Cocker, M. P.,

MINE WARFARE VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - 1908 TO DATE.

Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury - UK, 1993, 1st edn., 223pp, over 200 half tone photo ills., maroon cloth lettered in gilt st spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a complete guide to all Minelayers and Minesweepers by Class from 1908 to 1993, the majority in the period 1939-45, including Fleet Minesweepers, Admiralty, Purchased and Requisitioned Trawlers, Drifters and Whalers, ML's, Paddle Vessels, Motor Minesweepers, Landing Craft, etc., includes description of types of mines, history of mines, etc., very slightly cocked, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44136

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

Keywords: war ww1 ww2 navy minesweeper minelayer history rnps

Collingwood, Donald,

THE CAPTAIN CLASS FRIGATES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Leo Cooper, Barnsley, 1998 1st edn., xvi inc. maps, 208pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an operational history of the American-built Destroyer Escorts serving under the White Ensign 1943-1946, edges tanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44834

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy frigate destroyer white ensign

Connell, G. G.,

JACK'S WAR - Lower-deck recollections from World War ll.

Crecy Books, Bristol, 1995, revised edn., 236pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, the author joined the London Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as an ordinary seaman in the 1930s and served in a cruiser and two destroyers during WW2. He continued in the Reserve for a total of 40 years and has collected accounts from numerous members of the lower deck of their experiences mainly during WW2, including the Battle of the River Plate, convoy PQ17, the invasion of Sicily, the battle of Sirte and many others, edges tanned, upper edge faintly foxed, dustwrapper: lightly creased at spine ends., near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45328

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy

Cooper, Bryan,

THE BUCCANEERS.

Macdonald, London, 1970, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and drawings in text, photo pictorial wrappers, Purnell's 'History of the Second World War', Weapons Book No.13, an account of MTB's, MGB's, ML's and PT boats worldwide during WW2, covering the 'Narrow Seas', Mediterranean, Far East and Pacific with details of combined MTB/MGB tactics, lightly rubbed at tips, tanning to edges, near fine,

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Book number: 44911

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy mgb mtb pt boat vosper fairmile s-boat higgins schnellboot ml f-lighter sgb grey goose elco history rncf coastal forces

Coote, Captain John Royal Navy,

SUBMARINER.

Leo Cooper, London, 1991 1st edn., xvi inc. maps and diagram, 240pp, 20pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: nick at top edge lower hinge repaired to reverse, near fine in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44835

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy submarines

Costello, John and Hughes, Terry,

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Fontana, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 352pp inc. 2pp maps by Richard Natkiel, 8pp half tone photo ills., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, an account and analysis of the battle between the escorting Allied warships of the convoys and the German u-boats in the North Atlantic, 1939-1945, with details from eye-witness account, official reports and, for the first time, Enigma intercepts, describing the changing tactics of both sides and with tables of losses of both u-boats and convoy vessels, a little rubbed and creased at extrems., slight ripple to leaves, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 45101

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy atlantic convoy escort submarine u-boat

Costello, John and Hughes, Terry,

THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.

Fontana, London, 1980, 1st in imprint, paperback, 352pp inc. 2pp maps by Richard Natkiel, 8pp half tone photo ills., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, an account and analysis of the battle between the escorting Allied warships of the convoys and the German u-boats in the North Atlantic, 1939-1945, with details from eye-witness account, official reports and, for the first time, Enigma intercepts, describing the changing tactics of both sides and with tables of losses of both u-boats and convoy vessels, slight roll and slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., crease lower wrapper, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45142

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy atlantic convoy escort submarine u-boat

Dickens, Captain Peter, DSO, MBE, DSC, RN,

NIGHT ACTION - MTB Flotilla at War.

Purnell Book Services, London, 1974, club edn., 242pp, 8pp half tone ills., diagrams in text, maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, club edition virtually identical to publisher's edition, the wartime experiences of the author, in the destroyer HMS Somali, a dutch vessel Doggersbank at Dunkirk and 1st Lt. destroyer HMS Cotswold until mined on the East Coast in April, 1942. After survivors leave he took over MTB 234, from June 1942 as Senior Officer 21st MTB Flotilla at HMS Beehive (Felixstowe), HMS Mantis (Lowestoft) until December, again at HMS Beehive to end July, 1943, working with MGB's in the North Sea and off the Dutch coast attacking German shipping, a little rubbed and lightly bumped at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: rubbed with slight loss at head of spine, relined at upper edges folds, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 40701

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy mtb mgb rncf royal dunkirk naval coastal forces east coast narrow seas convoy anglia suffolk destroyer somali cotswold felixstowe beehive lowestoft mantis a/s

Dickens, Captain Peter, DSO, MBE, DSC, RN,

NIGHT ACTION - MTB Flotilla at War.

Purnell Book Services, London, 1974, club edn., 242pp, 8pp half tone ills., diagrams in text, maps at endpapers, black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the wartime experiences of the author, in the destroyer HMS Somali, a dutch vessel Doggersbank at Dunkirk and 1st Lt. destroyer HMS Cotswold until mined on the East Coast in April, 1942. After survivors leave he took over MTB 234, from June 1942 as Senior Officer 21st MTB Flotilla at HMS Beehive (Felixstowe), HMS Mantis (Lowestoft) until December, again at HMS Beehive to end July, 1943, working with MGB's in the North Sea and off the Dutch coast attacking German shipping, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed with sl. loss at extrems., relined at head of spine, laminate shrinking at front flap fold, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 44260

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

Keywords: war ww2 navy mtb mgb rncf east coast convoy anglia suffolk destroyer somali cotswold beehive mantis coastal forces

Farrell, F. L.,

SURFACE RAIDER.

Trojan, London, ND, paperback, [152pp], wrap-around pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), account of the battle between the cruisers Exeter, Achilles and Ajax with the German pocket-battleship Graf Spee, December 1939, and the subsequent scuttling of the German vessel, lightly rubbed at tips, spine sunned, edges tanned, very good plus,

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Book number: 41963

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy exeter achilles ajax graf spee

Fevyer, W. H. (compiler and editor),

THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1946.

J. B. Hayward, Polstead, Suffolk, 1981, 1st edn., [vi], vi, 163pp, [i] blank, in text halftone images of both sides of the medal (on verso half title) and of a group, large format about 10 x 7 inches, dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine and upper board, decorative headband, clear acetate-type dustwrapper, details of the Distinguished Service Medal during WW2, the medal awarded for bravery and resourcefulness on active service at sea by NCO's and other ranks of the British and Commonwealth forces on active service at sea, containing a chronological list of the awards, the names with rank and serial number, London Gazette date and reference, and the citation, with an alphabetical index by surname and a list of multiple recipients, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 39756

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: ww2 royal navy rn navy merchant service raf royal air force army artillery defensively armed merchant vessels dsm distinguised service medal london gazette

Forester, C. S.,

HUNTING THE BISMARCK.

Michael Joseph, London, 1959, 1st edn., 110pp, incl 8 maps, dark blue cloth lettered in white at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, a reconstruction of the events involving the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck in May, 1941, the dramatic sinking of the world's largest capital ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, and the final sinking of Bismarck, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, ink name front pastedown, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss spine ends and cnrs., internally repaired, very good in a good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32770

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood bismarck battle atlantic battleship battlecruiser forceh swordfish

Forester, C. S.,

HUNTING THE BISMARCK.

Mayflower, London, 1970, 3rd imp., paperback, 118pp, 8 maps in text, [i] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, a reconstruction of the events involving the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck in May, 1941, the dramatic sinking of the world's largest capital ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, and the final sinking of Bismarck, slant to spine with lightvertical creasing, rubbed at extrems., some creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, ink inscr. half title, good,

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Book number: 35292

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood bismarck battle atlantic battleship battlecruiser forceh swordfish

Forester, C. S.,

HUNTING THE BISMARCK.

Michael Joseph, London, 1973 2nd imp., 110pp, 8 in text maps, dark blue cloth lettered in white at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Kenneth Farnhill, a reconstruction of the events involving the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck in May, 1941, the dramatic sinking of the world's largest capital ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, and the final sinking of Bismarck, ex public library, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., edges sl. dusty and tanned, lacks front free endpaper, usual marks and stamps to prelims., dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, slight label residue to front flap, a good reading copy in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 39200

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood bismarck battle atlantic battleship battlecruiser forceh swordfish

Forester, C. S.,

HUNTING THE BISMARCK.

Mayflower-Dell, London, 1966, 2nd imp., paperback, 118pp, 8 maps in text, [i] ads., pictorial wrappers, a reconstruction of the events involving the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck in May, 1941, the dramatic sinking of the world's largest capital ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, and the final sinking of Bismarck, spine slanted and sunned, creased to wrappers, rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 41967

Catalogue: WW2 - Navy

Keywords: war ww2 navy hood bismarck battle atlantic battleship battlecruiser forceh swordfish