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    Flamborough Head 1779

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    The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous single-ship duel in history.This epic battle between two very similar ships – and crews – off the coast of Britain in September 1779 created two naval heroes: in victory, John Paul Jones became a figure that all future American naval officers would aspire to ... En savoir plus

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  • U-Boat vs Royal Navy Capital Ship

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    Collections Livre 150 - Duel
    This insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939–42.During World War II, over half of Britain's capital ship losses were due to U-boats, as Germany's submarines sought to deplete the Royal Navy's powerful surface fleet. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and mapping alongside archive photographs, ... En savoir plus

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  • USN Submarine vs IJN Aircraft Carrier

    The Pacific 1942–44

    par Mark Lardas ...
    Collections Livre 139 - Duel
    Fully illustrated, this book pits US Navy submarines against the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the height of World War II.Before World War II the world's navies envisioned the submarine as a tool to hunt and kill cruisers and capital ships (aircraft carriers and battleships). Instead, they became best known for their abilities as commerce raiders. Yet hunting capital ships ... En savoir plus

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  • US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider

    The Battle of the Atlantic 1942

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    Collections Livre 154 - Duel
    Fully illustrated, this study examines World War II's most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier.When the United States entered World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic was already raging. The so-called 'Liberty Ships', built at breakneck speed and in huge numbers during 1941–45, were crucial to the Allied war effort. While the ... En savoir plus

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  • B-29 Superfortress vs Japanese Nightfighter

    Japan 1944–45

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    Collections Livre 144 - Duel
    An illustrated study of the clashes between B-29s conducting night raids on Japan and the Japanese nightfighters protecting the Home Islands from 1944–45.The USAAF's B-29-led strategic bombing offensive against Japan succeeded when XX Bomber Command switched from high-level daytime precision bombing to low-level night time area bombing. The latter tactic required Superfortresses to attack their ... En savoir plus

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  • Constitution vs Guerriere

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    A classic duel in the age of sail, boasting first-hand accounts, dramatic battle recreations and detailed comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of the frigates of these two great nations.Famed as a classic naval duel, a one-on-one clash between two sailing frigates offered the victor immeasurable fame and glory. During the War of 1812, the Royal Navy and United States Navy squared off in ... En savoir plus

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  • CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge

    Cherbourg 1864

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    The most successful commerce raider of the Civil War, the CSS Alabama almost single-handedly drove United States merchant shipping from the seas.Her illustrious career saw the capture of 60 merchant ships and two duels with ships of the US Navy. This book gives the complete story of the development of the Confederacy's commerce raiding force and the ships the Union set against them.Compiled from ... En savoir plus

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  • British Frigate vs French Frigate

    1793–1814

    par Mark Lardas ...
    Collections Livre 52 - Duel
    Alongside full-colour artwork, this book reveals why glamorous but bloody single-ship duels between Britain and France have been immortalized in film and literature, from Horatio Hornblower to Jack Aubrey.In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650–1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, ... En savoir plus

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  • German Heavy Cruisers vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers

    1939–42

    par Mark Lardas ...
    Collections Livre 113 - Duel
    This superbly illustrated study explores the epic clashes of British and German heavy cruisers at the beginning of World War II.The opposing heavy cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy engaged in a global game of cat and mouse during the opening years of World War II. This was a period in which the heavy cruiser still reigned supreme in open waters, with the opposing sides ... En savoir plus

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  • B-25 Mitchell vs Japanese Destroyer

    Battle of the Bismarck Sea 1943

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    Collections Livre 116 - Duel
    Throughout the first year of the war in the Pacific during World War II the USAAF was relatively ineffective against ships.Indeed, warships in particular proved to be too elusive for conventional medium-level bombing. High-level attacks wasted bombs, and torpedo attacks required extensive training. But as 1942 closed, the Fifth Air Force developed new weapons and new tactics that were not just ... En savoir plus

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  • Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis

    Flamborough Head 1779

    par Mark Lardas ...
    Collections Livre 44 - Duel
    The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous single-ship duel in history.This epic battle between two very similar ships – and crews – off the coast of Britain in September 1779 created two naval heroes: in victory, John Paul Jones became a figure that all future American naval officers would aspire to ... En savoir plus

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