Photograph of the SS Aconcagua
pictured during her sea trials in 1922. she is in the colours of Compania Sud-Americana de Vapores; her funnel is red with a black top.
Maritime Book Sale
Updated on 22 April 2022
The following list of brand new and second-hand books are for sale. Email Brian at
or telephone 01275 844229 (00441275844229 from abroad) or mobile: 07811 582082 (00447811582082 from abroad) for more information. Note: All the prices quoted include postage within the United Kingdom (elsewhere in the world will have to quoted).
Book List:
Engage the Enemy More Closely
by Correlli Barnett 1991
Reasonable condition with dustwrapper, £10.
The War at Sea 1939 - 1945 (complete set)
by Captain S. W. Roskill RN published by HMSO in 1957
rebound in 2010 - very good condition, £250.
War with Japan (Volumes 1 to 6 - complete set)
published by HMSO in 1995
as new, £140.
The Second World War (abridged edition)
by Winston S. Churchill and published by Cassell Publishers in 1989
Very good condition, £20.
In Harm's Way. The Story of HMSKenya
by Brian James Crabb, 1998 (hardback) brand new, £24.20p
Beyond the Call of Duty. The Loss of British Commonwealth Mercantile
and Service Women During the Second World War
by Brian James Crabb, 2006 (hardback) brand new, £28.25p
Operation Pedestal. The Story of Convoy WS21S in August 1942
by Brian James Crabb, 2014 (hardback) brand new, £28.25p
Passage to Destiny. The Story of the Loss of the SS Khedive Ismail
by Brian James Crabb, 2015 (hardback) brand new, £28.25p
Operation Demon
The story of the evacuation pf British Commonwealth troops from mainland Greece and the tragic loss of the Dutch troopshipSlamatand HM destroyersDiamondandWryneck in April 1941
by Brian James Crabb, 2021 (hardback) brand new, £29.25p.
Book of Remembrance - HMTLancastria
64 pages - remembering all the known names of those lost.
by Brian James Crabb (paperback) brand new, £8.40p.
Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two, German, Italian and Japanese Submarine Successes, 1939-1945, by Jürgen Rowher, 1999, (hardback) good condition with dustcover, £25.
Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two, European Theatre of Operations, 1939-1945, Jürgen Rowher, 1997 (hardback) good condition with dustcover, £15.
U-Boats Destroyed. German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, Paul Kemp 1997 (hardback) excellent condition with dustcover, £15.
British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines 1939-1945, by Alan J. Tennent, 2001 (hardback) good condition with dustcover, £50.
The Second World War, by Antony Beevor (paperback) excellent condition £8.
Hitler's U-boat War. The Hunters 1939 - 1942, by Clay Blair, 1996 (hardback) good condition with dustcover (ex-library book) £10.
British VCs of World War Two. A Study of Heroism, by John Laffin, 1997 (hardback) good condition, with dustcover. £10. TheOhio& Malta, The Legendary Tanker that Refused to Die, by Michael Pearson, 2004 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £15.
The Battle for the Mediterranean, by Donald Macintyre, 1964 (hardback) good condition, with dustcover. £10.
At all Costs, by Sam Moses, 2006 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £15.
Fairey Aviation, compiled by John W. R. Taylor, 1997 (paperback) as new. £10.
Taranto 1940, 'A Glorious Episode', by A. J. Smithers, 1995 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £8.
Britain's Maritime Memorials & Mementoes, by David Saunders, 1996 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £15.
The Battle of the Atlantic, by Donald Macintyre, 1961 (hardback) reasonable condition, with dustcover. £8.
Cruisers of the Royal and Commonwealth Navies, by Douglas Morris, 1987 (hardback) almost as new, with dustcover. £10.
Jack's War, by G. G. Connell, 1985 (hardback) reasonable condition, with dustcover. £5.
BattleshipBismarck. A survivors story, by Baron Burkard von Mullenheim- Rechberg, 1984 (paperback) reasonable condition. £8.
German Raiders of World War II, by Karl August Muggenthaler, 1977 (paperback) reasonable condition. £5.
Bismarck, the story behind the destruction of the pride of Hitler's navy, by David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig, 2002 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £7.
Fleet Air Arm Carrier War. The history of British Naval Aviation, by Kev Darling, 2009 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £20.
Falling Star. Misadventures of White Star Line Ships, by John P. Eaton and Charles A. Haas, 1989 (hardback) reasonable condition, with dustcover. £15.
The History of the Fleet Air Arm, from kites to carriers, by Bill Finnis, 2000 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £20.
Somerville's Force H. The Royal Navy's Gibraltar-based Fleet
June 1940 – March 1942, by Raymond Dannreuter, 2005 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £30.
Capturing Enigma. How HMSPetardseized the German naval codes, by Stephen Harper, 1999 (hardback) as new, with dustcover. £20.
The MightyHood. The life and death of the Royal Navy's proudest ship, by Ernle Bradford, 1959 (hardback) good condition, with dustcover. £10.
HMSGloucester. The untold story, by Ken Otter, c. 2000 (paperback) as new (signed by the author). £10.
Enigma. The Battle for the Code, by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, 2000 (paperback) reasonable condition. £8.
The Greatest Raid of All. The commando raid on St Nazaire, by C. E. Lucas Phillips, 1958 (hardback) reasonable condition, no dustcover. £7.
Hunt theAltmark, by Richard Wiggan, 1982 (hardback) good condition, with dustcover. £15.
Fighting Ships of World War II, by J. N. Westwood, 1977 (hardback) good condition, with dustcover. £20.
