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TITANIC - THE LAST GREAT IMAGES £25.00 Captivating book weaves strands of the tale together more completely than ever before. In renderings done by the ship's original designers, charts of the debris field, detailed underwater photographs, period illustrations and haunting paintings, this important book provides the clearest, most accurate view of the ship ever published.(Ballard)  Hardbound - 192 pages with 150 colour illustrations. Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: SAILING BOAT MANUAL £17.99 Written to cut through confusing nautical language, it gives anyone new to sailing the confidence and knowledge to buy and enjoy a sailing dinghy or small sail cruiser. Packed with well-illustrated practical information and handy tips for both new and existing boat owners, this manual covers the routine maintenance, repairs and improvement of a sailing boat for those with good basic DIY skills and has further information for the jobs best left to the experts. There are also useful sections on buying, moorings and safe sailing techniques. (Watts) Hardbound 176 pages with 500 colour illustrations. Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: COASTAL FORCES AT WAR - (2ND EDITION) £19.99 The Royal Navy's 'Little Ships' in the Second World War -  In the Second World War, Royal Navy motor torpedo boats, motor gunboats and moor launches performed a multitude of dangerous tasks in the English Channel and North Sea. Ferocious close-quarter combat with their German E- and R-boat counterparts could result in glory - or sudden death. This fascinating history tells the story of not just the many and varied operations in which the little ships of Britain and her allies were involved, in what became known as 'the war in the narrow seas', but also of the vessels and the men who crewed them. (Jefferson) Hardbound 256 pages with 100 black and white illustrations Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: THE TUG BOOK (2ND EDITION) £25.00 This fully revised and updated second edition provides worldwide coverage of an increasing variety of towing vessels, outlines the development of ever more complex propulsion systems and explains how tugs are operated in their various roles. A particular theme is today's fierce competition among tug operators, which has resulted in manpower cuts and the emergence of very small tugs with unprecedented power, capable of carrying out the work of vessels twice the size. The Tug Book will be of interest not only to marine enthusiasts but also to the towage industry and its employees. Hardbound (Gaston) 256 pages with 190 colour and 185 black and white illustrations Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: LIFEBOAT HEROES £19.99 The RNLI is at the forefront of saving lives around Britain's coasts. Putting to sea in all weathers, its crews are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Edward Wake-Walker describes 16 dramatic rescues spanning 200 years in the RNLI's distinguished history. The earliest story is that of Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, who rescued all 17 crew and passengers from the Fortroendet aground in 1827. A more recent account concerns helicopter winch man, Bill Deacon, who died after saving the last ten men from the freighter Green Lily in a hurricane in 1997, and coxswain Hewitt Clark who brought his lifeboat alongside the ship and saved five of her crew.  Hardbound (Wake-Walker) 256 pages with 32 colour and 90 black and white images Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: CLASSIC SHIPS £8.99 Thousands of years before any of our modern methods of transport were invented man travelled by boat on the water. Later on men travelling by ship proved that the world was round, discovering new lands and new continents. By the nineteenth and twentieth century vast numbers of people used ships to emigrate to new lives in far away lands; ships soon became floating palaces, representing the ultimate in sophistication. Hardbound (Havers) 128 pages with 120 colour illustrations Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: 100 YEARS OF BRITISH NAVAL AVIATION £35.00 Published in association with the Royal Navy, this is the official history of the first century of British naval aviation. It chronicles naval aviators' involvement in two world wars and other conflicts worldwide, and the crucial developments in the technology of ships, aircraft and weaponry that made victory possible. The narrative is supported by text panels describing a host of different subjects related to naval aviation, including vivid personal accounts of operations from those who were there. Comprehensive appendices list battle orders, aircraft and ships, and describe naval fighter aces and VC winners. 288 pages with 75 colour and 75 black and white illustrations, hardbound (Shores) Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA-Captain of War £19.99 Captain of War - Guardian of Peace - Lord Louis Mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and public servant. The First World War and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he was a victorious commander in the Second World War, and when peace came he brought independence to India and Pakistan. Mountbatten remains a controversial figure, but when his faults are considered in the light of the world-shaking events in which he was involved, they are overwhelmingly outweighed by his achievements. His murder, and those of members of his family and a friend, on 27 August 1979 by the IRA shocked the world. 296 pages with 26 black and white illustrations, hardbound, (McGeogh)  Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: ROBERT BALLARD'S TITANIC £14.99 Exploring the greatest of all lost ships - In April 1912 the magnificent new liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic. This is the compelling first-hand account of Dr Ballard's 12 year quest to find the sunken liner. With the help of rare archive pictures, charts, paintings and a 25inch 'photo mosaic' of the ship, Ballard recounts the Titanic's fateful last night and describes the moment-by-moment drama of the expeditions that found and explored her. The exact location of the Titanic is revealed and, finally, many of the mysteries that have surrounded her tragic fate are laid to rest. 240 pages with 125 colour and 125 black and white illustrations, hardbound (Ballard) Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: THE MOTOR BOAT MANUAL £17.99 Buying, using, maintaining and repairing motor boats - The dream of owning, maintaining and using your own boat without great expense can be achieved with the help of the Motor Boat Manual. Written to cut through confusing nautical language, it gives anyone new to boating the confidence and knowledge to buy and enjoy a motor boat. Packed with well-illustrated practical information and handy tips for both new and existing boat owners, this manual covers the routine maintenance, repairs and improvement of a motor boat for those with good basic DIY skills and has further information for the jobs best left to the experts. There are also useful sections on buying, moorings, and safe boating and handling. 216 pages with 500 colour illustrations, hardbound (Watts) Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA (3rd Edition) £15.99 Inside the Queen's Floating Palace - HM Yacht Britannia was used as a royal residence and for the promotion of British commercial interests overseas from her launch in 1953 until decommissioning in late 1997, during which time she became the most famous ship in the world. Here, in this updated third edition, her story is told in full, from construction through to the present day. 200 pages with 158 illustrations, softbound (Hoey) Quantity: 12345678910 Buy Now: