War at sea

THE SHIP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: Escape of the "Goeben" to the Dardanelles in 1914 by Dan van der Vat. This book tells the story of the escape of the battle cruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau and their arrival in Constantinople, helping to cause the entry of Turkey into the war. Illustrated softback, 252 pages, published price £9.99 – OUR PRICE £6.99

ROYAL NAVY HANDBOOK 1914-1918 by David Wragg. Royal Navy Handbook 1914-1918 tells the story of how the 'Senior Service' adapted to the demands of war. As well as the climactic Battle of Jutland, the Royal Navy fought many engagements across the globe, was given responsibility for the air defence of the United Kingdom and sought to protect merchant shipping from U-boat attack. Illustrated hardback, 360 pages, published price £25 - OUR PRICE £12.99

THE WAR ON THE HOSPITAL SHIPS 1914-1918 by Stephen McGreal. The story of hospital ships during the war. Wounded allied personnel were invariably repatriated by hospital ships, which ran the gauntlet of mined waters and gambled on the humanity of the U- Boat commanders. A number of ships were sunk and the crisis heightened following the German Government's 1 February 1917 introduction of unrestricted naval warfare. Stephen McGreal tells the story of these ships and their losses. Hardback £19.99 – OUR PRICE £15.99

CASTLES OF STEEL – Britain, Germany and the winning of the Great War at sea by Robert Massie. The story is driven by some of the most dramatically intriguing personalities in history: Churchill and Jacky Fisher, Jellicoe and Beatty. And then there were the powerful Germans - von Pohl, Scheer, Hipper, and the grand old fork-bearded genius Tirpitz. Castles of Steel is a book about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, genius and folly, qualities which are of course displayed magnificently by Robert K. Massie. Softback 864 pages. £12.99 - OUR PRICE £10.99

DREADNOUGHT - Britain, Germany and the coming of the Great War by Robert Massie. Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, and many others. Softback 1006 pages. £14.99 - OUR PRICE £12.99

THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID 1918 – “The Finest Feat of Arms” by Paul Kendall. This superb history of the Zeebrugge Raid is divided into two parts. The first deals with the background to raid, the raid itself and the aftermath. The second part provides biographical details and photos of many of the men who took part. Lavishly illustrated hardback, 352 pages. Price £25 – OUR PRICE 20.99.

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 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

BRITISH SUBMARINES OF WORLD WAR I by Innes McCartney. Illustrated by Tony Bryan. Osprey New Vanguard Series. Softback 48 pages. £9.99 - OUR PRICE £7.99