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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919. Volume V : Victory and Aftermath (January 1918 - June 1919).

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, London , 1970,:

Seller ID: 81429

MARDER, Arthur J. From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919. Volume V : Victory and Aftermath (January 1918 – June 1919). London : Oxford University Press, 1970. First Edition. Pp [i]-xxiii,(1),[1]-[417],(7), frontis + 8 pp plates + 8 folding maps & charts. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Contents : Part I. The Wemyss-Geddes Régime (January 1918 – November 1918). I. The Naval Decision Makers. II. Mediterranean Problems. III. Home Waters: Barrages and Blocking Operations. IV. Beating the U-Boats. V. Anglo-American Naval Relations (Apr...
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Generalship and the Art of the Admiral : Perspectives on Canada.

By: HORN, Bernd and Stephen J. HARRIS, (eds.) GRANATSTEIN, J.L. BERCUSON, David DALLAIRE, Romeo A., Lieutenant-General)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Vanwell Publishing, St. Catherine's, ON, 2001, ISBN:155125056X:

Seller ID: 104487

HORN, Bernd and Stephen J. HARRIS, (eds.). Generalship and the Art of the Admiral : Perspectives on Canada. Edited by Bernd Horn and Stephen J. Harris. St. Catherine's, ON: Vanwell Publishing, (2001). Pp. (6),[vii]-xiii,(3),17-560. Illustrated. 8vo, light grey paper-covered boards, gilt lettering tospine. "This collection of essays by Canadian Forces officers, as well as prominent Canadian authors and scholars, expresses the unique Canadian experience and outlook in regard to the changing nature of leadership in the armed forces. Specifically, the book examines generalship from a number of...
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Gentlemen-Bishops and Faction Fighters : The Letters of Bishops O Donel, Lambert, Scallan and Other Irish Missionaries. First Edition

By: BYRNE, Cyril J., ed. PENNEY, Alphonsus L. CARTER, G.Emmett

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Jesperson Press, St. John's, 1984: 1984

Seller ID: 2737

ISBN: 092050227X

BYRNE, Cyril J., (ed.). Gentlemen-Bishops and Faction Fighters : The Letters of Bishops O Donel, Lambert, Scallan and Other Irish Missionaries. Preface by Archbishop Alphonsus L. Penney. Foreword by G. Emmett Cardinal Carter. St. John's : Jesperson Press, (1984). First Edition. "Printed and bound in Canada: Creative Printers". Pp (8),ix-[xxx],[1]-376 + a 4-page central section of b&w plates. With 2 b&w photos in the text. 8vo (150 x 225 mm), dark blue glossy card covers, with white lettering to covers & spine. With a small b&w photo of Byrne on the rear cover.

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Get Yamamoto.

By: DAVIS, Burke YAMAMOTO, Isoroku, Admiral

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Arthur Barker Limited, London , 1971,:

Seller ID: 84477

DAVIS, Burke. Get Yamamoto. London : Arthur Barker Limited, (1971). First Edition. Pp (6),[1]-231,(3),+ 8 pp plates. 8vo, red cloth, gilt lettering tospine. The story of the shooting down and death of Japanese Admiral Isorok u Yamamoto by P-38 Lightning fighter pilots. “To be successful, the P-38 pilots would have to fly five hundred miles over water, avoiding all land, intercept Yamamoto exactly on time, break through the Zero fighters protecting him, shoot him down, and return to their base.” - from the dj. Very good in torn, but unclipped, dustjacket. 15.00
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Golden Age Remembered : U.S. Naval Aviation, 1919-1941. in dj.

By: WOOLDRIDGE, E.T. (ed.).

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD , 1998, ISBN:1557509387:

Seller ID: 82386

WOOLDRIDGE, E.T. (ed.). The Golden Age Remembered : U.S. Naval Aviation, 1919-1941. Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, (1998). First Printing. Pp [i]-xix,(3),[1]-323,(5),+ 24 pp plates. Index. 8vo, brick red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "Never in the history of aviation was there a more exciting and colorful period of rapid development and public romance with aviators and their magnificent flying machines than the decades between the worldwars. It was a time of air shows and races, record flights across the ocea ns and over the poles, phenomenal technological innovations, and darede...
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Great Seaman : The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver. First Edition in dustjacket.

By: OLIVER, Henry F., Admiral Sir JAMES, William, Admiral Sir. BRYANT, Arthur, foreword.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: H.F. & G. Witherby, London , 1956,:

Seller ID: 37973

(OLIVER, Henry F., Admiral Sir). JAMES, William, Admiral Sir. A Great Seaman : The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver. London : H.F. & G. Witherby, (1956). First Edition. Pp 189, frontis., [7] leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Contents include: "Early Years in the Border Country, 1865-1880"; "Midshipman Under Sail in the Channel Fleet and on the South American Coast, 1880-1885"; "Sub-Lieutenant and Lieutenant Under Sail in the Pacific, 1885-1888"; "Surveying on the East Coast of Africa, Seychelles, Red Sea and Mediterranean, 1889-1894"; "Navigati...
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Great War at Sea 1914-1918

By: HOUGH, Richard.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York , 1984, ISBN:0192158716:

Seller ID: 84975

HOUGH, Richard. The Great War at Sea 1914-1918. Oxford / New York : Oxford University Press, (1984). Second Printing. Pp [i]-xii,(6),[1]-353,(5),+ 24 pp plates. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "The greatest naval conflict in history broke out almost seventy years ago. Richard Hough presents here a reassessment of what happened and why. It is a history as much of men as of ships: the admirals of the Grand Fleet and their Commander-in-Chief, Sir John Jellicoe; and the men at the Admiralty, among them the reformer, inspirer, and charmer, 'Jacky' Fisher, and Winsto...
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Great White Fleet. signed in dj.

By: MELVILLE, John H.

Price: $120.00

Publisher: Vantage Press, New York, 1976,:

Seller ID: 68261

MELVILLE, John H. The Great White Fleet . NY: Vantage Press, (1976). Pp. (12),[1]-275,(1). Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A collection off anecdotes from the Great White Fleet of the United Fruit Company, which served the Caribbean and Latin America in times of war and peace, shipping passengers, cargo, mail, and during times of war, troops. Contents: 1. The Ships and Early Central America, 2. The Schooner Telegraph, 3. The Boston Fruit Company and Its Evolution into the United Fruit Company,4. The Four Admirals, the Ships that Gave the Great White Fleet Its Name, 5...
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H.M.S. Victory. 2nd UK, in dj.

By: FENWICK, Kenneth NELSON, Horatio.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Cassell, London, 1960,:

Seller ID: 42685

FENWICK, Kenneth. H.M.S. Victory. London : Cassell, (February 1960). SecondEdition. Pp 369, frontis., XXII pp plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Cowie 411. "Th is book tells not only of her battles, but also of her life between them, of the admirals whose flags she flew, and of the men who served in her. It tells of her building, of contemporary ship design, of her refits and modifications and how much each cost, and of those who built her. Indissolubly tied up with her story are the wars of Europe, without which she would not have been needed, and in which she played a not insignificant part." ...
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Half Century of Naval Service

By: SCHROEDER, Seaton

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Appleton, New York, 1922,:

Seller ID: 20

SCHROEDER, Seaton. A Half Century of Naval Service. New York: Appleton, 1922. Pp 443, frontis.+ 3 leaves of plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Myron Smith American Naval Bibliography IV:545. Seaton (b. Washington, D.C., 17 August 1849 – d. Washington, D.C., 19 October 1922) Chapters : 1. Midshipman Days - Pacific Station; 2. Asiatic Station - Korean Expedition; 3. West Indies - Virginius Affair; 4. Transit of Venus Cruise [aboard U.S.S. Swatara]; 5. Submerged Continent in the Atlantic - Service in the Mediterranean; 6. Expeditionto Bring Obelisk from Egypt to New York; 7. Surveying - United States Fis...
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Hidden Coasts : A Biography of Admiral Charles Wilkes. First Edition in dustjacket

By: HENDERSON, Daniel WILKES, Charles

Price: $45.00

Publisher: William Sloane Associates,, New York, 1953,:

Seller ID: 25402

HENDERSON, Daniel. The Hidden Coasts : A Biography of Admiral Charles Wilkes. New York : William Sloane Associates, 1953. Pp 306. 8vo, blue cloth spine. "Wilkes was a man who truly made history. In 1838 he sailed in command of the United States Exploring Expedition on what was to become one of the greatest voyages of exploration since the days of Captain Cook. With courageand perseverance, Wilkes and his men raced British and French ships to est ablish the existence of the Antarctic Continent." - from the dj. With bibliography and index. Very good in chipped dustjacket. 45.00
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Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of England. 6th American Edition

By: NELSON, Horatio). RUSSELL, W. Clark RUSSELL, W. Clark

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Putnam, New York, 1896,:

Seller ID: 23369

(NELSON, Horatio). RUSSELL, W. Clark. Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of England. With the Collaboration of William H. Jaques. Sixth Edition. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Pp 359. Illustrated. 8vo, orange library cloth. Cowie 157. Ex-library (rebound in library cloth), else very good. 20.00
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Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy. First American Edition in dustjacket.

By: BlLAKE, Nicholas and LAWRENCE, Richard

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2000, ISBN:0811708640:

Seller ID: 109651

BlLAKE, Nicholas and Richard LAWRENCE. The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy. (Mechanicsburg, PA): Stackpole Books, (2000). First American Edition. Pp. (5)[6]-207,(1). Illustrated throughout. Large 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "No other period of history has spawned such a huge fictional oeuvre as the Nelsonic era. Marryat, Forester, Pope, Kent, Woodman, Donachie, and O'Brian are a few of the authors whose heroes fought against the French. The genre has fascinated millions of readers but The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy is the first book which explains, with ref...
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Jellicoe Papers Selections from the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe of Scapa., 2 vols.

By: JELLICOE, John). PATTERSON, A. Temple., (ed.) Navy Records Society Vol.108,111 PATTERSON, A. Temple., (ed.)

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Navy Records Society, 1966,:

Seller ID: 19218

(JELLICOE, Admiral Sir John Rushworth). PATTERSON, A. Temple, (ed.). The Jellicoe Papers Selections from the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe of Scapa. In Two Volumes. L.: Navy RecordsSociety, 1966/1968. Pp 315, port frontis.+ 5 charts; 490, port frontis. 8v o, navy cloth spine, white cloth boards, gilt to front and spine. Publications of the Navy Records Society Vols. 108 and 111. Vol. I. 1893-1916; Vol. 2 1916-1935. With indices. Vg. 100.00
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Jellicoe. 1st UK, no dj

By: JELLICOE, John, Admiral). ALTHAM, E., Captain ALTHAM, E., Captain

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Blackie & Son, 1938,:

Seller ID: 41925

(JELLICOE, John , Admiral). ALTHAM, E., Captain. Jellicoe . L.: & Glasgow : Blackie & Son, 1938. First Edition. Pp 190, port.frontis. + 7 leaves of plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Chapters : 1. The Subordinate Officer; 2. The Commissioned Officer; 3. The Post-Captain; 4. The Sea Commander and Lord of the Admiralty; 5. Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet; 6. The Genius of Jutland; 7. Post-Jutland; 8. First Sea Lord; 9. The Imperial Mission; 10. His Excellency; 11. Retrospect. With index. A few spots to cloth, slightly cocked, section of front end-paper clipped out, ow vg. 40.00
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Keyes Papers Vol. I 1914-1918

By: KEYES, Roger John Brownlow). HALPERN, Paul G.(ed) Navy Records Society Vol.117

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Navy Records Society, 1972,:

Seller ID: 55323

(KEYES, Roger John Brownlow). HALPERN, Paul G., (ed.). The Keyes Papers: Selections from the Private and Official Correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet Baron Keyes of Zeebrugge. Volume I : 1914-1918. L.: Navy Records Society, 1972. Pp 547, port frontis.+ fldg chart. 8vo, blue cloth, with gilt to front and spine. Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol. 117. Light spotting/fading to cloth, else vg. 60.00
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King William IV

By: ZIEGLER, Philip.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Collins, London , 1971, ISBN:000211934X:

Seller ID: 85903

ZIEGLER, Philip. King William IV. London : Collins, 1971. First Edition. Pp[1]-335,(1),+ 16 pp plates. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spin e, top edge dyed blue. Prince William served in the Royal Navy. Chapters ofinterest : II. Midshipman Prince William. III. Service Overseas. IV. Shipw reck of a Career. XI. The Lord High Admiral. Very good in rubbed and nickeddustjacket. 17.50
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L'Amiral Jurien de la Gravière. Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui, 7ième volume, no.345. Dessin de Luque.

By: JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE, Jean Pierre Edmond LODS, Armand Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Librairie Vanier, Paris , 1890,:

Seller ID: 95334

(JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE, Jean Pierre Edmond). LODS, Armand. L'Amiral Jurien de la Gravière. Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui, 7ième volume, no. 345. Dessin de Luque. Paris : Librairie Vanier, n.d. [ca 1890]. Pp (4) including covers. Front cover colour caricature of the Admiral. 4to, single folded sheet. Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui is a literary and satirical journal founded by writer and journalist Félicien Champsaur and artist André Gill in 1878. Jean Pierre Edmond Jurien de La Gravière (1812-1892) was a French admiral. He enteredthe navy in 1828, was made a commander in 1841, and captain in 1850. D...
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Lessons of the War with Spain and other articles. First British Edition.

By: MAHAN, Alfred T.

Price: $160.00

Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, London, 1899,: 1899

Seller ID: 33152

MAHAN, Alfred T. Lessons of the War with Spain and other articles. London : Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1899. First British Edition. Printed in the United States. Pp (6),[5]-320,(2) + 2 folding maps. 8vo, blue cloth, t.e.g., gilt to front and spine.

Hattendorf & Hattendorf, A Bibliography of the Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan A7b.

A collection of pieces, several originally published in periodicals, explicitly designed to jar the American public out of its complacency following the Spanish-American War: "The original intention, with which the leading articles o...
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Image for Letters) 11 Autograph Letters Signed. (c. 1860s - 1880s) , written while Kennedy was a young officer serving mostly on the North American Station

Letters) 11 Autograph Letters Signed. (c. 1860s - 1880s) , written while Kennedy was a young officer serving mostly on the North American Station

By: KENNEDY, William Robert, Admiral.

Price: $900.00

Publisher: 1860,: 1860

Seller ID: 70886

KENNEDY, William Robert, Admiral. Collection of 11 Autograph Letters, written while Kennedy was a young officer serving mostly on the North American Station.

All are addressed to his mother; these written while Kennedy's postings were H.M.S. Hero & Trafalgar. Most of the letters were posted from Halifax, and all posted between the 1860s and 1881.

Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy, GCB (b March 4, 1838, Naples, Italy – d. 9 October 9, 1916, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England) who served in the Crimea and in China, wrote books about his sporting a...
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