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DISCHARGED DEAD: The Wartime Adventures of a Submarine Stoker

DISCHARGED DEAD: The Wartime Adventures of a Submarine Stoker

$39.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. The remarkable true story of the authors 4 years active service on and below the seas during the most critical phases of the second world war.

NAUTILUS 90 NORTH: The first atomic submarine voyage beneath the polar ice pack

NAUTILUS 90 NORTH: The first atomic submarine voyage beneath the polar ice pack

$42.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. The astonishing feat of the first atomic submarine and its voyage beneath the polar ice pack.

THE ETERNAL DARKNESS: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration

THE ETERNAL DARKNESS: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration

ISBN# 1865082880
$59.95NZD

2000. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the 'eternal darkness' of the deep sea.

BIG RED: Three Months On Board A Trident Nuclear Submarine

BIG RED: Three Months On Board A Trident Nuclear Submarine

ISBN# 0732269873
$24.95NZD

2001. Veteran correspondent D. C. Waller takes you on a tension-packed, three-month patrol deep in the Atlantic Ocean and inside one of these Tridents, the U.S.S. Nebraska.

RUN SILENT

RUN SILENT

ISBN# 1854108158
$39.95NZD

2002. Kaplan traces the development of the modern submarine from the 75-ton USS Holland to the nuclear-powered vessels of the modern day.

FIGHTING THE U-BOATS

FIGHTING THE U-BOATS

$49.95NZD

1942. 1st edition. Edward Keble Chatterton (1878-1944) was a sailor and prolific writer who is best known for non-fiction works.

SUBMARINE TORBAY

SUBMARINE TORBAY

ISBN# 0709038216
$39.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. The submarine's first commission as part of the First Submarine Flotilla operating out of Alexandria in 1942.

THE GERMAN PIRATE: His Methods and Record

THE GERMAN PIRATE: His Methods and Record

$49.95NZD

1918. 1st edition. Details the attacks, incidents, tactics, and activities of German submarines during the First World War.

DOENITZ AT NUREMBERG: A re-appraisal - War Crimes and the Military Professional

DOENITZ AT NUREMBERG: A re-appraisal - War Crimes and the Military Professional

ISBN# 0916788024
$89.95NZD

1976. Includes monochrome images and signatures.

A GAME OF BIRDS AND WOLVES: Secret Game Helped Win World War II

A GAME OF BIRDS AND WOLVES: Secret Game Helped Win World War II

ISBN# 9781529353044
$29.95NZD

2019. The triumphant and engaging history of the young women who devised a winning strategy that defeated Nazi U-boats and delivered a decisive victory in the Battle of the Atlantic.

WATCHDOGS OF THE DEEP: Life in a Submarine During the Great War

WATCHDOGS OF THE DEEP: Life in a Submarine During the Great War

$149.95NZD

1935. 1st edition. Account of the submarine HMS J2 during World War One.

WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR 1: No 5 - Submarines

WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR 1: No 5 - Submarines

$24.95NZD

1961. History of submarines, including technical details / specifications.

WHEN THE U-BOATS CAME TO AMERICA
New Book

WHEN THE U-BOATS CAME TO AMERICA

ISBN# 0945726600
$79.95NZD

1929. This book follows the tracks of the first German U-Boats coming to the American coast in the summer and fall of 1918.

What Britain Knew and Wanted to Know about U-boats - Volume 1
New Book

What Britain Knew and Wanted to Know about U-boats - Volume 1

ISBN# 0854200479
$79.95NZD

2001. Essential summary of the famous U-boat Commander's handbook.

WOLF: U-Boat Commanders in World War II

WOLF: U-Boat Commanders in World War II

ISBN# 1557508747
$89.95NZD

1997. 1st edition. Examines the lives of many U-Bootwaffe officers, including the famous and the not-so-well known, to see if these, or any other single image, can be considered representative.

UNITED STATES SUBMARINES
New Book

UNITED STATES SUBMARINES

$119.95NZD

2002. Celebrates the U.S. Navy's Submarine force by setting forth in prose and pictures the story of its development through the first 100 years. SCARCE

WAR PATROLS of the USS FLASHER: One of America's Greatest Submarines
New Book

WAR PATROLS of the USS FLASHER: One of America's Greatest Submarines

ISBN# 1570870545
$149.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. During six war patrols from 1944 through 1945, the submarine USS Flasher devastated Japanese convoys in the South China Sea. SIGNED.

THREE BEFORE BREAKFAST: How a German U-Boat sank three British Cruisers

THREE BEFORE BREAKFAST: How a German U-Boat sank three British Cruisers

ISBN# 0859371689
$89.95NZD

1979. 1st edition. A true and dramatic story of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour.

U-BOATS: A Pictorial History

U-BOATS: A Pictorial History

ISBN# 0070306206
$89.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. This chronicle 'looks at the development of the U-boat, its designers, promoters, adherents, detractors, officers and men.

U-BOATS against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters

U-BOATS against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters

ISBN# 0773505849
$89.95NZD

1985. German submarines penetrated Canadian waters during the Second World War to within 172 miles of Quebec City.

U-BOATS AT WAR

U-BOATS AT WAR

$89.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. Churchill said the threat posed by Germany's U-boats in the 1939-45 conflict were his greatest concern.

U-BOATS In Action 1939 - 1945

U-BOATS In Action 1939 - 1945

ISBN# 3492027334
$69.95NZD

1970. Text in German. An all photo study of the German Kriegesmarine's submarine force during WW 2. Fine photographic account with many unique photos.

U-BOATS TO THE RESCUE: The Laconia Incident

U-BOATS TO THE RESCUE: The Laconia Incident

$89.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. Maritime history.

THE U-BOAT WAR, 1914-1918

THE U-BOAT WAR, 1914-1918

ISBN# 0850524059
$89.95NZD

1972. History of the Kaiser's attempt to destroy the British Empire by a ruthless campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare.

THE TIMES: History and Encyclopaedia of the War: Part 135 - Submarines

THE TIMES: History and Encyclopaedia of the War: Part 135 - Submarines

$39.95NZD

1917. Vintage newspaper from World War I.

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE LUSITANIA

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE LUSITANIA

$34.95NZD

1956. The sinking of the great British liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in May 1915.

THE FUHRER LED, BUT WE OVERTOOK HIM: In a Captured U-boat at War

THE FUHRER LED, BUT WE OVERTOOK HIM: In a Captured U-boat at War

ISBN# 1858213657
$89.95NZD

1996. 1st edition. The author's experiences as a Royal Navy officer, serving at Narvik, on Malta Convoys, at the capture of Diego Suarez, sailing in a captured German U-Boat.

THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE

THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE

$69.95NZD

1955. The story of the German submarine The Golden Horseshoe and her commander Otto Kretschmer.

THE JESSE JAMES of the JAVA SEA

THE JESSE JAMES of the JAVA SEA

$79.95NZD

1945. 1st edition. Anecdotes of the USS Sturgeon, a submarine, during World War Two, as told to Carmer by her captain, Lieutenant Commander 'Bull' Wright.

THE MEN FROM U 995. Talks with Former Crew Members of the Boat At Laboe

THE MEN FROM U 995. Talks with Former Crew Members of the Boat At Laboe

$69.95NZD

1979. 2x German text copies and 1x English translated copy.

THE PHANTOM OF SCAPA FLOW: The Daring Exploit of the U-47

THE PHANTOM OF SCAPA FLOW: The Daring Exploit of the U-47

ISBN# 0711005044
$89.95NZD

1969. An account of the controversy and mystery of the sinking of the British Battleship HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow by the German submarine U-47

THE SECRET CAPTURE

THE SECRET CAPTURE

$49.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. The story of U-110 and the Enigma story.

THE SHIP WITH TWO CAPTAINS: The Most Unusual Story of the War

THE SHIP WITH TWO CAPTAINS: The Most Unusual Story of the War

$34.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. The war records of HMS Seraph/USS Seraph. Launched in May 1942, she sunk a whale for her first patrol.

THE STICK AND THE STARS

THE STICK AND THE STARS

$47.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. A detailed first hand account of the author's experiences in World War II as the commander of a British Submarines, Snapper, Trusty and Telemachus.

THE SURVIVOR: The True Story of the Sinking of the Doggerbank

THE SURVIVOR: The True Story of the Sinking of the Doggerbank

ISBN# 0850524091
$79.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. In March 1943, a rusty cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Azores on her way back to Germany from the Far East.

THE THRESHER DISASTER: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History

THE THRESHER DISASTER: The Most Tragic Dive in Submarine History

$39.95NZD

1974. Story of the American submarine that sank in 1963. The USS Thresher, the USN's most modern submarine, was lost on trials after a refit.

SUBMARINER

SUBMARINER

$139.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. A British WWII submarine memoir.

SUBMARINE WARFARE: Monsters & Midgets

SUBMARINE WARFARE: Monsters & Midgets

ISBN# 0713713895
$29.95NZD

1985. Reviews submarines at both extremes of the size scale of the past, present, and future.

SUBMARINES of the US NAVY

SUBMARINES of the US NAVY

ISBN# 185409145X
$69.95NZD

1991. Documents all the conventional submarines of the three major classes operated by the US government during World War II.

SUBMARINES

SUBMARINES

ISBN# 086124043X
$29.95NZD

1982. A carefully researched and entertainingly written account of the role of this remarkable craft in military and scientific history.

SUBMARINES of the World - The Silent Service
New Book

SUBMARINES of the World - The Silent Service

$29.95NZD

Rarely seen colour photos of the worlds secret submarine fleets.

Q-SHIPS AND THEIR STORY

Q-SHIPS AND THEIR STORY

$89.95NZD

1923. Royal Navy officer Edward Keble Chatterton's history of Q-Ships.

RED STAR ROUGE: The Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear strike attempt

RED STAR ROUGE: The Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear strike attempt

ISBN# 9780743261128
$79.95NZD

2005. Early in 1968 a nuclear armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been.

RISING TIDE: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that fought the Cold War

RISING TIDE: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that fought the Cold War

ISBN# 0465091121
$79.95NZD

2005. Covers submarines from the first advanced diesel subs in the 1950s to the Kursk in 2000 this book tells the Soviet/Russian side of the most secretive operations of the Cold War.

RUBIS FRENCH SUBMARINE

RUBIS FRENCH SUBMARINE

$39.95NZD

1972. The development and career of the French Submarine RUBIS.

SHOOTING THE WAR: Memoir of a U-Boat Officer in World War II

SHOOTING THE WAR: Memoir of a U-Boat Officer in World War II

ISBN# 0850524210
$89.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. The war diary of former German naval officer Otto Giese recounts a seafaring career of extraordinary scope.

SILENT HUNTERS: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II

SILENT HUNTERS: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II

ISBN# 1882810171
$89.95NZD

1997. 1st edition. The stories of six U-boat commanders; - Engelbert Endrass - Karl-Friedrich Merten - Ralph Kapitsky - Fritz Guggenberger - Victor Oehrn - Heinz Eck.

OCTOBER FURY

OCTOBER FURY

ISBN# 9780471415343
$79.95NZD

2002. 1st edition. The most spectacular display of brinkmanship in the Cold War era.

ONE MAN BAND: Memoirs of a Submariner

ONE MAN BAND: Memoirs of a Submariner

$79.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. Memoirs of the British officer who survived more patrols than any other submarine commander during WWII.

WAKE of the WAHOO: The Heroic Story of America's Most Daring WWII Submarine

WAKE of the WAHOO: The Heroic Story of America's Most Daring WWII Submarine

ISBN# 0966323521
$89.95NZD

1999. The heroic story of America's most daring World War II submarine, as told by the only surviving member of her crew Forest J. Sterling.

TORPEDOES IN THE GULF: Galveston and the U-Boats, 1942-1943
New Book

TORPEDOES IN THE GULF: Galveston and the U-Boats, 1942-1943

ISBN# 0890966273
$49.95NZD

1995. Torpedoes in the Gulf tells a fascinating personal story with two sides.

U-BOAT! The Men of the U-Bootwaffe

U-BOAT! The Men of the U-Bootwaffe

$99.95NZD

1997. 1st edition. SIGNED. Submarine history.

THE WAR DIARIES OF U-764: Fact or Fiction?
New Book

THE WAR DIARIES OF U-764: Fact or Fiction?

ISBN# 0939631431
$79.95NZD

1992. The author served as radio operator on U-764 and was in a position to detect falsehoods in the Captain's log.

THE SEA WOLVES: The Story of German U-boats at War

THE SEA WOLVES: The Story of German U-boats at War

$59.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The complete and true story of the German U-Boat campaign during World War II.

STEALTH AT SEA: The History of the Submarine

STEALTH AT SEA: The History of the Submarine

ISBN# 029781351X
$29.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. The evolution of submarine tactics and technology during WW2.

SEA DEVILS: Suicide Squad

SEA DEVILS: Suicide Squad

$59.95NZD

1952. One of the most disturbing surprises experienced by the British during the Second World War.

OPERATION STORM Japan's Top Secret Submarines of WW2
New Book

OPERATION STORM Japan's Top Secret Submarines of WW2

ISBN# 9780770435738
$69.95NZD

2014. The riveting true story of Japan's top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time.

Nothing Friendly In The Vicinity - My Patrols on the USS Guardfish in WWII
New Book

Nothing Friendly In The Vicinity - My Patrols on the USS Guardfish in WWII

ISBN# 1882810414
$89.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. USS Guardfish (SS-217), a Gato-class veteran submarine served with the training command after the war and was decommissioned 25 May 1946.

GERMANY'S LAST MISSION TO JAPAN: The Sinister Voyage of U-234

GERMANY'S LAST MISSION TO JAPAN: The Sinister Voyage of U-234

ISBN# 1557508119
$89.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. Examines U-234 that slipped out of a Norwegian harbour en-route to Japan loaded with technically advanced weaponry & 560 kilograms of Uranium oxide.

DARK SEAS ABOVE: HM Submarine Taurus
New Book

DARK SEAS ABOVE: HM Submarine Taurus

ISBN# 095330180X
$79.95NZD

2000. Lt. Gibson's narrative shows the constant struggle of the Submariner with the element on which he works - the sea and the grand comradeship engendered officers and men by service in submarines.

BEATING THE U-BOATS

BEATING THE U-BOATS

$69.95NZD

1942. 1st edition. Keble Chatterton is unquestionably one of the most important and vivid nautical authors of the past century.

U-BOAT 977

U-BOAT 977

$49.95NZD

1952. U-Boat 977 escaped to Argentina from Norway, where it was based, at the end of WWII.

GREY WOLF, GREY SEA: Aboard the German Submarine U-124 in WWII

GREY WOLF, GREY SEA: Aboard the German Submarine U-124 in WWII

$69.95NZD

1952. 1st edition. The inside story of life aboard the deadly Nazi U-Boat that sank forty-nine ships.

CLEAR THE BRIDGE: The Story of America's most daring WW2 Submarine

CLEAR THE BRIDGE: The Story of America's most daring WW2 Submarine

ISBN# 0891413464
$59.95NZD

1989. Richard O'Kane was Tang's skipper throughout her brief but gallant career, and clear the bridge is his account of the life of Tang and her crew.

K-MEN: The Story of the German Frogmen and Midget Submarines

K-MEN: The Story of the German Frogmen and Midget Submarines

$129.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The Story of the German Frogmen and Midget Submarines. Much on Biebers.

KURSK: Russia's Lost Pride

KURSK: Russia's Lost Pride

ISBN# 0743230728
$69.95NZD

2002. 1st edition. A gripping account of the Russian Navy's greatest peace-time disaster, the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk.

MARU KILLER: The War Patrols of the USS Seahorse
New Book

MARU KILLER: The War Patrols of the USS Seahorse

ISBN# 0965172007
$99.95NZD

1996. 1st edition. The author has made exclusive use of Seahorses' war patrol reports, and conducted extensive interviews and correspondence with her surviving officers and enlisted men. SIGNED.

HIRSCHFELD: The Story of a U-boat NCO 1940-1946

HIRSCHFELD: The Story of a U-boat NCO 1940-1946

ISBN# 1557503729
$89.95NZD

1996. 1st edition. A unique story of life aboard the German U Boats between 1940 and 1946.

HMS TRENCHANT at WAR: From Chatham to the Banka Strait
New Book

HMS TRENCHANT at WAR: From Chatham to the Banka Strait

ISBN# 0850527848
$89.95NZD

2001. 1st edition. This is both the war memoir of a distinguished naval officer and the history of HMS Trenchant, a T Class submarine.

I.D. NEW TALES OF THE SUBMARINE WAR

I.D. NEW TALES OF THE SUBMARINE WAR

$99.95NZD

1940. 1st edition.

FIRE AT SEA: The Tragedy Of The Soviet Submarine Komsomolets
New Book

FIRE AT SEA: The Tragedy Of The Soviet Submarine Komsomolets

$99.95NZD

2006. 1st edition. SIGNED. English-language edition of D. A. Romanov's vigorous defence of the people and institutions that built the ill-fated Soviet nuclear attack submarine Komsomolets.

Extracts from the Strategic Bombing Survey of the German U-boat Industry
New Book

Extracts from the Strategic Bombing Survey of the German U-boat Industry

ISBN# 9780854209651
$79.95NZD

2003. Reproduced from confidential reports first released by the United States Government in 1945 for limited circulation to officers involved with the bombing campaign.

CRASH DIVE: In Action with HMS Safari, 1942-43
New Book

CRASH DIVE: In Action with HMS Safari, 1942-43

ISBN# 0850527848
$49.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. HMS Safari was one of the most successful British submarines of World War II.

DARDANELLES PATROL

DARDANELLES PATROL

$79.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. World War I adventure story of E-11, a British submarine and its offensive exploits against the entire Turkish fleet, during May 1915.

BY GUESS AND BY GOD: Amazing stories of War Time Submarine Service

BY GUESS AND BY GOD: Amazing stories of War Time Submarine Service

$89.95NZD

1930. The story of submarines in the Great War, this work draws upon the experiences of the author in a fleet of submarines in the Great War.

BATTLE BENEATH THE WAVES: The U-Boat War
New Book

BATTLE BENEATH THE WAVES: The U-Boat War

ISBN# 1854092006
$89.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. It was the menace of the German submarines that so nearly brought defeat to the British in World War II.

A MATTER OF RISK: The inside story of the mission to raise a Russian Submarine

A MATTER OF RISK: The inside story of the mission to raise a Russian Submarine

ISBN# 0340243031
$89.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. True account of the 1968 explosion and sinking of a Russian Golf-II submarine and the secret US Trojan Horse efforts to recover it from the Pacific.

AROUND THE WORLD SUBMERGED: The Voyage of the 'Triton'

AROUND THE WORLD SUBMERGED: The Voyage of the 'Triton'

$89.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. First-hand account of what went on during secret orders to take the Triton 36,000 nautical-mile voyage around the world!

BACK FROM THE DEEP: The Strange Story of the Sister Sub Squalus & Sculpin

BACK FROM THE DEEP: The Strange Story of the Sister Sub Squalus & Sculpin

ISBN# 1557505071
$89.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. Begins in 1939, when the Squalus sank during a test dive. A diving bell saved 33 crewman with the aid of the Sculpin.

AXIS SUBMARINES

AXIS SUBMARINES

ISBN# 035401059X
$39.95NZD

1977. Covers the submarines used by the Axis powers, mainly Germany, Japan and Italy but also including a number of smaller navies.

SUBMARINES OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY

SUBMARINES OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY

ISBN# 0870216821
$49.95NZD

1986. Japanese naval history includes strategy and operations; construction and losses

RAISING THE KURSK
New Book

RAISING THE KURSK

ISBN# 1904762050
$69.95NZD

2004. A book about what has been dubbed

Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1904-1945

Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1904-1945

ISBN# 0851773966
$69.95NZD

1986. Naval history illustrated throughout with monochrome images and line drawings.

SUBMARINES of the TSARIST NAVY: A Pictorial History

SUBMARINES of the TSARIST NAVY: A Pictorial History

ISBN# 155750771
$79.95NZD

1998. 1st edition. Captures that critical stage of Russian submarine development in a series of extremely rare and historic photos, many never before published in the West.

BENEATH THE WAVES: A History of H.M. Submarine Losses, 1904-1971

BENEATH THE WAVES: A History of H.M. Submarine Losses, 1904-1971

ISBN# 0718306015
$89.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. Provides an excellent if grim chronological account of all British submarine losses, half of which relates to World War 2.

NATO & WARSAW PACT SUBMARINES Since 1955

NATO & WARSAW PACT SUBMARINES Since 1955

ISBN# 071371803X
$39.95NZD

1987. Reference book on submarines.

SUBMARINE BOATS: The beginnings of underwater Warfare

SUBMARINE BOATS: The beginnings of underwater Warfare

ISBN# 0851772889
$59.95NZD

1983. 1st edition. The development of the Submarine, including much technical detail with plans and diagrams.

SURFACE AT THE POLE: The Voyages of USS Skate

SURFACE AT THE POLE: The Voyages of USS Skate

$49.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. The author commanded the nuclear submarine sent to find out if a submarine could safely navigate below ice flows beneath the Arctic Ocean.

SILENT STEEL: Two Mysterious Death of Submarine USS Scorpion

SILENT STEEL: Two Mysterious Death of Submarine USS Scorpion

ISBN# 0471267376
$59.95NZD

2006. 1st edition. The gnawing enigma of the tragic 1968 loss of the nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion.

SUBMARINES UNDER ICE: The US Navy's Polar Operations

SUBMARINES UNDER ICE: The US Navy's Polar Operations

ISBN# 9781557509437
$59.95NZD

1998. A former member of the U.S. Navy's submarine service describes a number of the expeditions under the arctic ice shelf.

THE RESCUER: The Great Submarine Rescue of all time

THE RESCUER: The Great Submarine Rescue of all time

$49.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. The greatest submarine rescue of our time, when the US Submarine Squalus sank to the bottom of the Atlantic in May 1937.

MODERN SUBMARINES: The Undersea Weapons that Rule the Oceans Today

MODERN SUBMARINES: The Undersea Weapons that Rule the Oceans Today

ISBN# 0701816449
$29.95NZD

1982. 1st edition. Shows missile-launching, nuclear, and conventional subs used by the world's navies, and provides a description and technical information about each.

UNDER PRESSURE: The final voyage of Submarine S-Five
New Book

UNDER PRESSURE: The final voyage of Submarine S-Five

ISBN# 0743236777
$49.95NZD

2002. 1st edition. In 1920, one of the American Navy's new-but-untested submarines, the S-Five, was stranded 180 feet beneath the Atlantic.

DOWN TO THE SEA IN SUBS: My life in the U.S. Navy

DOWN TO THE SEA IN SUBS: My life in the U.S. Navy

$149.95NZD

1967. 1st edition. This is the richly colored, action-filled autobiography of a Missouri country boy from the rolling prairies west of the Ozarks who heard and answered the call of the sea.

SILENT CHASE: Submarines of The U.S Navy

SILENT CHASE: Submarines of The U.S Navy

ISBN# 1853101036
$29.95NZD

1989. US Naval history

SHARKS of STEEL

SHARKS of STEEL

ISBN# 1557504512
$29.95NZD

2014. A rare insider's view of the challenges, pressures, and excitement unique to submariners.

H.M.S. SOVEREIGN: Commissioning Souvenir

H.M.S. SOVEREIGN: Commissioning Souvenir

$39.95NZD

1974. The development of the submarine HMS Sovereign.

THE MYSTERY OF LORD KITCHENER'S DEATH

THE MYSTERY OF LORD KITCHENER'S DEATH

$59.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. Herbert Kitchener was an Irish-born senior British Army officer and colonial administrator.

SUBMARINE: The story of 85 eventful years

SUBMARINE: The story of 85 eventful years

$49.95NZD

1986. The history and development of the submarine.

BLIND MANS'S BLUFF: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

BLIND MANS'S BLUFF: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

ISBN# 1891620088
$59.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. American submarine espionage has been a great secret few knew about or talked about. The exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, and disaster beneath the sea.

SINK the BELGRANO

SINK the BELGRANO

ISBN# 9780593058435
$39.95NZD

2007. The dramatic and definitive account of the sinking of the Belgrano which was one of the most iconic moments of the Falklands war.

SEARCH FIND AND KILL: The RAF's U-Boat Successes in World War Two
New Book

SEARCH FIND AND KILL: The RAF's U-Boat Successes in World War Two

ISBN# 1898697359
$49.95NZD

1995, 1st edition. Throughout World War II, RAF Coastal Command waged a long and bitter battle against Germany's submarine command.

SUBMARINE DIARY: The Silent Stalking of Japan

SUBMARINE DIARY: The Silent Stalking of Japan

ISBN# 1557505829
$89.95NZD

1995. A vividly detailed account of life aboard U.S. submarines in the Pacific during World War II.

THE UNDERWATER WAR 1939 - 1945

THE UNDERWATER WAR 1939 - 1945

ISBN# 0713711310
$29.95NZD

1982. A fresh and authoritative look at submarines during World War Two.

U-BOATS OFFSHORE: When Hitler Struck America

U-BOATS OFFSHORE: When Hitler Struck America

$48.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. Tells of the destruction to American shipping during the early days of World War II when Nazi U-boats were sent against the East Coast.

THE PELEUS TRIAL: War Crimes Trials

THE PELEUS TRIAL: War Crimes Trials

$69.95NZD

1948. 1st edition. Report of one of the War Crimes Trials of Heinz Eck, August Hoffmann, Walter Weisspfennig, Hans Richard Lenz and Wolfgang Schwender.

I ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR

I ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR

$89.95NZD

1949. 1st edition. Eyewitness account by the only known midget submarine skipper who survived the attack and who also became United States Prisoner of War #1.

STAND BY TO SURFACE

STAND BY TO SURFACE

$59.95NZD

1944. 1st edition. The story of the men who served in the Submarine Branch of the Royal Navy as well as those of our Allies in WW2.

CRUISERS for BREAKFAST: War Patrols of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace

CRUISERS for BREAKFAST: War Patrols of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace

$99.95NZD

1997. 1st edition. SIGNED. The story of two US submarines and their operations in the Pacific in WWII, including their significant involvement in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

WAR IN THE BOATS: My World War II Submarine Battles
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WAR IN THE BOATS: My World War II Submarine Battles

ISBN# 1574880284
$59.95NZD

1994. Reality and intensity are the chief watchwords of this unique and highly personal memoir of World War II submarine combat in the Southwest Pacific.

PIGBOAT 39: An American Sub goes to War
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PIGBOAT 39: An American Sub goes to War

ISBN# 0813115248
$89.95NZD

1984. 1st edition. Describes the service of an out-of-date American submarine during World War II and depicts the experiences of its officers and sailors.

PERISCOPE PATROL: The Saga of Malta Submarines

PERISCOPE PATROL: The Saga of Malta Submarines

$69.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. The saga of Malta submarines. Including a list of submarines & commanding officers of Malta Force Submarines.

HELLCATS OF THE SEA: US Submarines the deathblow to Japanese

HELLCATS OF THE SEA: US Submarines the deathblow to Japanese

$49.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The U.S. Submarines that used a Top-Secret Sonar Device to penetrate Hirohito`s mine fields and deal the deathblow to Japanese Shipping.

UNDER THE JOLLY ROGER: British Submariners at War 1939-1945
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UNDER THE JOLLY ROGER: British Submariners at War 1939-1945

ISBN# 1871182034
$59.95NZD

1988. 1st edition. These personal accounts of life on wartime submarines focus on the humour of submarine life and add a personal dimension to the record.

SUBMARINE!

SUBMARINE!

$39.95NZD

1953. 1st edition. An account of the US submarines in the Pacific War, including; Trigger, Wahoo, Seawolf, Harder, Archerfish & Tang.

RED SCORPION: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher
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RED SCORPION: The War Patrols of the USS Rasher

ISBN# 1557507600
$79.95NZD

1995. 1st edition. Sasgen offers a dramatic account of the US submarine in the Pacific during World War II, where she sank more tons of enemy ship than all but one other sub.

H.M. U-BOAT

H.M. U-BOAT

$34.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. The capture of U-Boat U-570 by the British and its use against her sister ships as HMS Graph.

SILENT RUNNING: My Years on a WW2 Attack Submarine
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SILENT RUNNING: My Years on a WW2 Attack Submarine

ISBN# 0471127787
$59.95NZD

1995. Outstanding account by the sailor who went on to command the early Arctic nuclear submarine voyages.

ON THE BOTTOM

ON THE BOTTOM

$119.95NZD

1944. 1st edition. In 1925 the US Navy submarine S-51 was rammed by the steamship SS City of Rome in open seas off Rhode Island, and sank in 132 feet of water, with the loss of 33 lives.

BATFISH: The Champion Submarine-killer Submarine of World War II

BATFISH: The Champion Submarine-killer Submarine of World War II

ISBN# 0130665630
$49.95NZD

1980. 1st edition. The story of the most lethal submarine ever, the USS Batfish.

SURVIVORS: British Merchant Seamen In The Second World War
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SURVIVORS: British Merchant Seamen In The Second World War

ISBN# 1852851821
$79.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. An account of the battle to survive by British merchant seamen during WW2.

A SUBMARINERS' WAR: The Indian Ocean 1939 - 45
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A SUBMARINERS' WAR: The Indian Ocean 1939 - 45

ISBN# 0752420135
$89.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. The author, who is an ex-submarine officer, presents an authoritative chronicle of the clash between seven nations' submarines and naval operations during World War II.

MAX HORTON and the Western Approaches: Military biography

MAX HORTON and the Western Approaches: Military biography

$79.95NZD

1954. 1st edition. A biography of the life of Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO, who joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1898.

DESTINATION DARDANELLES: The Story of HMS E7

DESTINATION DARDANELLES: The Story of HMS E7

ISBN# 0850528852
$49.95NZD

1988. 1st edition. When the First World War started in 1914 the potential of the submarine as a tactical weapon was largely a matter of conjecture.

HERO OF THE UPHOLDER: Biography of Royal Navy's top Submarine Ace

HERO OF THE UPHOLDER: Biography of Royal Navy's top Submarine Ace

ISBN# 1853102180
$89.95NZD

1991. 1st edition. This volume is Allaway's international biography of Britain's greatest ever submarine captain.

THE ROGUE'S YARN: The Sea-Going Life a Captain 'Joe' Oram

THE ROGUE'S YARN: The Sea-Going Life a Captain 'Joe' Oram

ISBN# 0850522854
$89.95NZD

1999. 1st edition. The book follows Orem's passage from boy-sailor in the sail training vessel Worchester just after the turn of the century to corridors of Admiralty by the end of the World War II.

LONE WOLF: The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke

LONE WOLF: The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke

ISBN# 0275936775
$89.95NZD

1993. 1st edition. Henke was named master of U-515 early in 1942; on six patrols, his sub sank two dozen Allied vessels, ranking Henke 14th on the list of U-boat aces.

Hell's Angels of the Deep

Hell's Angels of the Deep

$49.95NZD

1932. William Guy Carr, the author of Pawns In The Game, tells about his experiences in the submarine fleet in World War I.

THE K BOATS: The Navy's Most Calamitous Submarines

THE K BOATS: The Navy's Most Calamitous Submarines

$69.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. Still the best account of the Royal Navy's attempt to match the Kaiser's U-boats in WWI.

AMAZING ADVENTURE: A Thrilling Naval Biography

AMAZING ADVENTURE: A Thrilling Naval Biography

$39.95NZD

1935. The biography of Commander Godfrey Herbert, an intrepid British submarine commander 1914 - 1918.

THE RESCUE: A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II

THE RESCUE: A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II

ISBN# 0752420135
$69.95NZD

2001. 1st edition. Steven Trent Smith grapples boldly with several big subjects.

SOLE SURVIORS OF THE SEA
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SOLE SURVIORS OF THE SEA

ISBN# 1877853291
$89.95NZD

1995. 1st edition. The incredible stories of twenty-two lone survivors of maritime disasters are presented in this collection of war and peacetime incidents.

SUBMARINE COMMANDER: A Story of World War II and Korea
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SUBMARINE COMMANDER: A Story of World War II and Korea

ISBN# 0813116619
$89.95NZD

1988. 1st edition.

KAITEN: Japan's Secret Suicide Submarine and the First American Ship It Sank
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KAITEN: Japan's Secret Suicide Submarine and the First American Ship It Sank

ISBN# 9780425272695
$89.95NZD

2014. 1st edition. The Kaiten was so secret that even Japanese naval commanders didn’t know of its existence.

GHOST OF WAR: Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese - American Relations 1945-55
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GHOST OF WAR: Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese - American Relations 1945-55

ISBN# 9781557501592
$89.95NZD

1997. 1st edition. America's greatest error in the submarine war against Japan and the effect it has had on Japanese-American relations ever since.

THE MYSTERY of U-33: Hitler's Secret Envoy

THE MYSTERY of U-33: Hitler's Secret Envoy

ISBN# 9781935487104
$49.95NZD

2010. 1st edition. The incredible story of the mystery U-Boats of WWII.

THE HUNTERS and the HUNTED

THE HUNTERS and the HUNTED

$69.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. A comprehensive account of the U-Boat war from 1939 to 1945 as seen through the eyes of German naval officer and respected author.

MY MYSTERY SHIPS

MY MYSTERY SHIPS

$99.95NZD

1928. reprinted 1929. Campbell commanded British Q-Ships during the war.

U-BOAT ACE: The Story of Wolfgang Luth

U-BOAT ACE: The Story of Wolfgang Luth

ISBN# 1853102717
$89.95NZD

1992. 1st edition. Legendary U-Boat Ace who sank 47 unarmed ships & a submarine.

MEMOIRS: Ten Years and Twenty Days
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MEMOIRS: Ten Years and Twenty Days

ISBN# 1853670529
$124.95NZD

1959. One of the most fascinating and controversial books to come out of World War II, is the story of the Battle of the Atlantic from the point of view of the other side.