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Operation Neptune: The Prelude to D-Day

Operation Neptune: The Prelude to D-Day

Wragg, David

Spellmount Publishers

One of the most ambitious amphibious operations to ever take place, the story of Operation Neptune is the story of D-Day at sea

Long-awaited, the Normandy landings were the largest amphibious operation in history. Success was achieved by the advent of specialized landing craft, first seen in the landings in North Africa, heavy naval firepower, ...

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pvp.31,50 €

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic: An Illustrated History of the Olympic Class Ships

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic: An Illustrated History of the Olympic Class Ships

Chirnside, Mark

The History Press

At the beginning of the twentieth century, competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce. While Britain responded to the commercial threat posed by the growing German merchant marine, there was also rivalry between the great Cunard Line and its chief competitor, the White Star Line. Against this backdrop Olympic, Titanic and Britannic were ...

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pvp.39,00 €

Nostromo

Nostromo

Conrad, Joseph

Nonsuch Publishing

Set in a South American mining town, "Nostromo" is a novel of ambition and corruption, of political instability and revolution. Nostromo, the eponymous character, is charged with restoring some form of order, in a world where nothing is stable, and no one is without the potential to betray. Widely regarded as including some of Conrad's ...

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pvp.12,50 €

King of the Pirates: The Swashbuckling Life of Henry Every

King of the Pirates: The Swashbuckling Life of Henry Every

Fox, E.T.

Tempus Publishing Ltd

This is a biography of Henry Every, covering his birth and early career, mutinies and an examination of the evidence surrounding his eventual disappearance. Every is almost unique in pirate history as being one of the very few who captured a pile of riches and lived to spend them. The political consequences of his piracy ...

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D-Day Landings: Omaha Beach

D-Day Landings: Omaha Beach

Badsey, Stephen; Beam, Tim

The History Press

Infantry Divisions led the assault on Omaha Beach, the most strongly defended of the all invasion beaches, and the entire fight is narrated in this book. Supporting Allied bombers had mostly missed their targets, the offshore naval bombardment was hampered by poor visibility, and many elements of the first assault waves were swamped or sank, ...

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pvp.15,50 €

Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic

Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic

Savas, Theodore P.

The History Press

This is a history of U-505 from its construction in Hamburg in 1941 through its 12 war patrols, capture and final journey and exhibition in Chicago.

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pvp.29,50 €

Hostages of Fortune: Winston Churchill and the Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse

Hostages of Fortune: Winston Churchill and the Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse

Nicholson, Arthur

Sutton Publishing Ltd

When the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese bombers on 10 December 1941, Winston Churchill is on record as having said 'In all the war I never received a more direct shock'. Their loss led to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese and the ...

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Hitler's U-Boat Bunkers

Hitler's U-Boat Bunkers

Malmann Showell, Jak

Sutton Publishing Ltd

During the Second World War, German U-boats played a central role in offensive operations across the world's oceans. In the Battle of the Atlantic, U-boats were pitched against Allied merchant ships to prevent vital supplies being brought to Britain Hitler's undersea fleet brought Britain to the brink of capitulation. This is the first comprehensive guide ...

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pvp.26,00 €

Great Passenger Ships: 1920-1930

Great Passenger Ships: 1920-1930

Miller, William H.

The History Press

Celebrating the passenger liners of the 1920s the zenith of ocean travel, with an anecdote-spiced text from a noted passenger liner expert and unpublished photos from private collections

This book focuses on the 1920s, ships such as Rawalpindi, Victory of India, Majestic, Olympic, and Berengaria as well as lesser known but fascinating vessels. The 1920s ...

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pvp.29,50 €

Endgame: The U-Boat Inshore Campaign

Endgame: The U-Boat Inshore Campaign

White, John

The History Press

By the time of the Normandy invasion in June 1944, the U-boats were a beaten force, hunted and harried wherever they appeared by Allied warships and aircraft. The U-boats proved to be little more than pinpricks against the landings, and advancing Anglo-American armies had driven them out of their French west Atlantic bases all the ...

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pvp.21,50 €

Ellerman Lines: Remembering a Great British Shipping Company

Ellerman Lines: Remembering a Great British Shipping Company

Collard, Ian

The History Press

The Ellerman Line was formed by John Reeves Ellerman at the end of the nineteenth century. Ellerman left home at 14, and at 24 he established J. Ellerman & Co. in London; by 1893 he was appointed chair of a shipping company. Following the acquisition of various companies Ellerman Lines Ltd was formed on 22 ...

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pvp.24,50 €

Darkest Before Dawn: U-482 and the Sinking of Empire Heritage 1944

Darkest Before Dawn: U-482 and the Sinking of Empire Heritage 1944

Peterson, John

The History Press

In the autumn of 1944 the Second World War was coming to an end. In the Atlantic the U-boats had been beaten back through a massive programme of Allied shipbuilding combined with tactical, technological and intelligence improvements. The threat to Allied shipping had diminished. But it had not disappeared, and a lone U-boat on its ...

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pvp.20,50 €