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STEAM COASTERS & SHORT SEA TRADERS, Third Edition (import)
Waine, C. V. & Fenton R. S.
1994, by, HC, 182 pages, , ISBN 0 905184 15 7
The history of the British steam coaster covering building, repairing, machinery, early designs, Clyde `puffers', and the
various engine-aft types, including the big east coast colliers. Also covered are those with engines amidships and
coastal tankers. Expanded text with 25 extra pages. Illustrations selected with the modelmaker in mind. Small coasting
shipowners covered in companion volume THE STEAM COLLIER FLEETS. 76 plans, 97 black & white profiles, 26 colour profiles. Price $38.95 + S/H
RESCUE AT SEA (2nd. Edition)
Waters, Capt. John M. (USCG)
1989. HC. 324 pages. (6"X9")65 illust. ISBN 0-87021-542-6
This hard-hitting saga gives an intimate view of the Coast Guard's search and rescue mission over the past forty years.
It also includes such recent events as the Coast Guard's role in the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the stepped-up war on drugs. Price $31.95 + S/H
DISASTERS AT SEA:Every ocean going passenger ship catastrophe since 1900 (import)
Watson, Milton H.
1995, HC, 216 pages, 258 illus. (8x9)ISBN 1-85260-505-7
Disaster At Sea provides a complete record of every passenger liner that has come to grief this century, including recent
disasters such as the Achilles Lauro and the Estonia as well as the famous disasters of the 20th century. Price $34.95 + S/H
THE LINER QUEEN MARY (import)
Watton, Ross
1989, HC, 144 pages, 300 line drawings. ISBN 0-87021-599-X
Over 300 keyed line drawings as well as full description of the design, construction, general arrangement, hull structure,
operational history and much more, Numerous close-up and on-board photographs help to rekindle memories of this Grand Ship. Price $39.95 + S/H
LEARN TO NAVIGATE by the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard
Whitnery, Charles A. and Frances W. Wright
1992, PB, 318 pages, Figures, Tables, Q's & A's, Forms, Appendices, ISBN 0 87033 426 3
This book approaches piloting and celestial navigation from a new direction. Provides an understanding of principles so
the sailor can invent new methods when required, as well as give help in practical matters , such as, reading the Nautical Almanac and carrying out sight reductions. Price $24.95 + S/H
WARTIME DISASTERS AT SEA: (import)
Williams, David
1997, HC, 248 pages, 225 b/w illus. , index. ISBN 1-85260-565-0
Every passenger ship lost in WW1 & WW2. Describes every deep-sea passenger carrying vessel engaged in regular
commercial service, or in temporary auxiliary duties, that was lost in these conflicts. More than 500 ships of many
nationalities are detailed with number of casualities and cause of loss, sunk by torpedo, surface fire, scuttle etc. ;Price $42.95 + S/H
GREAT SEA DISASTERS:The Worlds Worst Sea Accidents
Wilson, Neil
1998. HC. 96 pages. (11 1/4X 9")Index. ISBN 0-75252-743-6
Great Sea Disasters looks at the darker side of sea travel throughout history, when technology or seamanship fails to
safeguard the lives of;passengers and crew, and tragedy occurs. It examines in words and over 80;highly charged
pictures the accidents which have shocked the world. Whether reviewing accidents caused by high seas, icebergs, fire
or sabotage, this book makes an excellent introduction to some of the worst ;maritime tragedies. Price $22.50 plus S/H (import)
FLAGS AT SEA (Revised Ed. first pub. 1986)
Wilson, Timothy
1999. PB. 140 pages. (7"x10")134 photos. ISBN 1-55750-296-X
This is a revised edition of a popular history, first published in 1986, of the flags flown at sea during the Age of Sail.
Beautifully illustrated with more than one hundred thirty photos, seventy-four in color, it features the flags flown by the
principal naval powers, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States. The clear narrative unravels
myths and misunderstandings about where, when, and why certain flags, like the piratical "Jolly Roger", were flown. It
also tackles such complicated issues as signaling in peace and war. Contemporary flag charts and specially comissioned
drawings provide the degree of detail necessary for modelmakers, artist, and historians. Price $24.95 + S/H (import)
NAVAL SHIPBUILDERS OF THE WORLD: From the age of sail to present.
Winklareth, Robert
2000. HC. 384 pages. 32 photos. 150 line drawings/maps. ISBN 186176121X
From the construction of primative war galleys first millenium BC to today's most technically advanced warships. This
book fills a void in maritime history by providing comprehensive information on the shipyards, past and present, that
built those ships. In addition, he covers warship evolution from wood and canvas to steam, steel, and electronic, as well as the concurrent changes in building methodology. Price $46.95 + S/H (import)
B. E. F. SHIPS BEFORE, AT AND AFTER DUNKIRK
Winser, John de S.
1999. 160 pages. 124 illustrations. ISBN 0-905617-91-6
Another Dunkirk shipping book? Yes, and much more besides. With the depth of research its contents incorporate the
extensive information it reveals, this book could well become the first point of reference on the whole British
Expeditionary Force shipping story from Sept. 1939 to June 1940. It starts with the massive task of moving the British
Army to France and names the 300 ships involved in transporting troops, stores and over 120, 000 military vehicles.
Using 16 different routes, ships kept the army fed, equipted, fuelled and reinforced for ten months, then came to its
rescue in its time of need. Detailing the story of the Dunkirk evacuation, in which over 300, 000 men of the B. E. F. and
allies were rescued. This book list every known troop-carrying sailing of each Dunkirk vessel, giving the time and port of
arrival and the number of soldiers aboard. A store house of information. PRICE $45. 00 + S/H (import)
THE HISTORY OF THE SHIP
Woodman, Richard
1997. HC. 352 pages. (10x12")Biblo. Glossary. ISBN0-85177-721-X
History is filled with names of seagoing vessels that have left their mark on the course of human affairs, Mary Rose,
Constitution, Pinta, May-;flower, Monitor, Titanic, Bismark, Natilus etc. This beautiful, illust. ;volumn celebrates the
ship in all its glory, from dugout canoes to Nelson's ships-of-the-line and from battleships and ocean liners to aircraft
carriers and supertankers. Filled with hundreds of color and b/w illustrations, including frescoes, watercolors, photos and plans. Price $50. 00 + S/H (import)
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