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Liverpool docks : A short history /David Paul "Liverpool Docks: A Short History traces the birth, growth and strategic importance of the port in times of peace and war as well as the kinds of cargoes carried into the docks - including slaves. This fascinating book provides a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up to today - a time when a new and even larger container dock is being built and the advent of the new cruise liner terminal. This terminal has been at the centre of a political and economic argument between Southampton, Liverpool and the EU. The book also speculates as to the future of Liverpool docks and also, to a lesser extent, the city itself."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.3(427.2)

Bibliographical catalogue of eighteenth-century British books and periodicals in the RUSI Library of Military History Dumontet, Carlo, 2016 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 017.1(421)

2017 guide to the night sky : a month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland /Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion. Dunlop, Storm, 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 524-13

Scottish Arctic whaling / Chelsey W. Sanger. A detailed account of the Scottish Arctic whaling industry based on a study of primary sources, including government reports, whaling company statistics, harbour registers, crew agreements, log books and diaries. The author's research also included a study of newspaper articles which provided detailed reports on each year's 'whaling window', defined by the departure and return of the fleet. The author's research suggests that whaling vessels sailing from 16 Scottish ports captured close to 20,000 bowhead whales on the hunting grounds at East Greenland, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay between 1750 and 1900, eventually depleting stocks to an uneconomic level. Crews faced hazardous weather conditions, disease, injury and death. The book is arranged chronologically following the industry's growth from its early development to ultimate collapse. The text is supported by analysis of the vessels, their home ports and catch as well as photographic plates, detailed notes and bibliography. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.245.1(411)

Unseen aquitania : The ship in rare illustrations /J. Kent Layton & Tad Fitch. "RMS Aquitania was in service for decades, and was very much beloved. The third in Cunard Line's 'grand trio' of express liners, running mate of the lost Lusitania and the legendary Mauretania (1907), Aquitania was the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner. Aquitania was pressed into service during both world wars and was one of the longest serving passenger liners of the twentieth century. She was also one of the most elegant, nicknamed the 'ship beautiful'. Maritime authors J. Kent Layton and Tad Fitch have collaborated to put together the most evocative and exciting collection of rare and unusual imagery relating to this historic vessel ever shown."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123AQUITANIA

Axis of heaven : The Greenwich meridian Britain's secret axis of power /Paul Broadhurst. "History relates how the Greenwich Meridian was established in 1675 and later became the Prime Meridian of the World. Over the last five years historical research has been undertaken by Paul Broadhurst and Gabriele Trso showing that the Greenwich Meridian existed long before its official establishment. AXIS OF HEAVEN clearly demonstrates that this north/south alignment was laid out to symbolically line up with the still-point of the celestial sky, the North Pole, with Polaris being the closest star. This link with the heavens was referred to as the Axis Mundi or 'World Axis'. The fascination with the seemingly unchanging still-point in the heavens around which the stars and all creation appears to revolve was at the heart of a polar cosmological tradition which gave rise to a rich body of starlore and mythology and is deeply embedded in the Arthurian legends and the Round Table of the Stars. In AXIS OF HEAVEN which is full of revelations you will find out why Kings and Queens, along with certain Secret Societies, sought to align themselves with Britain's Secret Axis of Power, that North/South Axis which we call today the Prime Meridian of the World."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 398:529.771

British guided missile destroyers : county-class, type 82, type 42 and type 45 /Edward Hampshire. "In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century. Uniquely among modern destroyers, three of these classes have been tested in battle against the aircraft and missiles of another modern navy - in the Falklands War - as well as being deployed during the Gulf War. Written by an expert on British naval technology, this book assess the changing technology of the Royal Navy's destroyers over half a century, including an examination of the Royal Navy's newest and most capable warship, the Type 45."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)"19/20"

Lost story of the William and Mary : The cowardice of Captain Stinson /Gill Hoffs "The loss of the emigrant ship William & Mary made news around the world not once but twice in 1853. First when her American captain reported the vessel lost before his eyes in the shark-infested waters of the Bahamas and the death of over 200 left on board, then again when the truth emerged - a tale of abandonment, desperation, and the incredible heroism of a wrecker and his crew. Discover the people involved in this mysterious shipwreck, including: Captain Timothy Stinson, the callous young mariner who attempted mass murder Susannah Dimond, the English 19-year-old hoping for a new life in St. Louis with her family, husband and unborn child Izaak Roorda, one of a group of 87 Dutch emigrants seeking to settle in Wisconsin, who found the lifeboat more perilous than the sinking ship Over 160 years later, Gill Hoffs reveals the terrifying true events that drove one man to murder passengers with a hatchet and others to abandon their family and friends - and a wrecker to risk his life for total strangers."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3WILLIAM & MARY

Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War / Mark Stille; illustrated by Paul Wright. In 1904, the Imperial Japanese Navy had been built up from nothing in just two decades. When it destroyed Russia's battle fleet in the battle of Tsushima, it marked Japan's emergence as a major naval power - and sparked a revolution in naval technology. The catastrophic results of the Russo-Japanese War, the only clash of pre-dreadnoughts in history, caused the world to rethink naval technology, and set the stage for the dreadnought race of the next decade. With extensive tables and carefully researched new artwork, this book explains in concise detail the IJN's fleet of 1904-1905, from its battleships and armored cruisers to the torpedo boats that launched "the first great torpedo attack in history," and how these warships performed in the devastating battles agains the Russian fleet. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1904/1905"(5-012)

Tide : the science and lore of the greatest force on earth /Hugh Aldersey-Williams. "From Cnut to D-Day, the history and science of the unceasing tide is explored for the first time. Half of the world's population lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. Yet how little most of us know about the tide - a key force on our planet that has altered the course of history and will transform our future. Our ability to predict and understand the tide depends on centuries of science, from the observations of Aristotle and the theories of Newton to today's supercomputer calculations. This story is punctuated here by notable tidal episodes in history, from Caesar's thwarted invasion of Britain to the catastrophic flooding of Venice, and interwoven with a rich folklore that continues to inspire art and literature today. With Aldersey-Williams as our guide to the most feared and celebrated tidal features on the planet, from the original maelstr²m in Scandinavia to the world's highest tides in Nova Scotia to the crumbling coast of East Anglia, the importance of the tide, and the way it has shaped - and will continue to shape - our civilization, becomes startlingly clear."--Provided by the publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 551.466:094

Mares fortificados : protecciâon y defensa de las rutas de globalizaciâon en el siglo XVIII /eds., Pedro Luengo ... [et al.]. Luengo, Pedro 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.1(26)

Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 : journals, letters, and documents /edited and annotated with an introduction by Anna Agnarsdâottir, University of Iceland. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22HAKLUYT

Tarnished gold : Ghana and the Netherlands from 1593 /Gijs van der Ham. "Gijs van der Ham's book Tarnished Gold tells the story of the Dutch presence in Ghana with reference to a fascinating series of artefacts, maps, drawings, engravings and paintings, most of them part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam. This painful and yet fascinating story is one of inhumanity and curiosity, competition and exploitation, power and subjugation, the encounter between two very different cultures, and human lives that were dramatically and irrevocably changed - above all, and most tragically, by the slave trade. Gijs van der Ham (b. 1955) is senior curator of history at the Rijksmuseum. In 2013 he published The history of the Netherlands in 100 objects, a book likewise based on the Rijksmuseum collection. Tarnished Gold is part of the Country Series published by the Rijksmuseum's History Department. By researching objects from the Rijksmuseum Collection, the series describes the shared history of the Netherlands with Indonesia, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Ghana, Suriname and Brazil."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(492:667)

Map worlds : a history of women in cartography /Will C. van den Hoonaard. Van den Hoonaard, Will. C.-(Willy Carl), [2013] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 526.0922

East Anglia against the Tricolor 1789-1815 : An English region against revolutionary and Napoleonic France /Julian Foynes "The years 1789 to 1815 were traumatic for British history in many ways A 'mad' king had lost the American colonies and now revolution in France, welcomed by many East Anglians, had invoked fear in many others. Thomas Paine and Horatio Nelson were two Norfolk men who would come to prominence for very different reasons. Suffolk would be a temporary refuge for emigre French families. And Essex would be a marching ground for thousands of British troops who stood ready to throw back Napoleon's forces. Local voices preached revolution and loyalty. Offshore, the North Sea fleet sailed from Yarmouth, Harwich and numerous small coastal towns to combat the French privateers."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1789/1815"

Put not your trust in princes : -from Bannockburn to the Burdekin, by sea /by Denis Gallagher. The story of the author's life at sea with Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line and his later experiences in Australia with the Australian National Line and the formation of his own shipping line, Ocean Shipping Pty. The final chapter charts the changes to Alfred Holt's companies arising from containerisation and their evolution into OCL, Overseas Containers Limited. The title makes reference to Holt's approach to the recruitment of 'Crown Princes' from Oxford and Cambridge to manage the business. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792BLUE FUNNEL

Learning at the museum frontiers : identity, race and power /Viv Golding. "In Learning at the Museum Frontiers, Viv Golding argues that the museum has the potential to function as a frontier - a zone where learning is created, new identities are forged and new connections made between disparate groups and their own histories. She draws on a range of theoretical perspectives including Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, Foucauldian discourse on space and power, and postcolonial and Black feminist theory, as well as her own professional experience in museum education over a ten-year period, applying these ideas to a wide range of museum contexts. The book offers an important theoretical and empirical contribution to the debate on the value of museums and what they can contribute to society. The author reveals the radical potential for museums to tackle injustice and social exclusion, challenge racism, enhance knowledge and promote truth."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.12

Where Empires collide: dockyards and naval bases around the Indian Ocean, and, Dockyards and Baltic campaigns (1721-2021): comparisons and transformations. Transactions of the Naval Dockyards Society. Volume 16, March 2022 ; Conferences of 31 October 2020 and 27 March 2021. The Naval Dockyards Society. 2022. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Shipwrecks of the Solent / Richard M. Jones "The stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth has been one of the busiest shipping areas around the British Isles since antiquity. It is no surprise that the Solent has claimed so many ships in its time. The Royal Navy has been based in Portsmouth for centuries and the ocean liners have been regularly sailing from Southampton since the nineteenth century, and this waterway has endured war, storms and accidents throughout its history, as well as witnessing numerous maritime celebrations and everyday passage of boats and ships. Among the shipping disasters on the Solent have been the unexpected sinking of the Mary Rose in 1545, the mystery of the Flag Theofano, missing from her anchorage in 1990, and the fight to save the disabled car carrier Hèoegh Osaka in 2016. The world?s worst hovercraft disaster in 1972 and the celebrations as the Mary Rose was raised ten years later show that the Solent is, and always has been, a place for history and drama."-- 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4520916336

Voices from Jutland : a centenary commemoration /Jim Crossley. "Jutland was the only major fleet engagement to take place during the First World War, and indeed the only time in history in which columns of great dreadnought battleships fought each other. In spite of terrible losses of life, the battle did nothing to change the strategic situation in northern European waters, in fact it simply confirmed Britain?s command of the seas and her ability to enforce the blockade which was eventually to lead to Germany?s downfall. This new book examines the strengths and weaknesses of both navies and identifies some of the reasons for the disappointing performance of the Royal Navy in the battle." 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.4/55

Trading China: paintings of the porcelain production process in the Qing Dynasty /[Hong Kong Maritime Museum]. "This catalogue features a series of 34 paintings recently acquired by the Museum. The paintings document the process of making and trading porcelain from the famous Jingdezhen kilns in the 18th century. Introductory articles and appendices on surveys of Qing paintings on the porcelain production process in other collections are also included."--Provided by the publisher. 2015]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.071.1(510)"16/19"

The silent hunter : an assessment from the British perspective of the effectiveness of German submarine warfare against British merchant shipping in the First World War as compared to the Second World War /Thomas James Breitwieser Breitwieser, Thomas James [2016] • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Viking age war fleets. Shipbuilding, resource management and maritime warfare in 11th-century Denmark. Morten Ravn. The military operations of Scandinavian societies in the Viking Age depended on their ships. Different types of ships were used in order to transport troops and war supplies. Some ships were designed to conduct the speedy transport of large numbers of troops, while others were specialised cargo vessels used in military operations as carriers of supplies and sometimes troops as well. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. The outcomes are a more informed understanding of 11th century Scandinavian military organisation, shipbuilding and resource management.--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.11(368)"10"

NorthLink Ferries : The island's lifeline /Miles Cowsill "This new book covers the history of ferry services to Orkney and Shetland and includes a wealth of outstanding and historical pictures. The book also includes the development of NorthLink and the major improvements on ferry operations to the Islands over the last 10 years. Features on: refit of NorthLink vessels, distribution and freight services from Shetland and Orkney, and Willie MacKay, a long standing master, gives the readers an insight to the passage from mainland Scotland to the Islands."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.66

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