Douglas Reeman
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The mine is an impartial killer, and defusing it requires steady nerves, steady hands, and an intrepid flirtation with death. Haunted by the mine that destroyed his first command, H.M. Submarine Tornado, Lieutenant-Commander David Masters now defuses mines on land and teaches the same deadly science to others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Travel through Britain's military history with a proud seafaring family, the Blackwoods, and the service tradition in which they make their careers-the Royal Marines. Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, the H.M.S. Audacious, in the summer of 1850. Sent out to Africa to eliminate the last strongholds of slavery, then on to the Crimean War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chivers Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
It's 1943, and the seas are haunted by Hitler's deadly U-boats and cruisers. After the mysterious death of the Reliant's last captain, Guy Sherbrooke is given command of the legendary battlecruiser. A symbol of everything the Royal Navy stands for, the battlecruiser boasts the speed of a destroyer and the firepower of a battleship.
8) For valour
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Odds are long for the British destroyers assigned to escort vital northern convoys through the bitter Arctic Sea in the bloodiest days of WWII. Commander Graham Martineau, still haunted by the loss of his ship and crew to Nazi destroyers, must take on a new command: the Tribal Class destroyer Hakka.
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Captain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion. Ordered to escort a beautiful German countess on a dangerous journey up the Hoshun River, Blackwood sees death and slaughter unlike anything he has known. Finally, standing before the walls of Tientsin, he must hold on against a torrent of frenzied Chinese warriors.
10) The white guns
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
It's Spring 1945 and the war has ended in Europe, but the hate and devastation linger on. Lieutenant Vere Marriott of the Royal Navy, and the men of Motor Gunboat 801 are moored in Kiel harbor, witness to the disintegration of the mighty German navy. Where once they fought just to stay alive, Marriott and his men must now learn how to accept peace.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
In 1941, when she was turned into an armed merchant cruiser, the S. S. Benbencula was already old. Yet even she was needed to protect the vital Atlantic sea lanes. Commander Lindsay, her new captain, had to work desperately to mould the ship's company raw recruits and old timers into a fighting force. And better than anyone, Lindsay knew this could be his last command, his last chance.
13) H.M.S. Saracen
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1966]
Language
English
Description
WW I and WW II adventures of a Royal Navy monitor and the man who served on her as a midshipman in WW I, and captain in WW II.
16) The volunteers
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
The Royal Navy's Special Operations units are carrying out raids on hostile coasts and shipping. The men are all volunteers. What turn of fate brought them together?
