Search Results: Titles starting with N from Naval Marine Archive

National Geographic Soc, 1977. 1st. very good/fair. Index to the National Geographic magazine 1947-1976 450 pages. Heavy.

Little, Brown & Co., 1961. 1st. good +/good. The history of the British navy over the past 400 years. The book details the growth of both the British navy and the British empire, and how one made possible the other. 494 pages

Ashgate, Aldershot, 2008, xvii, 714 p. b/w illustrations, includes index and listing of volumes in the series. The twelve essays include - The Journal of the Voyage of the Marigold to Iceland, 1654 : The Supply of Timber for the Royal Navy 1803 - 1830; The Autobiography of Chief Gunner Alexander Grant, HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland, 1916; The Relief of Admiral North from Gibraltar in 1940 and more.

Conway Maritime Press, London, 1981, first UK ed. 240 p., ill. b/w, includes index. Very good previous owners name and date, very good minus several very small chips to dust jacket. A standard reference, providing a major review of the theory and performance of seaborne radar systems, and cataloguing every piece of major equipment to have seen sea service. Heavy may require extra postage.

hb, King's Printer Ottawa, 1952. 1st. good. ex lib. The official history of the Naval Service of Canada. Activities on shore during the Second World War,  579 pages.

US Naval Institute, Annapolis, 3rd, reimp. 1942, xx,404 p, ill. b/w plates, includes index. very good/good plus, mylar, previous owner stamp back board, minor scuffing top of dj.. Lectures comprised the directives of a specific course in customs, traditions, social usage, and regulations pertaining to honors and ceremonies.

Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, Washington, 1969. xxxi, 1580 p., ill. b/w and maps on liners, very good/none. Covers both the American and European Theatres from February to May of 1776. Letters from Antigua, news from the Boston Gazette and letters from John Adams part of the documents describing the war. Heavy will require extra postage.

Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, Washington. 1968, first edition, xxxii, 1486 p. includes index, ill. b/w and maps on liners. Covers the American Theatre, December 1775; The European Theatre November 1775-January 1776; and the American Theatre January - February 1776. Letters and logs from ships to commanders. Very good minus, fading of spine and previous owners bookplate, slight bleeding to series title page, small name top of front liner. Book very heavy will require extra postage.

Conway Maritime, 1985 1st Edition: 403 p. 31 cm. very good/ very good - slight rubbing of dj. edge; illustrated with more than 500 b/w illustrations including detailed plans drawings and photos, and 350 tables of data. This reference covers all naval weaponry of the second world war: guns and mountings, torpedoes, mines, anti-submarine weapons, air-launched anti-shipping weapons, rockets and early missiles used by the various countries. Heavy requires more postage.

.Conway Maritime Press, London, limited first edition 1009/2000, ill. b/w, 224 p., includes index. fine/fine. Part of the series 'Conway's history of the Ship'. This edition discusses warships operating above and below the surface have needed increased endurance and long range capability. These aspects have affected the new designs and power the ships. The ships of a more traditional design, destroyers, cruisers and frigates now are used in many roles for anti-submarine and electronic warfare with helicopter pads providing for support and surveillance.

Norstedts Forlag, Stockholm, 1990 first English ed., decorated bds. with blue ribbon bookmark, very good, corners bumped, 200 p. with b/w and col. photos, ship's plans, index of names. Covers the origins and development of the Johnson family (Sweden) and shipping interests, as well as the expansion to other industries and activities for one hundred years.

New York/Toronto: Franklin Watts, 1985. 435 p., includes index.the author presents her history from construction including the interior layout and decor, her fast passages, to the fire in New York and dismantling of the wreck. Numerous bw illustrations add to the documentation along with eye witness reports. fine/good, dj price clipped and small tear on back mended. Heavy, extra postage required.