European Ironclads 1860-75: The Gloire Sparks the Great Ironclad Arms Race, Paperback - Angus Konstam

DescriptionFrom the launching of La Gloire to the emergence of modern turreted battleships in 1875, this book offers a fascinating insight into Con...

Contributor(s): Author: Angus KonstamThis title tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate and fe...

DescriptionThis title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a ma...

DescriptionThe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the leg...

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On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital wa...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamNumber of pages: 96Collection: CampaignPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 185 x 246 x 9C...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

DescriptionA brand-new narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship, Bism...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawing...

In the early months and years of World War II, it was Germany's cruisers and battleships that most ravaged the Atlantic Convoys. This is the histor...

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The first illustrated book about the Nile river gunboats, this fascinating account of imperial war machines will appeal to colonial-era wargamers, ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

DescriptionOften romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, A...

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A beautifully illustrated pocket guide covering over 40 of the world's greatest ships, with detailed specification boxes and 80 stunning artworks. ...

Drawing on the underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea and Kirk Sound to land a deva...

The Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century were the most powerful battlefleet in the world, and embodied one of the key periods i...

The story of the high-stakes air campaign to sink the battleship Tirpitz in her Norwegian lair, when a single bomb could end her threat to the Arct...

During the middle decade of the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This was ...

Although an inherently unsuccessful design, the battlecruisers were amongst the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy during World War II. This wor...

From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, from the Balkans to Mesopotamia, gunboats played an influential part in the story of World War I. This is ...

DescriptionThis is the fully-illustrated story of the Royal Navy's escort carriers which battled against deadly U-Boats during the Battle of the At...

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As the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the British Admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being...

This book uses the latest historical and marine archeological research to present a novel, comparative exploration of an ever-popular subject: the ...

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Contributor(s): Author: Angus KonstamIllustrator: Tony BryanFrom the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western power...

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With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy was at the forefront of her defence with her fleet of battleships as her main striking forc...

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The New White Race traces the development of the press in Algeria between 1860 and 1914, examining the particular role of journalists in shaping th...

Judgment of 5 October 2016 whereby the International Court of Justice upheld the objection to jurisdiction raised by Pakistan, based on the absence...

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The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages - Geraldine Heng

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Teresa HeapyNumber of pages: 64Collection: Bloomsbury ReadersPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x...

There's a start and end to everything, war included. In this case, we'll be learning about how the cold war ended and what the contribution of the ...

The Great Zodiac Race was the winner for 2017 Best Book Awards - Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction. A challenge has been set A race is on ...

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Reducere. Do you like swords? Do you want to know how to use them? Then this book is for you. Renowned swordsman and author Guy Windsor will take you through...