War at sea

THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND by Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland. A fresh account of the greatest naval engagement of The Great War. A fascinating insight into the events preceding the action, the tactics during the battle and the political and military fall-out. 16 pages of photographs. Hardback. Published price £19.99 - OUR PRICE £16.99

ZEEBRUGGE & OSTEND RAIDS by Stephen McGreal. The story of the audacious raids carried out on St George’s Day 1918 for which 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded. Softback. £12.99 - OUR PRICE £11.50

NAVAL BATTLES OF WWI by Geoffrey Bennett. This classic history of the Great War at sea combines graphic and stirring accounts of all the principal naval engagements - battles overseas, in home waters and, for the first time, under the sea - with analysis of the strategy and tactics of both sides. Geoffrey Bennett brings these sea battles dramatically to life, and confirms the Allied navies' vital contribution to victory. Softback. £8.99 - OUR PRICE £7.50.

GRAF SPEE'S RAIDERS - Challenge to the Royal Navy 1914-1915 K. Yates. Study of how, early in the war, Spee gave the German Navy the confidence to challenge the Royal Navy's long- held supremacy at sea. Hardback. £18.95 - OUR PRICE £15.95.

JUTLAND 1916 – Death in the Grey Wastes by Nigel Steel and Peter Hart. The authors draw out the compelling human story of Jutland in an attempt to return it to its rightful place alongside the Somme and Passchendaele as one of the key episodes of the Great War. Softback £7.99 – OUR PRICE £6.49

ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND RAIDS 1918 Deborah Lake. Story of the daring raids that saw the award of 11 Victoria Crosses. Hardback. 224 pp. £19.95 - OUR PRICE £13.99

THE U-BOAT HUNTERS by James B. Connolly & THE DIARY OF A U-BOAT COMMANDER by Karl von Schenk . This interesting book—containing two book length accounts—views the same conflict—the U-Boat War during the First World War in the North Atlantic, North Sea and English Channel—from both sides. The first, The U-Boat Hunters was written by a professional journalist reporting for Colliers Magazine as he accompanied the United States destroyer force in the final year of the war. The second account, The Diary of a U-Boat Commander, is an interesting insight into the world of a Kreigsmarine officer on active service. It is a traumatic story of battle and mental and physical suffering illuminated by periods of tragic romance making it a classic naval memoir of the German Navy at war in the early 20th century.

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ZEEBRUGGE by Barrie Pitt. New edition of the 1958 classic story of the “eleven VCs before breakfast” raid by British warships on the Port of Zeebrugge on St. George’s Day, 23rd April, 1918. Softback. 240 pp. £6.99 OUR PRICE - £5.95