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Book Review:
The Naval Cutter ALERT 1777 (Anatomy of the Ship)
by Peter Goodwin
Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Conway Maritime; Revised edition (April 19, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851779689
ISBN-13: 978-0851779683
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7...
Book Review:
The Naval Cutter ALERT 1777 (Anatomy of the Ship)
by Peter Goodwin
Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Conway Maritime; Revised edition (April 19, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851779689
ISBN-13: 978-0851779683
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7...
Book Review:
The 20-Gun Ship BLANDFORD
(Anatomy of the Ship series)
by Peter Goodwin
Hardcover: 119 pages
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press; Anatomy of the Ship series edition (March 1, 1988) or Conway
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.8 x 10.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8...
Book Review:
THE 74-Gun SHIP / THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP
A Practical Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture
4 Volume Set (Set of 4 volumes)
Overview of the Content of all 4 Volumes
Here:
Volume 1 - HULL CONSTRUCTION
by Jean Boudriot
english translation by David H. Roberts...
Book Review:
NAVAL ARTILLERY French navy 1650-1850
An Historical and Technical Study Set of 93 plates.
NEW ENGLISH VERSION
by Jean Boudriot and Hubert Berti
Translated by François Fougerat
This book in french language was over a long time one of the Basic Books published by ancre...
Book Review:
The 74-Gun Ship BELLONA - (Anatomy of the Ship)
by Brian Lavery
My copy is the original version published by Conway Maritime Press in 1985, the revised version has an additional 1:96 scale fould out plan in the book cover
Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Conway Maritime...
Dear friends,
In the meantime we have already some Book Reviews in our area "Books and References".
Nevertheless there are still hundreds, thousands of books available which could be for interest of some of you.
If you are thinking about buying a special book, but you do not have enough...
The Heavy Frigate: 18-pounder Frigates, Volume I, 1778-1800
Series: Conway´s Ship Types
by Robert Gardiner
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd (31 Dec. 1994)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 1.9 x 27.9 cm
Synopsis from the book:
This book is devoted to...
THE PERIOD SHIP HANDBOOK 3
by Keith Julier
Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Nexus Special Interests; UK ed. edition (25 May 2000)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 21 x 0.8 x 29.7 cm
Synopsis:
From the simple to the sophisticated, a detailed look at the making of ten new static model...
THE PERIOD SHIP HANDBOOK 2
by Keith Julier
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press; Subsequent edition (January 3, 1996)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.4 x 11.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
good used copies on abebooks for 3 to 5 US$, GBP or Euros...
in moment without photos, which will follow, important in moment is the content, so you know which models are discussed and desctribed in his books
THE PERIOD SHIP HANDBOOK (1)
by Keith Julier
Paperback
Publisher: Naval Institute Press; 1st edition (February 1, 1993)
Language: English...
The New Period Ship Handbook
By Keith Julier
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Naval Inst Pr; REV ed. edition (January 31, 2005)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.8 x 11.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Used copies amazon, abebooks etc. starting with 5 US$
Synopsis...
Period Ship - Kit Builder's Manual
by Keith Julier
Paperback: 142 pages
Publisher: Special Interest Model Books (27 Nov. 2003)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 1 x 27.6 cm
Prices between 10 to 15 US$ at amazon, abebooks etc.
Synopsis:
A practical manual for marine model makers...
Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders
by Donald Dressel
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition (March 22, 1988)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches
used copies can be bought for 10 US$
Synopsis:
A modelr´s reference for planking...
Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-of-War 1600-1860,
By John Harland
Illustrated by Mark Myers
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press (January 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870219553
ISBN-13: 978-0870219559
Product...
Wooden Warship Construction: A History in Ship Models
by Brian Lavery
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press; annotated edition edition (April 15, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1473894808
ISBN-13: 978-1473894808
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.6 x 9.9 inches
Shipping...
Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600-1815
by Brian Lavery
Hardcover: 319 pages
Publisher: Naval Inst Pr; 1st Edition edition (March 1, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870210092
ISBN-13: 978-0870210099
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds...
As promised in the other topic I am making now the Review / Look Inside of the book
Ship Decoration, 1630-1780
by Andrew Peters
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing; First Edition edition (15 Aug. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848321767
ISBN-13: 978-1848321762...
Trafalgar is arguably one of or maybe the most famous sea battle ever.
The continuing interest in Trafalgar, fought in 1805, stems not only from the fact that Britain's victory stopped Napoleon's invasion plans but also from fleet commander Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at its climax.
Yet...
Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intricacies of Square-Rig
by Lennart Petersson
my copy
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Chatham Publishing; First Edition edition (1 July 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1861760612
ISBN-13: 978-1861760616
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 26.2...