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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 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

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

While Churchill may not have described the convoys as the worst journey in the world', for the brave men who undertook he mission often at the cost of their lives, it most definitely was.

Author: William Smith

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399072298

Weight: 524g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Bryan Cooper

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 144pp. 14cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9781399019873

Weight: 396g

Original Price: £14.99

From Fighting Sail to the Arctic Convoys & Beyond .

Author: Iain Ballantyne

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 240pp. 16cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399012867

Weight: 700g

Original Price: £16.99

Notable Episodes in the Life of a Legend.

Author: David F. Hutchings

Publisher: The History Press

Hardback. 168pp. 24.5cm by 22.5cm.

ISBN: 9780750997157

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

Author: Quentin Russell

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 16.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526715999

Weight: 690g

Original Price: £25.00

The Experience of War at Sea, 1939-1945.

Author: James Goulty

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 264pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399000710

Weight: 609g

Original Price: £25.00

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

Author: Les Brown

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing

Hardback. 200pp. 21.8cm by 26.4cm.

ISBN: 9781399022859

Weight: 1.015kg

Original Price: £40.00

From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind.

Author: Brian Lavery

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing

Hardback. 208pp. 29.7cm by 25.2cm.

ISBN: 9781399092913

Weight: 1.238kg

Original Price: £50.00

A True Restoration Tragedy.

Author: Nigel Pickford

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 304pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780750997539

Weight: 600g

Original Price: £20.00

The fate of the enemy fleets after the two World Wars.

Author: Aidan Dodson & Serena Cant.

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 256pp. 22cm by 27cm.

ISBN: 9781526741981

Weight: 1594

Original Price: £35.00

This book takes a close look at Stena Line’s Irish Sea shipping operations it inherited and to celebrate their achievements some 30 years on.

Author: John Bryant.

Publisher: Ferry Publications.

Hardback. 168pp. 25cm by 22cm.

ISBN: 9781911268420

Weight: 886g

Original Price: £21.50

During the history of the White Star Line there were two international disputes – the Boer Wars and the First World War. White Star Line vessels valiantly served in both, including the Big Four: Celtic, Cedric, Baltic and Adriatic.

Author: Patrick Mylon

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 108pp. 24.8cm by 22.6cm.

ISBN: 9780750988117

Weight: 450g

Original Price: £19.99

The Design and Careers of Capital Ships of the World’s Navies 1900–1950

Author: Bruce Taylor.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 440pp. 24.6x26.5x3.2cm.

ISBN: 9781848321786

Weight: 2.1kg.

Original Price: £40.00