Category Archives: Naval

Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo (Campaign)

During the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940, German forces successfully cut off several units of British, French and Canadian troops from supporting forces and supplies. Nearly 350,000 Allied troops were left stranded on the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, in … Continue reading

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US Coast Guard in World War II (Elite)

Alex de Quesada reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II in this Elite title. In particular, the book draws attention to the little-known history of how the US Coast Guard ran a number of … Continue reading

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Anatomy of the Ship: The Battlecruiser Hood

The year 2001 witnesses the sixtieth anniversary of one of the most shocking and tragic episodes in the history of the Royal Navy; the loss of HMS Hood. Built during the First World War, the Hood was the largest, fastest … Continue reading

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US Destroyers 1934-45: Pre-war classes (New Vanguard)

The US Navy’s most modern destroyers as it entered World War II were 100 ships from eleven classes introduced in the 1930s: 1,500-tonners and 1,850-ton destroyer leaders designed to conform to the 1930 London Naval Treaty, plus the successor 1,570-ton … Continue reading

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British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45 (New Vanguard)

During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate the Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), Motor Launches (MLs) and Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) … Continue reading

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K BOAT CATASTROPHE: EIGHT SHIPS AND FIVE COLLISIONS: The full story of the ‘Battle’ of the Isle of May

On 31 January 1918 nine K Class steam-powered submarines sailed with the Grand Fleet to Exercise in the North Sea. The ships left the Firth of Forth at a speed of 21 knots on a cold winter night with the … Continue reading

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Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

The sea has always been central to human development as a source of resources, and as a means of transportation, information-exchange and strategic dominion. It has been the basis for our prosperity and security. This is even more the case, … Continue reading

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Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship: Yellow Sea 1904-05 (Duel)

The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan’s rise as a major power on the world stage. What began as differing expansionist interests in Manchuria and Korea developed into … Continue reading

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Scapa Flow: The defences of Britain’s great fleet anchorage 1914-45 (Fortress)

A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain’s main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. It held Jellicoe’s Grand Fleet from 1914-18, and it was from here that it sailed out to … Continue reading

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Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

The sea has always been central to human development as a source of resources, and as a means of transportation, information-exchange and strategic dominion. It has been the basis for our prosperity and security. This is even more the case, … Continue reading

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