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Cutty Sark The Last of the Tea Clippers Eric Kently A brand new volume developed with the Cutty Sark Trust, telling the eventful history of one of the world’s most famous and celebrated ships from her construction at Dumbarton in 1869 and her famous tea voyages, through to the dramatic fire and painstaking restoration. With crew accounts, log entries and rare and previously unpublished historical images, this is the ultimate book on the Cutty Stark. 9781844862344 ∙ Hardback ∙ £20.00

Lifeboat Courage on Our Coasts Photographs by Nigel Millard Edited by Dr Huw Lewis-Jones For nearly two hundred years the volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have shown courage and selflessness in facing storms and shipwrecks to offer assistance. This unprecedented new book is a photographic celebration of the everyday bravery, compassion and commitment in the toughest of conditions. From the Cornish coasts to the Shetland Isles, we join Nigel Millard as he travels the length of Britain and Ireland, living and working with his fellow lifeboatmen. 9781844862177 ∙ Hardback ∙ £25.00

Jackspeak A Guide to British Naval Slang & Usage Rick Jolly A comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's terms the otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, along with excellent illustrations by Tugg, the cartoonist from service newspaper Navy News, it is the essential book for current and ex-Navy personnel and anyone interested in the modern armed forces. 9781844861446 ∙ Hardback ∙ £12.99

Warship 2014 Edited by John Jordan This latest annual volume maintains the impressive standards of scholarship and research from the field of warship history. This 36th edition features a range of diverse articles including: Armoured Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy; Cavour: A New Multi-Role Aircraft Carrier for the Italian Navy; The Escape of the Jean Bart from Saint-Nazaire; The Tragedy of the Submarine Mariotte as well as a detailed profile of the cancelled CVA-01, the only British big carrier to receive Navy Board approval in the 60 years following the Second World War. 9781844862368 ∙ Hardback ∙ £40.00


Nelson, Navy & Nation The Royal Navy and the British People 1688–1815 Edited by Quintin Colville & James Davey Nelson, Navy & Nation explores the Royal Navy’s relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars. The book encompasses the realities of naval life in this period; the navy’s connection to society; culture and national identity; and the story of Nelson's life and career. Beautifully illustrated throughout from the world-leading collections of the National Maritime Museum, the book combines accessible narrative history for the general reader with superb visual appeal. 9781844862078 ∙ Hardback ∙ £20.00

The Wipers Times The Famous First World War Trench Newspaper Introduction by Chris Westhorp Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete facsimile edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles. Produced to accompany the BBC dramatization, this is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches . . . from the safety of our armchairs. 9781844862337 ∙ Hardback ∙ £9.99

The D-Day Kit-Bag The Ultimate Guide to the Allied Assault on Europe Martin Robson In the 70th anniversary year of the D-Day landings, this book tells this fascinating story through stunning documentary photography and over 200 key objects. Featuring the complete D-Day kit of many of the participants, the book covers objects that had an influence at political, strategic, operational and tactical levels. Key artefacts include uniforms and personal mementoes of Generals Eisenhower, Montgomery, Patton, Bradley and Cota; the blueprints of the Mulberry harbours and rare German Army and Waffen SS material from the Normandy battlefields. 9781844862320 ∙ Hardback ∙ £16.99

Harry’s War Centenary Edition A British Tommy’s Experiences in the Trenches in World War One Harry Stinton Harry was a member of a bombing platoon – known amongst soldiers as the ‘Suicide club’ – and this is his touching, brutally honest diary of his experiences of the First World War. It combines frank, unadorned prose with the author's own evocative paintings to form a unique historical document, admirable for its unromantic, matter-of-fact outlook in coping dutifully with horrific conditions. 9781844862559 ∙ Hardback ∙ £9.99


The Secret Agent’s Pocket Manual 1939–1945 The Original Espionage Field Manual of the Second World War Spies Compiled from authentic documents originally issued by the British SOE and American OSS, this book gives a remarkable insight into the training and techniques of Allied agents operating behind enemy lines during the Second World War. The book opens with The Partisan Leader’s Handbook, written in 1939 by the original ‘M’. This is an essential pocket manual for anyone fascinated by the modus operandi of the Allied secret agent. 9781844862153 ∙ Hardback ∙ £8.99

Mapping the First World War Battlefields of the Great Conflict from Above Simon Forty Some one hundred years on from the Great War, Mapping The First World War provides a unique perspective on the ‘war to end all wars’. Over a hundred maps and charts show the broad sweep of events, from Germany’s 1914 war goals to the final positions of the troops. There are maps depicting movements and battles as well as related documents, such as those on levels of conscription and numbers of weapons. Ideal for anyone interested in military history and strategy, and in the development of cartography. 9781844862184 ∙ Hardback ∙ £20.00

Steaming Through Britain Chris Ellis and Greg Morse Incorporating evocative photographs and artworks from the extensive archives of the National Railway Museum, this lavish new volume explores Britain's extensive railway heritage, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation. The book outlines the development of Britain's railways from the coming of steam through to the first age of the train, the 'big four', wartime service, the nationalisation of the network and the advent of diesels and electrification. 9781844861217 ∙ Hardback ∙ £20.00

The Routemaster Pocket-Book Edited and compiled by Matthew Jones Nothing encapsulates the essence of London quite like the red double-decker Routemaster bus. Its iconic design, since its 1956 inception, has become as much a symbol of the capital as St Paul's or Tower Bridge. This book is a delightful celebration of the Routemaster, using authentic material covering its exterior and interior design, technical aspects and operation, and illustrated with diagrams and line drawings throughout. There are sections on learning to be a bus driver (circa 1960), behind the scenes in a bus garage and even a user’s guide to the Gibson bus ticket machine for all aspiring 'clippies'. 9781844861521 ∙ Hardback ∙ £7.99


The Racing Driver’s Pocket Book

The Lancaster Bomber Pocket Manual

Bradshaw's Handbook To London

The Spitfire Pocket Manual

A Life On The Lines

Martin Robson

R H N Hardy

Colin Goodwin

Martin Robson

George Bradshaw

HB ∙ 9781844861200 ∙ £7.99

HB ∙ 9781844861736 ∙ £14.99

HB ∙ 9781844861347 ∙ £7.99

HB ∙ 9781844861538 ∙ £8.99

HB ∙ 9781844861828 ∙ £9.99

The Railwayman’s Pocket Book

Not Enough Room To Swing A Cat

War Correspondent

The 100-Gun Ship Victory

In Search Of The South Pole

Jean Hood

John Mckay

R H N Hardy

Martin Robson

HB ∙ 9781844861316 ∙ £25.00

PB ∙ 9781844862238 ∙ £14.99

Huw-Lewis Jones and Kari Herbert

HB ∙ 9781844861354 ∙ £7.99

HB ∙ 9781844860739 ∙ £7.99

The Flying Scotsman Pocket Book

Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs

Battleship Bismarck

How The English Became The Scourge Of The Seas

Jack Brower

The Royal Navy Officer’s Pocket-Book

PB ∙ 9781844862245 ∙ £16.99

Brian Lavery

R. H. N. Hardy

HB ∙ 9781844861378 ∙ £20.00

Himalaya The Exploration And Conquest Of The Greatest Mountains On Earth

HB ∙ 9781844862221 ∙ £8.99

Hugh Bicheno

The Commando Pocket Book

A Seaman’s Pocket Book

Careless Talk Costs Lives

Brian Lavery

James Taylor

Hornby Model Railways (New Ed)

Irrepressible Churchill

1940-1945

HB ∙ 9781844860371 ∙ £6.99

HB ∙ 9781844861293 ∙ £9.99

Chris Ellis

HB ∙ 9781844861194 ∙ £9.99

Chris Westhorp

HB ∙ 9781844860548 ∙ £6.99

PB ∙ 9781844862146 ∙ £12.99

HB ∙ 9781844861590 ∙ £7.99

HB ∙ 9781844862214 ∙ £20.00

Kay Halle

HB ∙ 9781844860951 ∙ £14.99

An Officer’s Manual Of The Western Front

Carrier

Dig WW2

Jean Hood

Stephen Bull

HB ∙ 9781844861118 ∙ £20.00

Rediscovering The Great Wartime Battles

HB ∙ 9781844860722 ∙ £7.99

Philip Parker

Jean Hood HB ∙ 9781844861507 ∙ £25.00

Empire Of The Seas Paperback Brian Lavery PB ∙ 9781844861323 ∙ £9.99

Pirates A General History Of The Robberies And Murders Of The Most Notorious Pirates

Charles Johnson HB ∙ 9780851779195 ∙ £7.99


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TITLE

PRICE

9781844862238

The 100-Gun Ship Victory

£14.99

9781844861736

A Life On The Lines

£14.99

9781844860371

A Seaman's Pocket Book

£6.99

9781844860722

An Officer’s Manual Of The Western Front

£7.99

9781844862245

Battleship Bismarck

£16.99

9781844861828

Bradshaw's Handbook To London

£9.99

9781844861293

Careless Talk Costs Lives

£9.99

9781844861118

Carrier

£20.00

9781844861590

The Commando Pocket Book

£7.99

9781844862344

Cutty Sark

£20.00

9781844862320

The D-Day Kit-Bag

£16.99

9781844861507

Dig WW2

£25.00

9781844862146

Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs

£12.99

9781844861323

Empire Of The Seas

£9.99

9781844862221

The Flying Scotsman Pocket Book

£8.99

9781844862559

Harry's War

£9.99

9781844862214

Himalaya

£20.00

9781844860951

Hornby Model Railways (New Ed)

£14.99

9781844861378

In Search Of The South Pole

£20.00

9781844861194

Irrepressible Churchill

£9.99

9781844861446

Jackspeak

£12.99

9781844861538

The Lancaster Bomber Pocket Manual

£8.99

9781844862177

Lifeboat

£25.00

9781844862184

Mapping The First World War

£20.00

9781844862078

Nelson Navy And Nation The Royal Navy

£20.00

9781844860739

Not Enough Room To Swing A Cat

£7.99

9780851779195

Pirates

£7.99

9781844861347

The Racing Driver’s Pocket-Book

£7.99

9781844861354

The Railwayman’s Pocket Book

£7.99

9781844861521

The Routemaster Pocket-Book

£7.99

9781844860548

The Royal Navy Officer’s Pocket-Book

£6.99

9781844862153

The Secret Agent’s Pocket Manual 1939 – 1945

£8.99

9781844861200

The Spitfire Pocket Manual

£7.99

9781844861217

Steaming Through Britain

£20.00

9781844861316

War Correspondent

£25.00

9781844862368

Warship 2014

£40.00

9781844862337

The Wipers Times

£9.99

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