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Maritime Press. Around this time the publisher was renamed Conway Publishing. Whilst still committed to producing specialist maritime books, Conway broadened their catalogue to incorporate general, military and aviation history, exploration, as well as railway and
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in the United States, have become stalwarts of the Conway catalogue. Over its history, it has built an extensive catalogue of books specialising in maritime heritage, ship design and construction, and naval military history, from authoritative figures such as
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and coordinating with several recent international anniversaries, Conway released a series of popular nostalgic reproduction wartime pocket-books ranging from officers' manuals, the
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In recent years, Conway has found success with several television series tie-ins. In line with the current heritage culture espoused by television shows such as BBC's
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Conway
Maritime Press was founded in 1972 as an independent publisher. Its origins lay in catering for a specialised readership, publishing quarterly journals such as
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Not Enough Room To Swing a Cat: Naval Slang and its
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Robert C. Sinclair<maritime author/Across the Irish Sea>
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304:The Voyage of the Beagle
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