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This book describes the history of the Navy from its early beginnings and throughout history. The Navy participation in the wars and how they helped with the victory’s.
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This book describes the history of the Navy from its early beginnings and throughout history. The Navy participation in the wars and how they helped with the victory’s.
author=Nathan Miller
pages=325
Published=1997
Book Condtion=Ex public library book.library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 510 g |
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The fighting career of the WWII aircraft carrier HMS VICTORIOUS which was laid down before the conflict began and fought in a wide variety of theatres. She was taken out of commission in 1968 after a useful and active life. VICTORIOUS played an important role in the struggle to save Malta, she escorted convoys on the notorious route to Murmansk, and went East to join the British Pacific Fleet during the final stages of the war against Japan where she survived repeated kamikaze attacks. Even after the war she was briefly in action off Malaya and Kuwait. Other wartime actions included the hunt and chase of the BISMARCK and the invasion of North Africa. Illustrated with 37 photographs.
Launched in 1860, Warrior was the first ever iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, and for a number of years was the most powerful warship in the world. By a fluke of history the ship also survived to be the last of the broadside ironclads, and was rescued from an obscure existence as a refuelling hulk in West Wales to become the subject of the most ambitious ship restoration project ever mounted. To satisfy the modelmaker, enthusiast and technical historian, the book is illustrated in depth with many of the plans drawn up for the reconstruction, as well as numerous photographs of the ship and her fittings taken during her service career and during reconstruction.
a comprehensive history of naval warfare, illustrated with hundreds of photographs [many in colour], detailed maps and diagrams, significant campaigns from the ancient world to post-WWII.
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