A Nov 2013 LOCH CLASS FRIGATES.

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Published by Maritime Books on 15 Nov 2013 and written by Patrick Boniface. Picture to follow - click on 'details' above for more information

BOOK - Coastal Forces at War.

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Author: David Jefferson. The Royal Navy's 'Little Ships' in the narrow seas 1939-1945. Second edition published 2008

BRITANNIA TO BEIRA & BEYOND.

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By Mike Critchley - click on 'details' above for more information

CASTLE CLASS CORVETTES.

530 pages hardback - pretty hefty book! An account of the Service of the ships and of their Ship's Companies

FROM AFRICA TO ARCTIC (HMS BEAGLE).

Very first publication April 2003. Based on the diary kept by the author between June 1943 and June 1944 when serving on the B Class Destroyer HMS BEAGLE.......

HMS GLORY.

This book details the career of HMS GLORY from builders yard to shipbreakers, drawing on first hand accounts and many previously unpublished photographs.

HMS GLOUCESTER.

THE UNTOLD STORY - This book looks at the ship's history and operational success from her launching in 1937 to her final demise. Sorry but now OUT OF PRINT.

HMS HOOD - Pride of the Royal Navy.

Paperback version of above - COMING SOON

HMS RODNEY.

2008 hardback publication by Iain Ballantyne SORRY NOW OUT OF PRINT

Hostages to Fortune.

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Winston Churchill and the Loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse written by Arthur Nicholson

How to pass the ROYAL NAVY ADMIRALTY INTERVIEW BOARD.

Expert advice on how to pass the AIB. Includes insider tips on how to pass the RN Officer selection process

IN WHICH THEY SERVED.

2009 Publication written by Brian Lavery - The Royal Navy Officer experience in WW2 - 384 pages paperback

JUST NUISANCE AB.

A DOG'S LIFE... this is the remarkable life-story of the most famous Great Danes of all time. Able Seaman Just Nuisance was formally inducted into the Royal Navy at Simonstown in August 1939 and his exploits during the war made him a legend in his lifetime.

LAUGH WITH THE NAVY TOO.

A second volume

MOVING BASES - RN Maintenance Carriers & MONABS.

Published NOV 2007 - MONAB = Mobile Operational Naval Air Base - describes the logistic support that enabled British aircraft carriers to carry out extended operations across the globe during WW2 and the Korean Conflict.

PACIFIC VOYAGE - HMS ARBITER.

A year on the Escort Carrier HMS ARBITER during WW2 - Author Peter Ward

RN IN FOCUS 1980-1989.

The series of "In Focus" books contain photographs of ships from each of the decades shown. Each one has a good cross section of ship types from the large to the not so large and each photograph is accompanied by an extended caption giving a description of each ship's career. Picture to be updated

ROYAL NAVY ESCORT CARRIERS.

Just published Dec 2003 this book looks at the background to the Escort Carrier concept and details the service history of each of the 44 Escort Carriers that served with the Royal Navy. This book weighs well over 1kg hence the high postal charge.

ROYAL NAVY TRAWLERS Part 2.

Part 2 - Requisitioned Trawlers

SAFEGUARDING THE NATION.

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2009 Publication - The Story of the Modern Royal Navy by John Robert and foreward by Admiral His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. An extremely hefty book hence the high shipping charges.

SHIPS & STARS & ISLES.

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by G.A. Taylor RNVR (always known as ‘Billy’ to his parents). Engaging account of Royal Navy service during World War II drawn from the author's letters and diaries whilst he was serving with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). Click on 'details' above for more information. A4 size book - 256 pages - fairly hefty

SHORE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.

Stone Frigates - some 3,100 entries in this 182 page book. A must alongside 'THE BIBLE' above!

The Age of Invincible.

2009 Publication written by Nick Childs. The story of HMS INVINCIBLE, a ship whose eventful life story, it is argued, embodies that of the Royal Navy itself during the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st.

The Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown 1916-48.

By Peter C. Smith, published in September 2008

When I was on THE TARTAR.

Black Cat sea stories as told by JACK! Written by Michael Payne who served on HMS ZULU, HMS TARTAR (hence the title), HMS PLYMOUTH and HMS LONDONDERRY and during which time he rose to the dizzy heights of Leading Seaman.