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Aircraft Carriers Ref: MBI Aircraft Carrier
Bishop & Chant. A guide to carriers since WWI. S/b 256pp 100 colour & 50 b/w photos plus 100 diagrams.
Price: £12.99

Always Ready: The U.S. Coast Guard Ref: MBI Always Ready
Kit Bonner. 128pp, 70 colour & 30 b&w illustrations. The book focuses on the current duties of the USCG, the different boats and planes used, the training they go through, future operations and responsibilities, show rescue operations, and how things have changed post 911. Kit bonner has unlimited access to the service, and with their assistance has produced a fabulous book.
Price: £12.99

Great Ship Disasters Ref: MBI GreatShipDisaste
Bonner. Organized by type of disaster and covering the evolution of the passenger and cruise ship industry, Great Ship Disasters takes readers onboard for each incident and utilizes more than 150 photos to offer an in-depth perspective of disasters at sea. S/b. 144pp, 125 b&w & 25 colour illustrations.
Price: £12.99

Ships of World War II Ref: MBI Ships of WWII
Ward. The most famous and lethal vessels of World War II are highlighted in this full-color analysis of design, development and combat history. Complete with spec tables for each vessel offering details on: manufacturer, displacement, length, beam, propulsion, speed, armour, anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes, radar, aircraft, complement, and date launched. Also includes all major Italian and Japanese warships. S/b 96pp, 90 b/w photos.
Price: £8.99

Submarines of World War II Ref: MBI Subs of WWII
Ward. This exciting and highly readable compendium of World War IIs greatest undersea naval vessels contains the most important and influential submarines that fought in the European and Pacific theaters between 1939 and 1945. It also features lesser-known Japanese and British vessels and a full specifications table for each vessel. A detailed text describes the design and development of each submarine. H/b 96pp, 90 b/w photos.
Price: £8.99

Super Cargo Ships Ref: Motorbooks SupaCargo
Batio. Some of the most awe-inspiring ships on todays seas are the massive cargo ships that transport immense loads from continent to continent. From container ships to oil tankers, Super Cargo Ships provides an up-close look at these awesome vessels, from their construction and design to their operation on the high seas and at port. Batio also examines tragedies, such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, that have prompted safety improvements. Highlights include a look at military cargo ships and stories of modern pirates seizing these massive merchant vessels. P/b 96pp, 80 colour, 10 B+W ills.
Price: £9.99

The American Battleship Ref: MBI US Battleships
Norman Polmar & Samuel Morison. Hb, 180pp, 100 colour & 100 b&w illustrations. The powerful battleships that served for a century in the U.S. fleet are brought vividly to life. These ultimate naval gun platforms are fully chronicled through exceptional colour photography and archival images. Exceptionally detailed cutaway viewa, original blueprints and in-depth combat histories reveal minute details of the 61 ships that siled under the battleship designation. Filled cover to cover with crucial information high-seas historians crave.
Price: £24.99

Tugboats Ref: Motorbooks Tugboats
Burt. Tugboats are the hardest working vessels in the shipping business, safely guiding freighters several times their weight and size to dock and back out to sea. This all-color salute to everyones favorite little ship examines "tugs" today at ports around the world. In addition to depicting tugboats at work, the book explains the various tasks with which the boats are charged, the work of their crews, and the engines and designs that allow these relatively small vessels to tow incredible tonnage. The author also explains how older tugboats are overhauled for continued service and how manufacturers are finding new markets by revamping decommissioned tugboats-and even building brand new ones-for use as private cruisers. P/b, 96pp, 90 colour ills.
Price: £9.99

U.S. Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of WWII Ref: Motorbooks Dive Bomb
Lawson. With their stout airframes, innovative airbrake designs and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in the course of the war in the Pacific. This photohistory uses remarkable color photography from the period, along with quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers, to relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers over the Pacific. Included in the collection are the legendary SBD ("Slow But Deadly") Dauntless, SBC Helldiver, TBD Devastator and TBF and TBM Avengers. In addition to the aircraft, photographs depict American servicemen testing and training, while first-person accounts tell of missions against Japanese vessels.

P/b 128pp, 100 colour, 100 B+W ills.
Price: £16.99

USS New Jersey: World War II to the Persian Gulf Ref: Motorbooks N. Jersey
Robert Dorr & Neil Leifer. S/b 128pp. 40 colour & 40 b&w illus. The complete history of this famous battleship's construction and service.
Price: £12.99

Warship Boneyards Ref: Motorbooks Boneyards
Just as the U.S. Air Force sends obsolete warbirds to the Arizona desert for storage and disassembly, the U.S. Navy maintains a number of harbors for its obsolete vessels.

Get an admirals tour of these naval storage harbors in Philadelphia, Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, and Bremerton, Washington, where once-proud fighting vessels await reassignment, sale, or the cutting torch. Follow the entire disassembly process from start to finish, and discover the special processes used when handling nuclear submarines. P/b, 128pp, 90 colour and 60 B+W ills.
Price: £12.99

Enthusiast Color Series: Modern U.S. Navy Submarines Ref: Motorbooks USN Subs
Genat, R and R., s/b 96pp. A look at life on board the submarines of the USN. Loads of colour photos.
Price: £9.99