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Clash of fleets : Naval battles of the Great War, 1914-18 /Vincent P. O'Hara "Clash of Fleets is an operational history that records every naval engagement fought between major surface warships during World War I. Much more than a catalog of combat facts, Clash of Fleets explores why battles occurred; how the different navies fought; and how combat advanced doctrine and affected the development and application of technology. The result is a holistic overview of the war at sea as it affected all nations and all theaters of war. A work of this scope is unprecedented. Organized into seven chapters, the authors first introduce the technology, weapons, ships, and the doctrine that governed naval warfare in 1914. The next five chapters explore each year of the war and are subdivided into sections corresponding to major geographic areas. This arrangement allows the massive sweep of action to be presented in a structured and easy to follow format that includes engagements fought by the Austro-Hungarian, British, French, German, Ottoman, and Russian Navies in the Adriatic, Aegean, Baltic, Black, Mediterranean, and North Seas as well as the Atlantic, India, and Pacific Oceans. The role of surface combat in the Great War is analyzed and these actions are compared to major naval wars before and after. In addition to providing detailed descriptions of actions in their historical perspectives, O'Hara and Heinz advance several themes, including the notion that World War I was a war of navies as much as a war of armies. They explain that surface combat had a major impact on all aspects of the naval war and on the course of the war in general. Finally, Clash of Fleets illustrates that systems developed in peace do not always work as expected in war, that some are not used as anticipated, and that others became unexpectedly important. There is much for today's naval professional to consider in the naval conflict that occurred a century ago"--Provided by publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.45
British battleships 1914-18. the early Dreadnoughts /Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus 2013 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(42)"1914/1918"
The dockyards, shipyards and marine of France / by P. Barry. Barry, P.-(Patrick), 1864. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.81(44)"18"
Official programme : National Maritime Museum open day, Saturday 6 June, 10am to 5pm : 50th anniversary National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) 1987. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.
Thomas Sutherland : a great Victorian : chairman of P&O, founder of HSBC, member of parliament /Malcolm A biography of Sir Thomas Sutherland (1834-1922) illustrated with photographs and including an abbreviated family tree. Born in Aberdeen, at the age of 18 Sutherland left Scotland for London where he joined P&O as a clerk. Promoted to Superintendent, Sutherland was posted to Hong Kong two years later. In Hong Kong Sutherland managed the company's Asian operation, participated in the establishment of a new dock company, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, and founded the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He was also appointed a Member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. Returning to London, Sutherland was appointed Managing Director of P&O in 1872 and later Chairman of the Board of Governors. He served on the Board of the Suez Canal Company, became Director of Midland Bank and served as Member of Parliament for Greenock from 1884-1900. Appendices include a list of Sutherland's speeches in the House of Commons, social engagements and a record of his travels to France. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SUTHERLAND
Miniature ship models : a history and collector's guide /Paul Jacobs. Jacobs, Paul, c2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 086.5:629.123.1
Greenwich : 1675 - 1975 :proceedings of the Symposium held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 13 - 18 International Astronomical Union 1976. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 061.3
Teatro del cielo e della terra ... Rosaccio, Giuseppe ca1650 • ATLAS-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52
Building an electronic resource collection : a practical guide /Stuart D. Lee and Frances Boyle. Lee, Stuart D. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 025.5
Exploration du territoire de l'Oregon, des Californies et de la mer Vermeille, executee pendant les annees 1840, 1841 et 1842 : atlas Duflot de Mofras 1844 • ATLAS-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:912.44(26:79)"18"
An Act for the exporting watches, sword-hilts, and other manufactures of silver Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1698 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:342.537
The Great War at sea : a naval history of the First World War /Lawrence Sondhaus. "This is a major new naval history of the First World War which reveals the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. In a truly global account, Lawrence Sondhaus traces the course of the campaigns in the North Sea, Atlantic, Adriatic, Baltic and Mediterranean and examines the role of critical innovations in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower. He charts how Allied supremacy led the Central Powers to attempt to revolutionize naval warfare by pursuing unrestricted submarine warfare, ultimately prompting the United States to enter the war. Victory against the submarine challenge, following their earlier success in sweeping the seas of German cruisers and other surface raiders, left the Allies free to use the world's sea lanes to transport supplies and troops to Europe from overseas territories, and eventually from the United States, which proved a decisive factor in their ultimate victory."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.45
Container ships and oil tankers / Jonathan Sutherland and Diane Canwell. Introduces and discusses the unique details of thirteen cargo ships, from a steamship built in 1869 to a fishing trawler designed in 1988, and features a cross-section view of each ship. 2008. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.123.59
Transactions of the Naval Dockyards Society. [ed. Ray Riley]. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.7)
The optical munitions industry in Great Britain, 1888-1923 / Stephen C. Sambrook. "The story of the optical munitions industry embraces not only entrepreneurship and invention, but also aspects of military technology and international politics. Running counter to the general decline of technological industries in post-Victorian Britain, optical munitions provides an important, previously overlooked, study into the business of manufacturing."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.94"19/20"
An Act for altering and amending an Act ... intituled, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain duties on all gold and silver plate imported, and also certain duties on all gold and silver wrought plate made in Great Britain Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1785 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:342.537
Chemical principles of textile conservation / âAgnes Tâimar-Balâazsy and Dinah Eastop Timar-Balazsy, Agnes 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 746.0288
Seafaring lore & legend : a miscellany of maritime myth, superstition, fable, and fact /Peter D. Jeans. Jeans, Peter D. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 82:398.2
The war of the gun boats / Bryan Cooper. "This book traces the history and development of the gun boats from their first limited use in World War I to the fast motor boats designed in the 1930s for wealthy private clients and water speed record attempts. With account of the battles which took place during the World War II, when the vital importance of coastal waters came to be recognized, it captures the drama of this highly individual form of combat."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824"19"
The rise of oriental travel : English visitors to the Ottoman Empire, 1580-1720 /Gerald M. MacLean. MacLean, Gerald M., c2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Black crown : Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's forgotten kingdom /Paul Clammer. "How did a man born enslaved on a plantation triumph over Napoleon's invading troops and become king of the first free black nation in the Americas? This is the forgotten, remarkable story of Henry Christophe. Christophe fought as a child soldier in the American War of Independence, before serving in the Haitian Revolution as one of Toussaint Louverture's top generals. Following Haitian independence, Christophe crowned himself King Henry I. His attempts to build a modern black state won the support of leading British abolitionists - but his ambition helped to plunge his country into civil war. Christophe saw himself as an Enlightenment ruler, and his kingdom produced great literary works, epic fortresses and opulent palaces. He was a proud anti-imperialist and fought off French plots against him. Yet the Haitian people chafed under his authoritarian rule. Today, all that remains is Christophe's mountaintop Citadelle, Haiti's sole World Heritage site - a monument to a revolutionary black monarchy, in a world of empire and slavery."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 972.94/04092
Whales, whaling, and ocean ecosystems / edited by James A. Estes ... [et al.]. c2006. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 599.5
The Atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem of the Austrian National Library / edited by Gèunter Schilder, Bernard Aikema, Peter van der Krogt. 1996- • FOLIO • 6 copies available. 912
Naval warfare : a global history since 1860 /Jeremy Black. "The modern age of naval warfare began with the combination of steam power, iron warships, and modern artillery, which launched an intense period of international competition. Tracing naval warfare from the 1860s into the future, noted historian Jeremy Black provides a dynamic account of strategy and warfare worldwide. He focuses on the interplay of technological development, geopolitics, and resource issues to assess not only the role of leading powers but all those involved in naval conflict. Emphasizing conflict and changes since 1945 and, notably, since the end of the Cold War, the author considers possible future developments of navies, their challengers, and the geopolitics of maritime power."--Provided by publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(100)