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  • TWO NAVIES DIVIDED
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    TWO NAVIES DIVIDED
    BRIAN LAVERY
    The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw's comment that 'England and America are two countries divided by a common language.' It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and usages varied significantly. And the Second World War is a pertinent moment for compari...

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  • ROYAL YACHTS UNDER SAIL
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    ROYAL YACHTS UNDER SAIL
    BRIAN LAVERY
    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. They were built luxuriously and used for royal visits to the fleet, for diplomacy and for racing and cruising for pleasure. C...

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  • THE LAST BIG GUN
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    THE LAST BIG GUN
    BRIAN LAVERY
    As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for the cruiser HMS Belfast. After three years of repairs to her broken keel, engine- and boiler-rooms, and extensive refitting, she would go on to play a critical role in the protection...

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  • WOODEN WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION
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    WOODEN WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION
    BRIAN LAVERY
    “A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy’s sailing warships” from the maritime historian and author of Nelson’s Navy (Pirates and Privateers).   The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders t...

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  • NELSON'S VICTORY
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    NELSON'S VICTORY
    BRIAN LAVERY
    May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1...

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  • THE SHIP OF THE LINE
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    THE SHIP OF THE LINE
    BRIAN LAVERY
    “A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries.”—Ships in Scale   The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themse...

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  • TWO NAVIES DIVIDED
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    TWO NAVIES DIVIDED
    BRIAN LAVERY
    The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw’s comment that ‘England and America are two countries divided by a common language.’ It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and usages varied significantly. And the Second World War is a pertinent moment for compari...

    $549.99

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  • CHURCHILL WARRIOR
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    CHURCHILL WARRIOR
    BRIAN LAVERY
    A "truly exceptional" account of how Churchill's experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II ( Booklist).   No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their ...

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  • NELSON'S VICTORY
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    NELSON'S VICTORY
    BRIAN LAVERY
    May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1...

    $329.00

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  • THE SHIP OF THE LINE
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    THE SHIP OF THE LINE
    BRIAN LAVERY
    "A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries."—Ships in Scale   The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themse...

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  • ASSAULT LANDING CRAFT
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    ASSAULT LANDING CRAFT
    BRIAN LAVERY
    The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400,000 men in action conditions, plus many more in training. It was the only serviceable British landing craft at the beginning of the War, and it remained in service until the Suez operation of ...

    $279.00

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