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  • Bismarck

    The Epic Chase

    by Jim Crossley ...
    When the German Battleship Bismarck was commissioned in 1940 she was one of the fastest and most powerful ships afloat. To the Royal Navy and the security of Allied shipping in the Atlantic she posed an enormous threat she must be destroyed. When she broke out into the Atlantic in 1941, some of Britains most powerful ships were sent to pursue and sink her. The first encounter proved disastrous for ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Monitors of the Royal Navy

    How the Fleet Brought the Great Guns to Bear

    by Jim Crossley ...
    A history of the origins, design and effectiveness of the British Royal Navy's monitor warships during world wars I and II.Monitor warships mounted the biggest guns ever deployed by the Royal Navy, and played an undeniably important part in Allied efforts during World War One and Two. They were built as cheap "disposable" ships made out of redundant bits and pieces which the Admiralty happened to ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Churchill's Admiral in Two World Wars

    Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge & Dover GCB KCVO CMG DSO

    by Jim Crossley ...
    "An interesting biography of one of Britain's most unusual admirals" ( The NYMAS Review).Roger Keyes was the archetype of 19th to 20th century Royal Navy officers. A superb seaman, inspiring leader, and fearless fighter he immediately caught the eye of senior figures in the naval establishment, as well as an up-and-coming politician, Winston Churchill. The relationship between these two brave men ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hidden Threat

    Mines and Minesweeping Reserve in WWI

    by Jim Crossley ...
    It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the British Royal Navy in WW1, costing them 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels. They were in the main combated by a civilian force using fishing boats and paddle steamers recruited from holiday resorts. This unlikely armada saved the day for Britain and her ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Voices From Jutland

    A Centenary Commemoration

    by Jim Crossley ...
    Jutland was the only major fleet engagement to take place during the First World War, and indeed the only time in history in which columns of great dreadnought battleships fought each other. In spite of terrible losses of life, the battle did nothing to change the strategic situation in northern European waters, in fact it simply confirmed Britains command of the seas and her ability to enforce ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Destroyers 1892–1918

    by Jim Crossley ...
    Series Book 163 - New Vanguard
    A history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs.Between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918, destroyers evolved radically from 27-knot, 250-ton ships into 35-knot, 1,530-ton ships. All these ships were involved in some form during World War I; the smaller, ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • British Destroyers 1892–1918

    by Jim Crossley ...
    Series Book 163 - New Vanguard
    A history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs.Between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918, destroyers evolved radically from 27-knot, 250-ton ships into 35-knot, 1,530-ton ships. All these ships were involved in some form during World War I; the smaller, ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • History, Politics and the Bible from the Iron Age to the Media Age

    Edited by Jim West, Prof. James G. Crossley ...
    Series series The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
    As biblical studies becomes increasingly fragmented, this collection of essays brings together a number of leading scholars in order to show how historical reconstruction, philology, metacriticism, and reception history can be part of a collective vision for the future of the field.This collection of essays focuses more specifically on critical questions surrounding the construction of ancient ... Read more

    $51.49 CAD

  • Vagabond 002: Apocalypse Edition

    by Charles Eugene Anderson, Denise E Dora, Jamie Ferguson, Rebecca Hodgkins, Shannon Lawrence, Mario Acevedo, Lucy Taylor, Wayne Faust, De Kenyon, Richard E. Friesen, Jim LeMay, Russ Crossley ...
    The second issue of this vanguard edition delves into the apocalypse. With a dozen stories from some of today's best speculative writers, they will thrill and entertain you.“Deathball: Hunt For The Playoffs” by Charles Eugene Anderson.“And Then What?” by Denise E Dora.“More Precious Than Gold” by Wayne Faust.“The Working Class” by Rebecca Hodgkins.“King of Cats” by De Kenyon.“Last Song on the ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Dunkirk: Nine Days That Saved An Army

    A Day-by-Day Account of the Greatest Evacuation

    by John Grehan ...
    The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deadwood Ambush

    by Lauran Paine ...
    Deadwood, Dakota Territory, was filled with luckless miners and diggers, as well as more than its share of lawlessness, and more often than not, there was nothing Marshal Fred Nolan and his two deputy marshals, Wentworth and Grubb, could do. So when a teen hustler, known as Gitalong because of his crippled leg, was hoorawed by a trio of Texas drovers, the law wasn’t called in. Besides, two ... Read more

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  • Cottonmouth

    by Sean Lynch ...
    Series Book 2 - The Guns of Samuel Pritchard
    A legendary gunfighter can never outrun the ghosts of his past. But he can outshoot them. Acclaimed author Sean Lynch’s epic saga of Samuel Pritchard continues—with a venegance . . .CALLING ALL KILLERSAfter losing his innocence in the Civil War and risking his life as a Texas Ranger, Samuel Pritchard has finally settled into a peaceful life in his hometown of Atherton, Missouri. As marshall, he ... Read more

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