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CONVOY: Merchant Sailors at War.
ISBN 1-55750-137-8 (10X10)
Kaplan, Philip and Jack Currie
1998, HC, 224 pages, 232 photographs. 118 in colour. Biblog. Index.
The men of the American, British, and Canadian merchant marine are the forgotten heroes of the Battle of the Atlantic,
the longest and one of the most bitter and costly campaigns of WW2. From their first casuality in Sept. 1939 to the last
on VE Day in May 1945, nearly 50,000 men of the Allied merchant service lost their lives to Axis Torpedoes, bombs and
guns. This stunning portrait pays tribute to their all-important role. , This book is nostalgia at its finest. Price $36.95
OUT OF THE CHANNEL: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Keeble, John
1991. HC. 290 pages. Index. Bibliography. ISBN 0-06-016334-8
The spill of oil was almost immediately followed by a no-less-transform-ing spill of Exxon's money and power. Over the
course of the next two years it was to spend over four billion dollars in its effort to contain and clean up both the oil and
the damage to its public image. Keeble walks the ghostly denatured beaches with marine biologists and cruises the
contaminated bays and inlets, making the reader a witness to the grim fiasco of Exxon's efforts, which may well have
done more lasting ecological damage than did the original offense. Price $22.95 + S/H
THE PANAMA ROUTE, 1848-1869 (First Pub. 1943)
Kemble, John Haskell
1990, HC, 316 Pages, Index, ISBN 0-87249-697-X, Illus.
Describes what travel was like on the coastal steamers that plied the routes from New York and New Orleans to the Atlantic side of the Isthmus and from Panama to San Francisco. Price $29.95 + S/H
CONVOY: Drama in Artic Waters ISBN 1-86019-969-0
Kemp, Paul
1993. HC. 256 pages. 48 plates b/w photos. Appendix. Index of ships.
The convoys to N. Russia, the PQ/QP convoys, sailed in some of the most appaling conditions in the annals of naval
warfare-in the Artic Ocean. , The weather conditions made service on the routes a constant battle just to survive in the
bitter wind, hard packed ice and sub-zero temperatures. Nevertheless the supplies kept going through. By the end of
the war close to 500,000,000 (pounds sterling) worth of vital weapons, transport and ammunition were delivered to an
ungrateful Soviet Union at the cost of 18 warships and 104 merchant vessels sunk. This history has made use of
original operation orders and reports and takes into account new Russian perspectives. There still remains today a
strong camaraderie among the survivors of those who sailed the North Russian convoys. Price $34.95
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO SHIPS AND THE SEA
Kemp, Peter , editor
First published 1976 reprint 1994, PB, 6x9, 971 pages, ISBN 0-19-282084-22
Over 3, 700 entries on seafaring history , including succinct biographies of famous seamen, descriptions of great sea
battles, accounts of legendary ships and the most famous races, summaries of seafaring literature, references to marine
paintings, a survey of marine designs, and much more. Illustrated. (A valuable reference) Price $27. 50 + S/H
LONDON AND OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS:History/Fleet List 1948-1992
Kinnaird, M & O'Donoghue, K. J.
1992. PB. 120 pages. Ship Index. ISBN 0-095617-68-1
The story of the London Greeks and their shipping interest. 120 pages, 135 photographs, 75 ships. Price $21.95 + S/H (import)
RECORD BREAKERS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC: Blue Riband Liners 1838-1952
Kludas, Arnold
2000. HC. 160 pages. Illust. 50 color, 120 b/w and line drawings. ISBN 1861761414
The 'Blue Riband', a mythical trophy for the fastest ship on the Atlantic, has fascinated the public for almost 200 years.
Like 'Titanic', it is a term which has acquired legendary status, and likewise until very recently much that had been
written about it was distorted and incorrect. , Arnold Kludas, however, is a byword for well researched maritime books
and in this new work he provides an exciting and accurate account of the search for speed across the Atlantic.
Beautifully illustrated history of the fastest Transatlantic Liners. Price $39.95 + S/H Avil. April/2001
SEA SAFARI-British India S. N. Co. :African Ships & Services, (import)
Kohler, Peter C.
1995, HC, 256 pages, 105 photographs, ISBN 1 872006 05 1
History of Britain's largest merchant fleet-routes from Britain to East and South Africa and India, 1872-1976. Detailed
account of steamship services East of Suez and accomplishments of founder Sir William Mackinnon. Cargo liners,
coasters, and tugs named. `BRITISH EAST' began at Tilbury Landing Stage. Price $38.95 + S/H
WILH. WILHELMSEN:History and Fleet List 1861-1994
Koltveit, B & Crowdy, M.
1994. HC. 320 pages(6 x 8 1/2)ISBN 0-905617-73-8
This important Norwegian shipping Co. operated for 132 years and still runs a formidable fleet of container ships,
tankers and RO-RO vessels. 320 pages, 390 ships, many pictures. Price $48.95 + S/H (import)
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