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• 1.Strategy & Tactics of War - Wilmott & Pimlott, 1979, Good with cover, fully illustrated. £8
  Explores the art of war historically with particular reference to its development in the twentieth century.
• 2.Blue Water and Green Fields - Admiral Sir William James. 1939, First Edition. Good. £12
  Admiral James makes the heroes of the past live again and all who love the sea will wallow in it.
• 3.The Cruellest Night - Dobson, Miller & Payne. 1979. 1st. Edition. Germany’s Dunkirk. Fine in cover. £20
  This little known event took place in 1945 and due to some political intrigue following the sinking of the ‘’Wilhelm Gustloff ‘’ was suppressed by the Russians for thirty years
• 4.Pueblo and Bucher - Cdr. Lloyd Bucher USN. 1971. 1st Ed. 60 photos. £12
  Good with cover. Account of the Spy Ship seized by the North Koreans.
• 5.Nomad of the Sea - Capt. Guy de Reya. 1936. 1st Ed. Author signed. £10
  Good, clean condition. 25 illustrations
• 6.Swastika at Sea - W D Bekker. 1953 Good. Many illustrations. £10
  The Naval War as experienced and researched by the author who served in the German Navy until he was captured in 1944. Most authentic and interesting account from the opposite viewpoint
• 7.Main Fleet to Singapore - Capt. R. Grenfell RN. 1951 1st Ed. £10
  A comprehensive history of War in the Far East during the 20th Century
• 8.Battleships and Carriers – Steve Crawford 1999 1st Ed. £10
  300 ships from both World Wars and the days of sail are each illustrated and accompanied by detailed specifications and the career of the ship.
• 9.The Royal Navy and Portland - Short history of Portland since 1803, published by HMS Osprey 1980. with 48 photos
  FREE with the next order received for TWO books.

Please help to support the Coastal Forces Heritage Trust.

These Books are all for sale at 50% DISCOUNT on the above prices (plus Postage, allow £2.50 per book, 3 or more books £6.00) and all proceeds will be donated to the CFHT. Orders to CFHT Office, RN Museum, Portsmouth Dockyard. PO1 5NH

Other Books

The Trust also receives income from the sales by three other outlets:

• 1) Wallis Randall, previously CFVA Librarian and a Veteran, sells CF related books at a discount to Members including a commission to CFHT. He may be contacted at 18, Owl Park, Lippitts Hill, Loughton, Essex. IG10 4AN. Phone: 0208-5082944
• 2) Amazon sell all categories of currently available books and do sometimes have available on their website some of those that are out of print. Quote ‘CFHT’at the time of ordering and a donation is made to the Trust. Their web address is www.amazon.co.uk
• 3) From time to time Publishers such as Pen & Sword offer a new publication at a special price with a donation to CFHT. The Biography of Robert Hichens, GUNBOAT COMMAND written by his son Antony Hichens is still available. Pen & Sword are at 47, Church Street, Barnsley, Yorks S70 2BR
  E-mail:Pen & Sword Phone: 01226 734555

Reprints are currently under way for ‘Night Action’ by Peter Dickens and ‘Dog Boats at War’ by Len Reynolds. Full details will be promulgated in due course. ‘Coastal Forces at War’ by David Jefferson has just been reprinted by Haynes Publishing at £19.99

Books about the Coastal Forces

• Warren Armstrong - H.M.Small Ships 1958, Frederick Muller
• David Birkin - Saga of L'Aber Vrac'h (MGB 318), Private
• Lloyd Bott - Secret War from the River Dart, 1997, ISBN1899011137
• David K Brown - The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939-45 - Submarines, Escorts and Coastal Forces, 1996, Conway Maritine Press Ltd, London, ISBN0851776744
• Barry Clarke et al - Coastal Forces, 1994, Brassey’s, ISBN0080409857
• T G Connelly - Vosper MTBs, 2000, Signal Pubn., ISBN0897474120
• Conway's - Conway's All the World's Fighing Ships, Conway Maritine Press Ltd, London
• 1922-1946 - Published 1980, ISBN 0851771467
• 1947-1982 - Part 1, The Western Powers - Published 1983, ISBN 0851772250
• Graeme Cook - Small Boat Raiders, 1977, Hart Davis, ISBN 024610807

• Bryan Cooper - The Buccaneers, 1970, Macdonald ISBN356029417
• Chris Dawson - Quest for Speed, 1972, Hutchinson

• Peter Dickens - Night Action, 1974, Peter Davies, ISBN432027653
• FJ Dittmar & JJ Colledge - British Warships 1914-1919, 1972, Ian Allan Ltd, London, ISBN0711003807

• James Dorrian - Storming St. Nazaire, 1998, Leo Cooper, ISBN0850524199 - History of the 21st MTB Flotilla

• Peter Du Cane - High Speed Small Craft, 1951/1956, Purnell & Sons
• Peter Du Cane - An Engineer of sorts, 1971, Nautical Pubn., ISBN0245507493

• Harry Ferguson - Operation Kronstadt, 2008, Hutchinson, ISBN9780091796211 - Previously unpublished account of Agar VC in 1919
• Harald Fock - Fast Fighting Boats 1870-1945, Nautical Pubn., ISBN0245528636

• Robert Hichens - We fought them in Gunboats, 1944, Michael Joseph

• Antony Hichens - Gunboat Command, 2007, Pen & Sword, ISBN9781844156566 - Biography of Robert Hichens
• Jane's - Jane's Fighing Ships, Annually, Jane's Publishing Co Ltd, London

• David Jefferson - Coastal Forces at War, 1996, Stephens, 2008, Haynes ISBN1852604999
• Frank Johnson - P T Boats, 1980, Blandford Press, ISBN071371025X

• Paul Kemp - British Coastal Forces of WW2, 1997 ,Iso Pubns., ISBN0946784523

• John Lambert - Allied Coastal Forces of WW2, Vol 1, Fairmile Designs, 1990, Conway, ISBN0851775195

• John Lambert - Allied Coastal Forces of WW2,Vol 2, Vosper Designs, 1993, Conway, ISBN0851776027

• John Lambert - The Fairmile D MTB, 1985, Conway, ISBN0851773214
• HT Lenton & JJ Colledge - Warships of World War II, 1980, Ian Allan, London, ISBN071100403X
• HT Lenton - British and Empire Warships of the Second World War, 1998, Greenhill Books, London, ISBN1853672777

• Roy Mcleavy - Naval Fast Strike Craft, 1979, Blandford Press, ISBN0713708662
• John Mellor - History of the 15th MGB Flotilla, 1993, Private

• A J D North - RN Coastal Forces, 1939-45, 45 Almark Pubn., ISBN08552240687

• G L Phillips - The Greatest Raid of all (St.Nazaire) , 1958, Heinemann
• Michael Pollard - A Stage in my Education (MGB 318), 2004, WM Pollard & Co, Exeter

• Dudley Pope - Flag 4 – CF in the Med 1939-45, 1954, William Kimber, Reprinted 1998, Chatham Pubn., ISBN1861760671
• Antony Preston - Strike Craft, 1982, Bison Books, ISBN0861240685
• Adrian Rance - Fast Boats & Flying Boats, 1989, Ensign Pubn., ISBN1854550268

• Len Reynolds - Gunboat 658, 1958, William Kimber, Reprinted 2002, Cassell, ISBN0304361836

• Len Reynolds - Dog Boats at War, 1998, Sutton Pubn., ISBN0750918179

• Len Reynolds - Mediterranean MTB’s at War, 1999, Sutton Pubn., ISBN0750922745

• Len Reynolds - Home Waters MTB/MGB’s at War, 2000, Sutton Pubn., ISBN0750925183
• Sir Brooks Richard - Secret Flotillas, Private
• Seedie - Coastal Forces Awards for WW2, 1992, Ripley Registers, ISBN095133803X
• Peter Scott - The Battle of the Narrow Seas, 1945, Country Life
• US Naval Institute - Combat Fleets of the World, Annually, Distributed by Airlife Publishing Ltd, Shrewbury
• A J Watts - Fast Attack Craft, 1992, Arms & Armour, ISBN185409081X
• Anonymous - 13th & 14th Flotillas in Burma, 1989, Chameleon Press
• Anonymous - The Story of Arakan Coastal Forces, 1987, Chameleon
• CFVA - With Tito’s Partisans in Vis, 2006, Peter Bickmore
• St.Nazaire Socy. - Return to St. Nazaire, 1982

Public libraries and second hand specialist booksellers are sources for books out of print. Two such specialists are Frank Smith Maritine Books, 92 Heaton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5HL. Telephone 0191 265 6333 and Marine Books, 3 Marine Road, Hoylake, CH47 2AS.

One supplier, by post, for current publications is Maritine Books, Lodge Hill, Liskeard, PL14 4EL. Telephone 01579 343663.www.navybooks.com.

Photographs

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ. Telephone 020 7416 5000. Hold over 40,000 Admiralty wartime photos.

National Maritine Museum, Greenwich, London, Se10 9NF. Telephone 020 8858 4422.

Royal Naval Museum. Now hold the Wright & Logan collection (taken 1924 to 1980s). This includes Jack W Kennedy's photographs of Coastal Forces craft taken at Newhaven 1941-42. Contact - Royal Naval Museum Trading Co Ltd, No. 10 Store, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3PY. Telephone 023 9282 6682.

Maritine Photo Library, 8 Jetty Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9NF.

Plans/drawings of many Coastal Forces craft are available from H J Lambert, 6 Chestnut Close, Pine View Park, Maulden, Bedfordshire, MK45 2FR. Telephone 01525 864 862.