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  • War Beneath the Sea
    Peter Padfield
    The first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theatres.The canvas is broad and deep, from the strategic perspective at the top to the cramped and claustrophobic life of the crews in their submersible steel tubes; from the feats of ’ace’ commanders to the terrifying experiences of men under attack in this most pitiless form of warfare.War Beneath the S...
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    23,37 €

  • Battleship
    Peter Padfield
    The battleship reigned supreme at sea from the 1860s to the 1940s, the ultimate symbol of naval power and national pride, queen on the naval chessboard.As a result, strategy and battle tactics changed in response to the mounting of ever larger guns with greater range and penetrative power, and the development of threatening new weapon systems, particularly torpedoes, torpedo bo...
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    17,48 €

  • The Titanic and the Californian
    Peter Padfield
    'Fresh and valuable... Mr Padfield knows what he is writing about...with a knowledge and devotion displayed by no previous writer.' Times Literary Supplement 'This is not just another book on the Titanic but a fascinating revelation.' Birmingham Post 'The fascination of a closely reasoned detective story, and every landlubber should be able to follow it.' Daily Telegraph 'T...
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    16,37 €

  • Rule Britannia
    Peter Padfield
    It is hard today to envisage the era when the Royal Navy ruled the seas, its cruisers and gunboats policing Britain's worldwide empire and trade, its battlefleet providing the force behind Britain's global power. It was a legendary service carrying an aura of invincibility from its victorious history culminating in Trafalgar even as its ships changed out of all recognition in r...
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    14,66 €

  • War Beneath the Sea
    Padfield / Peter Padfield
    A leading naval and military historian presents the first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theaters. Vividly recreates the experience of submarine and anti-submarine warfare from the decision makers in the war offices to the men in the boats. Describes the disappointing performance of the giant Japanese submarines in the Pacific and the narrow margin ...
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    23,02 €