No Cause for Alarm. Submarine Attacks on Sydney and Newcastle May-June 1942. pub. by DVA
A fascinating look at the attacks using many unseen photos and very detailed text, in a booklet form.
Cover shows Kuttabul in her very sad state after torpedoing.
42 pp. over 40 photos all B&W.
soft cover Very Good condition
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Pearl Harbour A complete illustrated history. by Allan Seiden
"From Fishponds to Warships", a full history of the port from before the Polynesians.
120 pp. over 100 illustrations, photos, maps, many in colour, plus some fine paintings full page
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soft cover Very Good condition
$22.00
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Battleships in Action by HW Wilson volume II.
Rare gem
An impressive collector's piece. No date of publication is given but it is clearly a First Edition from about 1920, dealing with First World War actions and vessels in great detail.
A very well-loved book, somewhat tattered around the edges but in firm binding. Tear developing along top of spine, rear.
360 pp. on heavy art paper.
over 100 illustrations, photos maps and drawings. Detailed and very readable
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The Naval Memoirs of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. First edition 1934
The years 1910 to 1915, The Narrow Seas to the Dardanelles
Another rare gem.
Enthralling, all-encompassing, historic reading.
526 pp. Hard cover in poor condition. Binding still firm and intact.
Index and Appendices
second image above shows typical Contents headings.
Very well-written, with concise details of the Royal Navy involvement in landing at Gallipoli 1915.
Fascinating stuff, it reads like a novel. Worth every cent, despite the condition of the hard cover spine, which could be repaired using gum and some care.
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Armada by Peter Padfield
207 pp. hard cover large format approx. 100 illustrations. Fine drawings paintings and maps of the period. Modern maps showing disposition of ships at certain times.
As full a pictorial history of this famous naval event as could be found anywhere. No coffee table book, this.
Fine condition in clear wrapper
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The Kamikaze Hunters by Will Iredale
A gripping tale of the exploits of the British Fleet sent to the Pacific in 1945 to assist USA in coping with the fanatical attempts of the Japanese forces to avert defeat at sea.
380 pp. soft cover approx 40 photos some colour. Very Good condition. Slight sunning of page edges.
A very satisfying read.
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Unbroken by Alastair Mars
Built at Barrow-in-Furness in 1941, the sub Unbroken saw service in the Mediterranean keeping shipping lanes open to North Africa and Suez. This is the true story of her career, by her highly decorated captain, full of suspense and danger. Worth a read and pass it on.
224 pp. cloth bound very good tight condition spine somewhat sunned
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Wing Leader by Johnnie Johnson
Exciting reading: the reminiscences of an ace fighter pilot of WWII on active service around Britain and the Med.
304 pp. Some photos B&W. Very good condition tight binding. Slight sunning of pages and spine
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Cruiser by Mike Carlton. HMAS Perth
Highly recommended.
HMAS Perth saw more action than most other RAN ships of WWII. Built in Britain as one of the modified Leander class and later purchased by the RAN, she had heavy armament but no radar and primitive Asdic.
Every detail of the ship is described in full, from her building, her voyages in the Atlantic and the Med., and then transfer to the Far East and eventual loss by Japanese attack in the Battle of Sunda Strait. Many crew survived only to be brutally murdered in Japanese captivity. Full attention is paid to the lives of the men who crewed her, almost every man from stoker to commander, the stories make good reading.
Well written in a flowing journalistic style. A story once begun, hard to leave aside.
706 pp. text references, bibliography and comprehensive index.
approx 40 photos mostly B&W
Good condition. Some shelf rubbing and small tears in jacket corners.
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An Awkward Truth by Peter Grose
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An event which shocked Australia: a vivid account thoroughly researched.
It is a rewarding read.
250 pp. 20 photos B&W in centre section.
Soft cover good tight condition
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King George V Class Battleships by V E Tarrant
286 pp. over 100 photos and maps. Index, sources and history of the name.
Very Fine condition
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Iowas Class Battleships Their Design, Weapons and Equipment by Robert F Sumrall
192 pp. over 200 photos and drawings. Many tables of statistics. Glossary Appendices. Large format
Very Fine condition
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The Battleship Bismarck by Jack Brower
The Anatomy of the Ship
160 pp. Very elegantly printed and bound volume. Large fold-out 1/500 scale plan view. see image above for features.
A very technical study with many hundred plans. sections and diagrams of every element of the ship's structure.
Some photos, chronology of the vessel's sad career.
As new condition
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The Battlecruiser Hood by John Roberts
The Anatomy of the Ship
126 pp. Very elegantly printed and bound volume. Large fold-out 1/500 scale plan view. see image above for features.
A very technical study with many hundred plans. sections and diagrams of every element of the ship's structure.
Some photos, chronology of the vessel's magnificent career and sad end.
As new condition
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The Battlecruiser HMS Hood by Bruce Taylor
An illustrated biography 1916 - 1941
256 pp. over 200 photos all B&W, some fine colour drawings
Very Fine Condition
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Battleship Bismarck by Burkhard, Baron von Mullenheim-Rechberg translated by Jack Sweetman
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462 pp. approx 20 photos and maps
soft cover Very Fine Condition
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White Ensign 1939 - 1945 The Navy goes to War
A slim publication showcasing photos and illustrations which were later used on postage stamps.
Full descriptive text.
39 pp. over 50 illustrations, photos paintings, Hard cover in Fine condition.
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Australian and New Zealand Warships, 1914 - 1945 by Ross Gillett
An impressive compilation of the detail of the vessels themselves, their building their war experiences and a photo of each type of ship and each ship where possible. Everything is here from battleships to tenders, tugs to dinghies.
An absorbing read to dip into many times.
345 pp. over 300 photos all B&W
Very good condition apart from some 'stickiness' on some pages due to their glossiness.
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Cruisers Australian Seapower magazine profile no. 4. free shipping
A pictorial study of this class of Australian Navy vessels,
80 pp. over 100 illustrations B&W . Fleet lists Aust and NZ
Soft cover Good condition
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Shattered Sword. The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway by J Parshall and A Tully
612 pp. Many diagrams, maps and some photos. see second image for reviews
A weighty tome, giving telling almost every shot fired in this monumental battle in which Admiral Yamamoto stood to lose so much. A finely told narrative, to make for a fascinating if lengthy read. Much new detail emerges, as seen from the Japanese perspective. A very rewarding read.
Very Fine condition, as new.
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The Battle of Surigao Strait by Anthony P Tully
322 pp. some photos. See image for precis
detailed appendices (4), long index, notes on the text
A work of serious history, not a coffee table book, written with great insight into the significance of the event and in a satisfying chronological form.
Very Fine condition
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Battles of the Nineteenth Century
Military Land Battles.
A collection of all 3 volumes of this very unusual series. Each book approx 750 pages in length
Each includes approx 100 illustrations mostly etchings and drawings all B&W, with full page frontispiece A military historian's delight.
Hard cover beautifully patterned and gold=embossed. All are in Fair to Good condition with some scuffing and occasional loosening of binding. No damage. Weighty tomes each about 1.5 kg.
Offered as a full set at this special price
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