Maritime

Naval aviation arrived early in the last century in the form of balloons and airships employed by the British Royal Navy for reconnaissance, and interest was stirring in naval circles in a greater aeronautical capacity for the service.

Author: Philip Kaplan.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 208pp. 15.6x23.3x1.6cm.

ISBN: 9781399075053

Weight: 350g

Original Price: £14.99

Enhancements, conversions and scratch building on 1/1250 and 1/1200 scale models.

Author: Robert K Liu.

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 160pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781526793911

Weight: 798

Original Price: £25.00

A detailed account at the Royal Navy's expedition into the polar regions in 1773 - with the young Horatio Nelson on board.

Author: Peter Goodwin.

Publisher: Adlard Coles.

Hardback. 264pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781472954176

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

The Orient Line was once one of the most recognised names operating on the route between Great Britain and Australia, forming an important connection between the many peoples of the Empire.

Author: Rob Henderson, Doug Cremer, Chris Frame & Rachelle Cross

Publisher: History Press

Paperback. 216pp. 24.51 x 1.27 x 22.4 cm.

ISBN: 9780750969925

Weight: 324g

Original Price: £12.99

This is a genuinely new and significant reference book and is destined to become a major new aid for Royal Navy warship and auxiliary identification.

Author: Steve Bush & Ben Warlow

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 438pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526793782

Weight: 888

Original Price: £25.00

This classic offers wise and pragmatic instructions as well as inspiration for ship modellers everywhere.

Author: Philip Reed.

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 128pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781844156962

Original Price: £25.00

Royal Navy Fleet reviews from earliest times to 2005.

Author: Steve R Dunn.

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing.

Hardback. 320pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526769022

Original Price: £29.99

Birth of a superpower.

Author: Mark Jessop.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 198pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526720337

Original Price: 19.99

Cargo Liners Under Fire 1939–1945

The British Merchant Navy dominated the world trade routes in the years leading up to the Second World War. The star players of the fleet were the cargo liners, faster and larger than the tramps. On the outbreak of war these cargo liners became crucial to the nation’s survival using their speed and expertise to evade Nazi warships, raiders and U-boats.

Author: Bernard Edwards.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 206pp. 16x24x2.4cm.

ISBN: 9781399097864

Weight: 500g.

Original Price: £20.00

Home of the Royal Navy 1939 - 1945.

Author: Krzysztof Kubiak.

Publisher: MMP Books.

Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 29cm.

ISBN 9788366549036

Original Price: £20.00

An illustrated history of this Cornish lifeboat station and its vessels.

Author: Nicholas Leach.

Publisher: History Press.

Paperback. 208pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9780752499451

Original Price: £16.99