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How the Royal Navy Shaped his Bestsellers

It is no coincidence that many of Alistair MacLean's most successful novels were sea stories. In 1941, he was called up after volunteering for the Royal Navy and served as Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman, and Leading Torpedo Operator. 

Author: Mark Simmons.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 193pp. 16x24x2cm.

ISBN: 9781399019385

Weight: 500g.

Original Price: £20.00

The Nautical Paintings of Susanne Fournais

Author: Susanne Fournais Grube

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 136pp. 25.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781473896338

Weight: 860g

Original Price: £25.00

The largest sea battle of the Second World War. From the 'Images of War' series.

Author: John Greham & Alexander Nicill.

Publisher: Frontline Books.

Paperback. 216pp. 19cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526770394

Weight: 570

Original Price: £14.99

Author: Les Brown

Publisher: Seaforth

Paperback. 64pp. 21cm by 30cm.

ISBN 9781526793874

Weight. 0.353Kg

Original Price: £16.99

From mpacket boats and steamers to ro-pax and catamarans.

Author: Richard Kirkman.

Publisher: Ferry Publications..

Hardback. 384pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781911268123

Original Price: £21.50

Color Line’s present fleet includes five of the most technically advanced and aesthetically impressive ferries in the world and the design and development of these vessels is given special attention.

Author: Bruce Peter

Publisher: Ferry Publications.

Hardback. 168pp. 25cm by 22cm.

ISBN: 9781911268390

Weight: 885g

Original Price: £21.50

The subject of this volume is one of the famous ‘Tribal’ class, large destroyers intended to substitute for cruisers in many roles.

Author: John Roberts.

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 128pp. 25cm by 29cm.

ISBN: 9781526777065

Weight: 1099

Original Price: £30.00

DFDS have been providing shipping and logistic solutions since 1866, this book written by Kai Ortel looks at the history of the company and its modern day operations serving Europe.

Author: Kai Ortel.

Publisher: Ferry Publications.

Hardback. 96pp. 25cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781911268147

Weight: 668g

Original Price: £16.95

Baron Siegfried von Forstner and the War Patrols of U-402 1941–1943

The story of von Forstner and U-402 parallels the rise and fall of the Wolfpack.

Author: Aaron S Hamilton.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 18x25x2cm.

ISBN: 9781399096720

Weight: 750g.

Original Price: £25.00

From Mutiny to Scapa Flow

Author: Nicholas Jellicoe.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 351pp. 16x24x3cm.

ISBN: 9781526754585

Weight: 750g.

Original Price: £25.00

The development of the Scandinavia-UK ferry services from the first passenger-cargo steamers of the early 19th century to the groundbreaking cruise ferries of the second half of the 20th century, and the final closure of the services during the first decades of the new millennia.

Author: Kalle Id.

Publisher: Ferry Publications.

Hardback. 160pp. 22cm by 28cm.

ISBN: 9781911268253

Weight:

Original Price: £22.00

This new book tells the story of the Ocean class of standard cargo ships, their design, building and careers, and the author places them firmly in the context of the battle of the Atlantic which was raging at the time of the first launchings.

Author: Malcolm Cooper

Publisher: Seaforth

Hardback.210pp. 22.5cm by 26.5cm.

ISBN 9781399015530

Weight. 1.063kg

Original Price: £30.00