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The royal dockyards National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [n.d.] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.81

Russian war, 1854 : Baltic and Black Sea official correspondence 1943 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.49"1854"

Letters written by Sir Samuel Hood (Viscount Hood) in 1781-2-3 Hood, Samuel Hood,-Viscount, 1895 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Hood

The Fleet Air Arm story / [the Fleet Air Arm Museum, colour photography by David Miller, artwork by Alan Roe]. Featuring various photographs, paintings and exhibits with a brief history of the Fleet Air Arm. Items are held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. 1989. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 359.38(42):069(423.8)

A Clear Case of Genius : Room 40's Code-breaking Pioneer /Admiral Sir Reginald 'Blinker' Hall This book produces the surviving chapters of an autobiography by Sir Reginald Hall, who served as the Royal Navy's Chief of Intelligence throughout the First World War, after the Admirality originally banned their publication in 1933. Presented alongside extensive commentary on the text by Philip Vickers, Hall's memoir provides unique insight into the critical role played by intelligence during the war, particularly in reference to the Zimmerman Telegram. Includes 32 pages of black and white plates. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HALL, REGINALD

A descriptive catalogue of the naval manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge / edited by J.R. Tanner. Pepys Library 1903-23. • BOOK • 13 copies available. 061.22NRS

Sailor in the desert : the adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915 /David Gunn. "Sailor in the Desert is the personal account of a Royal Navy sailor's experiences during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915. As an able seaman on an armed sloop supporting the British expedition up the River Tigris, Philip Gunn's recollections give a rare perspective of this ill-fated campaign. At the outbreak of war, Phillip Gunn was serving on HMS Clio, a naval sloop fitted with sails and guns stationed in China and immediately tasked with hunting the soon-to-be-famous German cruiser Emden, but failed to prevent her escape. Gunn and Clio were next in action defending the Suez Canal against an attempted Turkish invasion before joining the expedition to invade Turkish-held Mesopotamia (Iraq). When the River Tigris became too shallow for Clio, Gunn took over a Calcutta River Police launch. He towed improvised gunboats to bombard the enemy in close support of the advancing land forces, whose assaults on enemy positions he witnessed. Though he repeatedly came under fire, it was malaria which finally struck him down during the pivotal Battle of Ctesiphon. He was fortunate to survive the journey back downriver. Sailor in the Desert is an authentic account drawn from Phillip Gunn's unpublished memoirs as well as conversations with the author, his son David. It is illustrated with archive photographs and colour paintings by Philip Gunn himself."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GUNN

Critical conflict : the Royal Navy's Mediterranean campaign in 1940 /Peter C. Smith. "Critical Conflict is a fascinating and comprehensive account of the British fight to secure the most pivotal waterway of the Second World War - the Mediterranean. During 1940 Churchill and the War Cabinet regarded safe passage for British ships in the Mediterranean Sea to be of paramount importance. Despite the catastrophic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk and the threat of imminent invasion from across the English Channel, it was considered that the vital trade routes to North Africa and the Middle East must be kept open. The German Kreigsmarine were at that time committed to North Sea and Atlantic naval forays. The French surrender left their fleet in disarray, some wishing to fight against their invaders and others supporting the Vichy government. The Royal Navy finally put matters to rest with the destruction of the French fleet in Toulon, an unsavoury but entirely necessary act of war. However, there remained the powerful and modern Italian fleet which, if allowed to run amok within the Mediterranean, could cause mayhem for the Allies. Their fleet had to be destroyed at all costs. This is the story of how this was achieved during 1940."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42)

British warships of the Second World War : detailed in the original builders' plans /John Roberts. "This volume reproduces a representative selection of official plans depicting the main types of warship with which the Royal Navy fought World War II. Carefully chosen from the incomparable collection at the National Maritime Museum, these range from battleships and fleet aircraft carriers, through cruisers, destroyers and submarines, to examples of the vast array of specialist vessels built during the war. Concentrating on as-fitted drawings which show the warships as they first entered service, this collection offers an unprecedented wealth of details of some of the Royal Navy's most famous ships. It also documents how their appearance changed over time. Printed in full color to highlight the modifications, alterations and additions appear in different shades of ink and wash. With text and detailed individual captions by one of the leading experts in the field, this book provides an insight into the warship design process and explains for the benefit of ship modelers and technical historians which types of plan contain the most valuable information." --Provided by the publisher. 2017 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1939/1945"

Tales from the Captain's Log : from Captain Cook to Charles Darwin, Blackbeard and Nelson - accounts of great events at sea from those who were there "For centuries, ships' commanders kept journals that recorded their missions. These included voyages of discovery to unknown lands, engagements in war and sea and general trade. Many of their logs, diaries and letters were lodged at The National Archives and give a vivid picture of the situations that they encountered. Entries range from Captain James Cook's notes of his discovery of the South Pacific and Australia, to logs of the great naval battles, such as Waterloo and Trafalgar. From the ships that attempted to stop piracy in the Caribbean, to the surgeons who recorded the health of the men they tended and naturalists who noted the exotic plants and animals they encountered, comes a fascinating picture of life at sea, richly illustrated with maps, drawings and facsimile documents found alongside the logs in the archives."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(100)

The naval miscellany ; volume 4 ;edited by Christopher Lloyd, M.A., F.R.Hist.S. 1952. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

The mariner's handbook / Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. 1989. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1989 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.6/.7

Japan pilot : vol 1 Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83(52)

German naval staff war diary, 15 August 1939 - March 1945 Germany. Navy 1939-1945 • MICROFILM • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(43)

Africa pilot : volume 1 Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Newfoundland and Labrador pilot Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1978 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

How the battleship Maine was destroyed Rickover, H G 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Maine

The Spanish-American War : blockades and coast defense Nunez, Severo Gomez 1899 • • 1 copy available. 355.49"1898"(46:73)

Editing naval documents : an historical appreciation Naval History Symposium (6 : 1983 : Annapolis) 1984 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"17/18"(73):930.2

Tactical orders Germany. Navy 1920 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.461(43)"1918"

Ninth report, 1807 Great Britain. Commissioners for Revising and Digesting the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy 1809 • • 1 copy available. 355.69(42)"1794/1807"

General instructions for hydrographic surveyors : supplements nos 1, 3 Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1971-1973 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 528.47(083.131)

Tidal stream atlas and co-tidal charts : Thames estuary Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1977 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 551.465

Monthly current charts for the Indian Ocean Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1895 • ATLAS-OVER • 1 copy available. 551.465.5

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