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British aircraft carriers 1939-45 / Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus 2010. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.822.7(42)"1939/1945"

British battleships, 1939-45. Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus. 2009. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1939/1945"

British battleships 1914-18. the early Dreadnoughts /Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus 2013 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(42)"1914/1918"

Fleet Air Arm carrier war : the history of British naval aviation /Kev Darling. "This is the story of British naval flying from aircraft carriers, from its conception in World War One to the present day. It includes the types of aircraft and the men who flew them, the carriers and the evolution of their designs, the theatres of war in which they served and their notable achievements and tragedies. It traces navy flying from the early days of the biplane, through the rapid developments during World War Two to the post-war introduction of jet-powered flight. The British inventions of the angled flight deck and later vertical landing jets revolutionised sea warfare and allowed the carrier to play a vital part in many recent land wars when naval aircraft flew in support of Allied land forces"--Publisher's website. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.38(42)"19/..."

U-boats vs destroyer escorts : the Battle of the Atlantic /Gordon Williamson. "Winston Churchill claimed the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that frightened him during World War II. The U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoys, until the introduction of the Destroyer Escort and other specialized escort vessels, and the development of dedicated anti-submarine tactics provided a means of defence and attack against the U-boats. Gordon Williamson describes the design and development of these deadly opponents, their tactics, strengths and weaknesses, weaponry and training. He provides an insight into the lives of the Royal Navy, United States Navy and Wolfpack crews as they played their deadly games of cat and mouse on the high seas, gambling with their lives and the fate of the war."--Jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9

A reluctant hero : the life of Captain Robert Ryder, VC /Richard Hopton. A biography of Captain Robert Ryder (1908-1986), VC. Born in India, Ryder joined the Royal Navy in 1926. His naval service included the captaincy of the ketch Tai-Mo-Shan (1933-34), and the schooner Penola during the British Graham Land Expedition in Antarctica (1934-37). During the Second World War, and having been promoted to commander of the Q-ship HMS Edgehill which was sunk on the 29th June 1940, Ryder was adrift in the Atlantic for four days before rescue. Ryder later went on to lead the St Nazaire Raid, codenamed Operation Chariot, on 28 March 1942. This was a successful operation to destroy the 'Normandie Dock' in the German naval base in the town and with the stated aim of denying large German ships, particularly the German battleship Tirpitz, a base on the Atlantic coast. For his actions during this operation Ryder was awarded the Victoria Cross. Following retirement from the Royal Navy, Ryder entered politics as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950-55) for Merton and Morden, was Managing Director of the John Lewis Partnership (1955-59) and was appointed to the management committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), serving until 1974 when he became a Life Vice-President. Illustrated with photographs. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RYDER

The naval miscellany. edited by Brian Vale Vale, Brian 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22NRS

4-inch range table : 2900 FS initial velocity to 19500 yards; long-pointed projectile coefficient of form.67; weight of projectile 33 pounds, Siacci's method corrected for altitude; Ingalls's ballistic tables United States.-Navy Department 1941 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 623.548:623.94

Sadism, songs and stolen liberty / Stephen Mann. "Where in the world could a fourteen year old child apply for a job which they start at the age of fifteen with no way of leaving until they are twenty-seven years old? Where in the world? Great Britain. Stephen Mann writes of his experience as a boy entrant to the British Royal Navy, his despair, then anger, at finding that he could not escape from a world of arbitrary rules and personal violence ... This book describes Stephen's growing political awareness and his opposition to the war in Vietnam and also charts the battle to make a barbaric system of virtually press ganging children for 12 years, become a thing of the past."-- 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

T.E. Lawrence and the Red Sea patrol : the Royal Navy's role in creating the legend /John Johnson-Allen. "Although many books have been written about T E Lawrence and the Arab Revolt, none before has fully explored the pivotal role of the Royal Navy in the Red Sea at the time. This is the first book to be written about the Navy's role in the success of the Arab Revolt in the creation of the legendary figure of Lawrence of Arabia. Following extensive and detailed research into the activities of the ships of the Red Sea Patrol by the author, a maritime historian and former Merchant Navy officer, it has become evident that, without the work of those ships, the Arab revolt would have failed and T E Lawrence would have remained an obscure officer in the military bureaucracy of Cairo. Lawrence was very aware of the importance and relevance of the Royal Navy in their operations in the Red Sea and commented on it on many occasions, notably in 1918, saying 'The naval side of the operations, when the time comes to tell of it, will provide a most interesting case of the value of command of the sea..'. Until now, nobody has investigated this angle in any detail. By doing this so comprehensively, this book gives a fresh dimension to the Lawrence of Arabia legend."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(42:56)

The Rodney papers: selections from the correspondence of Admiral Lord Rodney, v. II, 1763-1780 /edited by David Syrett. Rodney, George Brydges. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.22

Russian war 1855 : Baltic official correspondence 1944 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1855"(261.3)

Russian war, 1855 : Black Sea official correspondence 1945 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1855"(262.5)

The second China war 1856-1860 1954 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1856/1860"(51)

The Trafalgar roll : containing the names and services of all officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Mackenzie, Robert Holden 1969 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.33(42)"17/18":92

Basic optics and optical instruments United States. Navy. Bureau of Naval Personnel 1969 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.2

Fourth report, 1806 Great Britain. Commissioners for Revising and Digesting the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy 1806 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71(42)"1806"

Drawings of the battles of Sole Bay 1672 and the Texel 1673 Navy Records Society (Great Britain) 1908 • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 355.49"1672/1673"(42:492)

Last big gun : at war & at sea with HMS Belfast /Brian Lavery. "As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler's newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for the cruiser HMS Belfast. After three years of repairs to her broken keel, engine- and boiler-rooms, and extensive refitting, she would go on to play a critical role in the protection of the Arctic Convoys, would fire one of the opening shots at D-Day and continue supporting the Operation Overlord landings for five weeks. Her service continued beyond the Second World War both in Korea and in the Far East before she commenced her life as one of the world's most celebrated preserved visitor ships in the Pool of London. Her crowning glory however came in December 1943 when, equipped with the latest radar technology, she was to play the leading role in the Battle of the North Cape sinking the feared German battlecruiser Scharnhorst, the bãete noir of the Royal Navy. In doing so the ship's crew made a vital contribution to, what was to be, the final big-gun head-to-head action to be fought at sea. In The Last Big Gun Brian Lavery, the foremost historian of the Royal Navy, employs his trademark wide-ranging narrative style and uses the microcosm of the ship to tell the wider story of the naval war at sea and vividly portray the realities for all of life aboard a Second World War battleship. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and illustrations and will appeal to all those with an interest in military history and life in the wartime Royal Navy."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82BELFAST

Poseidon's curse : British Naval impressment and Atlantic origins of the American Revolution /Christopher P. Magra. "Poseidon's Curse' interprets the American Revolution from the vantage point of the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher P. Magra traces how British naval impressment played a leading role in the rise of Great Britain's seaborne empire, yet ultimately contributed significantly to its decline. Long reliant on appropriating free laborers to man the warships that defended British colonies and maritime commerce, the British severely jeopardized mariners' earning potential and occupational mobility, which led to deep resentment toward the British Empire. Magra explains how anger about impressment translated into revolutionary ideology, with impressment eventually occupying a major role in the Declaration of Independence as one of the foremost grievances Americans had with the British government."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 973.03

The age of the ship of the line : the British & French navies, 1650-1815 /Jonathan R. Dull. "For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called "ships of the line" dominated war at sea and were instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers an impartial and comprehensive picture of the two forces, their shipbuilding programs, naval campaigns, battles, and their wartime strategies and diplomacy."--Provided by the publisher. Book contains maps and battle diagrams. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42:44)"17/19"

They were just skulls : the naval career of Fred Henley, last survivor of HM submarine Truculent /John Johnson-Allen. ''This compelling story is the result of many hours spent recording the memories of Fred Henley. His life at sea is at the centre of his being and his own words are at the heart of the book. At the age of 14 Fred worked on a Thames sailing barge, then after his training at HMS Ganges, he joined his first ship which took him from the icy Arctic Ocean to the heat of West Africa where the Bismarck and her support ships were hunted. His experiences included visiting Archangel, sailing on Arctic convoys, capturing German supply ships, the failed attack on Oran, landings in Piraeus, Salonika and the French Riviera and operating with special forces in the Greek Islands. There is inevitably some humour when Fred recounts his encounters with girls. The book then explores the tragic loss of his last submarine, HMS Truculent. In the cold January waters of the Thames Estuary, within sight of Southend, over 60 men were lost in a major disaster, just five years after the end of the war. The voices of the survivors are heard telling how they stood in complete blackness in a sunken submarine, waiting for the water to come in so that they could escape to the surface, only for all but a few to drift away and die in the darkness. The story concludes with happier times with Fred visiting ports in the Mediterranean during peacetime as a married man.''--Provided by the publisher. [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359

3-inch range table : 2700 FS initial velocity to 10400 yards United States. Department of the Navy 1940-1942 • PAMPHLET • 3 copies available. 623.548:623.94

Submariners' news : the peculiar press of the underwater mariner /Keith Hall. General, affectionate history of the newspapers and magazines published by the crews of Royal Naval submarines in the twentieth century. Contains many reproductions and transcribed excerpts. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827:070

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