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Battle of Trafalgar (A Ladybird Expert Book) by willis sam
24.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Ladybird Expert Ser.
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES'Packs plenty of heft into its slender page count' HISTORY REVEALED- Why was the Battle of Trafalgar such an important British victory in the Napoleonic Wars? - How did the British fleet show their strength against the French and Spanish? - How did Nelson excel ...Show more
Fighting Ships 1850-1950 by WILLIS Sam
110.00 NZD
Category: Military
Fighting Ships 1850-1950 presents a stunning collection of 150 large-scale paintings, drawings, photographs and ship plans that tell the story of naval warfare from the first iron and steam warships to the deadly U-boats and aircraft carriers of the Second World War. Over these 100 years, the most signi ...Show more
In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson by Sam Willis
35.00 NZD
Category: Military
Between 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history. When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles - The Glorious First of June (17 ...Show more
Shipwreck : A history of disasters at sea by Sam Willis
45.00 NZD
Category: Boats
The discovery of shipwrecks has unveiled the remarkable stories behind the vessels and the lives of the people that sailed on them. Some, however, are shrouded in mystery, never having been raised from the depths of the sea: Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, now on display in Portsmouth, offers an in ...Show more
The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the Reign of Terror by Sam Willis
34.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
Secondhand. France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fie ...Show more
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