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The campaign in Gallipoli / by Hans Kannengiesser pasha ; ... with an introduction by Marshal Liman von Sanders pasha ; translated from the German by Major C.J.P. Ball ... with 28 illustrations and 3 maps Kannengiesser, Hans. [1928] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.455(496.1)
Voyage of HMS Pandora : despatched to arrest the mutineers of the Bounty in the South Seas 1790-91 Edwards, Edward 1915 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82Pandora
A list of the Lords High Admiral and Commissioners for executing that office, which have been from time to time appointed, since the year 1600 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1915 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71:92
A brave man and his belongings : being some passages in the life of Sir John Franklin, RN Jupp, Eliza M 1874 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1819/1848"
The petrol navy : British, American and other naval motor boats at war 1914-1920. /Steve R Dunn. "On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defence. This led to the formation of an auxiliary force of civilian vessels, including motor pleasure boats and yachts, relatively new types of craft powered by the internal combustion engine. The inclusion of these vessels came about when a group of motor boat owners suggested to the Admiralty that their vessels could play an important role in the defence of Britain. The result was the formation of the Royal Naval Motor Boat Reserve (RNMBR) in 1912. By mid-1915, the demands of naval duty had proved too much for these quirky craft. A meeting in the USA led to their replacement by American-designed Elco motor launches (MLs), of which 550 were purchased, and these Elco launches gave great service for the rest of the war, usually officered by RNVR personnel who won three Victoria Crosses. In addition to the Elcos, in 1915 some naval officers developed the hydroplaning coastal motor boats (CMBs), which served with equal distinction in the latter part of the war. Post-war, both types saw valuable service in the occupation of the Rhineland and in the Baltic campaign, where three more VCs were won. Other countries adopted similar craft. In Italy, the MAS torpedo motor craft achieved fame and success. And in France, MLs supplied by Britain, and by Elco, played their part. Germany too utilised small motor vessels, including the torpedo-armed Luftschiffmotorboote and Fernlenkboot remotely controlled designs. And when America entered the war, she built a fleet of so-called 'sub chasers', wooden-built and designed to counter U-boats along her East Coast. The Petrol Navy tells the stirring story of these motor-driven boats at war, of their development and operations and of the many colourful characters who were their captains and crew. It will acquaint historians and enthusiasts with an important and previously untold aspect of the naval war, and will engross those with a more general interest in the First World War."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.8231
The abc of war medals and decorations : being the history of the manner in which they were won, and a complete record of their award : their characteristics : how they are named and how they are counterfeited Steward, W Augustus 1918 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48
Modern steam seamanship for second mates, mates and masters Fletcher, John S 1927 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.61.052
Napier tercentenary memorial volume / edited by Cargill Gilston Knott Knott, Cargill Gilston 1915 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Napier
Illustrated memorial of the east coast raids by the German Navy and airships : including authentic list of persons killed :showing representative pictures of the damage wrought in the various districts :together with an introduction by Harold Hood /Hood, Harold Hood, Harold. 1915. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 940.442
Gallipoli : braw laddies amidst the clash of the Empires /Stuart Delves. "The name Gallipoli has a mournful echo in the memories of many nations - not least in Scotland's, for many brave young Scottish soldiers ended their lives there in appalling conditions in 1915. The names Cape Helles, Gully Ravine and Achi Baba Nullah have a sadder ring, as these were the places where scores of young men died, mowed down by machine gun fire of blown to bits by shells. Commemorative Services are being held across Lowland and Highland Scotland and eminent historian Sir Hew Strachan will be delivering a Lecture at the University of Stirling on Thursday 4th June 2015 - one hundred years after the Scottish Battalions arrived in Gallipoli."--Provided by the publisher. [2014?]. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.
Manual of seamanship Great Britain.-Admiralty 1908 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 656.61.052
A guide to the English medals exhibited in the King's Library / Herbert A. Grueber. Grueber, Herbert A 1881. • • 2 copies available. 737.1/.2(42)
English court hand AD 1066 to 1500 : illustrated chiefly from the public records /by Charles Johnson and Hilary Jenkinson. Johnson, Charles, 1915. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 930.27
Ambrosia : a scrapbook of the sixth submarine squadron division at work and play (and in love). 1955-1966 /from material gathered, edited and arranged between 2002 - 2004 by Stephen Jenner and Peter Haydon. Scrapbook of material, largely personal reminiscences and photographs, relating to the Royal Navy's Sixth Submarine Squadron Division in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1955 to 1966; also contains a background paper which deals with Canada and the Royal Navy Submarine Service: 1915-2000, written by Commander Peter T. Haydon, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax. [2004?] • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82AMBROSE:623.827
The naval miscellany 1902-1952 • BOOK • 9 copies available. 355.49
Lean's Royal Navy list. 1878- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Sweatshops at sea : merchant seamen in the world's first globalized industry, from 1812 to the present /Leon Fink. "Sweatshops at Sea is a masterful history that illuminates the issues of citizenship in a world of porous borders for a workforce that has always been both multinational and multiracial. Leon Fink's thoroughly researched, fascinating book provides readers with a fresh and invigorating perspective on globalization."--Nelson Lichtenstein, director, Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy, University of California, Santa Barbara. --Book jacket. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22"1812/..."
Documents relating to law and custom of the sea 1915-1916 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 347.79"12/16"
Elswick 21-inch above-water torpedo tube fitted for cordite impulse : description and illustrations Armstrong Whitworth (Firm) 1915 • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 623.946.6
Um Vaterland und Freiheit : Wirklichkeitsaufnahmen aus dem grossen Kriege nebst einer Einfuhrung 1915 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 940.409(43)
Captain Charles Fryatt : Courageous Mariner of the First World War. "At about 7 p.m. on 27 July 1916, the Germans committed one of the worst atrocities of the First World War. Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt, Master of the Great Eastern Railway ship SS Brussels, had been court-martialled, even though a civilian, for attempting to ram an attacking German submarine and being a franctireur. Having been found guilty, he was executed almost immediately by firing squad, after a show trial lasting barely two hours, during which he was afforded no proper defence. As happened following the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915, the event caused international outrage, and led to Fryatt's body being repatriated after the war and given a ceremonial funeral."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FRYATT
Lusitania and Beyond: the life of commodore William Thomas Turner A biography of William Thomas Turner (1856-1933), Captain of the RMS Lusitania at the time of its sinking in May 1915. The authors follow Turner's early years with the merchant marine and his progression through the ranks with Cunard. From 1903 Turner was Captain of the Aleppo, Carpathia, Ivernia, Caronia, and Umbria before taking command of the Lusitania in 1908. He subsequently assumed command of the Mauretania and Aquitania and was appointed Commodore in March 1913. The authors concentrate on Turner's story rather than an account of the events surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania, seeking to present the information that Turner had available to him at the time of the disaster, and to restore his reputation, which was damaged as a result of the sinking. 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3LUSITANIA
A new English dictionary on historical principles edited by Sir James A.H. Murray. 1888-1933 • FOLIO • 11 copies available. 030.8ENGLISH
Johnny : the legend and tragedy of General Sir Ian Hamilton /by John Philip Jones. "The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war. The commander, General Sir Ian Hamilton was at fault in the way he conducted his campaign. This book examines why Hamilton failed at Gallipoli and shows how, in spite of that failure and it being his last command, he became a well respected military prophet who made many several perceptive predictions about the future of warfare."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HAMILTON