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| 1 | Corbett Sir Julian S. OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR Based on Official Documents. By Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. NAVAL OPERATIONS Vol. 1 to the Battle of the Falklands December 1914. Pub Longmans 1920. 1st Ed. Bk v.g.with some page edge fox. pp 469. Pullout maps. which are very detailed. As above and Vol. 1. maps. This consists of a box of 18 separate maps relating to Vol.1. | £65 |
| 2 | Corbett Sir. Julian OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. As Above. NAVAL OPERATIONS Vol. 2 ( Text and maps ) Pub Longmans 1921. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. with slight page edge fox. pp 448. Two pockets of maps front and rear boards. This volume is primarily concerned with the Dardanelles Operations from their inception as a Naval diversion to their development into a combined eccentric offensive and ther failure as a coup de main. | £50 |
| 3 | Corbett Sir Julian HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. As Above NAVAL OPERATIONS Vol 3 ( Text Only ) Pub Longmans 1923. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. but with some fox. pp 466. Plans Diagrams and pullout map. This volume deals with the events in Home Waters from the spring of 1915 to the Battle of Jutland. | £45 |
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| 5. | -------------- THE NAVY LIST Spring 1973 Pub HMSO Bk v.g. Soft blue covers. pp. 613. A nice copy. Contains lists of Ships, Establishments and Officers of the Fleet at this time. | £12 |
| 6. | Stephen Martin THE FIGHTING ADMIRALS :British Admirals of the Second World War Pub Cooper 1991. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 227. Plates. Dr. Martin examines the backgrounds of the Admirals, the Battles they fought and evaluates their contributions to the War effort. The book comes with a very attractive DW. | £10 |
| 7. | Rohwer and Hummelchen CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR AT SEA 1939 - 1945 Pub Greenhill 1992. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 426. The Naval History of World War Two. This Edition is expanded and Revised. Incredible detail of the Naval conflict. | £28 |
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| 9. | Ollard Richard FISHER AND CUNNINGHAM : A Study of the Personalities of the Churchill Era Pub Constable 1991. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 190. No Plates. A study of how objectives can be successful in different ways by force of personality. | £10 |
| 10 | Hough Richard BLESS OUR SHIP : Mountbatten and the Kelly Pub Hodder 1991. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 187. Plates. HMS Kelly and its Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten: vivid ,brilliant, inspiring, courageous, fast - moving and always in action. | £9 |
| 11 | Elphic Peter LIFE LINE : The Merchant Navy at War 1939 - 1945 Pub Century 1999. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 221. Plates. The book is not a detailed history of this period but rather a tribute to the men with detailed actions which were undertaken at various times within this period. It comes with a very attractive DW. | £10 |
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| 13 | Boyle W.H.D GALLANT DEEDS : Being a Record of the Circumstances under which the Victoria Cross, Conspicuous Gallantry, or Albert Medal were won by Petty Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Reserve Forces during the Years of War 1914 - 1919, Bk v.g. Dark blue boards with medal outline in gold thereon. pp 61. Gives the details of the actions undertaken by the award holders. | £10 |
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| 15 | Chatterton E.Keble THE SEA RAIDERS Pub Hurst 1936. 5th Ed. Bk v.g. but with page edge foxing and fox on title page. Slight fade on boards. pp 286. 34 plates. The history of Germany's raids by surfaceships 1914 - 18. Chatterton is a well regarded writer on the Naval matters concerning WW1. | £15 |
| 16 | Nunn Vice - Admiral Wilfred TIGRIS GUNBOATS : A Narrative of the Royal Navy's Co - operation with the Military Forces in Mesopotamia from the Beginning of the War to the Capture of Baghdad 1914 - 17 Pub Melrose 1932. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. with some foxing. Blue binding. pp 283. Plates. the book is an account of the Naval co - operation with the Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia from 1914 - 17. Nunn Commanded these Forces and most of the actions were of an amphibious nature. Scarce. | £45 |
| 17 | Bacon Admiral Sir R. H. THE CONCISE STORY OF THE DOVER PATROL Pub Hutchinson 1932. Bk v.g. Some foxing. Blue binding with slight bump on top corner. pp 318. Plates. The Dover Patrol 1915 - 1917 was formerly published in 2 volumes and it was later brought up to date and condensed into one volume. The inaccuracies in the Admiralty Departmental account and the History of the War at Sea are rectified. | £38 |
