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Aircraft Carriers by Bernard Ireland
$38.95 AUD
Category: General
This title examines the evolution of the aircraft carrier, from the first flights from ships in World War-I through to modern carriers used in the Falklands. It is a comprehensive country-by-country visual directory of the major aircraft carriers, with text describing the construction, appearance, funct ...Show more
Illustrated Directory of Amphibious Warfare Vessels by Bernard Ireland
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
This is a country-by-country guide to 130 landing ships and landing craft, with over 210 wartime and modern photographs. It features a complete guide to landing ships, detailing conventional personnel and cargo carriers, welldeck dock ships and modern multi-function ships accommodating helicopters, land ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Carriers by Bernard Ireland
$39.95 AUD
Category: Travel
This impressive, newly-updated encyclopedia is both a fascinating history of aircraft carrier development and a well-documented visual directory of more than 150 of the world's aviation ships spanning a period of almost 120 years. The book's coverage follows the definition of an aircraft carrier as a sh ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Amphibious Warfare Vessels by Bernard Ireland
$39.95 AUD
Category: Travel
Wars are decided definitively through the occupation of an enemy's territory. This is a task for military forces, which may have to be transported by sea. This creates the conflicting requirement for ships sufficiently large to undertake lengthy voyages, together with craft small enough to put an army a ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Cruisers, The by Bernard Ireland
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
The cruiser evolved from a whole range of powered sailing warships, emerging in response to the sheer size and cost of larger vessels. The impact of rapid technological advance during the Victorian era saw the cruiser quickly assume the familiar forms in which it fought with distinction through two Worl ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Destroyers and Frigates by Bernard Ireland
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
(New edition) This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses exclusively on destroyers and frigates. The opening section both explains the rationale behind the technological development of destroyers and frigates and illustrates the varied manner of their use. Three major country-by-country sections then deal ...Show more
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