Conway catalogue Autumn 2012

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CONWAY World History Maritime History Aviation History Transport History Pocket-Books Highlights

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CONWAY WORLD HISTORY

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The Great Trade Routes is edited by writer and historian Philip Parker.

Formerly publisher of the Times books list, Philip was responsible for The Times History of the World and numerous titles on ancient civilizations. He is also the author of The Empire Stops Here (2009), a book acclaimed as ‘engaging’ (FT), ‘aweinspiring’ (The Scotsman) and ‘a quite breathtaking and eccentric edifice of scholarship... extraordinary’ (The Guardian).

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The History of Seafaring 9781844860401 | £40 | HB

A History of Arctic Exploration The Great Trade Routes

9781844860692 | £40 | HB

General Editor: Philip Parker ISBN 9781844861415 | £40 | October | HB 250 illustrations and maps | 320 pages | 350 x 260 mm

• The ultimate single-volume history of global trade and commerce • Featuring major contributions from a selected panel of leading academics and historians • Stunning illustrations sourced from museums and archives worldwide illuminate the development of mass commerce The Great Trade Routes examines the principal trade networks throughout history, tracing the steps of the pioneering explorers and merchants who pushed into remote regions across the globe. Filled with fascinating historical detail, exotic locales, and a wealth of illustrations, the book analyses the importance of trade to commercial and cultural exchange, focusing on great routes such as the Silk Road, the Grand Trunk, Via Maris, Hanseatic and Mediterranean sea-routes, tea and grain races and passages to the New World. From cargoes of semi-precious stones and metals to textiles, foodstuffs and luxury goods such as furs, silk and spices, this fascinating work gives an expansive overview of global trade from the pre-classical period to the modern post-industrial age.

The Sea Chart 9781844860630 | £16.99 | PB

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Hugh Bicheno is an acclaimed writer and historian with a specialist interest in the politics and the cutting edge of conflict. His books include Crescent and Cross: the Battle of Lepanto, 1571 (2003), Razor’s Edge: the Unofficial History of the Falklands War (2006) and Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance (2008).

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Pirates 9780851779195 | £7.99 | PB

Merchant Kings 9781844861149 | £16.99 | HB

Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs Hugh Bicheno ISBN 9781844861743 | £25 | July | HB 50 illustrations | 448 pages | 234 x 156 mm

• Scandalous and vibrant history of the English privateers of the Elizabethan age • Expansive narrative covers adventure, exploration and piracy – all conducted in the name of England and the Queen • A fascinating insight into the extreme dangers of seafaring life in the sixteenth century – and the remarkable characters that led those lives

Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat 9781844860739 | £7.99 | HB

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In Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs Hugh Bicheno turns his attention to a neglected subject to investigate the rise and fall of a unique group of adventurers – men like Francis Drake, John Hawkins, Martin Frobisher and Walter Raleigh. Seen by the English as heroes but by the Spanish as pirates, they were expert seafarers and controversial characters. This riveting new account reveals them for what they were: extremely tough men in extremely hard times. They sailed, fought, looted and whored their way across the globe; in the process, they established a lasting British presence in the Americas, defeated the Spanish Armada, and made Elizabeth I very wealthy, if seldom grateful.

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Brian Lavery is one of Britain’s leading naval historians and a renowned expert on the Royal Navy.

In 2007 he won the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award and his writing was further honoured in 2008 with the Society of Nautical Research’s Anderson Medal.

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Churchill’s Navy 9781844860814 | £20 | PB

Nelson’s Navy – Revised Edition Brian Lavery ISBN 9781844861750 | £40 | September | HB 300 illustrations | 376 pages | 298 x 252 mm

Seamanship in the Age of Sail 9780851771793 | £40 | HB

• Conway’s classic reference on the sailing navy of Nelson’s era, now fully updated for 2012 • New edition incorporates significant revisions and additions to reflect recent historical research • Now featuring extensive colour plate sections, with imagery from the world’s leading libraries, museums and archives A foreword by Patrick O’Brian introduces this definitive reference, the essential guide to Nelson’s Navy for all those interested in the workings of the greatest fleet of the sailing era. Eminently readable, Nelson’s Navy was the first single-volume work to cover in such depth this vast and complex subject, giving a clear and authentic picture of the Senior Service. It is an indispensable book for all readers of historical novels set during the age of Nelson, from the Aubrey-Maturin novels to the adventures of Hornblower, Thomas Kydd and other seafaring heroes. It has now been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest historical research on the ships, men and organisation of Nelson’s Navy.

Royal Tars 9781844861255 | £25 | HB

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CONWAY MARITIME HISTORY

Shipwright 2013

Empire of the Seas

Edited by John Bowen

Brian Lavery

9781844861606 | £30 | November | HB

ISBN 9781844861323 | £9.99 | July | PB

100 colour illustrations | 208 pages | 270 x 200 mm

60 illustrations | 360 pages | 198 x 129 mm

• 40th anniversary edition – celebrating forty years of Shipwright and Model Shipwright • Articles cover scratch-built ship modelling as well as marine art and historical maritime research • Contains a wealth of practical advice for ship modellers and other specialist interest groups

• Compact new paperback edition of the Sunday Times bestseller • Expands on the themes raised in Dan Snow’s hugely popular BBC2 series • A timely reassessment of the Royal Navy’s impact on Britain and its empire

The fourth edition of a new, full-colour annual focusing on all facets of ‘scratch-built’ model shipbuilding, as well as related articles on restoration, archaeology, historical research and marine art. Twenty articles written by a panel of distinguished contributors describe, explain, inform and inspire. Shipwright is an essential volume for any ship modeller or maritime enthusiast.

Empire of the Seas explores the navy’s rise over four centuries from victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 up to the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. In that time much of Britain’s wealth and power was derived from the oceans. This book tells the story of the navy’s complex expansion, explaining how it laid the foundations of the civil service and the economy, and analysing its enduring impact on our culture, our national identity and our democracy.

John Bowen is the author of several acclaimed titles for Conway and has been at the helm of Shipwright since 1972 when the original quarterly journal Model Shipwright was launched. His editorial experience and depth of knowledge have been key to its ongoing success.

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Brian Lavery is one of Britain’s leading naval historians and a renowned expert on the Royal Navy. His most recent work is a groundbreaking study of the Royal Navy’s lower deck, published in three-volumes as All Hands (coming June 2012), Able Seamen (2011) and Royal Tars (2010).

Shipwright 2012

All Hands

Able Seamen

9781844861491 | £30 | HB

9781844861552 | £25 | HB

9781844861408 | £25 | HB

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Warship 2012 9781844861569 | £40 | HB

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CONWAY AVIATION HISTORY

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John Swinfield is a writer, lecturer and historian. A former Fleet Street and BBC/ITV reporter and producer, and editor of Artists & Illustrators, he was also executive producer of arts and features for a regional ITV station. He holds an MA in maritime history, and his dissertation on the airship won the Royal Marine Society prize for postgraduate historical research.

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The Liner 9781844860494 | £14.99 | PB

Ship Style Airship

9781844861279 | £30 | HB

John Swinfield ISBN 9781844861385 | £25 | August | HB 50 illustrations | 352 pages | 234 x 154 mm

• A fascinating new history of the airship, following the protracted and often fractious development of lighter-than-air technology • Superbly illustrated and featuring a panoply of daredevil characters, whose courage and ingenuity fuelled a succession of ambitious projects • With visceral accounts of triumphant flights and tragic disasters that convey the majesty and danger of these leviathans of the skies Airship charts the history of lighter-than-air craft and examines the construction of the major commercial and military airships of the twentieth century.

These include early successes, ill-fated projects such as the twin British behemoths R100 and R101, and tragic losses like the USS Akron and LZ129 Hindenburg – disasters that ultimately heralded the end of large-scale airship production. The book examines the development of German Zeppelins and British efforts to set up an Imperial Airship scheme. It also looks in detail at airship projects initiated by all the major powers, developed for myriad purposes including luxury travel, polar exploration or as aerial aircraft carriers. A result of rigorous historical research, Airship is a new and important work that is simultaneously readable and entertaining.

The Captain’s Table 9781844861453 | £16.99 | HB

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Steaming Through Britain

CONWAY TRANSPORT HISTORY

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9781844861217 | £20 | HB

A Life on the Lines R H N Hardy 9781844861736 | £14.99 | October | HB 120 photographs | 160 pages | 190 x 225 mm

• Fascinating photograph album chronicling the life of legendary railwayman Richard Hardy • Filled with captivating detail and rare pictures that give an insight into all aspects of railway life during the Age of Steam • Memories of the characters who worked the lines attest to the great ‘brotherhood of railwaymen’

R H N Hardy worked on Britain’s railways for over forty years. He started as an apprentice at Doncaster Works in 1941 and retired in 1982 having worked the footplate of many types of LNER, GC and GN engines. Richard is the author of numerous railway articles and four books: two volumes of autobiography and biographies of Dr Beeching and legendary railwayman Bert Hooker. He also wrote the introduction to Conway’s Railwayman’s Pocket-Book (2011).

9781844861354 | £7.99 | HB

Bradshaw’s Railway Handbook Volume I: London and its Environs 9781844861637 | £1.54 | Ebook

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A Life on the Lines illuminates the world of Britain’s railways during the Age of Steam, seen through the eyes of railwayman Richard Harry Norman Hardy.

During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he worked with, on his Brownie 620 box camera. These unique and largely unpublished images are an evocative reminder of the age of the ‘Big Four’ (particularly the LNER) and of the early days of British Railways. Many pictures capture the railways in wartime, while others feature great personalities such as the poet John Betjeman, providing a nostalgic tribute to Britain’s steam railways.

The Railwayman's Pocket-Book

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The Lancaster Pocket Manual

The Commando Pocket-Book

Compiled by Martin Robson

Compiled by Christopher Westhorp

ISBN 9781844861538 | £7.99 | September | HB

ISBN 9781844861590 | £7.99 | September | HB

20 illustrations | 128 pages | 180 x 120 mm

30 illustrations | 128 pages | 180 x 120 mm

• Compiled from a wealth of authentic period sources, including pilot’s notes and Air Ministry publications • Supplemented with illustrative plans and diagrams • Gives a unique insight into the wartime operation of this famous aircraft

• An inside look at the origins of an elite force – detailing the wartime training of the first Commandos • Compiled from authentic training manuals, notes and reports from the first Commando Training Centre at Achnacarry in the Scottish Highlands • Covers the formation and organisation of the Commandos, outlining weapons, combat techniques, fieldcraft and night operations

The Avro Lancaster was the RAF’s most famous heavy bomber of the Second World War. Its success was testament both to the rugged, reliable qualities of this amazing aircraft and the bravery and skill of the pilots, navigators, bombardiers, flight engineers and gunners who crewed it.

They relied on their training and experience, supplemented by various pamphlets and manuals that were produced throughout the war. This fascinating pocket manual collates such period literature to provide a unique guide to this awe-inspiring aircraft.

Dr Martin Robson is a Lecturer at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. He is the author of The Spitfire Pocket Manual (2011).

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The British Home Guard Pocket-Book

The Spitfire Pocket Manual

9781844861064 | £7.99 | HB

9781844861200 | £7.99 | HB

The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a ‘butcher and bolt’ raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits had to be extremely fit and demonstrate initiative and toughness.

Training courses were developed to cultivate these qualities and to simulate real battle experiences, which included the use of live ammunition. This pocket-book draws on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature and other material from the Commando schools to give a real insight into unit combat operations as raiding parties and later assault infantry. Sections of the book cover survival and fieldcraft skills; night operations; assaulting obstacles; use of equipment; and weapons training, including the Thompson submachine gun, the Bren gun, and the famous emblem of the commandos – the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

Christopher Westhorp is an experienced editor, writer and researcher with a special interest in military history and aviation. He is the author of numerous works including VJ Day in Photographs, Spirits in the Sky: Classic Aircraft of World War II and The World’s Armies.

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9781844860722 | £7.99 | HB

The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book

A Seaman's Pocket-Book

The Titanic Pocket-Book

9781844860371 | £6.99 | HB

9781844861484 | £7.99 | HB

CONWAY HIGHLIGHTS

An Officer's Manual of the Western Front

9781844860548 | £7.99 | HB

The Routemaster Pocket-Book

The Secret Agent’s Pocket Manual

The Racing Driver’s Pocket-Book

The British Home Front Pocket-Book

9781844861347 | £7.99 | HB

9781844861033 | £9.99 | HB

9781844861347 | £7.99 | HB

9781844861224 | £7.99 | HB

Quick Training For War

The Sailor’s Word Book

The Irrepressible Churchill

Careless Talk Costs Lives

9781844861439 | £6.99 | HB

9780851779720 | £12.99 | PB

9781844861194 | £9.99 | HB

9781844861293 | £9.99 | HB

Jackspeak

Submarine

Carrier

9781844861446 | £12.99 | HB

9781844860906 | £12.99 | PB

9781844861118 | £20 | HB

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Dad’s Army 9781844861057 | £12.99 | HB

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Dig WWII

Arctic

War Correspondent

A Family in Wartime

9781844861507 | £25 | HB

9781844861309 | £20 | HB

9781844861316 | £25 | HB

9781844861514 | £20 | HB

In Search of The South Pole

Mountain Heroes: Portraits of Adventure

Face to Face: Polar Portraits

Face To Face: Ocean Portraits

9781844860999 | £30 | HB

9781844861248 | £30 | HB

9781844861378 | £20 | HB

9781844861392 | £30 | HB

Doctor For Friend and Foe

The Restoration Warship

The Telescope: A Short History

The Voyage of the Beagle

9781844861545 | £9.99 | PB

9781844860883 | £50 | HB

9781844861477 | £12.99 | HB

9781844860661 | £20 | PB

The Sea Painter's World

The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt

The Frigate Surprise

Scrimgeour’s Scribbling Diary

9781844861422 | £30 | HB

99781844860807 | £16.99 | PB

9781844860746 | £30 | HB

9781844860982 | £8.99 | PB

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The Battlecruiser Hood

HMS Beagle: Survey Ship Extraordinary

The 24-Gun Frigate Pandora

9780851779829 | £35 | HB

9780851779003 | £25 | HB

9780851777030 | £25 | HB

9780851778945 | £25 | HB

Hostilities Only

Ship

9781844861460 | £12.99 | PB

9781844860760 | £30 | HB

Britain’s Historic Ships

9781844861286 | £30 | HB

CONWAY HIGHLIGHTS

The Battleship Bismarck

HMS Warrior

9781844860937 | £20 | HB

Twilight of the Gods

Hitler’s Army

9781844861361 | £25 | HB

9781844860845 | £35 | HB

The Scalextric Handbook

The Airfix Handbook 9781844861163 | £9.99 | HB

9781844861170 | £9.99 | HB

The Airfix Book of Scale Modelling

The Hornby Book of Model Railways

9781844861071 | £20 | HB

9781844861262 | £14.99 | PB

9781844860951 | £14.99 | PB

The Hornby Book of Scenic Railway Modelling 9781844861125 | £14.99 | PB

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James May’s Toy Stories