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The Victoria Cross at Sea

The Sailors, Marines and Airmen Awarded Britain's Highest Honour

by John Winton ...

Accounts of how brave men from Britain, Canada, Australia & New Zealand earned the Victoria Cross in conflicts at sea from the Crimean War to World War II.Naval VCs have been won in places as far apart in time and distance as the Baltic in 1854 and Japan in 1945, in the trenches from the Crimea to the Western Front, in harbours from Dar es Salaam to Zeebrugge, from the Barents to the Java Sea, ... Read more

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Accounts of how brave men from Britain, Canada, Australia & New Zealand earned the Victoria Cross in conflicts at sea from the Crimean War to World War II.Naval VCs have been won in places as far apart in time and distance as the Baltic in 1854 and Japan in 1945, in the trenches from the Crimea to the Western Front, in harbours from Dar es Salaam to Zeebrugge, from the Barents to the Java Sea,
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Signals From the Falklands

A Naval Anthology

by John Winton ...

A naval historian presents a collection of personal accounts from British naval servicemembers who contributed to victory in the Falklands.Fearing that the achievements of Britain's Navy in the Falklands War would go unrecognized, John Winton let it be known that he was compiling a book of personal, firsthand accounts on the subject. The response was overwhelming, and Signals from the Falklands ... Read more

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A naval historian presents a collection of personal accounts from British naval servicemembers who contributed to victory in the Falklands.Fearing that the achievements of Britain's Navy in the Falklands War would go unrecognized, John Winton let it be known that he was compiling a book of personal, firsthand accounts on the subject. The response was overwhelming, and Signals from the Falklands
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The War At Sea 1939-45

Freedom’s Battle Volume 1

by John Winton ...

An anthology of personal experience selected and edited by John Winton.The Second World War produced hundreds of actions and incidents at sea which were packed with drama and suspense, and which evoked the greatest heroism. Here is a generous selection of personal experience written by the men and women who were there: in the British and Commonwealth Navies, the Fleet Air Arm, the Merchant Navy, ... Read more

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An anthology of personal experience selected and edited by John Winton.The Second World War produced hundreds of actions and incidents at sea which were packed with drama and suspense, and which evoked the greatest heroism. Here is a generous selection of personal experience written by the men and women who were there: in the British and Commonwealth Navies, the Fleet Air Arm, the Merchant Navy,
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Death of the Scharnhorst

by John Winton ...

Narrated by Alex Wyndham ...

Series series Warship Battles of World War Two
Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships of the Second World War.The Scharnhorst was a state of the art capital ship of Nazi Germany's navy. Launched in 1936 she had terrorized Allied shipping since the beginning of the war, famously destroying the aircraft destroyer HMS Glorious in June 1940. Since then she had made numerous ... Read more

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An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships of the Second World War.The Scharnhorst was a state of the art capital ship of Nazi Germany's navy. Launched in 1936 she had terrorized Allied shipping since the beginning of the war, famously destroying the aircraft destroyer HMS Glorious in June 1940. Since then she had made numerous
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Carrier Glorious

The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier

by John Winton ...

Narrated by Alex Wyndham ...

Series series Warship Battles of World War Two
Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

The engrossing but tragic history of the Royal Navy's worst loss of World War Two.Ideal for fans of Jonathan Dimbleby, Max Hastings, and Craig L. Symonds.On 8th June 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two destroyer escorts HMS Ardent and Acasta were sighted by the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst and her sister ship Gneisenau. In a brutal gun battle that lasted over an hour,. ... Read more

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The engrossing but tragic history of the Royal Navy's worst loss of World War Two.Ideal for fans of Jonathan Dimbleby, Max Hastings, and Craig L. Symonds.On 8th June 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two destroyer escorts HMS Ardent and Acasta were sighted by the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst and her sister ship Gneisenau. In a brutal gun battle that lasted over an hour,.
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Sink the Haguro!

The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War

by John Winton ...

Narrated by Alex Wyndham ...

Series series Warship Battles of World War Two
Unabridged

5 hours 50 min

An engrossing history of the last major naval battle in World War Two's Pacific War.In the late hours of 15th May 1945, the radar operator aboard the destroyer Venus identified a spot of light on his screen. Captain Power was in no doubt that this was the heavy cruiser, Haguro, that they had been searching for, but how could he stop this formidable enemy ship as it steamed hard for Singapore? A ... Read more

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An engrossing history of the last major naval battle in World War Two's Pacific War.In the late hours of 15th May 1945, the radar operator aboard the destroyer Venus identified a spot of light on his screen. Captain Power was in no doubt that this was the heavy cruiser, Haguro, that they had been searching for, but how could he stop this formidable enemy ship as it steamed hard for Singapore? A
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Target Tirpitz

X-Craft, Agents and Dambusters - The Epic Quest to Destroy Hitler’s Mightiest Warship

by Patrick Bishop ...

A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler’s most terrifying battleship – the legendary Tirpitz – and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi’s fearsome war machine.Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler’s navy. To Churchill, she was ‘the Beast’, a menace to Britain’s supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin’s armies. Tirpitz ... Read more

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A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler’s most terrifying battleship – the legendary Tirpitz – and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi’s fearsome war machine.Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler’s navy. To Churchill, she was ‘the Beast’, a menace to Britain’s supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin’s armies. Tirpitz
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Operation Pedestal

The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942

by Max Hastings ...

The Sunday Times bestseller ‘One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings’ DAILY MAILIn August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the ‘island fortress’ must be saved. This was not merely a matter ... Read more

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The Sunday Times bestseller ‘One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings’ DAILY MAILIn August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the ‘island fortress’ must be saved. This was not merely a matter
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One of Our Submarines

by Edward Young ...

Series series Pen & Sword Military Classics
"[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir."— The Guardian"In the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four years' adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beautifully, economically ... Read more

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"[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir."— The Guardian"In the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four years' adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beautifully, economically
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Killing the Bismarck

Destroying the Pride of Hitler's Fleet

by Iain Ballantyne ...

"An excellent account . . . A suspenseful narrative that will keep readers on the edge of their seats." — WWII History MagazineIn May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy's pursuit and subsequent destruction of Bismarck was an epic of naval warfare.In this new account of those dramatic ... Read more

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"An excellent account . . . A suspenseful narrative that will keep readers on the edge of their seats." — WWII History MagazineIn May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy's pursuit and subsequent destruction of Bismarck was an epic of naval warfare.In this new account of those dramatic
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The World War II Collection

The Miracle of Dunkirk, Day of Infamy, and Incredible Victory

by Walter Lord ...

Full-length accounts of three decisive WWII events—Pearl Harbor, Midway, and the evacuation of Dunkirk—from a #1 New York Times –bestselling author.In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg, retreated to the beach at Dunkirk. Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered an evacuation on May 26, expecting to save no more than a handful of his men. But ... Read more

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Full-length accounts of three decisive WWII events—Pearl Harbor, Midway, and the evacuation of Dunkirk—from a #1 New York Times –bestselling author.In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg, retreated to the beach at Dunkirk. Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered an evacuation on May 26, expecting to save no more than a handful of his men. But
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Attack at Dawn

Reliving the Battle of Narvik in World War II

by Ron Cope ...

On March 1, 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the invasion of Norway. Having swept across Europe at a terrifying pace, the Nazi assault on Scandinavia was designed to secure the valuable source of iron ore being delivered by rail from Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik. To complete the task, Hitler sent ten large, modern destroyers, with 220 Alpine Troops on each. Five smaller British H Class ... Read more

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On March 1, 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the invasion of Norway. Having swept across Europe at a terrifying pace, the Nazi assault on Scandinavia was designed to secure the valuable source of iron ore being delivered by rail from Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik. To complete the task, Hitler sent ten large, modern destroyers, with 220 Alpine Troops on each. Five smaller British H Class
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