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This highly engaging book provides an original perspective on the examination of the American civil war and how the Scots and Scottish shipbuilding was crucial to the battle of nations.

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Seawolves is an exciting and thorough examination of Scots connected to piracy, whether they are victims or villains, real or literary.

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Scapa Flow, one of the greatest naval bases in history, resonates through the annals of the Royal Navy during the two great wars of the twentieth century, and this book solidifies that reputation in this remarkable book.

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This beautifully illustrated book traces the development of lighthouses from earliest times to the present day, covering the technological advances made in light and lens systems, and the extraordinary feats of design and engineering.

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This meticulously researched book is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. A thoroughly informative read aimed at both specialists and the general reader with an interest in this specialist area.

    
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In 1919 the German High Seas Fleet began in unison to sink in Scapa Flow. Shortly after the Admiralty stated that salving the ships was an impossibility. From 1924, using techniques at the frontiers of science, the battlefleet was raised and scrapped. This is the story of the salvage operation.
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The story of one of the most daring raids ever staged by the British navy – an attack which penetrated into the heart of impregnable Kronstadt and sank two Russian battleships.

    
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During the two world wars, the chain of island groups ­ Orkney, Shetland, the Faroes and Iceland ­ linking Europe to North America, acquired great strategic significance.

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This is the remarkable story of the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow.    
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Scapa Flow is known worldwide. In two world wars it was the northern base which sheltered ships of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets from both storm and enemy attack. This book tells a fascinating history of a little seaway in the furthest reaches of Scotland's coast.

    
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The Seawolves is an exciting and thorough examination of Scots connected to piracy, whether they are victims or villains, real or literary.
    
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A brilliant, insightful and unique portrait of the Scottish war at sea, examining an array of skirmishes including the Wars of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, the Second World War, and cold war spying missions.

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