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No sea too rough : the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Falklands War : the untold story /Geoff Puddefoot ; foreword by HRH The Earl of Wessx. Puddefoot, Geoff. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.828(42)

Red sea and Gulf of Aden pilot : Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez and Gulf of 'Aqaba, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, South-East coast of Arabia, Ra's Fartak to Ra's al Junayz, Coast of Africa, Ra's Caseyr to Raas Binna, Suqutra and adjacent islands. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Southampton : gateway to the British Empire /edited by Miles Taylor. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 914.227

The scramble for the Arctic : ownership, exploitation and conflict in the far north /by Richard Sale, Eugene Potapov. In August 2007, the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolizing the Kremlin's claim to the Arctic with its vast mineral resources, and firing the starting gun on the world's last colonial scramble. With the map literally being redrawn by global warming, the ownership of the Arctic will be one of the defining issues of the next decade. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 551.583(98):355.02

Travels in the Two Sicilies, 1817-1820 / Betsey Fremantle ; edited with an introduction and notes by Nigel Foxell. Fremantle, Betsy. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FREMANTLE

The Herschel objects and how to observe them / James Mullaney. "Deep-sky observers are always on the lookout for new observing challenges. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe them offers an exciting opportunity to retrace the footsteps of Sir William Herschel, discoverer of Uranus and arguably the greatest visual observer and celestial explorer that ever lived! Following a biography of Herschel that details his life and the telescopes he used, this practical observer's guide lists all the most impressive of Herschel's star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. More than 600 of the brightest of the objects that Herschel observed are covered, and there are detailed descriptions and images of almost 200 of the very best Herschel objects for amateur astronomers."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HERSCHEL

Archive buildings in the United Kingdom, 1993-2005 / Christopher Kitching. "The first part is a guide to good practice in the design and construction of archive buildings in accordance with national and international standards. The second part comprises more than thirty new case studies of individual buildings."--Back cover. 2007. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 930.25:72

Passenger liners in colour / David L. Williams and Richard de Kerbrech. "The final golden age of the ocean-going passenger liner was from the mid-1950s through to the late 1960s, when famous liners such as the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, The United States, and the France, traversed the Atlantic. They offered an unrivalled quality of service as they sought to become holders of the 'Blue Riband' for the fastest crossing. With nostalgia for the great days of luxury travel increasing, publication of this tribute to the last generation of ocean-going passenger liners is opportune. Some of the liners featured will be well-known others less so. The book will appeal to all those who remember travelling on the great liners during these years as well as all maritime enthusiasts."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(42)"19"

Possessing the Pacific : land, settlers, and indigenous people from Australia to Alaska /Stuart Banner. Banner, Stuart. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(265)"19"

The trader, the owner, the slave : parallel lives in the age of slavery /James Walvin. Provides a new view and fresh interpretation of the world of slavery by focusing on the lives of the trader, John Newton (1725-1807), author of 'Amazing Grace', the owner, Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) and the slave, Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797). 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Smuggling in the British Isles : a history /by Richard Platt. "The extraordinary emergence of smuggling during the eighteenth and nineteenth century forms much of the modern history of the coastline of the British Isles, and the time-honoured image of the fisherman-cum-smuggler has intrigued historians and fiction-writers alike for decades. But how accurate is this traditional picture of the smuggler? In this fascinating history, maritime specialist Richard Platt explores the captivating story of smuggling in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, when high taxes led to a dramatic increase in illegal imports. As the 'free-trade' grew, smugglers openly landed contraband in full view of the customs authorities: columns of heavily armed thugs protected the cargoes. Smuggling in the British Isles documents every aspect of the smuggling industry, from the practical problems of stowing contraband and getting it to its final destination to the legendary hiding places and caves used to conceal goods until their sale. This compelling book will appeal to all those with an interest in the sea and its history, and shows how a small-scale trade that enjoyed widespread popular support grew into a vast and violent industry."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 364.133094109033

Shackleton's whisky : the extraordinary story of an heroic explorer and twenty-five cases of unique MacKinlay's Old Scotch /by Neville Peat. An account of Ernest Shackleton's 1907-1909 Nimrod expedition which attempted to reach the South Pole, and the surprise discovery in 2007 of several surviving cases of its whisky provisions beneath the base camp hut at Cape Royds, Ross Island. The book includes a brief biography of Shackleton, descriptions of the preparations for the expedition, accounts of day-to-day life during its time in Antarctica with a particular focus on food and drink, and the succesful recovery and subsequent recreation of the whisky. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SHACKLETON

Lose your mother : a journey along the Atlantic slave route /Saidiya Hartman. "The slave, Saidiya Hartman observes, is a stranger torn from family, home, and country. To lose your mother is to be severed from your kin, to forget your past, and to inhabit the world as an outsider. In 'Lose Your Mother', Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade by recounting a journey she took along a slave route in Ghana. There are no known survivors of Hartman's lineage, no relatives to find. She is a stranger in search of strangers, and this fact leads her into intimate engagements with the people she encounters along the way, and with figures from the past, vividly dramatising the effects of slavery on three centuries of African and American history."--Provided by the publiser. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/6209667

Four travel journals : the Americas, Antarctica and Africa, 1775-1874 /edited by Herbert K. Beals ... [et al.] 2007 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22HAKLUYT

The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers / editor in chief, Thomas Hockey ; senior editors, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams. "The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 biographical sketches of astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of about 400 authors edited by an editorial board of nine historians and astronomers, and provides additional details on the nature of an entry and some summary statistics on the content of entries. This new reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the superluminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci. A comprehensive contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 92:52(031)

Canaris : the life and death of Hitler's spymaster /Michael Mueller ; translated by Geoffrey Brooks. This is an account of the life of Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr, Hitler's military intelligence service. Canaris was born in 1887. He was an intelligence officer aboard the Dresden at the beginning of the First World War. He was appointed to head the Abwehr in 1934, a post he held for 9 years. Although he had been an early convert to National Socialism he became disillusioned and struggled to strike a balance between his position in the Nazi network and his beliefs. Canaris was implicated in the plot to kill Hitler in 1944 and was executed in April 1945. The book has numerous black and white photographs, extensive notes, a bibliography and an index. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Canaris

Ships and science : the birth of naval architecture in the scientific revolution, 1600-1800 /Larrie D. Ferreiro. "In Ships and Science, Ferreiro argues that the birth of naval architecture formed an integral part of the scientific revolution. Using Bouguer's work [Traitâe du navire - Treatise of the ship] as a cornerstone, Ferreiro traces the intriguing and often unexpected development of this new discipline and describes its practical application to ship design in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries"--Dust jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12"16/17"

At the edge of empire : the life of Thomas B. Glover /Michael Gardiner. A biography of trader and entrepreneur Thomas Blake Glover (1838-1911). Born in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Glover arrived in Nagasaki in 1859 after working for Jardine Matheson in Shanghai for two years. Glover supplied arms and ships to the rebel factions which went on to lead the Meiji government following the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate. Glover supplied warships to the new government and played a key role in the industrialisation of Japan. He introduced the first steam locomotive and invested in and managed the first coal mine to use western mining methods. He helped to establish businesses contributing to Mitsubishi's early growth and diversification and the formation of the Japan Brewery Company (now Kirin). He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1908. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GLOVER

Edinburgh Conference Papers 2006 : proceedings from the Fifth International Conference of the Institute of Paper Conservation and the First International Conference of the Institute of Conservation, Book and Paper Group 26-29 July 2006 /edited by Shulla Jaques; Barbara Venables conference organiser. Institute of Paper Conservation. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 025.85

Japan pilot. the south coast of Shikoku from Komo Saki to Kanda Saki; the south coast of Honshu from Hi-no Misaki to Taito Saki; the islands of Nanpo Shoto. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Pacific coasts of Central America and United States pilot : Pacific coasts of Panama (west of Punta Mariato), Costa Rica including Isla del Coco, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and United States of America; off-lying islands between latitudes 4À25'N. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Heroes of invention : technology, liberalism and British identity, 1750-1914 /Christine MacLeod. MacLeod, Christine, 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.946"17/19"

History, commemoration, and national preoccupation : Trafalgar 1805-2005 /edited by Holger Hoock. "This ... work in the history of memory explores the commemoration over the past two centuries of the Battle of Trafalgar and Admiral Lord Nelson's death. It includes the extraordinary celebrations of 2005, which saw hundreds of official, commercial, and popular events marking the bicentenary of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson."--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1805/2005"

Hakluyt's promise : an Elizabethan's obsession for an English America /Peter C. Mancall. "Hakluyt's Promise demonstrates [Hakluyt's] prominent role in the establishment of English America as well as his interests in English opportunities in the East Indies. The volume presents nearly fifty illustrations - many unpublished since the sixteenth century - and offers a fresh view of Hakluyt's milieu and the central concerns of the Elizabethan age"--Dust Jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Hakluyt

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