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Tudor & Stuart seafarers : the emergence of a maritime nation, 1485-1707 /edited by James Davey "Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power. In 1485, England was an inward-looking country, its priorities largely domestic and European. Over the subsequent two centuries, however, this country was transformed, as the people of the British Isles turned to the sea in search of adventure, wealth and rule. Explorers voyaged into unknown regions of the world, while merchants, following in their wake, established lucrative trade routes with the furthest reaches of the globe. At home, people across Britain increasingly engaged with the sea, whether through their own lived experiences or through songs, prose and countless other forms of material culture. This exquisitely illustrated book delves into a tale of exploration, encounter, adventure, power, wealth and conflict. Topics include the exploration of the Americas, the growth of worldwide trade, piracy and privateering and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, brought to life through a variety of personalities from the well-known - Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and Samuel Pepys - to the ordinary sailors, dockyard workers and their wives and families whose lives were so dramatically shaped by the sea."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61(42)

Russian warships in the age of sail, 1696-1860 : design, construction, careers and fates /John Tredrea and Eduard Sozaev. "Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world - yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as an outline of Russia?s naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France known as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it is authoritative, reliable and comprehensive, the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian and an American ship enthusiast."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.82(47)"1696/1860"

British naval intelligence through the twentieth century / Andrew Boyd ; foreword by Andrew Lambert. "This major work is the first comprehensive account of how intelligence influenced and sustained British naval power from the late nineteenth century, when the Admiralty first created a dedicated intelligence department, through to the end of the Cold War. It brings a critical new dimension to understanding British naval history in this period setting naval intelligence in a wide context and emphasising the many parts of the British state that contributed to naval requirements. It is also a fascinating study of how naval needs and personalities shaped the British intelligence community that exists today as well as the concepts and values that underpin it. Andrew Boyd explains why and how intelligence was collected and assesses its real impact on both wartime operations and peacetime policy. He confirms that naval intelligence made a vital contribution to Britain s survival and ultimate victory in the two World Wars, but he reappraises its role, highlighting the importance of communications intelligence to an effective blockade in the First, and according Enigma-generated Ultra less dominance compared to other sources in the Second. He reveals that coverage of Germany before 1914 and of the three Axis powers in the interwar period was more effective than previously suggested. And though Britain s power declined rapidly after 1945, he shows how intelligence helped the Royal Navy to remain a significant global force for the rest of the twentieth century, and in submarine warfare during the second half of the Cold War, to achieve influence and impact for Britain far exceeding the resources expended. This compelling new history will have wide appeal to all readers interested in intelligence and its impact on naval policy and operations. It will transform their understanding of how Britain ensured its national security across the twentieth century."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 327.1241

The role of naval bases in maritime operations in the Mediterranean during the eighteenth century, and Dockyards and naval bases in North America, the Atlantic and the Caribbean : Transactions of the Naval Dockyards Society Volume 15 September 2021; Conferences held at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich 24 March 2018 and 30 March 2019. The Naval Dockyards Society. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

20th century naval dockyards : Devonport and Portsmouth characterisation report /Naval Dockyards Society "This extensive report is the product of three years of sustained archival and field research into the C20 built environment of these dockyards by members of the Naval Dockyards Society, completed to Historic England standards. It contains 650 maps, plans, models and photographs, many in colour, and is enriched by discussions with many institutions, societies and individuals. It places C20 dockyards within historical, military, industrial, material, personnel, engineering and architectural contexts. Developing the local, national and international profiles of Devonport and Portsmouth dockyards, it adds to our knowledge and understanding of why and how they changed during the C20 and initiates future research by asking questions."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Sea transport of the A.I.F. / prepared in Naval Transport Board by Greville Tregarthen. Tregarthen, Greville. [19--] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(94)

A history of Pitcher's dockyard Northfleet : 1788 - 1866 /Christopher Sotheby Pitcher, Kenneth McGoverin Pitcher, Christopher Sotheby 2018 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.3)

Empire cruise : the special service squadron, 1923-24 /Daniel Knowles "In November 1923, the Royal Navy dispatched what was named the Special Service Squadron on a ten-month tour around the British Empire. Led by the battlecruiser HMS Hood - the pride of the Royal Navy and the largest ship in the world at the time - and comprising of the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the First Light Cruiser Squadron, the role of the Special Service Squadron was to 'show the flag' during a public relations exercise and strengthen ties across the Empire. Much publicised, the cruise served as a subtle reminder that in the aftermath of the First World War, Britannia still ruled the waves. Empire Cruise: The Special Service Squadron 1923-24 follows the situation faced by Great Britain and the Royal Navy in the years immediately after the Great War and details the origins of the cruise before charting the course of the expedition."--Provided by the publsiher. 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Naval accounts and inventories of the reign of Henry VII 1485-8 and 1495-7 / Oppenheim, M. 1896. 1896 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 354.71(42)"1485/1497"

Mutiny and its bounty : leadership lessons from the age of discovery /Patrick J. Murphy and Ray W. Coye. "Violent mutiny was common in seafaring enterprises during the Age of Discovery--so common, in fact, that dealing with mutineers was an essential skill for captains and other leaders of the time. Mutinies in today's organizations are much quieter, more social and intellectual, and far less violent, yet the coordinated defiance of authority springs from dissatisfactions very similar to those of long-ago shipboard crews. This highly original book mines seafaring logs and other archives of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century ship captains and discovers instructive lessons for today's leaders facing challenges to their authority as well as for other members of organizations in which mutinous events occur. The book begins by examining mutinies against great explorer captains of the Age of Discovery: Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Sebastian Cabot, and Henry Hudson. The authors then identify lessons that entrepreneurs, leaders, and other members may apply to organizational insurrections today. They find, surprisingly, that mutiny may be a force for good in an organization, paving the way to more collaborative leadership and stronger commitment to shared goals and values."-- 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.133

The Victorian empire and Britain's maritime world, 1837-1901 : the sea and global history /edited by Miles Taylor, Director, Institute of Historical Research, London, UK. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941-44"18/19"

Love and war in the WRNS / Vicky Unwin. "Sheila Mills's story is a unique perspective of the Second World War. She is a clever, middle-class Norfolk girl with a yen for adventure and joins the WRNS in 1940 to escape the shackles of secretarial work in London, her unhappy childhood and her social-climbing mother. From a first posting in Scotland in 1940, she progresses through the ranks, first to Egypt and later to a vanquished Germany. Extraordinary and fascinating encounters and personalities are seen through the eyes of a young Wren officer: Admiral Ramsay, the Invasion of Sicily, The Flap, the sinking of the Medway, the surrender of the Italian fleet and the Belsen Trials. These observations are peppered with humorous insights into the humdrum preoccupations of a typical Wren ? boys, appearance and having fun, while worrying about home and family. This treasure trove of hundreds of letters, along with scrapbooks and memorabilia, some of which are reproduced here, was discovered in bin liners shortly after Sheila died. Her daughter, Vicky, has pieced together a fascinating and unusual record of the Second World War from a woman's perspective."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359-055.2

The British on the Belgian coast in the Great War : the North Sea as front line /Luc Vanacker. "Brave Little Belgium motivated many in Britain and her Empire to enlist. Marines and Naval troops were the first to come to assist the Belgians at Antwerp; and their Navy's artillery helped to stop the German advance at Nieuport, on the river Yser. The North Sea became a new front line where the Dover Patrol came to the aid of the Belgian, French and British troops with warships, heavy artillery in the dunes and new fighter planes, showing the importance placed on fighting the German U-boat bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend from the sea as well as from land."--Provided by the publisher 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.414.4

Naval costume : the sailors' dress as shown in a series of pictures from old prints in the collection of Commander Charles N Robinson, RN, with some notes on naval uniform Robinson, Charles N (coll) 1923 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.14

Bligh : William Bligh in the South Seas /Anne Salmond. A biography of William Bligh (1754-1817). The author, an anthropologist, focuses on Bligh's three voyages in the South Seas and the impact of his encounters with the Pacific Islanders. Beginning with Bligh's voyage on the Resolution with Captain Cook (1776-80) during which Cook met his death, the author also examines Bligh's first breadfruit voyage on the Bounty (1787-89) during which the famous mutiny occured and resulted in Bligh's 3,618-mile voyage in an open boat to Timor, and then, finally, his second breadfruit voyage on HMS Providence (1791-93). Detailed notes and a bibliography are provided. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BLIGH

Admiralty manual of hydrographic surveying : volume 2: chapter 1: marks and marking Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1970 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 528.47

Norway pilot : volume 3B: offshore and coastal waters of Norway from Andfjorden to Varangerfjorden Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1984 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

The story of the men and aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm : 60 years on Royal Navy. Directorate of Public Relations 1973 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 359.38

Visit of their majesties the King and Queen of Afghanistan to the Atlantic fleet, 3rd April 1928 Great Britain. Royal Navy 1928 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.16(422.7)"1928"

Admiralty list of radio services for small craft : the British Isles and European Coast from the Gironde to the Elbe Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1980 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 621.396.96

Mobility, support, endurance : a story of naval operational logistics in the Vietnam War 1965-1968 Hooper, Edwin Bickford 1972 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.41

Tables to facilitate the reduction of places of the fixed stars U.S.A. Bureau of Navigation 1869 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.093T

Third report, 1806 Great Britain. Commissioners for Revising and Digesting the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy 1806 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 359.41(42)"1806"

Eighteenth report : Transport Office Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Finance 1797 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:342.537(42)"1797"

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