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  • MEN OF STEAM
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    MEN OF STEAM
    DAVID WRAGG
    Few modes of travel have the enduring appeal of steam railways. Today preserved lines, locomotives and rolling stock attract not just expert enthusiasts but more casual visitors who are keen to savor the distinctive atmosphere of a lost era in transport history. Yet these relics are but one aspect of the long story of steam, for they cannot reveal the human side of working life...

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  • COMMUTER CITY
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    COMMUTER CITY
    DAVID WRAGG
    On the eve of the railway age, London was the worlds largest and most populous city and one of the most congested. Traffic-clogged roads and tightly packed buildings meant that travel across the city was tortuous, time-consuming and unpleasant. Then came the railways. They transformed the city and set it on a course of extraordinary development that created the metropolis of th...

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  • A HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF RAILWAYS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
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    A HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF RAILWAYS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
    DAVID WRAGG
    Railways played a key role in Britain's social, economic and industrial history. These companies have long since gone, but all over the country relics remain to remind us of that pioneering age. David Wragg's Historical Dictionary of Railways in the British Isles is a comprehensive, single-volume reference guide to the old railway companies and their heritage. He provides brief...

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  • FIGHTING ADMIRALS OF WORLD WAR II
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    FIGHTING ADMIRALS OF WORLD WAR II
    DAVID WRAGG
    Seapower was a crucial element in the outcome of the Second World War. The U-Boat campaign almost brought Britain to her knees; the Arctic convoys were crucial to keeping Russia in the War; Pearl Harbor brought America into the conflict with massive repercussions; allied naval supremacy made the D-Day landings possible.This book examines in detail the key naval commanders of bo...

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  • SACRIFICE FOR STALIN
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    SACRIFICE FOR STALIN
    DAVID WRAGG
    Operation BARBAROSSA, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, was a turning point second only to Pearl Harbor. Russia became an ally overnight but a most difficult, dangerous and demanding one. Stalin desperately needed oil, equipment and modern technology but the only practical route was round the North Cape to the ports of Archangel and Murmansk. The dual enemies of ...

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  • SECOND WORLD WAR CARRIER CAMPAIGNS
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    SECOND WORLD WAR CARRIER CAMPAIGNS
    DAVID WRAGG
    Award-winning historian David Wragg's Second World War Carrier Campaigns explores how aircraft carriers changed the course of the war for Allied victory. Without the aircraft carrier, the Japanese would not have brought the United States into the Second World War through their attack on Pearl Harbor; without the carrier, the United States could not have rolled back the Japanese...

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  • STRINGBAG
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    STRINGBAG
    DAVID WRAGG
    This is a narrative account of the operations of the Fairey Swordfish throughout World War Two. The most famous of these was the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, crippling three battleships and damaging several other ships as well as the seaplane base and an oil storage depot. The Swordfish played a prominent part in the Battle of Matapan and in the sinking of the Bismar...

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  • OPERATION SEALION: HITLER'S INVASION PLAN FOR BRITAIN
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    OPERATION SEALION: HITLER'S INVASION PLAN FOR BRITAIN
    DAVID WRAGG
    During the Summer of 1940, Hitlers Germany appeared unstoppable. The Nazis were masters of mainland Europe, in alliance with Stalins Russia and only the English Channel prevented an immediate invasion. Britain stood alone. The BEF had been routed but, due to the Dunkirk miracle, most of her manpower had returned albeit without their transport and heavy equipment and guns. There...

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  • PLAN Z
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    PLAN Z
    DAVID WRAGG
    "A well-written yet concise history" of Hitler's plan to build a massive naval fleet, why it failed, and how it may have affected the outcome of WWII ( Nautical Research Journal).   Except for the strength of the U-boat fleet at the height of the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, was never a match for the Royal Navy, even though the latter was overstretc...

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  • 'TOTAL GERMANY'
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    'TOTAL GERMANY'
    DAVID WRAGG
    The author of A Century of British Naval Aviation, 1909-2009 examines the losses and successes of the Royal Navy during World War Two.   On the declaration of war in 1939, the British Admiralty signaled all warships and naval bases “Total Germany, Total Germany.”   It was fortunate that of Germany’s three armed services, the Kriegsmarine under Grosseradmiral Erich Raeder was th...

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  • A CENTURY OF NAVAL AVIATION, 1909–2009
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    A CENTURY OF NAVAL AVIATION, 1909–2009
    DAVID WRAGG
    Above the Waves is the history of the first century of British Naval aviation, with personal accounts adding color to the achievements both in technology, such as angled flight decks, mirror deck landing systems, helicopter assault and vertical take-off, and in operations, including the sinking of the Konigsberg and the daring attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, convoy prot...

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  • FIGHTER OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA, 1939–1945
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    FIGHTER OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA, 1939–1945
    DAVID WRAGG
    Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939–1945 tells the story of Allied and German fighter pilots in Europe, over the Mediterranean and in North Africa during the Second World War. The book starts with the early skirmishes as each side tested the others defenses, moves through the Battle of Britain and then the Blitz, when the emphasis switched from single-engined day...

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  • THE WORLD AIR POWER GUIDE
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    THE WORLD AIR POWER GUIDE
    DAVID WRAGG
    Compiled by the author of Janes Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for aviation experts.In one volume the reader will find the composition and details of all air elements of a staggering 169 nations air forces and, where they exist, army air, naval air and such paramilitary organizations as the US Coast Guard Service.By definition such a book must be regularly updated...

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  • THE PACIFIC NAVAL WAR 1941–1945
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    THE PACIFIC NAVAL WAR 1941–1945
    DAVID WRAGG
    This vividly detailed WWII history chronicles the bitter conflict at sea between Allied and Japanese naval forces. The Pacific War was primarily fought at sea. Naval power allowed the Japanese to mount their attack on Pearl Harbor and then advance westwards and southwards. It also enabled the Allies to strike back and even take the war to Japan itself. The tide turned very quic...

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  • OPERATION SEALION
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    OPERATION SEALION
    DAVID WRAGG
    During the Summer of 1940, Hitlers Germany appeared unstoppable. The Nazis were masters of mainland Europe, in alliance with Stalins Russia and only the English Channel prevented an immediate invasion.Britain stood alone. The BEF had been routed but, due to the Dunkirk miracle, most of her manpower had returned albeit without their transport and heavy equipment and guns. There ...

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  • THE ESCORT CARRIER OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    THE ESCORT CARRIER OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    DAVID WRAGG
    To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted on speciall...

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  • THE RACE TO THE NORTH
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    THE RACE TO THE NORTH
    DAVID WRAGG
    In the late nineteenth century, some of Britains leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the races to the north. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay....

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  • THE ESCORT CARRIER OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    THE ESCORT CARRIER OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    DAVID WRAGG
    To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted on speciall...

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  • MALTA
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    MALTA
    DAVID WRAGG
    The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2. As a result the Island became the focal point in a prolonged and dreadful struggle that cost the lives of thousands of servicemen and civilians. After setting the scene for the action, this book tells the story of the Island's stand...

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  • THE WORLD SEA POWER GUIDE
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    THE WORLD SEA POWER GUIDE
    DAVID WRAGG
    Compiled by the author of Janes Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for naval experts and enthusiasts. In one volume the reader will find the composition and details of all naval elements of a staggering 137 nations armed forces including paramilitary organizations as the US Coast Guard Service. The book starts with an introduction based on the situation today and the ...

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  • THE SECOND WORLD WAR'S MILITARY LEGACY
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    THE SECOND WORLD WAR'S MILITARY LEGACY
    DAVID WRAGG
    'Necessity is the mother of invention' and nothing is more necessary than victory in war. Driven by the need to defeat Hitler's Nazis and Japanese Imperial ambitions, the period 1939 1945 saw huge and unprecedented leaps in the invention and development of war winning weapons and technology.Well=known author and military expert David Wragg has studied the whole range of land, s...

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  • 'SINK THE FRENCH!'
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    'SINK THE FRENCH!'
    DAVID WRAGG
    A history-defining moment in World War II, when the allied nations of England and France stood on the precipice of betrayal—and war with each other.   After the forces of Nazi Germany launched their Blitzkrieg assault on Holland, Belgium, and Northern France, the tentative relationship between Great Britain and France was strained to the limit. For when the Vichy regime surrend...

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