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1991 Commemoration – The 50th Anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy Tye, Lieutenant Lawrence (Editor-in-Chief) 116 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; adverts; card covers; mint copy; Bruce Mountain; 1991. (The official souvenir magazine to mark 50 years of RNZN. Covers history and present activities.) Fig19176 $18.00

3 Great Sea Stories Shankland, Peter and Others 664 pages; drawings; original dust jacket; Colins; 1971. (3 books in one: (1) Malta Convoy – An account of the convoy that saved Malta in August 1942, including tanker ‘Ohio’.  (2) Tinkerbell - Crossing the Atlantic in a 13 ½ foot long boat and the skill involved.  (3) Unbroken – The author was the Captain of the submarine ‘Unbroken’ that in 1942 was involved in defending Malta.  A funny and tragic story.) Fig33142 $28.00

A Gulf Record Elliot, T D 60 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; adverts; card covers; mint copy; Royal Navy; 1991. (A pictorial record of the Royal Navys’ involvement in ‘Desert Storm’, the liberation of Kuwait from 2 August 1990 to 12 April 1991.) Fig23138 $20.00

A Navy For Australia Evans, Alun 172 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; ABC Enterprises; 1986. (Written to mark the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy, covers the growth of the Navy, influences of political decisions, and contrasts the Navy of 1986 with that of 1911) Fig29077 $32.00

A Sailor’s Odyssey Cunningham, Admiral A B 716 pages; black and white photographs; maps; folded graph; hard cover; average copy, some wear; name or signature; Hutchison; 1952; reprint. (The autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham in 1940-1941 and First Sea Lord in 1943.) Fig30101 $35.00

A Short History Of Devonport Royal Dockyard Dicker, George 37 pages; plan; paper covers; average copy, some wear; Self published; no publication date given, 1970’s? (History of the English Naval Dockyard together with a list of all ships built from 1694 to 1971.) Fig10099 $20.00

A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Bartimeus 192 pages; name or signature; hard covers; front cover loose otherwise average copy, some wear; Cassell; 1916; reprinted. (Stories of life in the Royal Navy before World War I.) Fig19158 $10.00

Aircraft Carriers Preston, Antony 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Bison; 1979. (The history and development of the aircraft carrier since World War I as well as the development of the aircraft that flew from them.) Fig34205 $15.00

An Illustrated Guide To Modern Warships Lyon, Hugh 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; mint copy; Salamander; 1980. (Covers 60 of the world’s modern warships with specifications and history of each vessel.) Fig08140 $10.00

An Illustrated History Of The Navies Of World War II Preston, Anthony 224 pages; black and white photographs; maps; coloured drawings; plans; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamlyn; 1976. (A history of the naval forces of UK, Germany, USA, Italy, French and Japanese during World War II.) Fig20105 $18.00

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Aircraft Carriers Jordan, David 176 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; folded drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Silverdale; 2002. (A good account of the development of aircraft carriers from 1917 till the 1990s with information and specifications on the major carriers.) Fig26131 $12.00

Aircraft-Carriers And Aircraft-Carrying Cruisers Burgess, Michael 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Burgess Media; 1980. (An account of the development of the aircraft carrier from 1910 with many photographs taken in NZ waters.) Fig12102 $12.00

Aircraft Carriers – The Illustrated History Humble, Richard 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Winchmore; 1982. (a history of the aircraft carrier from origins in World War I to the Fauklands War of 1982 which proved that the aircraft carrier was still vital for modern warfare) Fig13087 $20.00

Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present – An Illustrated Encyclopedia Chesneau, Roger 288 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Arms & Armour Press; 1984. (A detailed account of 360 aircraft carriers designed or projected by the worlds’ navies.) Fig20080 $22.00

Allied Submarines Of World War Two Poolman, Kenneth 160 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Arms & Armour; 1990. (A detailed account of the development of submarines by all nature in World War II.) Fig30118 $35.00

American Fleet and Escort Destroyers – Volume One Lenton, H T 160 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; MacDonald; 1971. (Deals with destroyers used in World War II, those that were obsolete from World War I and those built in the 1930s and 1940s.) Fig17121 $22.00

American Fleet and Escort Destroyers – Volume Two Lenton, H T 160 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; MacDonald; 1971. (Deals with the Gearing class that was built in World War II – 100 of them.) Fig17122 $22.00

Atlantis – The Story of a German Surface Raider Mohr, Ulrich and Sellwood, A V 246 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Werner Laurie; 1955. (The story of a German surface raider ‘Atlantis’ that sunk allied shipping in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans during 1940 and 1941.) Fig31132 $18.00

Australian & New Zealand Warships Since 1946 Gillett, Ross 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Pacific Pubs; 1988. (Traces the development of the two navies since World War II with detailed information about their warships, post-war activities and new construction.) Fig30106 $45.00

Ark Royal 1939–1941 Jameson, William 372 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; name or signature; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Rupert Hart-Davis; 1957. (The third Ark Royal had a life of three years but was in the thick of military action for most of its life. Describes the aircraft carrier and the battles saw was involved in.) Fig26129 $32.00

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Atlantic Meeting Morton, H V 190 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Hicks Smith; 1943. (An account of Winston Churchill’s voyage in HMS “Prince of Wales’ in August 1941 and the conference with president Roosevelt which resulted in the Atlantic Charter.) Fig33130 $18.00

Axis Blockade Runners Of World War II Brice, Martin 160 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Batsford; 1981. (An account of German and Italian merchant ships that risked Allied navies to deliver much needed supplies to their countries.) Fig23129 $35.00

Axis Submarines Watts, Anthony J 64 pages; black and white photographs; lists; card covers; fine copy, near mint; MacDonald and Jane’s; 1977. (Covers the histories of submarines during World War II of Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania and Thailand.) Fig18121 $22.00

Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer Haines, Gregory and Coward, Cdr B R 368 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; mint copy; Promotional Reprint; 1995. (Originally issued as three separate book – Battleship at War, Cruiser at War, and Destroyer at War, deals with the atmosphere of life abroad these vessels for the captain and crew above and below deck. Eyewitness accounts.) Fig20087 $25.00

Battleship Tirpitz Koop, Gerhard and Schmilke, Klaus-Peter 56 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; scale plans; card covers; mint copy; Conway; 1998. (A modeling book on this famous German battleship with detailed plans and photos of the actual ship and a model of the ship.) Fig32126 $30.00

Battleships Hore, Peter 256 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and paintings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Lorenz; 2005. (An illustrated history of battleships, their origins and evolution – pre-Dreadnoughts, Dreadnoughts, battleships and battle cruisers from 1860 onwards. Over 550 photographs.) Fig33119 $18.00

Battleships Preston, Antony 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; maps; plans; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamlyn; 1981. (Covers the develoment of the battleship from dreadnought to their swansong off Vietnam in 1967.) Fig26154 $12.00

Battleships Watts, Anthony J 64 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Macdonalds and Janes; 1978. (Part of the World War II Fact Files series, covers every class of battleship operated or planned by the major powers together with a short background to their design.) Fig29109 $28.00

Battleships 1856-1977 Preston, Antony 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured drawings; plans; lists; original dust jacket; Phoebus; 1977. (Good account of the world’s greatest battleships and their role in warfare.) Fig11115 $18.00

Battle Ships Of World War I Preston, Antony 260 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; folded scale drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Galhad; 1972. (An illustrated encyclopedia of battleships of all nations 1914-1918 – Austria-Hungary, Barzil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Russia, turkey and USA.) Fig34206 $35.00

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Big Red – Three Months on Board a Trident Nuclear Submarine Waller Douglas C 336 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Harper Collins; 2001. (Life aboard USS ‘Nebraska’ on a three-month patrol deep in the Atlantic Ocean and the top secret procedures with the nuclear missiles on board.) Fig33147 $22.00

Blue-Water Rationale McGibbon, I C 446 pages; black and white photographs; map; folded map; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Dept Internal Affairs; 1981. (A well researched account of the naval defence of New Zealand 1914-1942.) Fig12109 $65.00

British Battleships 1860-1950 Parkes, Dr Oscar 702 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Seeley Service; 1966. (Drawn from the official Admiralty records and returns, ship covers and building plans, this is a history of the development of the British battleship from ‘Warrior’ of 1860 to ‘Vanguard’ of 1950. A definite account with 450 plans and photographs.) Fig34201 $240.00

British Destroyers 1892-1953 March, Edgar J 546 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; folded plans; lists; chipped and marked original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Seeley Service & Co; 1966. (Drawn from the official Admiralty records and returns, ship covers and building plans is a history of the development of the British destroyer from 1892 to 1953. A definitive account with 175 photographs and 100 detailed plans.) Fig34197 $180.00

British Destroyers In World War One Burt, R A 64 pages; black and white photographs; card cover; Arms & Armour; 1986. (#7 in the Warships Illustrated series contains detailed captions of 121 photographs of British destroyers.) Fig34164 $12.00

British Sailing Warships Colledge, J J 64 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; name or signature; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1964. (Details of 42 sailing warships of the Royal Navy – covers all types of sailing warships.) Fig23134 $10.00

British Sea Power Schofield, B B 272 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Batsford; 1967. (Describes the see-saw battle through the 20th century between the Admiralty and Government to develop a maritime strategy and the consequences of decisions taken.) Fig30122 $32.00

British Warship Losses Of World War II Lenton, H T and Colledge, J J 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1964. (Details of all vessels of the Royal and Dominion navies lost during World War II.) Fig26139 $20.00

Broadsheet – 1994/95 Hulme, L S G Commander (Editor) 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card cover; fine copy, near mint; Royal Navy; 1995. (The annual magazine of the Royal Navy giving an insight into developments with the Royal Navy in 1994.) Fig23149 $12.00

Broadsheet – 1995/96 Hulme, L S G Commander (Editor) 122 pages; black and white photographs; coloured drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Royal Navy; 1996. (The annual magazine of the Royal Navy giving an insight into modern developments with the Royal Navy in 1995/96.) Fig23150 $18.00

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Broadsheet – 1996/97 Hulme, L S G Commander (Editor) 102 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Royal Navy; 1997. (The annual magazine of the Royal Navy giving an insight into development with the Royal Navy in 1996.) Fig23151 $12.00

Broadsheet 93 Sloane, Tim Commander 68 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; cartoons; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Royal Navy; 1993. (The annual magazine of the Royal Navy giving an insight into developments with the Royal Navy in 1992/93.) Fig23176 $12.00

Broadsheet – Royal Navy Provest, A G 64 pages; black and white photographs; black and white drawings and cartoons; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Royal Navy; 1987. (The annual magazine of the Royal Navy giving an insight into development with the Royal Navy in 1987.) Fig23169 $10.00

Broadsides – The Age of Fighting Sail 1775-1815 Miller, Nathan 388 pages; black and white drawings; no original dust jacket otherwise mint copy; John Wiley & Sons; 2000. (A history of British, French and American naval battles.) Fig22146 $35.00

Business In Great Waters – The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945 Terraine, John 842 pages; black and white photographs; maps; tables; original dust jacket; mint copy; Leo Cooper; 1989. (Describes in detail the history of submarine warfare in both World Wars – political, military and technological as well as the role of intelligence. A masterly survey of a ‘centre of gravity’ in two World Wars.) Fig25132 $45.00

Camera At Sea 1939-45 Preston, Antony (Ed) 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; name or signature; original dust jacket; Conway; 1978. (275 photographs of navies at work – warships, weapons and equipment, personnel, navies in exile, naval air power, operations and victory.) Fig31136 $28.00

Cammell Laird – Volume Two – The Naval Ships Collard. Ian 128 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Tempus; 2006. (A good account of the history of Cammell Laird and the naval ships built in the yard from 1845 to 1993.) Fig34167 $54.00

Captains Of War – They Fought Beneath the Sea Gray, Edwyn 276 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Cooper; 1988. (Examines the careers and personalities of 17 submarine commanding officers – British, German, Japanese, American, Polish and Italian – who found death or glory – sometimes both – beneath the sea.) Fig33117 $35.00

Casabianca L’Herminier, Captain J 244 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; maps; front fly missing; no original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Muller; no publication date given, early 1950s. (The secret missions of the famous World War II French submarine ‘Casabianca’ involved in the liberation of France, written by her Captain.) Fig33122 $12.00

Channel Dash Robertson, Terence 208 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Evans Brothers; 1958. (The story of the break-out of Scharnhoist and Gneisenan from Brest into the Straits of Dover and the attack by British Swordfish sircraft. A dramatic 24 hours.) Fig30131 $15.00

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