Following the success of Jane's War at Sea 1897-1997 and Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century, Bernard Ireland's latest book gives the same treatment to the Age of Sail. Covering the classic era of sailing ship warfare from the early 18th Century to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, England Expects reveals how ships were built, sailed and fought in the era made popular today by the novels of Patrick O'Brien, C.S.Forester, Alexander Kent, Dudley Pope and others. Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons will illustrate every type of sailing warship from ships of the line, frigates and sloops to privateers' schooners, bomb ketches and xebecs.

Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail

Engineering & Transportation

IRELAND, Bernard

Engineering

W.W.Norton

A guide to the warships of World War II, providing histories and technical specifications for over 100 vessels, from famous battleships such as "Bismarck" and "Hood", to the landing craft that carried Allied troops ashore in Normandy.

Warships of World War II (The Jane's Gem Series)

History

Military

Harpercollins

The greatest arms race in history began in the first years of the 20th century as World Powers expanded their fleets. Germany challenged the Royal Navy's global dominance, the U.S. and Japan established themselves as major naval powers. The revolutionary HMS Dreadnought was succeeded by even larger and more powerful warships that clashed spectacularly at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Plans for a new generation of 'super dreadnoughts' were delayed by international treaties, but Japanese ambitions eventually led to a new arms race with the U.S.. This naval race produced the world's largest and most heavily-armed battleships, like the Yamoto and Owa . Combat experience in World War II soon revealed that submarines and aircraft posed a lethal threat to even the greatest battleship. Only the U.S. Navy had the resources to maintain a battleship force after 1945, and these mighty warships have attached enemy coasts from Vietnam and the Lebanon to the 1991 Gulf War. Acclaimed naval illustrator Tony Gibbons has painted all classes of twentieth century battleship for Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century . Every major battleship is shown in profile, with the 25 greatest battleships illustrated across the full width of the page, with accompanying plan and bow views. Naval historian Bernard Ireland reveals the fascinating background to each class of battleship. Each entry includes comprehensive technical data. Special features investigate what happened when battleships opened fire: Why British battle cruisers were so vulnerable to German shellfire, how American radar helped USS Washington sink the Kirishiman off Guadalcanal and when was the Bismarck doomed to die.

Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century

In Jane’s Naval History of World War II, he covers all the different types of warship that fought from the Atlantic and Arctic to the Pacific Ocean. From aircraft carriers to submarines, assault ships to destroyers and cruisers, his paintings bring to life the incredible variety of warships that took part in the greatest naval conflict in history.Naval historian Bernard Ireland offers new insights to the conflict, investigating how German U-boats ultimately lost the battle of the Atlantic while US submarines annihiliated Japan’s merchant navy. His own career in naval engineering enables him to reveal all sorts of hidden details that make Jane’s Naval History of World War II a radical new contribution to 20th century history.

Jane's Naval History of WWII

Gibbons, Tony

Collins Reference

All the world's Historic Military Aircraft 
 From jet interceptors recently retired from military service to World War I bi-planes, Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide is a complete directory of military aircraft preserved today: 
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<li>Recent photographs </li>
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Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide

This Collins Gem is being reissued in flexibinding, providing the durability of a hardback with the flexibility of a paperback. The stylish new cover design will enliven this and 70 other bestselling Gems.The attractive guide uses information provided by the renowned Jane’s group on over 100 naval vessels used during World War II.Each entry includes the following:A contemporary photographBackground information on the history, appearance and military record of the vesselTechnical specifications such as displacement, armaments, maximum speed and crew complementSo, if you want to know about an Effingham class cruiser, Chiyoda class aircraft carrier or a Fletcher class destroyer, Collins Gem Warships of World War II is the place to look.

Jane's Gem Warships of World War II (The Popular Jane's Gems Series)

Covering the classic era of sailing ship warfare from the early-18th century to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, this text reveals how ships were built, sailed and fought in the era made popular today by the novels of Patrick O'Brien, C.S.Forester, Alexander Kent, Dudley Pope and others.

Collins

This title is an illustrated guide to the development of the aircraft as an instrument of naval power from its inception in the early 20th century to the modern day. Naval warfare was transformed by airpower, but it was a hit and miss process. The Royal Navy pioneered the use of aircraft carriers during World War I, but famously lost Prince of Wales and Repulse to land based Japanese bombers in 1941. From the early days of airships and bi-planes, the carrier planes of the Pacific to the very latest in carrier based strike aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters, Bernard Ireland reveals how airpower has revolutionized naval warfare. This authoritative book combines detailed development histories, specifications and stories of successes and failures with Tony Gibbon's illustrations of ships and aircraft that dominated the seas. Computer-generated artwork shows how each weapon system functioned alongside dramatic photos from the 1920s to the present day showing the range of naval aircraft in use around the world.

Jane's Naval Airpower: Aircraft And Warships 1914 To Present Day

Harper-collins Publishers

Literature & Fiction

United States

W.W.Norton&Company

This is the tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolution

Fall of Toulon: The Last Opportunity to Defeat the French Revolution

Europe

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

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Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail

Warships of World War II (The Jane's Gem Series)

Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century

Jane's Naval History of WWII

Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide

Jane's Gem Warships of World War II (The Popular Jane's Gems Series)

Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail

Jane's Naval Airpower: Aircraft And Warships 1914 To Present Day

Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail

Fall of Toulon: The Last Opportunity to Defeat the French Revolution