Navy

The history of the part Shell oil tankers and their crew played, and the losses they suffered, during WWII

An idiosyncratic description of the Royal Navy, with chapters on The Royal Marines, officers' wives and crime and punishment.

An idiosyncratic description of the Royal Navy, it's ranks, ships, organisation and customs. We also have volume two in stock.

An account of the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst at Christmas 1943, to prevent attacks on Arctic convoys in the Barents Sea to the north of Norway.

Arranged by Naval Despatches, followed by an index of all recipients and an index for bars of the DSM.

The memoirs of the Gallipoli campaign, by the former Admiral of the Fleet. 

A history of the ocean going salvage tug the Foundation Franklin and her hundreds of rescue missions along the eastern coasts of Canada, including throughout WWII.

Written by a Professor of Mathematics of the US Navy. Subtitled "A Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, as Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables."

A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

A detailed history of the lesser known activities of the Royal Navy during WWI, in the Mediterranean area. One of a series by the publishers.

An illustrated history of shipbuilding, from the earliest dugout canoes to the warships of WWII.

A history of the now gone Portsmouth naval base of HMS Vernon, with particular attention to it's role as a training school for the operation of torpedos.

A photographic history tracing the origins of Vosper Thorneycroft on the Thames at Chiswick in the 1860's to present day Portsmouth.