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Java Sea 1942 by Mark Stille
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was... -
Guadalcanal 1942-43 by Mark Stille
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.96The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on Henderson Field. The airfield was captured by the US on 8 August and placed into operation by 20 August... -
The Solomons 1943-44 by Mark Stille 9781472824479
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.71A highly illustrated study of the Solomons campaign in 1943-44 from Guadalcanal, as the US forces advanced through the island chain, to the vital Japanese base at Rabaul.Victory at Guadalcanal for... -
US Navy Frigates of the Cold War by Mark Stille
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $12.19Though they were never the most glamorous of warships, found US Navy frigates were frequently found on the frontlines of the Cold War at sea. These warships were the descendants of World War II's... -
US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's heavy cruiser classes. Versatile... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War by Mark Stille
RRP: $46.90Booksplease Price: $37.14An highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third... -
Italian Cruisers of World War II by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.11The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce... -
US Navy Escort Carriers 1942-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards Allied victory both in the Pacific... -
Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945-91 by Mark Stille
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $12.19A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class... -
Midway 1942: Turning Point in the Pacific by Mark Stille 9781846035012
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $20.15In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the latest research and... -
Italian Destroyers of World War II Mark Stille (Author) 9781472840554
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $13.96A new illustrated history and analysis of Italy's World War II destroyers, a formidable foe for Allied forces attempting to attack the sea lanes between Italy and North Africa. The Italian Royal... -
The Coral Sea 1942: The First Carrier Battle by Mark Stille 9781846034404
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.80The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier... -
The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942: Clash for supremacy in the Pacific by Mark Stille
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $17.63The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9... -
Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92 Mark Stille 9781472860484
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.11The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet. Entering service in September... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain... -
Italian Battleships of World War II Mark Stille (Author) 9781849083805
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.75Italy's navy, the Regia Marina was the fourth-largest naval force in the world at the outbreak of World War II, and yet is often overlooked and largely discounted as ineffective. In general the fleet... -
US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $16.68Faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the Soviet Union in the early days of the Cold War, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from World War II, the... -
Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle Mark Stille 9781472862075
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $16.04A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of... -
Malaya and Singapore 1941-42: The fall of Britain's empire in the East by Mark Stille
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.96For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese... -
USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: The Pacific 1942-44 by Mark Stille
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.08In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began in December 1941, the role of the... -
British Battleship vs Italian Battleship: The Mediterranean 1940-41 by Mark Stille
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14During World War II's battle for control of the Mediterranean, both the British and Italian navies planned to bring their battle fleets into play. At the centre of both of these fleets was a core of... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar by Mark Stille
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.80In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 by Mark Stille 9781849081481
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $13.55Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navy's heavy cruisers were fast and heavily armed. Like the other... -
Japan’s Indian Ocean Raid 1942: The Allies' Lowest Ebb by Mark Stille 9781472854186
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.80An detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 - one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war. In the wake of Japan's... -
US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45: Pre-war Classes by Mark Stille 9781782006299
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $16.63Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise... -
US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships by Mark Stille
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.08As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the... -
Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle Mark Stille 9781472851765
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.41'A worthy addition to any bookshelf.', The Naval Review A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval... -
The Philippine Sea 1944: The last great carrier battle Mark Stille (Author) 9781472819208
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home... -
US Navy Ships vs Japanese Attack Aircraft: 1941–42 by Mark Stille
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.08The striking power of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier- based attack aircraft was established at Pearl Harbor, and the IJN's carrier- based torpedo and dive- bombers showed their prowess again... -
Japanese Combined Fleet 1942–43: Guadalcanal to the Solomons Campaign Mark Stille 9781472860491
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.71A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did.Contrary to myth, the Imperial Japanese Navy... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano Mark Stille (Author) 9781472842855
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.71This is the second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese. The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the largest... -
Battle of the Atlantic (1): The U-Boat Campaign against Britain, 1939–41 Mark Stille 9781472861368
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63The first in a series of illustrated books exploring the longest and best-known naval campaign of World War II, focusing on the struggle between Allied naval and air forces and Hitler's U-boats. ... -
USN PT Boat vs IJN Destroyer: Tokyo Express 1942–43 Mark Stille 9781472860972
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.71This fully illustrated book assesses the trial of strength between US Navy PT boats and Japanese destroyers operating in the Solomon Islands during 1942-43. During the Solomons fighting, the IJN... -
USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort: The Pacific, 1941-45 Mark Stille (Author) 9781472843050
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $15.79This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities during World War II. In 1941 and 1942,... -
Japanese Combined Fleet 1941–42: The IJN at its zenith, Pearl Harbor to Midway by Mark Stille 9781472856432
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.07Launching Osprey's new Fleet series, this is a spectacularly illustrated, concise and comprehensive account of the Imperial Japanese Navy's striking force at the height of its power. The Imperial... -
US Navy Gun Destroyers 1945-88: Fletcher class to Forrest Sherman class Mark Stille 9781472855121
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.11An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class. The finest American... -
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.11An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II. Before the start of World War II, the ... -
Chris Marker by Nora M. Alter 9780252073168
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $19.98The maverick filmmaker's personal and political relationships with film Best known in the United States for his visionary short film La Jetee, Chris Marker spearheaded the bourgeoning Nouvelle Vague... -
Brilliantly Bad: Inventions So Terrible They Are Good by Mark Tanner 9780008558659
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.84A miscellany of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve - even if it probably shouldn't. ... -
Ashes to the breeze Mark De'Lisser 9781919605302
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.73Mark De'Lisser's striking debut poetry collection, Ashes to the breeze, heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. The poems are an evocative reminder of what it is to be human, to love, to...