, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 42516

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy battle atlantic u-boat convoy escort destroyer