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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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    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
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  • British Frigate vs French Frigate

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    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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  • Sunderland vs U-boat

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    An illustrated examination of the role played by the Sunderland as an antisubmarine aircraft during the Battle of the Atlantic, focusing on the key battles of the Biscay campaign in 1943–44.The Sunderland is an iconic British aircraft of World War II, and the only RAF Coastal Command type to perform frontline service throughout the conflict. Its prime target – the German U-boat – was a deadly ... En savoir plus

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  • US Destroyers vs German U-Boats

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  • German Heavy Cruisers vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers

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    Collections Livre 113 - Duel
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