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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power..
Price: $13.97
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The World Of Jack Aubrey
Here's a stunningly illustrated guide to the ships, weapons, uniforms, and equipment described in Patrick O'Brian's sequence of 20 popular novels about the 19th-century British Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his surgeon colleague Stephen Maturin. Called "the best historical novels every written" by The New York Times, the books have sold more than three million copies and inspired the epic film adaptation starring Russell Crowe. A must for any O'Brian enthusiast, this volume boasts striking full-color photographs illustrating a vast array of equipment, medals, weapons, and other objects, and is unique in that many of the featured items are actual battle relics, such as the coat Admiral Nelson wore at the Battle of Trafalgar -- complete with bullet hole. .
Price: $7.65
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Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1793-1815
Foreword by Patrick O'Brian. Encyclopedic in scope and filled with more than 400 illustrations, this large-format book provides an in-depth description of the Royal Navy in Lord Nelson's time. Among the subjects covered are ship design and construction, ship handling and navigation, fighting tactics and gunnery techniques, the Navy's administration, foreign navies of the day, and life at sea. Written by one of the world's leading naval authorities in the age of sail, this book has an established reputation as the most authentic and complete picture of Nelson's Navy ever published. 412 illustrations. Appendixes. Index. Paperback. 10 x 12 inches..
Price: $24.75
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British Battlecruisers 1914- 1918 (New Vanguard)
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Warship 2008 (Warship)
Filled with original research articles and timely news and reviews of the world of warship history, this 30th-anniversary volume of the acclaimed annual maintains the high standards readers have come to expect. This volume features articles on the Japanese navy carrier Hosho, the French prewar cruisers of the De Grasse-class, small battleship designs, and the Battle of Calabria. It also presents features on the armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, postwar submarine development in the Royal Navy, and the Russian destroyers of the 7/7U class. An assortment of rare and unusual photographs and diagrams accompany the text. A warship notes section includes information on a mysterious U-boat sinking, lost French naval archives, and the new Monitor and Merrimack museum, among other topics..
Price: $33.64
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Jane's Warship Recognition Guide
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The Encyclopedia of Warships: From World War II to the Present Day
Ahoy, Sea Dogs and Battleship Historians! Here's a book you're bound to love. The Encyclopedia of Warships is an exciting compendium of more than 300 of the finest battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and cruisers ever built.
Each ship is described in great detail and is illustrated with full-color artwork and photographs of the ship in action. You'll learn all about each vessel's design, development, and service record.
It's arranged in chronological order by type of vessel and provides a selective guide to the most important fighting vessels from WWII onward. Naval buffs will especially enjoy the meticulous specification tables featuring information on dimensions, powerplant, performance, armament, speed, and complement. This requisite reference includes legendary grey ladies like the Bismarck and the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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Price: $18.07
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