Maritime history has dominated British history thanks to our island status. The Seaforth and Pen and Sword lists have some exceptional titles which have established themselves as key reference titles in the maritime and modelling worlds from the early years of seafaring, right through to the modern day.
"Another masterly book from Nick Jellicoe - fascinating and stimulating covering not just the convoy debate side pieces on U-boat action accounts and technical explanations – very highly recommended."
Peter Wykeham-Martin
"Another masterly book from Nick Jellicoe - fascinating and stimulating covering not just the convoy debate side pieces on U-boat action accounts and technical explanations – very highly recommended."
Peter Wykeham-Martin
"...the lessons that readers learn will stand them in good stead for tackling other kits, and may even give them the courage to try making ship models from scratch."
Read the full review [link=https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/book-reviews/reviews-2024/october-2024/top-tips-for-crafty-constructors/]here.[/link]
Nautilus Telegraph - November-December 2024
"...the lessons that readers learn will stand them in good stead for tackling other kits, and may even give them the courage to try making ship models from scratch."
Read the full review [link=https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/book-reviews/reviews-2024/october-2024/top-tips-for-crafty-constructors/]here.[/link]
Nautilus Telegraph - November-December 2024
"It surpasses previous books on this subject, many of which are in any case out of print, and can therefore be considered to fall into the essential category for a wide range of readers. This is especially so in the case of the heavy mountings that form the largest part of the text, illustrations and drawings and, since we are unlikely ever to see their like again, this book may well become the last word on the subject. I thoroughly recommend it."
Read the full review [link=https://navalinstitute.com.au/29607-2/]here[/link]
Australian Naval Institute
"It surpasses previous books on this subject, many of which are in any case out of print, and can therefore be considered to fall into the essential category for a wide range of readers. This is especially so in the case of the heavy mountings that form the largest part of the text, illustrations and drawings and, since we are unlikely ever to see their like again, this book may well become the last word on the subject. I thoroughly recommend it."
Read the full review [link=https://navalinstitute.com.au/29607-2/]here[/link]
Australian Naval Institute
"Steve Dunn’s research is prodigious and endlessly rewarding. The photographs and diagrams are superb. This is one of those books you approach like a box of luxury chocolates, plucking out the treasures and savouring each bite."
Read the full review [link=https://navalinstitute.com.au/steam-yachts-at-war/]here.[/link]
Australian Naval Institute
"Steve Dunn’s research is prodigious and endlessly rewarding. The photographs and diagrams are superb. This is one of those books you approach like a box of luxury chocolates, plucking out the treasures and savouring each bite."
Read the full review [link=https://navalinstitute.com.au/steam-yachts-at-war/]here.[/link]
Australian Naval Institute
A recent addition to the Casemate Illustrated Special series. A 240-page hard-cover book. After a neat introduction, the book is divided across 8 chapters. It tackles the topic in a simple chronological sequence, from the background of the pre-dreadnought era and on to the change driven by the appearance of the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought itself. The book takes us through the detail of all 11 classes of US Navy battleship, and the 1 of battlecruisers. Each class is covered, with the development stories, including the context of what other battleships were being built by other countries such as Great Britain, Japan, and Germany. Each class is then described covering elements such as armament, armour protection, propulsion systems, radars and so on. We also get their individual service stories. It became an arms race, with ever increasing size to their main armament. There are of course a lot of super archive images, plus some diagrams showing detail such as the arrangement of the torpedo.. Read more
Military Model Scene
A recent addition to the Casemate Illustrated Special series. A 240-page hard-cover book. After a neat introduction, the book is divided across 8 chapters. It tackles the topic in a simple chronological sequence, from the background of the pre-dreadnought era and on to the change driven by the appearance of the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought itself. The book takes us through the detail of all 11 classes of US Navy battleship, and the 1 of battlecruisers. Each class is covered, with the development stories, including the context of what other battleships were being built by other countries such as Great Britain, Japan, and Germany. Each class is then described covering elements such as armament, armour protection, propulsion systems, radars and so on. We also get their individual service stories. It became an arms race, with ever increasing size to their main armament. There are of course a lot of super archive images, plus some diagrams showing detail such as the arrangement of the torpedo.. Read more
Military Model Scene
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HMS Belfast: Cruiser 1939
HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys during the Second World War and was also present for the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944. Later, she saw service during the Korean War. As is the case for many historic… Read more...
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Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy
In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger and capable carriers in 1927 with five more being built prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor including three large Yorktown class. To take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by… Read more...
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ShipCraft 7: British Battlecruisers of the Second World War
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage,… Read more...
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HMS Victory
HMS Victory is probably the best-known historic ship in the world. A symbol of the Royal Navy's achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year. As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference… Read more...
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Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns
Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with… Read more...
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ShipCraft 18: Titanic and her Sisters Olympic and Britannic
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage,… Read more...
The pilot cutters that operated around the coasts of northern Europe until the First World War were amongst the most seaworthy and beautiful craft of their size ever built, while the small number that have survived have inspired yacht designers, sailors and traditional craft enthusiasts over the last hundred years. Even in their day they possessed… Read more...
Building on the success of various Commando Raids during 1941, Headquarters Combined Operations moved up the scale of size and complexity by electing to attack and deny the only dry dock that could take a German battleship for repairs, the Normandie Dock at St Nazaire on France's Atlantic coast. The problem was that the port was miles up an estuary… Read more...
Ironically while the Japanese Navy followed many of the Royal Navy's traditions and structures, it had a totally different approach to the treatment of its foes. The author has uncovered a plethora of outrages against both servicemen and civilians which make chilling and shocking reading. These range from the execution of POWs, the abandonment of survivors… Read more...
