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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
ISBN: 9780470116678 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power.
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the h...
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Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate
ISBN: 9780471758853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.
--Publishers Weekly ""Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era."" --Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in... A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.
--Publishers Weekly ""Interesting and exciting . . . a th... |
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Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate
ISBN: 9780470128213 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly "Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era." --Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in mystery--until now....
"A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly "Interesting and exciting . . . a thorough...
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Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605
ISBN: 9781841760155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher.
The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seem...
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British Ironclads 1860–75: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'
ISBN: 9781472826893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Byzantine Warship Vs Arab Warship: 7th-11th Centuries
ISBN: 9781472807571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This engaging study pits the the Byzantine dromon against the Arabic shalandi in the prolonged struggle for mastery in the Mediterranean in the four centuries after 630 AD. For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the Mediterranean. At the heart of this confrontation were the fighting vessels of the two powers, the Byzantine dromon and the Arabic shalandi, both oared warships. In those four centuries of warfare between two major maritime powers, both the Byzantines and the Arabs left us records of their... This engaging study pits the the Byzantine dromon against the Arabic shalandi in the prolonged struggle for mastery in the Mediterranean in the fou... |
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British Lend-Lease Warships 1940–45: The Royal Navy's American-built destroyers and frigates
ISBN: 9781472861283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Warships in the Baltic Campaign 1918–20: The Royal Navy takes on the Bolsheviks
ISBN: 9781472851666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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British Battlecruisers 1939-45
ISBN: 9781841766331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When war broke out in 1939, only three true battlecruisers remained in the Royal Navy including HMS 'Hood', the world's largest and fastest capital ship for much of her life, which would be destroyed in action against the German battleship 'Bismarck'. Out of the remaining two battlecruisers ('Repulse' and 'Renown') one was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Singapore, whilst the other served with distinction until the end of the war. This book traces the pre-war development of these spectacular warships, then describes their wartime exploits, using this to demonstrate their operational and...
When war broke out in 1939, only three true battlecruisers remained in the Royal Navy including HMS 'Hood', the world's largest and fastest capital sh...
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Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
ISBN: 9781841766805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This Osprey title details General George B. McClellan's controversial Peninsula campaign and the southern attempt to halt the Union juggernaut during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Following its humiliating defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, McClellan took command of the Union Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862, having rebuilt his forces, the "Little Napoleon" devised a plan to end the war in a single campaign. Transporting his army by sea to the Virginia Peninsula, he would outflank Confederate forces and march unopposed on Richmond, the Southern capital. Excessive caution...
This Osprey title details General George B. McClellan's controversial Peninsula campaign and the southern attempt to halt the Union juggernaut during ...
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The Pirate World: A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers
ISBN: 9781472830975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. An updated, revised, and highly illustrated history of piracy from one of the subject's most respected authors.
An updated, revised, and highly illustrated history of piracy from one of the subject's most respected authors.
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Day by Day: The Nineties
ISBN: 9780816048953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 1472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The author brings the decade of the 1990s to life listing the major events as they unfold. It is an accessible chronology suitable for researchers of all ages.
The author brings the decade of the 1990s to life listing the major events as they unfold. It is an accessible chronology suitable for researchers of ...
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U-47 in Scapa Flow: The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939
ISBN: 9781472808905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Even with Germany in the ascendency at the beginning of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy. Nothing and nobody could penetrate the defences of this bastion, which was built up to formidable levels in World War I and symbolized the faith placed by the British in the invulnerability of their navy. So how, in the dead of night on October 13, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective warships undetected to sink the mighty "Royal Oak"? This book provides the answer with an account of one of the most daring naval raids of...
Even with Germany in the ascendency at the beginning of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy. Nothing an...
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British Battleships 1914-18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts
ISBN: 9781780961675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taking on any two "pre-dreadnought" battleships in a straight fight. A naval arms race followed between Britain and Germany, as both countries hurriedly built a fleet of these powerful new warships. This race led inexorably to the outbreak of a world war. During World War I these dreadnoughts formed the backbone of the British Grand Fleet. In May 1916, these battleships put to sea to intercept their counterparts in the German High Seas fleet. The...
The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taki...
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Royal Navy Grand Fleet 1914–18: Britain’s last supreme naval fleet
ISBN: 9781472866837 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Scapa Flow: The defences of Britain's great fleet anchorage 1914-45
ISBN: 9781846033667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 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 do battle with the Germans at Jutland in 1916. In 1914 the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the entrances to Scapa Flow and then extending these defenses to cover most of Orkney. These static defenses were augmented with boom nets, naval patrols and minefields, creating the largest fortified naval base in the... 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 ... |
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Naval Battle of Crete 1941: The Royal Navy at Breaking Point
ISBN: 9781472854049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45
ISBN: 9781472858115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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American Privateers of the Revolutionary War
ISBN: 9781472836342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a major part in winning the Revolutionary War at sea.
This title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a major part in wi...
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Union Monitor 1861 65
ISBN: 9781841763064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. Following her inconclusive battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on March 9, 1862, the production of Union monitors was accelerated. By the end of the year a powerful squadron of monitor vessels protected the blockading squadrons off the Southern coastline, and were able to challenge Confederate control of her ports and estuaries. Further technological advancements were included in subsequent monitor designs, and by the end of the war the US Navy...
The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. Following her inc...
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