New Releases by Antony Preston

In an action-filled narrative, the authors tell the remarkable story of the Victorian Royal Navy''s fleet of small warships used to enforce the Pax Britannica around the world for half a century. Frequently acting without orders and largely beyond the reach of Admiralty interference, the gunboats'' young commanding officers intervened to stamp out the slave trade and stop local rulers from interfering with legitimate trade. Explaining that gunboats fought as far afield as Borneo, China, Japan, Jamaica, the Baltic, the Black Sea, Africa, the Great Lakes, the Red Sea, and Egypt, Antony Preston and John Major trace the history of gunboats from the time they were built to fight the Russians in the Baltic in 1850 and the early skirmishes of 1857 that led to the Second China War right through to the role they played at the outbreak of the World War I. Supported by a wealth of illustrations, this classic reference ends with a complete listing of the gunboats that served with the Royal Navy between 1855 and 1914 along with their career histories. First published more than three decades ago and long out of print, the book has been revised for this new edition and an introduction has been added by the distinguished naval historian Andrew Lambert.

Antony Preston provides a history of steel navy mistakes, beginning in the 1860s when steam propulsion, turret mechanisms and armoured hulls were all in their infancy, and ships of questionable seaworthiness such as the USS Monitor were built and sank.

A guide to aircraft carriers that include photographs, cutaway drawings, accounts of battle from World WarII and modern carriers.

Overzicht van de inzet van vliegdekschepen en hun vliegtuigen bij conflicten vanaf de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Chronicles the history of the submarine and discusses its technological development and its fighting record in two world wars.

Early settlers and pioneers (The Great Trek) - Establishing the Republics (The Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War) - The struggle for nationhood - Independence and isolation.; Apartheid - Pass laws.

The art of guerrila warfare as well as sophisticated air and naval tactics are examined in a study of the weaponry and military operations of the Vietnam War

Describes the functions, history and conditions aboard Naval destroyers used in World War I and World War II.

The fast-moving story of strike craft enhanced by many color and black and white illustrations.