Military - Naval: World War II from Capricorn Books

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2004. 160 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps - map of location of torpedoed ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence on rear cover. Tells the story of the defence of Canada against the U-boat threat in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence during World War II. Interior - light toning to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2004. 160 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps - map of location of torpedoed ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence on rear cover. Tells the story of the defence of Canada against the U-boat threat in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence during World War II. Interior - light toning to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Viking, 2019. 337 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, maps. "On the Fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic split off from their decimated convoy to head farther north into the ice field of the North Pole. They were seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in a perilous white maze of ice floes,… Saber más sobre este artículo

St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 2000. 208 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, diagrams. "The Canadian Navy acquired its first submarines on the day the First World War was declared. As well, Canadian officers served in all theatres of war aboard British submarines, continuing into the Second World War. During WWII and the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Pendulum, 1945. (44) pp, 7 1/4" H. Wraparound photographic covers, b&w photographs. Mulberry Harbours were portable, temporary harbours built in Britain and floated to France for the Normandy Invasion. This is the illustrated script of a radio play produced "with the co-operation of the Admiralty, the War Office, the Ministry of Supply, the Ministry of Labour,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2000. 81 pp, 11 11/16" H. French Text. B&w photographs, maps/battle plans, colour illustrations (tanks, aircraft, trucks, landing craft, etc.). Chapter headings: Anzio, un Debordement par la Mer; 22 Janvier 1944: le Debarquement a Anzio; Les Debuts de l'Enlisement Allie; Les Contre-Offensives; Allemandes; Le Front Allie Resiste a Anzio. Interior - clean and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach, 1996. 98 pp, 10 3/4" H. Magazine format. Color and b&w photographs. Contents: Seelowe - France 1940; Building a Radschlepper Ost; Modeling a B-25 in 1/48 scale; Sandbagging a 1/35 scale Sherman; John Johnsey's USS Enterprise; Kittyhawks: Massimo Barbieri's desert fighter; USS Pennsylvania - 1945; Modeling a Marine Corps M2A4; Building U.S. Navy submarines;… Saber más sobre este artículo

Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach, 1996. 98 pp, 10 3/4" H. Magazine format. Color and b&w photographs. Contents: Seelowe - France 1940; Building a Radschlepper Ost; Modeling a B-25 in 1/48 scale; Sandbagging a 1/35 scale Sherman; John Johnsey's USS Enterprise; Kittyhawks: Massimo Barbieri's desert fighter; USS Pennsylvania - 1945; Modeling a Marine Corps M2A4; Building U.S. Navy submarines;… Saber más sobre este artículo

St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 2000. 208 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, diagrams. "The Canadian Navy acquired its first submarines on the day the First World War was declared. As well, Canadian officers served in all theatres of war aboard British submarines, continuing into the Second World War. During WWII and the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1983. 172 pp, 4to, 11 1/4" H. Inscribed on half title page: "For R__ S_____, also a Naval / compatriot, and with a great / interest in the Navy League, with / the author's compliments, / Fraser McKee / CDR". B&w photographs, reproductions, colour title page. "(T)he story of the 21 ornate luxury… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1985. 360 pp, 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w illustrations. German submarines penetrated Canadian waters during the Second World War to within 172 miles of Quebec City. They sank ships, landed spies, laid mines, built an automated weather station, undertook forays to rescue escaped German POW's, and forced the Canadian government to close the St. Lawrence… Saber más sobre este artículo

Crecy, 1995. 236 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "Ordinary seamen far outnumber their officers, yet most naval books are written from the officers' standpoint. In a wide variety of reminiscences the author reconstructs the matelot's life, whether in corvette, battleship or destroyer, or whether as Royal Navy, Reservist, RNVR or Hostilities Only; he writes… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Brockhampton, 1999. 192 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "(T)he theme of this new study (is) the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all-important, and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions. (The author) skilfully sets… Saber más sobre este artículo

Crecy, 1994. 224 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps/track charts. "HMS Tally-Ho, captained by Commander L.W.A. Bennington, was a T-class submarine which achieved spectacular success in the Second World War. Her name was chosen for her by Winston Churchill and it proved a very suitable one for a hunting submarine. In a single… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1995. 364 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photos, maps. "(O)ffers a colourful and thoroughly researched account of Canada's silent service, from its unexpected inauguration in British Columbia on the first day of the Great War to its uncertain future today. After describing the activities of the submarine service during and after World… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Battle of Britain Prints International, 1986. 53 pp, 11 11/16" H (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, maps, diagrams/plans. Contents: Celebrating Victory: The Victory Parade of 40 years ago; George Mergenthaler; The Night that shook Sydney (Japanese midget submarines enter Sydney Harbour); Alight Loch Erne: The Story of a Flying Boat Base; Tora!… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: B. T. Batsford, 1961. 183 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "In March 1941 Britain faced the Axis powers alone. Her army was still in disarray after Dunkerque, her fleet was stretched to the uttermost. It was in this context that, 100 miles off Cape Matapan in Greece, there was fought an… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: B. T. Batsford, 1961. 208 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H). "The momentous nature of the Battle of the Atlantic, a struggle whose outcome was in the balance for over three years, cannot be exaggerated. Had the Germans succeeded in establishing a decisive mastery in the Atlantic, Britain would have been deprived of the essential American supplies -… Saber más sobre este artículo

Crecy, 1994. 238 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "In the critical summer of 1942 the climax of the war at sea was reached with three tremendous convoy battles, one in the Mediterranean and two on the cruel Arctic convoy route to North Russia. In July 1942 came the disaster of PQ 17… Saber más sobre este artículo

Buckingham: Baron, 2002. 211 pp, 8vo (8 13/16" H). Number 528 of a limited edition. INSCRIBED ON LIMITATION PAGE, "WITH BEST WISHES, ROY DERHAM". B&w illustrations. "Twelve weeks with TS 'Vindicatrix' prepared young lads for a life at sea, but not for the first trip - on liner, coaster, collier or cargo boat, cruise ship, tanker or… Saber más sobre este artículo