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Commander John Irving's catalogue sits between Royal Navy service, practical seamanship, First World War naval history, and boys' adventure fiction. This page keeps those family archive titles together so readers can move from Jutland and Coronel to yacht navigation, naval slang, and the Dick Valliant stories without losing the author thread.
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Naval history
Coronel and the Falklands, The Smoke Screen of Jutland, and related naval titles are grouped here for readers following the Royal Navy line of the catalogue.
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Navigation, pilotage, flag etiquette, yachting, and river books sit beside the histories because they come from the same working naval background.
Young readers
The family archive also includes naval adventure fiction for younger readers, with the Dick Valliant series and bundle kept visible from the author collection.
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Hardcover +2Commander John Irving · Hardcover · eBook · Paperback · 75pp
Commander John Irving’s handbook explains coastal navigation and pilotage, including chart work, compass correction, tides, position fixing and harbour approaches. This hardback edition presents the historical text with its charts and diagrams.
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Paperback +1Commander John Irving · Paperback · eBook · 250pp
Step aboard the cruiser Argonaut with Midshipman Dick Valliant as he embarks on a thrilling journey into the heart of the Great War. From the icy patrols of the North Sea to the sun-drenched waters of the Mediterranean, follow Dick as he confronts U-boats,…
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Paperback +1Commander John Irving · Paperback · eBook · 250pp
Step aboard the cruiser Argonaut with Midshipman Dick Valliant as he embarks on a thrilling journey into the heart of the Great War. From the icy patrols of the North Sea to the sun-drenched waters of the Mediterranean, follow Dick as he confronts U-boats,…
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Paperback +1Commander John Irving · Paperback · eBook · 250pp
Step aboard the cruiser Argonaut with Midshipman Dick Valliant as he embarks on a thrilling journey into the heart of the Great War. From the icy patrols of the North Sea to the sun-drenched waters of the Mediterranean, follow Dick as he confronts U-boats,…
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BundleCommander John Irving · Bundle
Set sail on a thrilling Great War adventure with the Dick Valliant 3-Book Trilogy Bundle by Royal Navy veteran Lieut.-Commander John Irving. Follow young cadet Dick Valliant from training grounds to U-boat battles and daring rescues across the North Sea,…
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Hardcover +1Commander John Irving · Hardcover · eBook · 175pp
The language of the Royal Navy A comprehensive glossary of naval vocabulary from wardroom to fo'c'sle-technical terms, slang, and the distinctive expressions of the Senior Service. Hardcover edition. Limited modern printing.
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Hardcover +2Commander John Irving · Hardcover · eBook · Paperback · 395pp
Commander John Irving explains coastal and deep-sea navigation for small yachts, covering chart work, compass correction, tides, position fixing and astronomical observations. This hardback edition presents his historical manual for cruising yachtsmen.
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