Naval Forces & Warfare

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    Always A Marine: The Return To Civvy Street - Steven Preece - Paperback
    In 'Amongst the Marines', author Steven Preece vividly depicted his excessive, violent lifestyle as an elite Royal Marine Commando. This powerful sequel covers the author's life following his departure from the service.
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    The American Years: Dunoon & The US Navy - Andrene Messersmith - Paperback
    In March 1961 USS Proteus arrived at Dunoon. The US Navy base was to dominate the Cowal peninsula for the next 30 years. Views of its presence varied. The fears of many locals of the consequences of a nuclear submarine facility on their doorstep did not seem to affect their welcome of American personnel and their families.
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    Amongst The Marines: The Untold Story - Steven Preece - Paperback
    As a Marine, Steven Preece was no stranger to violence - what he didn't count on was experiencing it within his own regiment. This is the story of a soldier dealing with intimidation and hostility in the only way he knows how - by fighting fire with fire.
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    The Audacious Admiral Cochrane: The True Life Of A Naval Legend - Brian Vale - Hardback
    Lord Cochrane was a dominant figure in the maritime history of the 19th century, leading British, Chilean and Greek navys to famous victories. But, behind his achievements, there lay a complex figure who saw things in stark contrast, and could exhibit extreme paranoia and jealousy.
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    Battleship - Peter Padfield - Paperback
    This is the story of one of the greatest class of ships ever built, from its origins in the 1850s to its effective demise on the 6th April 1945, when the last of them all, the 70,000 ton Yamato, sunk under a torrent of aerial bombardment.
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    Black Saturday: Tragedy At Scapa Flow - Alexander McKee - Paperback
    In the early hours of Saturday 14th October 1939, the Royal Navy suffered a stunning loss. The battleship Royal Oak, stationed inside the main base of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, was shaken by a number of explosives. She became a furnace, rolled over and within minutes, had gone to the bottom, with nearly 800 men trapped inside.
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    British Battlecruisers, 1939-45 - Angus Konstam - Paperback
    Tracing the pre-war development of these spectacular warships, then describing their wartime exploits, Konstam uses this to demonstrate their operational and mechanical performance. He examines what life was like on these wartime battlecruisers when they sailed into action.
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    British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45 - Angus Konstam - Paperback
    This title covers a key area of World War II history, the small but vicious battles for the control of the Channel and the North Sea. It details one of the most prolific and successful vessels used by the British Navy - the Motor Torpedo Boat.
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    But No Brass Funnel - James Douglas Stewart - Paperback
    A boyhood visit to the battleship HMS Nelson left Douglas Stewart with the ambition to be a midshipman in the Royal Navy. Here he recounts how he went to sea and his adventures and experiences, both ashore and afloat, as he served in eight classes of warship and many more types of tanker.
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    The Clyde At War - Brian D. Osborne; Ronald Armstrong - Hardback
    The river Clyde and its estuary played a central part in both World War I and II. On both banks of the river the ships that fed and protected Britain were launched. This book illustrates a nation at war and the river which was its lifeline.

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