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101 GREAT WARSHIPS: LEGENDARY WARSHIPS FROM WWI TO THE PRESENT.

101 GREAT WARSHIPS: LEGENDARY WARSHIPS FROM WWI TO THE PRESENT.

by Jackson, Robert.

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London: Amber, 2008. 112 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H). B&w and colour photographs, profiles. "In World War I, the battleship still ruled the seas, but the launch of HMS Furious, the first aircraft carrier, and the activities of the German U-boat fleet showed how sea warfare would change. From early vessels such as the Dreadnought and Invincible, through World War II legends like the Bismarck and Formidable to modern-day leviathans including the Nimitz and Ohio classes, (this book) covers the key naval vessels of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Containing developmental history, full specifications giving details of the vessel's dimensions, weight, range, speed, armament, crew and country of origin and a photograph and profile artwork, (it) showcases the great naval vessels of the last 100 years." Previous owner's place, date and signature along with liquid paper over small notation on half-title page; book very slightly cocked. Dust jacket has one tiny chip, some… Read More
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AFTERSHOCK:  THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION AND THE PERSECUTION OF PILOT FRANCIS MACKEY.

AFTERSHOCK: THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION AND THE PERSECUTION OF PILOT FRANCIS MACKEY.

by Maybee, Janet. Foreword by Peter MacArthur.

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Halifax, NS: Nimbus, 2015. 130 pp, 9" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions, maps. "On December 6, 1917, harbour pilot Francis Mackey was guiding 'Mont Blanc', a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel 'Imo'. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax's north end and left at least two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes aboard 'Imo'. Who was to blame? A century later, this question is still unanswered. And yet, following the explosion, federal government and naval officials found in Pilot Mackey a convenient target for public anger. Charged with manslaughter, he was imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot's license even after the charges were dropped. He is still unfairly linked to the tragedy today. (This book) shares informatiion never before revealed, from evidence of federal coverups to Mackey's family lore. Examining… Read More
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THE ARMED YACHTS OF CANADA.

THE ARMED YACHTS OF CANADA.

by McKee, Fraser M. Foreword by Vice-Admiral D.N. Mainguy.

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Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1983. 172 pp, 4to, 11 1/4" H. Inscribed on half title page: "For R__ S_____, also a Naval / compatriot, and with a great / interest in the Navy League, with / the author's compliments, / Fraser McKee / CDR". B&w photographs, reproductions, colour title page. "(T)he story of the 21 ornate luxury yachts that were pressed into service by the Canadian Navy during World Wars I and II. Five of these yachts served in the First World War, and their story is traced until 1946, at which point the text of the book backtracks to follow the history of the sixteen Second World War vessels. (It) tells a fascinating tale of our home coastal defences, by following the wartime exploits of the yachts and their crews (and) ends with a look at the disposal of the yachts after the two World Wars; not only those that were scrapped, but also those that went on to serve for many more years as private vessels once again." Small black ink mark on top and… Read More
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THE ARMED YACHTS OF CANADA.

THE ARMED YACHTS OF CANADA.

by McKee, Fraser M. Foreword by Vice-Admiral D.N. Mainguy.

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Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1983. 172 pp, 4to, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, colour title page. "(T)he story of the 21 ornate luxury yachts that were pressed into service by the Canadian Navy during World Wars I and II. Five of these yachts served in the First World War, and their story is traced until 1946, at which point the text of the book backtracks to follow the history of the sixteen Second World War vessels. (It) tells a fascinating tale of our home coastal defences, by following the wartime exploits of the yachts and their crews (and) ends with a look at the disposal of the yachts after the two World Wars; not only those that were scrapped, but also those that went on to serve for many more years as private vessels once again." Very minor edge wear to dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good.
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BATTLE AT SEA: FROM MAN-OF-WAR TO SUBMARINE.

BATTLE AT SEA: FROM MAN-OF-WAR TO SUBMARINE.

by Keegan, John.

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London: Pimlico, 1993. 292 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w plates, maps/battle plans. "In 'Battle at Sea (previously 'The Price of Admiralty') John Keegan applies to maritime warfare the technique that he put to such brilliant effect in his classic of war on land, 'The Face of Battle'. He concentrates on four key conflicts: Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway and the Battle of the Atlantic. He takes us into the very heart of the fighting while providing a remarkable panoramic view of naval warfare th rough the centuries." Interior - minor browning in margins of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of text block. . Soft Cover. Very Good+.
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CANADA'S SUBMARINERS, 1914-1923.

CANADA'S SUBMARINERS, 1914-1923.

by Perkins, Dave. Foreword by Vice-Admiral James C. Wood.

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Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills, 1989. 226 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). B&w photographs, pictorial endpapers showing submarine technical drawings. "The Royal Canadian Navy was only four years old when it found itself engaged in World War One and the reluctant owner of two submarines. How these were acquired, manned and sent out on patrol provides the opening for this fascinating look at Canada's first submariners. Included in the early chapters is a detailed account of the building of the British submarines at Montreal, an industrial achievement as controversial as it was militarilly successful. How these boats came to be, were built, manned and sent into action is fully covered." Minor edgewear to boards, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor rubbing, tiny tear archivally taped on front flap-fold. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.
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THE CHILDREN'S STORY OF THE WAR.  FIRST 17 NUMBERS.
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THE CHILDREN'S STORY OF THE WAR. FIRST 17 NUMBERS.

by Parrott, Edward, Sir.

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Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons The first 17 numbers of the series, no dates but circa 1915. 9 5/16" H, paper covers in shades of green, blue and khaki. Stated on each front cover: "Recommended by the Minister of Education for use in the Public and separate School Libraries of Ontario." Profusely illustrated in b&w with maps, battle plans, drawings, photographs and reproductions. Paging runs continuously from Number 1-5, 6-10, 11-15 (320 pages per grouping) and up to page 128 for Numbers 16-17 (1,088 pages in total). Begins with background information on European history, including Napoleon and the politics and players following his era. All manner of military subjects are touched on, from diagrams of floating mines, flag signalling, Commonwealth participants, battles, Victoria Cross winners, the war at sea, trench warfare, the big guns, the Japanese invasion of China, the Middle East, submarine warfare,and the Lusitania, concluding with the Fall of Przemysl in 1915. Interiors -… Read More
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FORMER NAVAL PERSON:  CHURCHILL AND THE WARS AT SEA.

FORMER NAVAL PERSON: CHURCHILL AND THE WARS AT SEA.

by Hough, Richard. (Winston Churchill.)

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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 244 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H). B&w photographs. "(C)oncerned with the whole of Churchill's stormy association with the navy, and latterly with his remarkable relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt, which resulted in their momentous achievements during the Second World War. Richard Hough has had access to the immense riches of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park in New York State, exclusively to the papers of the late Arthur Marder, and numerous other sources, which, together with the fruits of many interviews over the years, provides new material on many aspects of Churchill's remarkable relationship with the Royal Navy." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of textblock, very light browning on rear cover.. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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THE GREAT WAR AT SEA: A HISTORY OF NAVAL ACTION 1914-18.

THE GREAT WAR AT SEA: A HISTORY OF NAVAL ACTION 1914-18.

by Hoehling, A.A.

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London: Arthur Barker, 1965. 336 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "Written with crisp authority, in a tense, documentary style (this book) presents an unforgettable picture of the battles, the ships, and the fighting men whose blood reddened the seven seas through more than four flaming years of the Great War. (It) ranges over all the world's oceans, from the ice-filled waters of the Arctic to the remote coaling stations of the southern seas. It tells of the mighty line of battleships and cruisers whose collision at Jutland resulted in the war's vastest engagement. It describes the revolutionary entry of the dreaded submarine onto the naval scene with the exploits of Kapitanleutnant Otto Weddingen's U-9 against a trio of British cruisers in the North Sea. And it supplies a possible solution to one of the great maritime mysteries of all time - the baffling disappearance at sea of the collier Cyclops." Light edge wear, light wrinkling at… Read More
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THE HALIFAX DISASTER, DECEMBER 6, 1917.

THE HALIFAX DISASTER, DECEMBER 6, 1917.

by Robinson, Ernest Fraser/

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St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1997. 64 pp, 7 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "It was a typical winter morning in Halifax. Ships of war passing in the Narrows, kids going to school, stores opening up, trains pulling in along the waterfront. Then suddenly BOOM! There's a tremendous explosion! In a terrific blast of fire and wind whole city blocks are levelled, reduced to rubble. Deadly showers of glass, bricks and red-hot metal spray everywhere, doing enormous damage and causing many deaths. Hundreds of people are buried alive in buildings which have collapsed. The 'Mont Blanc', a small freighter carrying high explosives, collided with another ship in the Narrows. She caught fire, the explosives ignited and she was blown from the face of the earth!" Soft crease and small areas of color loss due to sticker removal on front cover, very minor edge wear. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good -.
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THE HALIFAX DISASTER, DECEMBER 6, 1917.

THE HALIFAX DISASTER, DECEMBER 6, 1917.

by Robinson, Ernest Fraser/

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St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1997. 64 pp, 7 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "It was a typical winter morning in Halifax. Ships of war passing in the Narrows, kids going to school, stores opening up, trains pulling in along the waterfront. Then suddenly BOOM! There's a tremendous explosion! In a terrific blast of fire and wind whole city blocks are levelled, reduced to rubble. Deadly showers of glass, bricks and red-hot metal spray everywhere, doing enormous damage and causing many deaths. Hundreds of people are buried alive in buildings which have collapsed. The 'Mont Blanc', a small freighter carrying high explosives, collided with another ship in the Narrows. She caught fire, the explosives ignited and she was blown from the face of the earth!" Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, small area of sticker removal marks on front cover.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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THE KILLING TIME: THE U-BOAT WAR 1914-18.

THE KILLING TIME: THE U-BOAT WAR 1914-18.

by Gray, Edwyn A.

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 241 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w plates. "The explosion which followed Kapitanleutnant Schweiger's curt order to fire on the afternoon of 7 May 1915 far exceeded even his most fervid imaginings. For the torpedo which streaked away from U 20 in response to his command sent to the bottom of the sea the liner Lusitania and with her 1,195 innocent men, women and children, many of them citizens of neutral America and the howl of indignation which followed this cold-blooded atrocity resounded throughout the world. (The author) looks at the German side of the picture and in the process raises some very topical moral issues. When two countries are at war is it to be total or limited war and, if the latter, who is to define the limits? The problem was to bedevil the German Submarine Service throughout the First World War as the Kaiser and his Admirals weighed and reweighed the effects of the British blockade against the value of American neutrality and… Read More
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MASTERS OF BATTLE:  SELECTED GREAT WARRIOR CLASSES.

MASTERS OF BATTLE: SELECTED GREAT WARRIOR CLASSES.

by Wilcox, John.

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London: Arms & Armour, 1997. 224 pp, large 8vo(9 1/4" H). B&w plates, map. "With an eye for pertinent detail but a determination to enthuse as well as to inform, this book will stimulate the reader to evaluate afresh the role of the specialist warrior in history. He will develop a keener knowledge of the cited examples and find himself conducting a comparison with examples of his own choosing." Covers: The Longbowmen of England; The Vikings of the North; The Riflemen of Saratoga; The Zulus of Isandlwana; The U-boat Captains of the Kaiser; and Hitler's Panzer commanders. Interior - soft crease at top corner of page 177 to end of book, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, crease at top corner of rear cover, two other tiny corner creases, light remainder mark and small light scuff to top of textblock. . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

by Bennett, Geoffrey. Preface by Rodney M. Bennett.

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London: Penguin, 2001. 310 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "With the call to action stations of August 1914, the Royal Navy faced its greatest test since the time of Nelson. Geoffrey Bennett's classic history of the Great War at sea combines graphic and stirring accounts of all the principal naval engagements - battles overseas, in home waters and, for the first time, under the sea - with analysis of the strategy and tactics of both sides. He brings these sea battles dramatically to life, and confirms the Allied navies' vital contribution to victory. In his words, 'Though the titantic struggle on the Western Front dominated the strategy of the Allies, it was their Navies, of which the British was immeasurably the strongest, that in the end brought Germany to her knees.' Illustrated with maps, plans and contemporary photographs, this detailed, immaculately researched account is the authoritative history of an often overlooked but hugely… Read More
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NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

NAVAL BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

by Bennett, Geoffrey. Preface by Rodney M. Bennett.

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London: Penguin, 2001. 310 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "With the call to action stations of August 1914, the Royal Navy faced its greatest test since the time of Nelson. Geoffrey Bennett's classic history of the Great War at sea combines graphic and stirring accounts of all the principal naval engagements - battles overseas, in home waters and, for the first time, under the sea - with analysis of the strategy and tactics of both sides. He brings these sea battles dramatically to life, and confirms the Allied navies' vital contribution to victory. In his words, 'Though the titantic struggle on the Western Front dominated the strategy of the Allies, it was their Navies, of which the British was immeasurably the strongest, that in the end brought Germany to her knees.' Illustrated with maps, plans and contemporary photographs, this detailed, immaculately researched account is the authoritative history of an often overlooked but hugely… Read More
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SALVO!  CLASSIC NAVAL GUN ACTIONS.

SALVO! CLASSIC NAVAL GUN ACTIONS.

by Edwards, Bernard.

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London: Brockhampton, 1999. 192 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "(T)he theme of this new study (is) the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all-important, and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions. (The author) skilfully sets the scene for each action, explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring and dramatic story of each actual clash." Contents: Introduction; Yalu River; Heligoland Bight; Carmania and Cap Trafalgar; Emden and Sydney; Falkland Islands; Dogger Bank; Konigsberg; The Destroyers; Rawalpindi and Scharnhorst; Renown and Gneisenau; Cape Matapan; Kormoran and Sydney; Java Sea; Savo Island; Stephen Hopkins and Stier; Guadalcanal; Barents Sea; Surigao Strait; Bibliography; Index. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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SALVO!  CLASSIC NAVAL GUN ACTIONS.

SALVO! CLASSIC NAVAL GUN ACTIONS.

by Edwards, Bernard.

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London: Brockhampton, 1999. 192 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "(T)he theme of this new study (is) the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all-important, and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions. (The author) skilfully sets the scene for each action, explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring and dramatic story of each actual clash." Contents: Introduction; Yalu River; Heligoland Bight; Carmania and Cap Trafalgar; Emden and Sydney; Falkland Islands; Dogger Bank; Konigsberg; The Destroyers; Rawalpindi and Scharnhorst; Renown and Gneisenau; Cape Matapan; Kormoran and Sydney; Java Sea; Savo Island; Stephen Hopkins and Stier; Guadalcanal; Barents Sea; Surigao Strait; Bibliography; Index. Book is Fine. Dust jacket has very minor wrinkling… Read More
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THE WORLD WAR ONE SOURCE BOOK.

THE WORLD WAR ONE SOURCE BOOK.

by Haythornthwaite, Philip J.

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London: Arms and Armour, 1994. 412 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H). "(P)rovides a unique, single-volume reference source on the armies, battles, weapons and leaders of the first of the great wars that shook Europe and the World during the twentieth-century. (It) presents in encyclopedic detail a wide range of information, facilitating rapid access to the essential facts and figures of the First World War. After a brief analysis of the causes of the Great War in the tumultuous Balkans up to 1914, the historical section charts the progress of the war, year by year and in all theatres and with clear, informative maps of important battles and offensives from Flanders to Mesopotamia. Haythornthwaite then records the nature of the war at sea and in the air before offering a detailed chronology of the war years and a meticulously researched record of the Weapons and Tactics of the war - everything from the basic rifles, trench construction, naval armour and mines to flame-throwers, artillery and trench… Read More
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THE WORLD'S GREAT BATTLESHIPS: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT.

THE WORLD'S GREAT BATTLESHIPS: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT.

by Jackson, Robert.

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London: Brown, 2000. 144 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, profiles, cutaways. "Beginning with the age of sail and the Battle of Trafalgar, the book describes the development of the first primitive ironclads with traversing turrets, the battles of the American Civil War, and the heyday of the battleship in the decades before the outbreak of World War I. (It) shows how new technologies helped shape naval tactics and the advances in ship design during the nineteenth century, culminating in two new classes of ship, the dreadnought and the battlecruiser, that saw much action at the Battle of Jutland and the other naval encounters of World War I, and which are also discussed in depth here. By World War II the battleship, threatened by the submarine and difficult to protect from either underwater or aerial attack, had been usurped by the aircraft carrier from its position as prime naval weapon - as was dramatically demonstrated at Pearl… Read More
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