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Salted Tories:  The Story of the Whaling Fleets of San Francisco

Salted Tories: The Story of the Whaling Fleets of San Francisco

by Hare, Lloyd C. M.

Condition
Used - Very Good; Covers lightly sunned and worn.
Published
1960
Binding
Softcover
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Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, Inc.. Very Good; Covers lightly sunned and worn.. 1960. Softcover. Blue softcover, ix, 114pp. Marine Historical Association publication number 37. Photos, illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Log of Christopher Columbus

The Log of Christopher Columbus

by Fuson, Robert H.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn.
Edition
Third Printing
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780877429517
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Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn.. 1987. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0877429510 . Cloth-backed boards, xvii, 252pp, photos, illustrations. The first historically accurate and easily understandable translation of the 1492 -1493 log book of Christopher Columbus. Bibliography, index. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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The Great Ships Pass:  British Battleships at War 1939-45

The Great Ships Pass: British Battleships at War 1939-45

by Smith, Peter C.

Condition
Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Page edges foxed, jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780870218262
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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Page edges foxed, jacket lightly worn.. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870218263 . xii, 544pp. Notes, appendices, index, photos. Authoritative study of British battleships in World War II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Fifty Ships That Saved the World:  The Foundation of the Anglo-American  Alliance

Fifty Ships That Saved the World: The Foundation of the Anglo-American Alliance

by Goodhart, Philip

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jackt toned, tattered, and tape-repaired.
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jackt toned, tattered, and tape-repaired.. 1965. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding, appendices, index, map endpapers, xi, 267pp. Analyzes the international dealings involved in transfering fifty destroyers from the US to Great Britain in 1940. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Naval Intelligence from Germany:  The Reports of the British Naval  Attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914

Naval Intelligence from Germany: The Reports of the British Naval Attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914

by Seligmann, Matthew S. (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Published
2007
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780754661573
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Burlington, VT: Ashgate for the Navy Records Society. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 2007. Hardcover. 0754661571 . xxxv, 574pp, documents and sources, index. Scholarly analysis of Anglo-German naval rivalry in the run up to World War I. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Grave of a Dozen Schemes:  British Naval Planning and the War Against  Japan, 1943-1945

Grave of a Dozen Schemes: British Naval Planning and the War Against Japan, 1943-1945

by Willmott, H. P.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781557509161
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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1557509166 . Cloth-backed boards, xviii, 316pp, index. Photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Sink the Haguro!  The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War

Sink the Haguro! The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War

by Winton, John

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780854221523
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London: Seeley, Service & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1979. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0854221522 . Map endpapers, ix, 182pp, index, sources, photos. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Describes how the 26th destroyer flotilla sank the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro on May 15, 1945. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall… Read more about this item
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Three Ark Royals, 1938-1999

Three Ark Royals, 1938-1999

by McCart, Neil

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781901225020
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Cheltenham, UK: Fan Publications. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1999. Hardcover. 190122502X . Photos. History of the three British Royal Navy aircraft carriers, The Ark Royal. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages .
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Battleship Ramillies:  The Final Salvo

Battleship Ramillies: The Final Salvo

by Johnston, Ian (editor) ; French, Mick (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
2014
Binding
Hardcover
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Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Maps, photos, foreword by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. Notes, index. History of the HMS Ramillies, a British battleship which saw action during World War II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages .
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Fleet Admiral King:  A Naval Record

Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record

by King, Ernest J. ; Whitehill, Walter Muir

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: W. W. Norton and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage.. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Map endpapers, navy cloth binding, xv, 674pp. Index, many photos. The authors were American naval commanders and relate their experiences in both World Wars. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Iron Coffins:  A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World  War II

Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II

by Werner, Herbert A.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
Book Club Edition
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780030813221
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NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1969. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0030813220 . xviii, 329pp. Black cloth binding. Map endpapers. Appendices, glossary. Photos. The former German U-boat Commander's memoir of World War II battled. Foreword by U.S. Navy Captain Edward L. Beach. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Naval Shipbuilders of the World:  From the Age of Sail to the Present Day

Naval Shipbuilders of the World: From the Age of Sail to the Present Day

by Winklareth, Robert J.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781861761217
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London: Chatham Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 186176121X . Illustrations, photos, glossary, bibliography, index. Historical overview of shipyards around the world, including details of major ships they built, naval base details, and history of warship development. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .
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The King George V Class Battleships:  HMS King George V, HMS Prince of  Wales, HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson, HMS Howe

The King George V Class Battleships: HMS King George V, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson, HMS Howe

by Koszela, Witold

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Nick to head of spine.
Published
2018
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9788365958075
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Petersfield, UK: MMP. Very Good with no dust jacket; Nick to head of spine.. 2018. Hardcover. 8365958074 . Glossy photo-illustrated boards. Bibliography, photos, illustrations, including several color fold-outs. Translated from the Polish by Kazimierz Zygadlo. Describes the five King George V class British battleships including their construction, naval service, technical specs, modifications, and ultimate fate. ;… Read more about this item
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Signals from the Falklands:  The Navy in the Falklands Conflict, an  Anthology of Personal Experience

Signals from the Falklands: The Navy in the Falklands Conflict, an Anthology of Personal Experience

by Winton, John (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780850524291
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London: Leo Cooper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0850524296 . Map endpapers, xv, 238pp. Glossary, index. A collection of firsthand accounts of the Falklands War by members of the British Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A Passage to Sword Beach:  Minesweeping in the Royal Navy

A Passage to Sword Beach: Minesweeping in the Royal Navy

by Maher, Brendan A.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, jacket flaps taped to endpapers.
Edition
First Printing
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781557505729
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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, jacket flaps taped to . endpapers.. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 1557505721 . Warmly inscribed by the late author on the front free endpaper and with his newspaper obituary laid in. Brown cloth binding, xv, 246pp, maps, photos, appendices, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Battleships and Battle Cruisers, 1905-1970:   Historical Development of  the Capital Ship

Battleships and Battle Cruisers, 1905-1970: Historical Development of the Capital Ship

by Breyer, Siegfried

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780356041919
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0356041913 . Navy cloth binding with silver lettering and design stamped on front boards. Bibliography, index, many illustrations. Translated from the German by Albert Kurti. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 480 pages .
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Strike from the Sea:  The Royal Navy and US Navy At War in the Middle  East, 1949-2003

Strike from the Sea: The Royal Navy and US Navy At War in the Middle East, 1949-2003

by Ballantyne, Iain

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First American Edition
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781591148449
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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 2004. First American Edition. Hardcover. 1591148448 . Many photos, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages .
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The Ship That Changed the World:  The Escape of the Goeben to the  Dardanelles in 1914

The Ship That Changed the World: The Escape of the Goeben to the Dardanelles in 1914

by Van Der Vat, Dan

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780340350270
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London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1985. Hardcover. 034035027X . Map endpapers, photos, sources, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages .
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Bombers Versus Battleships:  The Struggle between Ships and Aircraft for  the Control of the Surface of the Sea

Bombers Versus Battleships: The Struggle between Ships and Aircraft for the Control of the Surface of the Sea

by Hamer, David

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780851777719
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London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0851777716 . Maps, photos, xv, 399pp, index, notes, bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Cold War Fleet:  A Photographic Album of Ships of the Royal Navy,  1966-1991,

Cold War Fleet: A Photographic Album of Ships of the Royal Navy, 1966-1991,

by Taylor, Clive; Taylor, Sue

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
Published
2019
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781472833716
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Oxford: Osprey. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 2019. Hardcover. 1472833716 . Photo-illustrated boards. Many photographs. Glossary, abbreviations, index of ship photos, list of pennant numbers. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages .
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