Crucial for naval trade, these mammoth sized merchant tanker ships were often preyed upon by enemy vessels. View in Store Tasked with the ferry of supplies such as food, fuel, steel, clothing to munitions and weaponry. Many nations were heavily reliant on such ships completing the journey and securing their goods. As a result, this…
Lighting the way on perilous coastal journeys, the lighthouse can be a spectator or a casualty of battle. Lighthouse View in Store Diaries and memories of serving naval officers in WWII often mention lighthouses. As most encounters took place at night, it is understandable that the piercing finger of bright light would resonate with nervous,…
British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45 View in Store Author: Angus Konstam Illustrator: Tony Bryan Publication Date: 10 Apr 2010 Number of Pages: 48 Motor Gun Boats were the “Spitfires of the Seas” of the Royal Navy. Bristling with small-calibre guns and machine guns, they served in a variety of roles during the War. In the…
German E-boats 1939-45 View in Store Author: Gordon Williamson Illustrator: Ian Palmer Publication Date: 25 Sep 2002 Number of Pages: 48 By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser’s High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build…
British Destroyer vs German Destroyer – Narvik 1940 View in Store Author: David Greentree, David Campbell Illustrator: Paul Wright, Alan Gilliland Publication Date: 18 Oct 2018 Number of Pages: 80 The opening months of World War II saw Britain’s Royal Navy facing a resurgent German navy, the Kriegsmarine. Following the German invasion of Denmark and…
Kriegsmarine Coastal Forces View in Store Author: Gordon Williamson Illustrator: Ian Palmer Publication Date: 10 Jan 2009 Number of Pages: 48 Although often overlooked in favour of the U-boats or battleships, the vast majority of the Kriegsmarine was formed of the smaller vessels of the coastal forces. These ships and boats, which included minesweepers, torpedo…
US Patrol Torpedo boats View in Store Author: Gordon L. Rottman Illustrator: Peter Bull Publication Date: 10 Sep 2008 Number of Pages: 48 Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced…
USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer View in Store Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Ian Palmer, Giuseppe Rava Publication Date: 20 Nov 2012 Number of Pages: 80 This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during late 1943 as the Allies advanced slowly up the Solomons Islands…
Add your German Kriegsmarine Fleet, Flotilla and Coastal Force to the battle for the coastal waters for Cruel Seas! In your Local Store now! Kriegsmarine E-boat flotilla The Schnellboat or ‘E Boat’ as the British Admiralty called them, E for enemy, was a truly formidable beast, in many ways incomparable in detail to the…
View in Store In your Local Store December 2018 Cruel Seas In Cruel Seas, you take on the role of a naval crew manning their fragile coastal craft as they head out day and night to take on both the sea and the enemy. Command your flotilla of small ships as they head out to…
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