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The German Navy at war 1935-1945 Breyer, Siegfried 1989 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.821(43)"1939/1945"

Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy Campbell, A B 1956 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 359:398

Nelson's navy : English fighting ships 1793-1815 Davies, David 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Nelson

Religion in the British Navy 1815-1879 : piety and professionalism /Richard Blake. "This book examines how, as the nineteenth century progressed, religious piety, especially evangelical piety, was seen in the British navy less as eccentric and marginal and more as an essential ingredient of the character looked for in professional seamen. The book traces the complex interplay between formal religious observance, such as Sunday worship, and pockets of zealous piety, showing how evangelicalism gradually earned less grudging regard, until in the 1860s and 1870s it became a dominant source of values and a force for moral reform. Religion in the British Navy explains this shift, outlining how Arctic expeditions showed the need for dependability and character, how Health Returns revealed the full extent of sexual licence and demonstrated the urgency of moral reform, and how manning difficulties in the Russian War of 1854-1856 showed that a modern fleet required a new type of sailor, technologically trained and steeped in a higher set of values. The book also discusses how the navy, with its newly awakened religious sensibilities, played a major role in the expansion of Protestant missions globally, in exploration, convict transportation, the expansion of imperial frontiers, and worldwide maritime policing operations. Fervent piety had an effect in all these areas - religion had helped develop a new kind of manliness where piety as well as daring had a place."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.233.232"1815/1879"

Ironclads and assegais : a tale of the Victorian navy Sumption, Liam 1992? • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"19"(42)

Weapons that wait : mine warfare in the US Navy Hartmann, Gregory K 1979 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.465

Anson's Navy : building a fleet for empire 1744 to 1763 /Lavery, Brian. "Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier's fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing action off Toulon in 1744. Anson's great circumnavigation, though presented as a triumph, was achieved at huge cost in ships and lives. And in 1756 Admiral Byng was shot after failure off Minorca. In this new book, the bestselling author Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, that navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The tide had already begun to turn with victories off Cape Finisterre in 1747, and in 1759 the navy played a vital part in the 'year of victories' with triumphs at Lagos and Quiberon Bay; and it conducted amphibious operations as far afield as Cuba and the Philippines, and took Quebec. The author explains how it was fundamentally transformed from the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades. He describes how it acquired uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. It instigated a more efficient (if equally brutal) method of recruiting seamen, and boosted morale and motivation and a far more aggressive style of fighting. The coppering of ships' hulls and the solving of the problems associated with longitude and scurvy, were also hugely significant steps. Much of this transformation was due to the forceful if enigmatic personality of George, Lord Anson. In a largely static society, he changed the navy so that it was fit for purpose, and in readiness for Nelson just decades later. Using a mass of archival evidence and a mix of official reports and personal reminiscences, this book offers a fascinating and engrossing analysis of all these far-reaching reforms, which in turn led to the radical transformation of Britain's navy into a truly global force. The consequential effect on the world's history would be huge."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Shaping the Royal Navy : Technology, authority and naval architecture, c.1830-1906 /Don Leggett. "The nineteenth-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine. Britain's warships were her first line of defence, and their transformation dominated political, engineering and scientific discussions. They were the products of engineering ingenuity, political controversies, naval ideologies and the fight for authority in nineteenth-century Britain. Shaping the Royal Navy provides the first cultural history of technology, authority and the Royal Navy in the years of Pax Britannica. It places the story firmly within the currents of British history to reconstruct the controversial and high-profile nature of naval architecture. The technological transformation of the Navy dominated the British government and engineering communities. This book explores its history, revealing how ship design became a modern science, the ways that actors competed for authority within the British state and why the nature of naval power changed."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Navy heroism of other days : stories of adventure, heroism and endurance ca1920 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Navy : new scheme of training : reports of Departmental Committees appointed to consider certain questions Departmental Committees Appointed to Consider ... Training for Officers of the Navy 1906 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.231.42

Black officer, white Navy : a memoir /Reuben Keith Green ; foreword by John P. Cordle. "In Black Officer, White Navy, Lieutenant Commander Reuben Keith Green shares a compelling and enthralling account of how, as a Black man in the post-Vietnam War era, he navigated his unique career path from high school dropout to unrestricted line officer in the US Navy. Weaving history with personal narrative, Green's engaging, raw, and insightful storytelling style provides an insider's analysis of what was happening within the navy, ultimately exposing systemic racism throughout the US military. Using the 'power of the pen,' he offers uninhibited accounts of sometimes life-threatening confrontations that resulted from personal and institutional racial bias, describing what it was like to 'sail second class' in the navy. Green, who retired as a decorated surface-warfare officer in the mid-1990s, presents an eye-opening account of the challenges, discrimination, and resistance he faced while serving in the military. Through it all, Green's characteristic sense of humor and honesty shine as he tells one hell of a sea story"-- 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.0092

The Navigators and the merchant navy Villiers, Alan 1957 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 368.23

Queen's regulations for the Royal Navy / Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. 1997. Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Navy 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.51(42)"1997"

Nelson's Navy : the ships, men and organisation 1793-1815 /Brian Lavery ; foreword by Patrick O'Brian Lavery, Brian. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

Tides of history : ocean science and Her Majesty's Navy /Michael S. Reidy. Reidy, Michael S. 2008. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.353:551.46

The Royal Navy terms of service (ratings) (amendment) regulations Great Britain. Statutory Instruments 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 342.537

The steel navy : a history in silhouette 1860-1963 Dolby, James 1965 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(41-44)"18/19"

Theodore Roosevelt and the rise of the modern navy O'Gara, Gordon Carpenter 1969 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(73)

London Division RNVR Navy Week : official guide and souvenir Great Britain.-Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1936 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.16(421)"1936"

In all respects ready : Australia's Navy in World War One /David Stevens. "Written by Australia's foremost naval historian, In All Respects Ready presents the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the Australian Navy's involvement in World War I yet published. When the newly built Australian fleet sailed into Sydney for the first time in October 1913, it was portrayed as a sign of peace that came from being prepared for war. Within a year that war had broken out, and the Royal Australian Navy, fully trained and ready, was the most professional and effective force Australia had to offer the British Empire. Throughout the next four years of conflict Australian ships and sailors would operate across the seas and oceans of the world, establishing a tradition of intrepid courage and dogged endurance while forging their own unique naval and national identity. Impeccably researched, and drawing on a wealth of previously untapped official reports, intelligence summaries and private diaries, this book offers far more than a chronicle of historical fact. Crafting the definitive work on this largely ignored chapter of Australian history, the author presents an engaging narrative of the war at sea that brings to life both the human element and a richly depicted sense of place."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1914/1918"(94)

British vessels lost at sea 1914-1918 : a reprint of the original publications Navy Losses and Merchant 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.086.2:940.545

How did the Royal Navy get its signal flags? Mead, Hilary P 1947 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.9.029

A tonic from the royal navy in Sea Breezes Hope, Stanton 1942 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(42)

Passport to adventure : a career in the Merchant Navy [197-] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 656.61:377.6

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