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British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire

British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire

Konstam, Angus

Osprey Publishing

A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.

In recent years the phrase 'gunboat diplomacy' has been used to ...

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pvp.16,50 €

Big Guns in the Atlantic : Germany's battleships and cruisers raid the convoys, 1939-41

Big Guns in the Atlantic : Germany's battleships and cruisers raid the convoys, 1939-41

Konstam, Angus

Osprey Publishing

At the outbreak of World War II the German Kriegsmarine still had a relatively small U-boat arm. To reach Britain's convoy routes in the North Atlantic, these boats had to pass around the top of the British Isles - a long and dangerous voyage to their "hunting grounds". Germany's larger surface warships were much better ...

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pvp.18,30 €

B-25 Mitchell vs Japanese Destroyer : Battle of the Bismarck Sea 1943

B-25 Mitchell vs Japanese Destroyer : Battle of the Bismarck Sea 1943

Lardas, Mark

Osprey Publishing

Throughout the first year of the war in the Pacific during World War II the USAAF was relatively ineffective against ships. Indeed, warships in particular proved to be too elusive for conventional medium-level bombing. High-level attacks wasted bombs, and torpedo attacks required extensive training. But as 1942 closed, the Fifth Air Force developed new weapons ...

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pvp.18,50 €

The Sultan's Fleet: Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire

The Sultan's Fleet: Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire

Isaom- Verhaaren, Christine

I.B. Tauris

While the Ottoman Empire is most often recognized today as a land power, for four centuries the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean were dominated by the Ottoman Navy. Yet to date, little is known about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men whose naval mastery ensured that an empire from North Africa ...

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pvp.37,00 €

World Cruising Routes 1,000 Sailing Routes in All Oceans of the World

World Cruising Routes 1,000 Sailing Routes in All Oceans of the World

Cornell, Jimmy

Adlard Coles Nautical

Long established as the bible for long-distance cruisers and a bestseller for more than 25 years, World Cruising Routes is the indispensable planning guide to nearly 1,000 sailing routes covering all the oceans of the world from the tropical South Seas to the high latitudes of the Arctic and Antarctic, geared specifically to the needs ...

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pvp.85,00 €

World Cruising Destinations An Inspirational Guide to All Sailing Destinations

World Cruising Destinations An Inspirational Guide to All Sailing Destinations

Cornell, Jimmy

Bloomsbury Academic

What Jimmy Cornell doesn't know about cruising isn't worth knowing' - Yachting World

One of the most influential cruising yachtsmen writing today, Jimmy Cornell has sailed over 200,000 miles on all the oceans of the world, including three circumnavigations and voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic. His successful guide to sailing around the world, World ...

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pvp.73,50 €

Barents Sea 1942 : The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline

Barents Sea 1942 : The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline

Konstam, Angus

Osprey Publishing

A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all.

The Arctic convoys that passed through the cold, dangerous waters of the Barents Sea formed a ...

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pvp.25,00 €

USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort: The Pacific, 1941 45

USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort: The Pacific, 1941 45

Stille, Mark

Osprey Publishing

This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities during World War II.

In 1941 and 1942, US Navy submarine operations in the Pacific were largely ineffective, hampered by faulty torpedo design, conservative tactics, and insufficiently aggressive submarine captains. Eventually, though, a ...

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pvp.19,50 €

US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: Udts and Seals, 1950-73

US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: Udts and Seals, 1950-73

Liptak, Eugene

Osprey Publishing

During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, US Navy Special Warfare units played a variety of vital combat roles amid two of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War. In Korea, underwater demolition teams (UDTs) surveyed beaches for amphibious operations, cleared sea mines from harbors, conducted seaborne raids against inshore targets, and served as ...

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pvp.18,00 €

Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar (Campaign)

Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar (Campaign)

Stille, Mark

Osprey Publishing

In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use the remaining strength of its navy to defend its possessions. This is the first in a two-part study of the October 23-26 ...

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pvp.20,00 €

Ju 87 Stuka vs Royal Navy Carriers: Mediterranean

Ju 87 Stuka vs Royal Navy Carriers: Mediterranean

Forsyth, Robert

Osprey Publishing

Ju 87 dive-bombers, originally developed for pin-pointing bombing missions against land targets and Allied naval vessels were deployed by both the Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica against the Allied forces. Included in such a target were perhaps the greatest prize of all for a Stuka pilot: a British aircraft carrier.

This superbly illustrated book looks ...

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pvp.19,00 €

Colón y el mapa templario

Colón y el mapa templario

Mariano F. Urresti

Almuzara

La historia del Almirante es un eterno caso abierto .
Casi nada sabemos con certeza sobre él e, incluso, lo que sí es conocido tiene tantas lagunas que resulta difícil realizar afirmaciones sin riesgo.
No está claro su origen y tampoco hay consenso sobre el lugar donde reposan sus restos.
En este libro, el lector ...

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pvp.17,95 €