Seaforth Leaflet 2015

SHIP MODELLING

THE AGE OF SAIL

POST-WAR NAVIES Seaforth Naval Review 2015 Edited by Conrad Waters

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NEW BOOKS 2015

DISCOUNTS UP TO 20% FREE BOOK WITH EACH ORDER OF £50 OR MORE Nelson’s Band of Brothers The Ship of the Line

Rodney and Nelson

Rigging Period Fore-and-Aft Craft

A History in Ship Models Brian Lavery

Shipcraft 23 Les Brown & Robert Brown

The development of the ship of the line is told using the stunning ship models collection in the National Maritime Museum, beautifully photographed, often in close-up. Treated as historical evidence, they offer astounding detail, better than the best ship plans and clearer than the finest paintings.

The latest in the Shipcraft series covers the only two capital ships built between the wars, a special concession of the Washington Treaty. Full of indepth information about building and modifying kits, with colour profiles, detailed line drawings and numerous photos.

Employing superb, clear draughtsmanship, this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels including an 18th-century English cutter, a three-masted French lugger and an American schooner. A new affordable paperback edition of a classic work.

246 x 186mm, 128pp, hardback, 150 colour photos, ISBN 9781848322141, £25, now £20

297 x 210mm, 64pp, 130 b/w & colour illustrations, paperback, ISBN 9781848322196, £14.99, now £11.99

260 x 200mm, 112 pp, 200 line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781848322189, £12.99, now £10.50

Lennarth Petersson

Lives and Memorials Peter Hore In association with the 1805 Club This is the first work to chronicle all the captains of the ships that fought at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and describe their social origins, their characters and achievements beyond their service under Nelson, and illustrate their graves and monuments.

246 x 186mm, 208pp, 140 colour & b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848327795, £25, now £20

Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail 1600–1714

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates James Bender Introduction by J D Davies

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield

The first – and only – definitive listing of Dutch warships of this period with technical details and summaries of their careers. A reference work of the utmost importance for those interested in the navies of the sailing ers.

The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. A ‘must have’ reference work for those interested in this era of British maritime supremacy.

289 x 245mm, 326pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321571, £50, now £40

289 x 245mm, 352pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321694, £50, now £40

The only concise single-volume annual survey of naval developments around the globe, this publication now has an established international reputation.

As well as summarising naval developments this issue also looks in detail at the French Navy and the Bangladesh and Myanmar navies, while significant ships will include the Montford Point class mobile landing platforms, the Samuel Becket offshore patrol vessels, and the Skjold class fast attack craft.

© Compton Verney House Trust

Nelson’s Victory

ISBN 9781848322202, £30, now £24

250 Years of War and Peace Brian Lavery Launched 250 years ago, Victory has become the ultimate symbol of Britain’s dominion of the seas. In this new book, by one of Britain’s leading naval historians, the parallel stories of Victory and Nelson are brought together in a compelling narrative. Superbly illustrated throughout in colour, and with new and surprising revelations, it is the most comprehensive work yet on this great survivor of Trafalgar.

260 x 240mm, 208pp, 115 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322325, £30, now £24

Back numbers are still available Add a back number to your Naval Review 2015 for £10.

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Seaforth Naval Review 2014 The 2014 edition looks in detail at the Royal New Zealand Navy and at the Royal Navy three years after the SDSR (Strategic Defence and Security Review), while significant ships include the Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigate, the German 212A class submarine and the US JHSV Spearhead.

ISBN 9781848321823, £30, now £15

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The 2012 edition studies the navies of Brazil, Australia and Pakistan, and also analyses three significant new warship classes: the USN’s advanced amphibious warfare ship Makin Island (LHD-8): Sweden’s futuristic Visby class stealth corvettes; and the BAE Systems offshore patrol vessels.

ISBN 9781848321205, £30, now £15

Seaforth Naval Review 2011 Focusses on the growing naval power of Turkey and South Korea and analyses four significant new warship classes: the RN’s Astute class nuclear attack submarines; India’s Project 15 destroyers; the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen, the smallest warship to carry the Aegis weapon system; and USS Independence, an innovative littoral combat ship design.

ISBN 9781848320758, £25, now £15 All 240 x 254mm, 192pp, 200 colour and b/w photographs and line drawings, hardback

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Special features for 2013 include in-depth studies of the navies of Italy and Ireland, plus analyses of significant new warship classes: the French Aquitaine class frigates, Indian Shivalik class Project 17 frigates, and US Bertholf class national security cutters.

Seaforth Naval Review 2012

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A thought-provoking account of how Elizabethan England pursued a shameless policy of piracy for the furtherance of personal wealth as much as for the replenishment of the State’s coffers. A fascinating account of a rapacious queen and her lawless sailors.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 44 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321908, £25, now £20

This is the first technical history of the naval sloop, a vital but largely ignored small craft. With beautiful reconstructions and a collection of rare images, this is a major work for historians of coastal sail as well as practical yachtsmen and warships enthusiasts.

289 x 245mm, 256pp, 250 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321878, £40, now £32

Find out more at www.seaforthpublishing.com

England’s Medieval Navy 1066–1509

Japanese Battleships 1897–1945

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861

R A Burt

Ships, Men and Warfare Susan Rose

This collection of 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy contains both unfamiliar and rare photographs presented in a large format that offers maximum detail and visual impact. The period covered is from the launch of Japan’s first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong’s on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts

Winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal, awarded by the Society of Nautical Research, this is the first nonacademic work available on this significant period of naval history.

Beautifully illustrated, lucid and enlightening.

252 x 186mm, 224pp, 150 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321373, £30, now £24

260 x 240mm, 128pp, 135 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322349, £25, now £20

The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English and a ‘must-have’reference work for anyone interested in this field. This major new work follows the pattern set by the companion series on British warships and provides an impressive depth of information. It is organised

by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the career of each ship. For the first time it is possible to form a clear picture of the development of French warships in the latter half of the sailing era.

289 x 245mm, 464pp, 260 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322042, £50, now £40 (September)

Express orderline – 01226 734222

Cold War Command

Yangtze Showdown

The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner Richard Woodman & Dan Conley

China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst Brian Izzard

This gripping memoir takes you onboard a nuclear submarine, into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy during the Cold War. 234 x 156mm, 288pp, 16 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848327696, £25, now £20

E-Books now available – visit our website

New and surprising information from files previously closed until 2030 shed light on the attack on Amethyst by the Chinese communists in 1949 and her subsequent dramatic escape. A highly readable account written with the verve of a thriller.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 24 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848322240, £25, now £20

THE FIRST WORLD WAR AT SEA

WORLD WAR II AND WARSHIP CAMOUFLAGE

SEAFORTH HISTORIC SHIPS

THE STEEL NAVY

Employing a concise text and more than 200 specially-commissioned photographs, the Seaforth Historic Ship editions take the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of a particular ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information on our ships from the past.

Each title: 246 x 172mm, 128pp, 200 colour photos, paperback, £14.99 each, now £11.99 Buy any three for only £29.99, saving more than 30% The Great War at Sea A Naval Atlas 1914 –1919 Marcus Faulkner Introduction by Andrew Lambert In this sumptuous, large format and exclusively cartographic presentation of WWI at sea, 125 breathtaking largescale maps depict the complexities of the naval war and show how, through the eventual control of the world’s oceans, the Allies brought the Central powers to their knees.

320 x 235mm, 184pp, 125 colour maps, hardback ISBN 9781848321830, £40, now £32 (September)

The Naval Flank of the Western Front The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918 Mark D Karau A highly significant book describing how the German destroyers, U-boats and coastal defence batteries along the Belgium coast prosecuted naval guerilla warfare, Kleinkreig, against the Royal Navy and allied merchant shipping.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 28 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322318, £16.99, now £13.50

From Imperial Splendour to Internment The German Navy and the First World War Nicolas Wolz This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. A fascinating and perceptive analysis..

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 42 b/w photos and 3 maps, hardback, ISBN 9781848322288, £30, now £24

From the Dardanelles to Oran Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915–1940 Arthur Marder Introduction by Barry Gough These thought-provoking studies, by arguably the twentieth century’s finest naval historian, together form an arc that spans the years from one naval crisis in WWI to another in the war that followed.

216 x 138mm, 320pp, 8 photos and 5 charts, paperback, ISBN 9781848322523, £16.99, now £13.50

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Fighting the Great War at Sea Strategy, Tactics and Technology Norman Friedman This beautifully illustrated largeformat new work explains how the First World War became a titanic struggle for access to worldwide resources, and describes the ships, technology, and strategy that each side adopted in a desperate bid to dominate the oceans.

289 x 245mm, 416pp, 300 illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321892, £45, now £36

German Battlecruisers of World War One Their Design, Construction and Operations Gary Staff The most comprehensive Englishlanguage study yet of the German Panzerkreuzer, superbly illustrated throughout with photos, maps and line drawings as well as speciallycommissioned colour computer renderings of all the ships. A stunning book.

289 x 245mm, 340pp, more than 400 b/w & colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322134, £45, now £36

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

Vol 2: Battleships and Aircraft Carriers Malcolm Wright

Volume 1 Malcolm Wright

A totally original reference book for naval enthusiasts and ship modellers which depicts the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the capital ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth. Each scheme is depicted in detail, along with changes of armament and electronics that affected outward appearances.

This earlier volume depicted the schemes of destroyers, frigates, escorts, minesweepers, coastal warfare craft, submarines and auxiliaries in some 740 colour illustrations and has already been hailed a classic work.

200 x 254mm (landscape), 192pp, 525 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322530, £30, now £24

200 x 254mm (landscape), 160pp, 740 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322059, £30, now £24 (September)

German Naval Camouflage Volume one 1939–1941 John Asmussen & Eric Leon Superbly illustrated with more than 300 beautifully drawn illustrations, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative book ever published on the colour schemes of the Kriegsmarine.

200 x 254mm, (landscape) 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321427, £35, now £28

German Naval Camouflage

Big Gun Battles

Very Special Intelligence

Volume two 1942–1945 Eric Leon & John Asmussen

Warship Duels of the Second World War Robert C Stern

This second volume completes the highly original survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era, and covers all major surviving ships down to destroyers from 1942 to the end of the war, and adds a new section on torpedo boats.

A riveting account of some of the most dramatic sea battles and gun fire duels of WWII that demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire control systems, radar and other systems.

The Story of the Admiralty’s Operational Intelligence 1939–1940 Patrick Beesley

200 x 254mm (landsape), 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322233, £35, now £28

172 x 246mm, 288pp, 150 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321533, £30, now £24

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A new paperback edition of this gripping story about the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in WWII, that was dedicated to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information that might throw light on the deployment of German naval forces.

216 x 138mm, 328pp, 8 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848328211, £14.99, now £11.99

HMS Trincomalee 1817, Frigate

HMS Cavalier, Destroyer 1944

HMS Belfast, Cruiser 1939

Wynford Davies & Max Mudie

Richard Johnstone-Bryden

Richard Johnstone-Brysen

HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that can claim to have been the Royal Navy’s standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson’s frigates.

HMS Cavalier is a ‘C’Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is beautifully displayed at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys and was also present at the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944.

ISBN 9781848322219

ISBN 9781848322264

HMS Warrior, Ironclad Frigate 1860

SS Great Britain, Transatlantic Liner 1843

Wynford Davies & Geoff Dennison

Wynford Davies & Herb Schmidt

HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. She is now afloat in Portsmouth, restored to her former glory.

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first oceangoing vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. Rescued from the Falklands she is now superbly restored and based in dry-dock at Bristol.

ISBN 9781848320956

Express orderline – 01226 734222

ISBN 9781848321441

French Destroyers

Torpedo

Ships for all Nations

Torpilleurs d’Escadre & ContreTorpilleurs 1922–1956 John Jordan & Jean Moulin

The Complete History of the World’s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon Roger Branfill-Cook

John Brown & Company Clydebank 1847–1971 Ian Johnstone

Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world, and like its highly successful predecessors, French Battleships and French Cruisers, this stunning new book blends technical and historical analysis to offer the standard English-language reference work on these ships.

Torpedo is the first dedicated study of this highly significant subject for over thirty years, a period in which much new information has come to light and the capabilities of the weapon itself have improved beyond recognition. A book no naval enthusiast can afford to miss.

This book charts the fortunes of the company in terms of its business development, its management and personnel, as well as the great variety of ships that it built during the century and a quarter of its existence.

A new revised edition of the 2000 limited edition.

276 x 219mm, 256pp, 200 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322158, £35, now £28

289 x 245mm 384pp, 400 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322677, £40, now £32 (September)

The Battlecruiser HMS Hood

British Aircraft Carriers

Warships after Washington

An Illustrated Biography 1916–1941 Bruce Taylor

Design, Development & Service Histories David Hobbs

The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922–1930 John Jordan

A meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class. Already established as the standard work on the subject.

A new paperback edition of this bestselling title, the first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies and which explains the rationale behind the naval procurement of the period.

289 x 245mm, 400pp, 400 b/w photos, and colour gatefold, hardback, ISBN 9781848321380 £45, now £36

234 x 156mm, 352pp, 170 b/w photos & line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781473852730, £16.99, now £13.50

289 x 245mm, 240pp, 180 b/w photos and line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848321984, £40, now £32

ISBN 9781848321557

HMS Victory, First Rate 1765 Jonathan Eastland & Iain Ballantyne HMS Victory is probably the bestknown historic ship in the world.

A symbol of the Royal Navy’s achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.

ISBN 9781848320949

A new, affordable paperback edition of this now classic work. This is the fourth printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship, the most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.

260 x 200mm, 272pp, 40 colour & 200 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322486 £19.99, now £15.99

E-Books now available – visit our website

SHIP MODELLING

THE AGE OF SAIL

POST-WAR NAVIES Seaforth Naval Review 2015 Edited by Conrad Waters

www.seaforthpublishing.com

NEW BOOKS 2015

DISCOUNTS UP TO 20% FREE BOOK WITH EACH ORDER OF £50 OR MORE Nelson’s Band of Brothers The Ship of the Line

Rodney and Nelson

Rigging Period Fore-and-Aft Craft

A History in Ship Models Brian Lavery

Shipcraft 23 Les Brown & Robert Brown

The development of the ship of the line is told using the stunning ship models collection in the National Maritime Museum, beautifully photographed, often in close-up. Treated as historical evidence, they offer astounding detail, better than the best ship plans and clearer than the finest paintings.

The latest in the Shipcraft series covers the only two capital ships built between the wars, a special concession of the Washington Treaty. Full of indepth information about building and modifying kits, with colour profiles, detailed line drawings and numerous photos.

Employing superb, clear draughtsmanship, this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels including an 18th-century English cutter, a three-masted French lugger and an American schooner. A new affordable paperback edition of a classic work.

246 x 186mm, 128pp, hardback, 150 colour photos, ISBN 9781848322141, £25, now £20

297 x 210mm, 64pp, 130 b/w & colour illustrations, paperback, ISBN 9781848322196, £14.99, now £11.99

260 x 200mm, 112 pp, 200 line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781848322189, £12.99, now £10.50

Lennarth Petersson

Lives and Memorials Peter Hore In association with the 1805 Club This is the first work to chronicle all the captains of the ships that fought at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and describe their social origins, their characters and achievements beyond their service under Nelson, and illustrate their graves and monuments.

246 x 186mm, 208pp, 140 colour & b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848327795, £25, now £20

Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail 1600–1714

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates James Bender Introduction by J D Davies

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield

The first – and only – definitive listing of Dutch warships of this period with technical details and summaries of their careers. A reference work of the utmost importance for those interested in the navies of the sailing ers.

The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. A ‘must have’ reference work for those interested in this era of British maritime supremacy.

289 x 245mm, 326pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321571, £50, now £40

289 x 245mm, 352pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321694, £50, now £40

The only concise single-volume annual survey of naval developments around the globe, this publication now has an established international reputation.

As well as summarising naval developments this issue also looks in detail at the French Navy and the Bangladesh and Myanmar navies, while significant ships will include the Montford Point class mobile landing platforms, the Samuel Becket offshore patrol vessels, and the Skjold class fast attack craft.

© Compton Verney House Trust

Nelson’s Victory

ISBN 9781848322202, £30, now £24

250 Years of War and Peace Brian Lavery Launched 250 years ago, Victory has become the ultimate symbol of Britain’s dominion of the seas. In this new book, by one of Britain’s leading naval historians, the parallel stories of Victory and Nelson are brought together in a compelling narrative. Superbly illustrated throughout in colour, and with new and surprising revelations, it is the most comprehensive work yet on this great survivor of Trafalgar.

260 x 240mm, 208pp, 115 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322325, £30, now £24

Back numbers are still available Add a back number to your Naval Review 2015 for £10.

Buy any back numbers singly for £15 each

Seaforth Naval Review 2014 The 2014 edition looks in detail at the Royal New Zealand Navy and at the Royal Navy three years after the SDSR (Strategic Defence and Security Review), while significant ships include the Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigate, the German 212A class submarine and the US JHSV Spearhead.

ISBN 9781848321823, £30, now £15

Seaforth Naval Review 2013 ORDER FORM

A free book worth £25

You can order online at www.seaforthpublishing.com Quote ref: SFNEW15

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ISBN 9781848321564, £30, now £15

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The 2012 edition studies the navies of Brazil, Australia and Pakistan, and also analyses three significant new warship classes: the USN’s advanced amphibious warfare ship Makin Island (LHD-8): Sweden’s futuristic Visby class stealth corvettes; and the BAE Systems offshore patrol vessels.

ISBN 9781848321205, £30, now £15

Seaforth Naval Review 2011 Focusses on the growing naval power of Turkey and South Korea and analyses four significant new warship classes: the RN’s Astute class nuclear attack submarines; India’s Project 15 destroyers; the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen, the smallest warship to carry the Aegis weapon system; and USS Independence, an innovative littoral combat ship design.

ISBN 9781848320758, £25, now £15 All 240 x 254mm, 192pp, 200 colour and b/w photographs and line drawings, hardback

Cheque supplied to the amount of: £

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Special features for 2013 include in-depth studies of the navies of Italy and Ireland, plus analyses of significant new warship classes: the French Aquitaine class frigates, Indian Shivalik class Project 17 frigates, and US Bertholf class national security cutters.

Seaforth Naval Review 2012

Please note: cheques should be made payable to Seaforth Publishing

Pirate Nation

The Sloop of War 1650–1763

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Elizabeth I and her Royal Sea Rovers David Childs

Ian McLaughlan

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Tel: 01226 734222 Fax 01226 734438 Seaforth Publishing, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS Total for books

Email: enquiries@seafothpublishing.com

P&P UK: £4.00 and free on orders of £30 or more

Website: www.seaforthpublishing.com

Overseas: Airmail £7.00 per book Total with postage:

Free postage on orders of £30 or more (UK only)

We may mail you with details of products that might interest you. If you do not wish receive these please write to us at the above address * Offer valid to 31 Dec ‘15, or while stock lasts ** The CSC number is the last three digits on the back of your card, on the signature strip

A thought-provoking account of how Elizabethan England pursued a shameless policy of piracy for the furtherance of personal wealth as much as for the replenishment of the State’s coffers. A fascinating account of a rapacious queen and her lawless sailors.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 44 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321908, £25, now £20

This is the first technical history of the naval sloop, a vital but largely ignored small craft. With beautiful reconstructions and a collection of rare images, this is a major work for historians of coastal sail as well as practical yachtsmen and warships enthusiasts.

289 x 245mm, 256pp, 250 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321878, £40, now £32

Find out more at www.seaforthpublishing.com

England’s Medieval Navy 1066–1509

Japanese Battleships 1897–1945

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861

R A Burt

Ships, Men and Warfare Susan Rose

This collection of 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy contains both unfamiliar and rare photographs presented in a large format that offers maximum detail and visual impact. The period covered is from the launch of Japan’s first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong’s on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts

Winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal, awarded by the Society of Nautical Research, this is the first nonacademic work available on this significant period of naval history.

Beautifully illustrated, lucid and enlightening.

252 x 186mm, 224pp, 150 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321373, £30, now £24

260 x 240mm, 128pp, 135 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322349, £25, now £20

The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English and a ‘must-have’reference work for anyone interested in this field. This major new work follows the pattern set by the companion series on British warships and provides an impressive depth of information. It is organised

by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the career of each ship. For the first time it is possible to form a clear picture of the development of French warships in the latter half of the sailing era.

289 x 245mm, 464pp, 260 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322042, £50, now £40 (September)

Express orderline – 01226 734222

Cold War Command

Yangtze Showdown

The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner Richard Woodman & Dan Conley

China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst Brian Izzard

This gripping memoir takes you onboard a nuclear submarine, into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy during the Cold War. 234 x 156mm, 288pp, 16 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848327696, £25, now £20

E-Books now available – visit our website

New and surprising information from files previously closed until 2030 shed light on the attack on Amethyst by the Chinese communists in 1949 and her subsequent dramatic escape. A highly readable account written with the verve of a thriller.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 24 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848322240, £25, now £20

THE FIRST WORLD WAR AT SEA

WORLD WAR II AND WARSHIP CAMOUFLAGE

SEAFORTH HISTORIC SHIPS

THE STEEL NAVY

Employing a concise text and more than 200 specially-commissioned photographs, the Seaforth Historic Ship editions take the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of a particular ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information on our ships from the past.

Each title: 246 x 172mm, 128pp, 200 colour photos, paperback, £14.99 each, now £11.99 Buy any three for only £29.99, saving more than 30% The Great War at Sea A Naval Atlas 1914 –1919 Marcus Faulkner Introduction by Andrew Lambert In this sumptuous, large format and exclusively cartographic presentation of WWI at sea, 125 breathtaking largescale maps depict the complexities of the naval war and show how, through the eventual control of the world’s oceans, the Allies brought the Central powers to their knees.

320 x 235mm, 184pp, 125 colour maps, hardback ISBN 9781848321830, £40, now £32 (September)

The Naval Flank of the Western Front The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918 Mark D Karau A highly significant book describing how the German destroyers, U-boats and coastal defence batteries along the Belgium coast prosecuted naval guerilla warfare, Kleinkreig, against the Royal Navy and allied merchant shipping.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 28 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322318, £16.99, now £13.50

From Imperial Splendour to Internment The German Navy and the First World War Nicolas Wolz This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. A fascinating and perceptive analysis..

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 42 b/w photos and 3 maps, hardback, ISBN 9781848322288, £30, now £24

From the Dardanelles to Oran Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915–1940 Arthur Marder Introduction by Barry Gough These thought-provoking studies, by arguably the twentieth century’s finest naval historian, together form an arc that spans the years from one naval crisis in WWI to another in the war that followed.

216 x 138mm, 320pp, 8 photos and 5 charts, paperback, ISBN 9781848322523, £16.99, now £13.50

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Fighting the Great War at Sea Strategy, Tactics and Technology Norman Friedman This beautifully illustrated largeformat new work explains how the First World War became a titanic struggle for access to worldwide resources, and describes the ships, technology, and strategy that each side adopted in a desperate bid to dominate the oceans.

289 x 245mm, 416pp, 300 illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321892, £45, now £36

German Battlecruisers of World War One Their Design, Construction and Operations Gary Staff The most comprehensive Englishlanguage study yet of the German Panzerkreuzer, superbly illustrated throughout with photos, maps and line drawings as well as speciallycommissioned colour computer renderings of all the ships. A stunning book.

289 x 245mm, 340pp, more than 400 b/w & colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322134, £45, now £36

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

Vol 2: Battleships and Aircraft Carriers Malcolm Wright

Volume 1 Malcolm Wright

A totally original reference book for naval enthusiasts and ship modellers which depicts the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the capital ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth. Each scheme is depicted in detail, along with changes of armament and electronics that affected outward appearances.

This earlier volume depicted the schemes of destroyers, frigates, escorts, minesweepers, coastal warfare craft, submarines and auxiliaries in some 740 colour illustrations and has already been hailed a classic work.

200 x 254mm (landscape), 192pp, 525 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322530, £30, now £24

200 x 254mm (landscape), 160pp, 740 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322059, £30, now £24 (September)

German Naval Camouflage Volume one 1939–1941 John Asmussen & Eric Leon Superbly illustrated with more than 300 beautifully drawn illustrations, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative book ever published on the colour schemes of the Kriegsmarine.

200 x 254mm, (landscape) 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321427, £35, now £28

German Naval Camouflage

Big Gun Battles

Very Special Intelligence

Volume two 1942–1945 Eric Leon & John Asmussen

Warship Duels of the Second World War Robert C Stern

This second volume completes the highly original survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era, and covers all major surviving ships down to destroyers from 1942 to the end of the war, and adds a new section on torpedo boats.

A riveting account of some of the most dramatic sea battles and gun fire duels of WWII that demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire control systems, radar and other systems.

The Story of the Admiralty’s Operational Intelligence 1939–1940 Patrick Beesley

200 x 254mm (landsape), 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322233, £35, now £28

172 x 246mm, 288pp, 150 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321533, £30, now £24

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A new paperback edition of this gripping story about the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in WWII, that was dedicated to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information that might throw light on the deployment of German naval forces.

216 x 138mm, 328pp, 8 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848328211, £14.99, now £11.99

HMS Trincomalee 1817, Frigate

HMS Cavalier, Destroyer 1944

HMS Belfast, Cruiser 1939

Wynford Davies & Max Mudie

Richard Johnstone-Bryden

Richard Johnstone-Brysen

HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that can claim to have been the Royal Navy’s standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson’s frigates.

HMS Cavalier is a ‘C’Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is beautifully displayed at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys and was also present at the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944.

ISBN 9781848322219

ISBN 9781848322264

HMS Warrior, Ironclad Frigate 1860

SS Great Britain, Transatlantic Liner 1843

Wynford Davies & Geoff Dennison

Wynford Davies & Herb Schmidt

HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. She is now afloat in Portsmouth, restored to her former glory.

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first oceangoing vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. Rescued from the Falklands she is now superbly restored and based in dry-dock at Bristol.

ISBN 9781848320956

Express orderline – 01226 734222

ISBN 9781848321441

French Destroyers

Torpedo

Ships for all Nations

Torpilleurs d’Escadre & ContreTorpilleurs 1922–1956 John Jordan & Jean Moulin

The Complete History of the World’s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon Roger Branfill-Cook

John Brown & Company Clydebank 1847–1971 Ian Johnstone

Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world, and like its highly successful predecessors, French Battleships and French Cruisers, this stunning new book blends technical and historical analysis to offer the standard English-language reference work on these ships.

Torpedo is the first dedicated study of this highly significant subject for over thirty years, a period in which much new information has come to light and the capabilities of the weapon itself have improved beyond recognition. A book no naval enthusiast can afford to miss.

This book charts the fortunes of the company in terms of its business development, its management and personnel, as well as the great variety of ships that it built during the century and a quarter of its existence.

A new revised edition of the 2000 limited edition.

276 x 219mm, 256pp, 200 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322158, £35, now £28

289 x 245mm 384pp, 400 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322677, £40, now £32 (September)

The Battlecruiser HMS Hood

British Aircraft Carriers

Warships after Washington

An Illustrated Biography 1916–1941 Bruce Taylor

Design, Development & Service Histories David Hobbs

The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922–1930 John Jordan

A meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class. Already established as the standard work on the subject.

A new paperback edition of this bestselling title, the first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies and which explains the rationale behind the naval procurement of the period.

289 x 245mm, 400pp, 400 b/w photos, and colour gatefold, hardback, ISBN 9781848321380 £45, now £36

234 x 156mm, 352pp, 170 b/w photos & line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781473852730, £16.99, now £13.50

289 x 245mm, 240pp, 180 b/w photos and line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848321984, £40, now £32

ISBN 9781848321557

HMS Victory, First Rate 1765 Jonathan Eastland & Iain Ballantyne HMS Victory is probably the bestknown historic ship in the world.

A symbol of the Royal Navy’s achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.

ISBN 9781848320949

A new, affordable paperback edition of this now classic work. This is the fourth printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship, the most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.

260 x 200mm, 272pp, 40 colour & 200 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322486 £19.99, now £15.99

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THE AGE OF SAIL

POST-WAR NAVIES Seaforth Naval Review 2015 Edited by Conrad Waters

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DISCOUNTS UP TO 20% FREE BOOK WITH EACH ORDER OF £50 OR MORE Nelson’s Band of Brothers The Ship of the Line

Rodney and Nelson

Rigging Period Fore-and-Aft Craft

A History in Ship Models Brian Lavery

Shipcraft 23 Les Brown & Robert Brown

The development of the ship of the line is told using the stunning ship models collection in the National Maritime Museum, beautifully photographed, often in close-up. Treated as historical evidence, they offer astounding detail, better than the best ship plans and clearer than the finest paintings.

The latest in the Shipcraft series covers the only two capital ships built between the wars, a special concession of the Washington Treaty. Full of indepth information about building and modifying kits, with colour profiles, detailed line drawings and numerous photos.

Employing superb, clear draughtsmanship, this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels including an 18th-century English cutter, a three-masted French lugger and an American schooner. A new affordable paperback edition of a classic work.

246 x 186mm, 128pp, hardback, 150 colour photos, ISBN 9781848322141, £25, now £20

297 x 210mm, 64pp, 130 b/w & colour illustrations, paperback, ISBN 9781848322196, £14.99, now £11.99

260 x 200mm, 112 pp, 200 line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781848322189, £12.99, now £10.50

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Lives and Memorials Peter Hore In association with the 1805 Club This is the first work to chronicle all the captains of the ships that fought at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and describe their social origins, their characters and achievements beyond their service under Nelson, and illustrate their graves and monuments.

246 x 186mm, 208pp, 140 colour & b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848327795, £25, now £20

Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail 1600–1714

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates James Bender Introduction by J D Davies

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield

The first – and only – definitive listing of Dutch warships of this period with technical details and summaries of their careers. A reference work of the utmost importance for those interested in the navies of the sailing ers.

The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. A ‘must have’ reference work for those interested in this era of British maritime supremacy.

289 x 245mm, 326pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321571, £50, now £40

289 x 245mm, 352pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321694, £50, now £40

The only concise single-volume annual survey of naval developments around the globe, this publication now has an established international reputation.

As well as summarising naval developments this issue also looks in detail at the French Navy and the Bangladesh and Myanmar navies, while significant ships will include the Montford Point class mobile landing platforms, the Samuel Becket offshore patrol vessels, and the Skjold class fast attack craft.

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Nelson’s Victory

ISBN 9781848322202, £30, now £24

250 Years of War and Peace Brian Lavery Launched 250 years ago, Victory has become the ultimate symbol of Britain’s dominion of the seas. In this new book, by one of Britain’s leading naval historians, the parallel stories of Victory and Nelson are brought together in a compelling narrative. Superbly illustrated throughout in colour, and with new and surprising revelations, it is the most comprehensive work yet on this great survivor of Trafalgar.

260 x 240mm, 208pp, 115 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322325, £30, now £24

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Seaforth Naval Review 2014 The 2014 edition looks in detail at the Royal New Zealand Navy and at the Royal Navy three years after the SDSR (Strategic Defence and Security Review), while significant ships include the Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigate, the German 212A class submarine and the US JHSV Spearhead.

ISBN 9781848321823, £30, now £15

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Seaforth Naval Review 2011 Focusses on the growing naval power of Turkey and South Korea and analyses four significant new warship classes: the RN’s Astute class nuclear attack submarines; India’s Project 15 destroyers; the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen, the smallest warship to carry the Aegis weapon system; and USS Independence, an innovative littoral combat ship design.

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A thought-provoking account of how Elizabethan England pursued a shameless policy of piracy for the furtherance of personal wealth as much as for the replenishment of the State’s coffers. A fascinating account of a rapacious queen and her lawless sailors.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 44 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321908, £25, now £20

This is the first technical history of the naval sloop, a vital but largely ignored small craft. With beautiful reconstructions and a collection of rare images, this is a major work for historians of coastal sail as well as practical yachtsmen and warships enthusiasts.

289 x 245mm, 256pp, 250 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321878, £40, now £32

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England’s Medieval Navy 1066–1509

Japanese Battleships 1897–1945

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861

R A Burt

Ships, Men and Warfare Susan Rose

This collection of 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy contains both unfamiliar and rare photographs presented in a large format that offers maximum detail and visual impact. The period covered is from the launch of Japan’s first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong’s on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts

Winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal, awarded by the Society of Nautical Research, this is the first nonacademic work available on this significant period of naval history.

Beautifully illustrated, lucid and enlightening.

252 x 186mm, 224pp, 150 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321373, £30, now £24

260 x 240mm, 128pp, 135 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322349, £25, now £20

The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English and a ‘must-have’reference work for anyone interested in this field. This major new work follows the pattern set by the companion series on British warships and provides an impressive depth of information. It is organised

by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the career of each ship. For the first time it is possible to form a clear picture of the development of French warships in the latter half of the sailing era.

289 x 245mm, 464pp, 260 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322042, £50, now £40 (September)

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Cold War Command

Yangtze Showdown

The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner Richard Woodman & Dan Conley

China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst Brian Izzard

This gripping memoir takes you onboard a nuclear submarine, into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy during the Cold War. 234 x 156mm, 288pp, 16 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848327696, £25, now £20

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New and surprising information from files previously closed until 2030 shed light on the attack on Amethyst by the Chinese communists in 1949 and her subsequent dramatic escape. A highly readable account written with the verve of a thriller.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 24 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848322240, £25, now £20

THE FIRST WORLD WAR AT SEA

WORLD WAR II AND WARSHIP CAMOUFLAGE

SEAFORTH HISTORIC SHIPS

THE STEEL NAVY

Employing a concise text and more than 200 specially-commissioned photographs, the Seaforth Historic Ship editions take the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of a particular ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information on our ships from the past.

Each title: 246 x 172mm, 128pp, 200 colour photos, paperback, £14.99 each, now £11.99 Buy any three for only £29.99, saving more than 30% The Great War at Sea A Naval Atlas 1914 –1919 Marcus Faulkner Introduction by Andrew Lambert In this sumptuous, large format and exclusively cartographic presentation of WWI at sea, 125 breathtaking largescale maps depict the complexities of the naval war and show how, through the eventual control of the world’s oceans, the Allies brought the Central powers to their knees.

320 x 235mm, 184pp, 125 colour maps, hardback ISBN 9781848321830, £40, now £32 (September)

The Naval Flank of the Western Front The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918 Mark D Karau A highly significant book describing how the German destroyers, U-boats and coastal defence batteries along the Belgium coast prosecuted naval guerilla warfare, Kleinkreig, against the Royal Navy and allied merchant shipping.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 28 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322318, £16.99, now £13.50

From Imperial Splendour to Internment The German Navy and the First World War Nicolas Wolz This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. A fascinating and perceptive analysis..

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 42 b/w photos and 3 maps, hardback, ISBN 9781848322288, £30, now £24

From the Dardanelles to Oran Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915–1940 Arthur Marder Introduction by Barry Gough These thought-provoking studies, by arguably the twentieth century’s finest naval historian, together form an arc that spans the years from one naval crisis in WWI to another in the war that followed.

216 x 138mm, 320pp, 8 photos and 5 charts, paperback, ISBN 9781848322523, £16.99, now £13.50

Free postage on orders of £30 or more (UK only)

Fighting the Great War at Sea Strategy, Tactics and Technology Norman Friedman This beautifully illustrated largeformat new work explains how the First World War became a titanic struggle for access to worldwide resources, and describes the ships, technology, and strategy that each side adopted in a desperate bid to dominate the oceans.

289 x 245mm, 416pp, 300 illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321892, £45, now £36

German Battlecruisers of World War One Their Design, Construction and Operations Gary Staff The most comprehensive Englishlanguage study yet of the German Panzerkreuzer, superbly illustrated throughout with photos, maps and line drawings as well as speciallycommissioned colour computer renderings of all the ships. A stunning book.

289 x 245mm, 340pp, more than 400 b/w & colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322134, £45, now £36

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

Vol 2: Battleships and Aircraft Carriers Malcolm Wright

Volume 1 Malcolm Wright

A totally original reference book for naval enthusiasts and ship modellers which depicts the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the capital ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth. Each scheme is depicted in detail, along with changes of armament and electronics that affected outward appearances.

This earlier volume depicted the schemes of destroyers, frigates, escorts, minesweepers, coastal warfare craft, submarines and auxiliaries in some 740 colour illustrations and has already been hailed a classic work.

200 x 254mm (landscape), 192pp, 525 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322530, £30, now £24

200 x 254mm (landscape), 160pp, 740 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322059, £30, now £24 (September)

German Naval Camouflage Volume one 1939–1941 John Asmussen & Eric Leon Superbly illustrated with more than 300 beautifully drawn illustrations, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative book ever published on the colour schemes of the Kriegsmarine.

200 x 254mm, (landscape) 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321427, £35, now £28

German Naval Camouflage

Big Gun Battles

Very Special Intelligence

Volume two 1942–1945 Eric Leon & John Asmussen

Warship Duels of the Second World War Robert C Stern

This second volume completes the highly original survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era, and covers all major surviving ships down to destroyers from 1942 to the end of the war, and adds a new section on torpedo boats.

A riveting account of some of the most dramatic sea battles and gun fire duels of WWII that demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire control systems, radar and other systems.

The Story of the Admiralty’s Operational Intelligence 1939–1940 Patrick Beesley

200 x 254mm (landsape), 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322233, £35, now £28

172 x 246mm, 288pp, 150 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321533, £30, now £24

Find out more at www.seaforthpublishing.com

A new paperback edition of this gripping story about the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in WWII, that was dedicated to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information that might throw light on the deployment of German naval forces.

216 x 138mm, 328pp, 8 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848328211, £14.99, now £11.99

HMS Trincomalee 1817, Frigate

HMS Cavalier, Destroyer 1944

HMS Belfast, Cruiser 1939

Wynford Davies & Max Mudie

Richard Johnstone-Bryden

Richard Johnstone-Brysen

HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that can claim to have been the Royal Navy’s standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson’s frigates.

HMS Cavalier is a ‘C’Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is beautifully displayed at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys and was also present at the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944.

ISBN 9781848322219

ISBN 9781848322264

HMS Warrior, Ironclad Frigate 1860

SS Great Britain, Transatlantic Liner 1843

Wynford Davies & Geoff Dennison

Wynford Davies & Herb Schmidt

HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. She is now afloat in Portsmouth, restored to her former glory.

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first oceangoing vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. Rescued from the Falklands she is now superbly restored and based in dry-dock at Bristol.

ISBN 9781848320956

Express orderline – 01226 734222

ISBN 9781848321441

French Destroyers

Torpedo

Ships for all Nations

Torpilleurs d’Escadre & ContreTorpilleurs 1922–1956 John Jordan & Jean Moulin

The Complete History of the World’s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon Roger Branfill-Cook

John Brown & Company Clydebank 1847–1971 Ian Johnstone

Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world, and like its highly successful predecessors, French Battleships and French Cruisers, this stunning new book blends technical and historical analysis to offer the standard English-language reference work on these ships.

Torpedo is the first dedicated study of this highly significant subject for over thirty years, a period in which much new information has come to light and the capabilities of the weapon itself have improved beyond recognition. A book no naval enthusiast can afford to miss.

This book charts the fortunes of the company in terms of its business development, its management and personnel, as well as the great variety of ships that it built during the century and a quarter of its existence.

A new revised edition of the 2000 limited edition.

276 x 219mm, 256pp, 200 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322158, £35, now £28

289 x 245mm 384pp, 400 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322677, £40, now £32 (September)

The Battlecruiser HMS Hood

British Aircraft Carriers

Warships after Washington

An Illustrated Biography 1916–1941 Bruce Taylor

Design, Development & Service Histories David Hobbs

The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922–1930 John Jordan

A meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class. Already established as the standard work on the subject.

A new paperback edition of this bestselling title, the first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies and which explains the rationale behind the naval procurement of the period.

289 x 245mm, 400pp, 400 b/w photos, and colour gatefold, hardback, ISBN 9781848321380 £45, now £36

234 x 156mm, 352pp, 170 b/w photos & line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781473852730, £16.99, now £13.50

289 x 245mm, 240pp, 180 b/w photos and line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848321984, £40, now £32

ISBN 9781848321557

HMS Victory, First Rate 1765 Jonathan Eastland & Iain Ballantyne HMS Victory is probably the bestknown historic ship in the world.

A symbol of the Royal Navy’s achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.

ISBN 9781848320949

A new, affordable paperback edition of this now classic work. This is the fourth printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship, the most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.

260 x 200mm, 272pp, 40 colour & 200 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322486 £19.99, now £15.99

E-Books now available – visit our website

THE FIRST WORLD WAR AT SEA

WORLD WAR II AND WARSHIP CAMOUFLAGE

SEAFORTH HISTORIC SHIPS

THE STEEL NAVY

Employing a concise text and more than 200 specially-commissioned photographs, the Seaforth Historic Ship editions take the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of a particular ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information on our ships from the past.

Each title: 246 x 172mm, 128pp, 200 colour photos, paperback, £14.99 each, now £11.99 Buy any three for only £29.99, saving more than 30% The Great War at Sea A Naval Atlas 1914 –1919 Marcus Faulkner Introduction by Andrew Lambert In this sumptuous, large format and exclusively cartographic presentation of WWI at sea, 125 breathtaking largescale maps depict the complexities of the naval war and show how, through the eventual control of the world’s oceans, the Allies brought the Central powers to their knees.

320 x 235mm, 184pp, 125 colour maps, hardback ISBN 9781848321830, £40, now £32 (September)

The Naval Flank of the Western Front The German MarineKorps Flandern 1914–1918 Mark D Karau A highly significant book describing how the German destroyers, U-boats and coastal defence batteries along the Belgium coast prosecuted naval guerilla warfare, Kleinkreig, against the Royal Navy and allied merchant shipping.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 28 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322318, £16.99, now £13.50

From Imperial Splendour to Internment The German Navy and the First World War Nicolas Wolz This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. A fascinating and perceptive analysis..

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 42 b/w photos and 3 maps, hardback, ISBN 9781848322288, £30, now £24

From the Dardanelles to Oran Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915–1940 Arthur Marder Introduction by Barry Gough These thought-provoking studies, by arguably the twentieth century’s finest naval historian, together form an arc that spans the years from one naval crisis in WWI to another in the war that followed.

216 x 138mm, 320pp, 8 photos and 5 charts, paperback, ISBN 9781848322523, £16.99, now £13.50

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Fighting the Great War at Sea Strategy, Tactics and Technology Norman Friedman This beautifully illustrated largeformat new work explains how the First World War became a titanic struggle for access to worldwide resources, and describes the ships, technology, and strategy that each side adopted in a desperate bid to dominate the oceans.

289 x 245mm, 416pp, 300 illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321892, £45, now £36

German Battlecruisers of World War One Their Design, Construction and Operations Gary Staff The most comprehensive Englishlanguage study yet of the German Panzerkreuzer, superbly illustrated throughout with photos, maps and line drawings as well as speciallycommissioned colour computer renderings of all the ships. A stunning book.

289 x 245mm, 340pp, more than 400 b/w & colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322134, £45, now £36

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII

Vol 2: Battleships and Aircraft Carriers Malcolm Wright

Volume 1 Malcolm Wright

A totally original reference book for naval enthusiasts and ship modellers which depicts the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the capital ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth. Each scheme is depicted in detail, along with changes of armament and electronics that affected outward appearances.

This earlier volume depicted the schemes of destroyers, frigates, escorts, minesweepers, coastal warfare craft, submarines and auxiliaries in some 740 colour illustrations and has already been hailed a classic work.

200 x 254mm (landscape), 192pp, 525 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322530, £30, now £24

200 x 254mm (landscape), 160pp, 740 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322059, £30, now £24 (September)

German Naval Camouflage Volume one 1939–1941 John Asmussen & Eric Leon Superbly illustrated with more than 300 beautifully drawn illustrations, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative book ever published on the colour schemes of the Kriegsmarine.

200 x 254mm, (landscape) 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321427, £35, now £28

German Naval Camouflage

Big Gun Battles

Very Special Intelligence

Volume two 1942–1945 Eric Leon & John Asmussen

Warship Duels of the Second World War Robert C Stern

This second volume completes the highly original survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era, and covers all major surviving ships down to destroyers from 1942 to the end of the war, and adds a new section on torpedo boats.

A riveting account of some of the most dramatic sea battles and gun fire duels of WWII that demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire control systems, radar and other systems.

The Story of the Admiralty’s Operational Intelligence 1939–1940 Patrick Beesley

200 x 254mm (landsape), 192pp, 300 colour plates & 85 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322233, £35, now £28

172 x 246mm, 288pp, 150 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848321533, £30, now £24

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A new paperback edition of this gripping story about the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in WWII, that was dedicated to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information that might throw light on the deployment of German naval forces.

216 x 138mm, 328pp, 8 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848328211, £14.99, now £11.99

HMS Trincomalee 1817, Frigate

HMS Cavalier, Destroyer 1944

HMS Belfast, Cruiser 1939

Wynford Davies & Max Mudie

Richard Johnstone-Bryden

Richard Johnstone-Brysen

HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates that can claim to have been the Royal Navy’s standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson’s frigates.

HMS Cavalier is a ‘C’Class destroyer, one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers that were ordered between 1940 and 1942. Now designated as a war memorial to the 142 RN destroyers and 11,000 men lost during WWII, she is beautifully displayed at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys and was also present at the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944.

ISBN 9781848322219

ISBN 9781848322264

HMS Warrior, Ironclad Frigate 1860

SS Great Britain, Transatlantic Liner 1843

Wynford Davies & Geoff Dennison

Wynford Davies & Herb Schmidt

HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. She is now afloat in Portsmouth, restored to her former glory.

The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first oceangoing vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. Rescued from the Falklands she is now superbly restored and based in dry-dock at Bristol.

ISBN 9781848320956

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ISBN 9781848321441

French Destroyers

Torpedo

Ships for all Nations

Torpilleurs d’Escadre & ContreTorpilleurs 1922–1956 John Jordan & Jean Moulin

The Complete History of the World’s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon Roger Branfill-Cook

John Brown & Company Clydebank 1847–1971 Ian Johnstone

Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world, and like its highly successful predecessors, French Battleships and French Cruisers, this stunning new book blends technical and historical analysis to offer the standard English-language reference work on these ships.

Torpedo is the first dedicated study of this highly significant subject for over thirty years, a period in which much new information has come to light and the capabilities of the weapon itself have improved beyond recognition. A book no naval enthusiast can afford to miss.

This book charts the fortunes of the company in terms of its business development, its management and personnel, as well as the great variety of ships that it built during the century and a quarter of its existence.

A new revised edition of the 2000 limited edition.

276 x 219mm, 256pp, 200 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322158, £35, now £28

289 x 245mm 384pp, 400 b/w photos, hardback, ISBN 9781848322677, £40, now £32 (September)

The Battlecruiser HMS Hood

British Aircraft Carriers

Warships after Washington

An Illustrated Biography 1916–1941 Bruce Taylor

Design, Development & Service Histories David Hobbs

The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922–1930 John Jordan

A meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class. Already established as the standard work on the subject.

A new paperback edition of this bestselling title, the first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies and which explains the rationale behind the naval procurement of the period.

289 x 245mm, 400pp, 400 b/w photos, and colour gatefold, hardback, ISBN 9781848321380 £45, now £36

234 x 156mm, 352pp, 170 b/w photos & line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781473852730, £16.99, now £13.50

289 x 245mm, 240pp, 180 b/w photos and line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848321984, £40, now £32

ISBN 9781848321557

HMS Victory, First Rate 1765 Jonathan Eastland & Iain Ballantyne HMS Victory is probably the bestknown historic ship in the world.

A symbol of the Royal Navy’s achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.

ISBN 9781848320949

A new, affordable paperback edition of this now classic work. This is the fourth printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship, the most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.

260 x 200mm, 272pp, 40 colour & 200 b/w photos, paperback, ISBN 9781848322486 £19.99, now £15.99

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THE AGE OF SAIL

POST-WAR NAVIES Seaforth Naval Review 2015 Edited by Conrad Waters

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DISCOUNTS UP TO 20% FREE BOOK WITH EACH ORDER OF £50 OR MORE Nelson’s Band of Brothers The Ship of the Line

Rodney and Nelson

Rigging Period Fore-and-Aft Craft

A History in Ship Models Brian Lavery

Shipcraft 23 Les Brown & Robert Brown

The development of the ship of the line is told using the stunning ship models collection in the National Maritime Museum, beautifully photographed, often in close-up. Treated as historical evidence, they offer astounding detail, better than the best ship plans and clearer than the finest paintings.

The latest in the Shipcraft series covers the only two capital ships built between the wars, a special concession of the Washington Treaty. Full of indepth information about building and modifying kits, with colour profiles, detailed line drawings and numerous photos.

Employing superb, clear draughtsmanship, this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels including an 18th-century English cutter, a three-masted French lugger and an American schooner. A new affordable paperback edition of a classic work.

246 x 186mm, 128pp, hardback, 150 colour photos, ISBN 9781848322141, £25, now £20

297 x 210mm, 64pp, 130 b/w & colour illustrations, paperback, ISBN 9781848322196, £14.99, now £11.99

260 x 200mm, 112 pp, 200 line drawings, paperback, ISBN 9781848322189, £12.99, now £10.50

Lennarth Petersson

Lives and Memorials Peter Hore In association with the 1805 Club This is the first work to chronicle all the captains of the ships that fought at the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and describe their social origins, their characters and achievements beyond their service under Nelson, and illustrate their graves and monuments.

246 x 186mm, 208pp, 140 colour & b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848327795, £25, now £20

Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail 1600–1714

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates James Bender Introduction by J D Davies

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield

The first – and only – definitive listing of Dutch warships of this period with technical details and summaries of their careers. A reference work of the utmost importance for those interested in the navies of the sailing ers.

The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. A ‘must have’ reference work for those interested in this era of British maritime supremacy.

289 x 245mm, 326pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321571, £50, now £40

289 x 245mm, 352pp, 200 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321694, £50, now £40

The only concise single-volume annual survey of naval developments around the globe, this publication now has an established international reputation.

As well as summarising naval developments this issue also looks in detail at the French Navy and the Bangladesh and Myanmar navies, while significant ships will include the Montford Point class mobile landing platforms, the Samuel Becket offshore patrol vessels, and the Skjold class fast attack craft.

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Nelson’s Victory

ISBN 9781848322202, £30, now £24

250 Years of War and Peace Brian Lavery Launched 250 years ago, Victory has become the ultimate symbol of Britain’s dominion of the seas. In this new book, by one of Britain’s leading naval historians, the parallel stories of Victory and Nelson are brought together in a compelling narrative. Superbly illustrated throughout in colour, and with new and surprising revelations, it is the most comprehensive work yet on this great survivor of Trafalgar.

260 x 240mm, 208pp, 115 colour illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322325, £30, now £24

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Seaforth Naval Review 2014 The 2014 edition looks in detail at the Royal New Zealand Navy and at the Royal Navy three years after the SDSR (Strategic Defence and Security Review), while significant ships include the Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigate, the German 212A class submarine and the US JHSV Spearhead.

ISBN 9781848321823, £30, now £15

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The 2012 edition studies the navies of Brazil, Australia and Pakistan, and also analyses three significant new warship classes: the USN’s advanced amphibious warfare ship Makin Island (LHD-8): Sweden’s futuristic Visby class stealth corvettes; and the BAE Systems offshore patrol vessels.

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A thought-provoking account of how Elizabethan England pursued a shameless policy of piracy for the furtherance of personal wealth as much as for the replenishment of the State’s coffers. A fascinating account of a rapacious queen and her lawless sailors.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 44 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321908, £25, now £20

This is the first technical history of the naval sloop, a vital but largely ignored small craft. With beautiful reconstructions and a collection of rare images, this is a major work for historians of coastal sail as well as practical yachtsmen and warships enthusiasts.

289 x 245mm, 256pp, 250 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321878, £40, now £32

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England’s Medieval Navy 1066–1509

Japanese Battleships 1897–1945

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861

R A Burt

Ships, Men and Warfare Susan Rose

This collection of 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy contains both unfamiliar and rare photographs presented in a large format that offers maximum detail and visual impact. The period covered is from the launch of Japan’s first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong’s on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.

Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield & Stephen S Roberts

Winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal, awarded by the Society of Nautical Research, this is the first nonacademic work available on this significant period of naval history.

Beautifully illustrated, lucid and enlightening.

252 x 186mm, 224pp, 150 colour and b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848321373, £30, now £24

260 x 240mm, 128pp, 135 b/w photos & line drawings, hardback, ISBN 9781848322349, £25, now £20

The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English and a ‘must-have’reference work for anyone interested in this field. This major new work follows the pattern set by the companion series on British warships and provides an impressive depth of information. It is organised

by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the career of each ship. For the first time it is possible to form a clear picture of the development of French warships in the latter half of the sailing era.

289 x 245mm, 464pp, 260 b/w illustrations, hardback, ISBN 9781848322042, £50, now £40 (September)

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Cold War Command

Yangtze Showdown

The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner Richard Woodman & Dan Conley

China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst Brian Izzard

This gripping memoir takes you onboard a nuclear submarine, into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy during the Cold War. 234 x 156mm, 288pp, 16 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848327696, £25, now £20

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New and surprising information from files previously closed until 2030 shed light on the attack on Amethyst by the Chinese communists in 1949 and her subsequent dramatic escape. A highly readable account written with the verve of a thriller.

234 x 156mm, 288pp, 24 b/w photographs, hardback, ISBN 9781848322240, £25, now £20