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Submarine Hydrodynamics

Submarine Hydrodynamics

Renilson, Martin

Springer

This book covers specific aspects of submarine hydrodynamics in a very practical manner. The author reviews basic concepts of ship hydrodynamics and goes on to show how they are applied to submarines, including a look at the use of physical model experiments. The book is intended for professionals working in submarine hydrodynamics, as well as ...

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pvp.130,00 €

Raiders from the Sea "The Story of the Special Boat Service in WWII"

Raiders from the Sea "The Story of the Special Boat Service in WWII"

Lodwick, John

Greenhill Books

The Special Boat Service was a small force during World War II, never more than about 300 men. But that did not stop it from inflicting great damage on the enemy. In the Mediterranean arena and in the Aegean, which the Germans controlled after the fall of Greece and Crete, this small commando force kept ...

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pvp.19,00 €

After Jutland "The Naval War in North European Waters, June 1916-November 1918"

After Jutland "The Naval War in North European Waters, June 1916-November 1918"

James, Goldrick

Seaforth Publishing

This is the story of the naval war in northern European waters following the critical if inconclusive battle of Jutland. There is a popular misconception that the battle marked the end of the operational career of the German High Sea Fleet. The reality is much more complex. The German battle fleet may have been quiescent ...

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pvp.33,00 €

Günther Prien and U-47 "The Bull of Scapa Flow"

Günther Prien and U-47 "The Bull of Scapa Flow"

Martindale, Dougie

Seaforth Publishing

On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second War Patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak. This legendary attack is remembered as one of the most audacious raids in the history of submarine warfare. Laid down on ...

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pvp.33,00 €

Aircraft Carrier Victorious "Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans"

Aircraft Carrier Victorious "Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans"

Hobbs, David

Seaforth Publishing

The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the "as fitted" general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the ...

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pvp.42,00 €

The Last Cruise of a German Raider "The Destruction of SMS"

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pvp.33,00 €

Jutland "The Unfinished Battle"

Jutland "The Unfinished Battle"

Jellicoe, Nicholas

Seaforth Publishing

**Completely revised and updated.** More than one hundred years after the battle of Jutland, the first and largest engagement of Dreadnoughts in the twentieth century, historians are still fighting this controversial and misunderstood battle. What was in fact a strategic victory stands out starkly against the background of bitter public disappointment in the Royal Navy ...

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pvp.23,00 €

The Four Days' Battle of 1666 "The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail"

The Four Days' Battle of 1666 "The Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail"

Fox, Frank L

Seaforth Publishing

On 1st June 1666, during the second Anglo-Dutch War, a large but outnumbered English Fleet engaged the Dutch off the mouth of the Thames in a colossal battle that was to involve nearly 200 ships and last four days. False intelligence had led the English to divide their fleet to meet a phantom fleet from ...

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pvp.23,00 €

The Lost Story of the Ocean Monarch

The Lost Story of the Ocean Monarch

Hoffs, Gill

Seaforth Publishing

The ship was almost instantly in flames Some jumped overboard immediately, and all was in indescribable confusion. The masts began to fall one after another, and it is supposed killed great numbers by their descent. Others, it is feared, were roasted alive, but the majority were drowned. (Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette, 25 August 1848) ...

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pvp.25,00 €

The History of Navigation

The History of Navigation

Pike, Dag

Seaforth Publishing

Today travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus.

The author, a highly experienced sailor, sets out to record the development of navigational techniques from the earliest time, five millenniums ago. As explorers started to venture offshore into the unknown they had to rely on the ...

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pvp.34,00 €

Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century "The Final Flourish"

Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century "The Final Flourish"

Rendell, Mike

Seaforth Publishing

Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure fleet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirate's gold rush; how the King's Pardon was a desperate ...

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pvp.25,00 €