HISTORY / Military / Naval from William Robertson

Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. As New/fine. Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. As New/fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. As New. A recounting of the vital but untold story of the USAAF's antisubmarine operations against German U-boats during the crisis of the Battle of the Atlantic in late 1942 and 1943. During this period, the 479th and 480th… Read more about this item

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Describes all the cruisers extant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-1945 by the nations of the world. Each class featured with full coverage of its design, construction and subsequent modifications, together with tabulated details of builder, dates, and specification data notes on the fate of each ship. Considered a major… Read more about this item

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Fair. Fair/-. First published in 1957, this is the true story of how a handful of submarines of the Royal Navy's Malta Force carried out a successful campaign in 1941 against Axis convoys to North Africa. At its height, 50% of German and Italian shipping failed to make their destinations. No fewer than seventy-five enemy… Read more about this item

Abingdon: Purnell, 1975. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Soviet Navy (at time of publication). The author was a former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence in the Royal Navy, and at time of writing, was the editor of the prestigious 'Jane's Fighting Ships'. He therefore writes with some authority… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The story of U-700 - the submarine that lost its nerve - is one of the most incredible of WWII. Previously unheard of, the surrender of a German U-Boat provided the Royal Navy with vital secrets on Germany's magnetic warheads and boosted British morale. For Bernhard Berndt, the insecure young officer who… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Fair/Good Jacket. An exploration of how war at sea has been conducted through the ages, using four major engagements as examples: Trafalgar; Jutland; Midway; Atlantic Convoys SC122 & HX229. A masterful insight into naval warfare filled with both technical and personal details of what it is like… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1991. Hardcover. Fair/good. London: Macmillan, 1991. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Good. The definitive account of submarine warfare during the Great War. Fascinating details of the workings of submarines on both sides: their tactics, technology and the men who sailed in them. An invaluable read for naval historians… Read more about this item

London: Jane's , 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Authorative guide to modern naval armament, world-wide. Includes comprehensive data and background information on both surface and submarine-launched missile systems; anti-ship & anti-aircraft systems; guns, missiles and torpedoes. Accompanied by over 100 clear b&w photographs. Size 265 x 20.5cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue… Read more about this item

London: Ian Allan , 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 1100g. The role of the modern Royal Navy in peace and war. An interesting insight into British naval thinking in the immediate pre-Falklands era. Size 295 x 22cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos (4 pages in colour). Blue cloth boards in very good… Read more about this item

London: Unwin Hyman , 1988. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fair. 700g. Memoirs of a US submarine commander during WWII. Size, 23 x 15cm, 262 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos plus submarine interior diagram. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrated and laminated boards showing light wear to edges. No dust jacket. … Read more about this item

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1989. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Fine/Very Good. This outstanding volume takes us inside the little known world of the Submarine Service. The 140 photos in the book were put together by a father & son team over the course of a year. During this time they were given unprecedented access to… Read more about this item

London: Macdonald/Queen Anne Press , 1986. Hardcover. Fair. A critical history of the Royal Navy from its origins in the 16th Century, through to World War II, and then to the Falklands War and its aftermath. Size 23.5 x 14.5cm, 255 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, pictorial laminated… Read more about this item