BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES

BRITISH WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES
Steve Bush

US NAVY WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES
Steve Bush

Published in December 2006, this is a new publication which follows that same format as the long-established Royal Navy book. It lists US navy warships, ships of the Military Sealift Command, and aircraft of USN and USMC Aviation. The book is fully illustrated in colour.

A5 portrait; 168 pages. Price : £9.95

VOSPER THORNYCROFT BUILT WARSHIPS
Trevor Piper

This is the first in a major new series of photographic books featuring the activities of some of the most famous of UK warship builders. Vosper Thornycroft continues to grow and in recent years has returned warship construction to Portsmouth. Illustrated with numerous black/white photographs. Published in 2006.

Hardback; A4 landscape; 161 pages. Price : £17.99

THE ROYAL NAVY AT PORTSMOUTH SINCE 1900
Brian Patterson

This book by Brian Patterson (who has worked in the dockyard all his life) charts the activities of the Royal Navy in and around Portsmouth throughout the twentieth century. Contains over 100 full page photographs, complete with well-researched extended captions. Published in 2005.

Hardback; A4 landscape; 152 pages. Price : £14.95

THE ROYAL NAVY AT DEVONPORT SINCE 1900
Lt. Cdr. Ben Warlow RN

This book by Ben Warlow charts the activities of the Royal Navy in and around Devonport throughout the twentieth century. Contains over 100 full page photographs, complete with well-researched extended captions. Published in 2005.

Hardback; A4 landscape; 152 pages. Price £14.95

RN FRIGATES IN FOCUS
Lt Cdr Ben Warlow

This book shows Royal Navy Frigates (since 1940) operating worldwide. Every page has a stunning photo and informative extended caption. Published in 2004.

Softback; A5 landscape; Price : £14.95

RN CRUISERS IN FOCUS
Lt Cdr Ben Warlow

This book shows Royal Navy Cruisers, from World War I to the end of the twentieth century, operating worldwide. Every page has a stunning photo and informative extended caption. Published in 2003.

Softback; A5 landscape; 112 pages. Price : £14.95

ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY IN FOCUS
Jon Wise

This book provides us with a pictorial history of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - the Merchant ships that supply the essential fuel and food to ships of the Royal Navy on the high seas. Published in 2002.

Softback; A5 landscape; 128 pages. Price : £9.95

THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II PART TWO
Lt Cdr Ben Warlow

This is the second book that Warlow has researched. It consists of some 96 superb full page photos with extended captions showing the Royal Navy in action in the Second World War.

Not to be missed if you like nostalgic naval photos! Published in 2002.

Softback; A5 landscape; 112 pages. Price : £9.95

RN MINOR WAR VESSELS IN FOCUS
Lt Cdr Ben Warlow

This book consists of some 96 superb photos with extended captions showing the "small ships" that are frequently forgotten - patrol boats, landing craft, minesweepers, MTBs, MGBs and more.

Not to be missed if you like nostalgic naval photos! Published in 2001.

Softback; A5 landscape; 96 pages. Price : £9.95

ROUGHERS
Mike Critchley and Steve Bush

This is a superb collection of black/white photographs of warships taken in extremely rough weather. Published in 2001.

Softback; A5 landscape; 96 pages. Price : £14.95

RN DESTROYERS IN FOCUS SINCE 1945
Lt Cdr Ben Warlow RN

A pictorial history of the latter stages of the development of the destroyer which serves as a tribute to these magnificent ships and the men who served on them. Many black/white photographs.

Softback; A5 landscape; 96 pages. Price : £9.95

THE ROYAL NAVY IN FOCUS IN WORLD WAR II
Warlow and Goodman

This is a pictorial record, taken from the Sid Goodman collection, of RN ships that served in World War II. All the excellent black/white photographs have full extended captions. Published in 1994.

Softback; A5 landscape; 112 pages. Price : £9.95

THE FLEET AIR ARM IN FOCUS PART TWO
David Hobbs

This impressive collection of black/white photographs, with their informative captions, is an attempt to capture something of the spirit of the Fleet Air Arm. Published in 1992.

Softback; A5 landscape; 96 pages. Price : £8.95

THE FLEET AIR ARM IN FOCUS PART ONE
Cdr D A Hobbs RN

This impressive collection of black/white photographs, with their informative captions, is an attempt to capture something of the spirit of the Fleet Air Arm. Published in 1990.

Softback; A5 landscape; 96 pages. Price : £8.95

CAMMELL LAIRD: VOLUME 2 - THE NAVAL SHIPS
Ian Collard

As well as British Navy ships, this book includes a varied selection of foreign naval vessels, from the Confederate blockade runner Alabama to many ships and submarines built for navies around the world. Profusely illustrated with black/white photographs. Published in 2006.

Softback; 165mm x 235mm, portrait; 128 pages. Price : £12.95

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS 1878 - 1945
R Osborne, H Spong and T Grover

Published in September 2007, this book contains a detailed history of these specialised vessels and the incidents in which they were involved. The result of much research and use of primary sources, the book is superbly illustrated in black/white.

Hardback; A4 portrait; 328 pages. Price : £45.00

BRITISH INVASION FLEETS - THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BEYOND 1942-1945
John de S. Winser

The first part of this well-researched book gives details of the purpose and outcome of various operations which took place the period 1942-1945, while the second part gives information relating to routing and cargoes, as well as the particulars of the ships themselves. It contains many black/white photographs. Published in 2002.

Softback; A4 portrait; 152 pages. Price : £22.00