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Great Harry's navy : How Henry VIII gave England sea power /Geoffrey Moorhouse Moorhouse, Geoffrey 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1509/1547"(42)

The army's navy : british military vessels and their history since Henry VIII Habesch, G D, Captain 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 358.234(42)"1509/2000"

Frigates, sloops and patrol vessels of the Royal Navy 1900 to date Cocker, M P 1985 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823/.826

The Grand Fleet 1914-19 : the Royal Navy in the First World War /by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts. "During the First World War the reputation of the British Royal Navy was put on the line in its defence of the country, and, crucially, it was in those years, 1914-19, that the Grand Fleet became the single most potent weapon of war of any nation. In this comprehensive, illustrated history, Ridley-Kitts tells of the creation and development of the Grand Fleet under the drive of the energetic and charismatic Admiral of the Fleet 'Jacky' Fisher, who modernised the navy with the introduction of the revolutionary Dreadnought battleship. This type of vessel in particular made other nations' battleships obsolete, created a powerful weapon for the defence of the British Empire and its trade, and finally defeated the machinations of Kaiser William II. Using uniqueillustrations rendered by the author, the story of the Grand Fleet is told in accessible narrative style, with outstanding technical detail that will satisfy naval enthusiasts."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1914/1919"(42)

Hussar : the recollections of an ordinary seaman of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars /John Wetherell "A true account of the British Navy in the Napoleonic Wars. This is a book which will delight the many enthusiastic readers of accounts both true and fictional of the Royal Navy in the great days of sail - the days of Nelson and other great captains who fought the navy of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. This is the story of a very ordinary seamen - extraordinarily written by his own hand - who was pressed from the merchant trade into a fighting ship of the Royal Navy - HMS Hussar. Captained by a tyrant - even by the standards of the day - this is an account of hardship, cruel punishment, battle action before the mast and ultimately shipwreck. The crew of the Hussar are eventually taken as prisoners of war by the French and there follows a further harrowing account of endurance which only ends as the crew meet the advancing British Army in the South of France in the days leading to the abdication of the Emperor."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WETHERELL

The Africa General Service Medal to the Royal Navy & Royal Marines / compiled and edited by W.H. The Medal Roll for the African General Service Medal to Naval and Marine Forces is held on microfilm at the National Archives, Kew. This volume, compiled and edited by W.H. Fevyer and J.W. Wilson, lists awards for the Royal Navy by territories and ships and covers the years 1900-1920. A list of casualties is also given. The appendices cover the Royal Indian Marine, the Southern Nigerian Proctectorate, the Royal Italian Navy and selected despatches. 1990. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.134.22

The power and the glory : Royal Navy fleet reviews from earliest times to 2005 /Steve R. Dunn. "The Power and the Glory tells the story of royal fleet reviews from the fifteenth century to the 2005 International Fleet Review, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar, which was the final exhibition of that pomp and ceremony that had been an essential if irregular expression of naval strength for more than 500 years. Whether to impress or deter a foreign power, often when mobilising for war, provide reassurance for domestic consumption or celebrate a sovereign s accession, royal naval reviews were an integral part of political positioning and national pride. At these reviews, particularly during the eras of British naval dominance, potential allies or enemies were invited to marvel at British prowess, while the British public could revel in the country s naval superiority; advances in technology and ship design were showcased, often for commercial benefit, and homage paid to kings and queens at the head of their fleets. Starting with an examination of the reasons for Britain s need for and close association with a navy, the author goes on to explain the historical, political and technological context for British fleet reviews from the time of Edward III onwards. The Royal Navy reached its apogee in the extended nineteenth century, and The Power and the Glory examines this period, in particular the aims and ambitions of the nineteen reviews during the reigns of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, and the subsequent twelve under George V, Edward VIII and George VI. After the Second World War and the Coronation Review of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, the Royal Navy entered a long period of almost terminal decline which has been reflected in the lack of royal reviews since 2005. The book examines the reasons for this loss of what had been for centuries the main pillar of British power. Finally, the book looks at the history of the royal yachts, used for conveying monarchs around their shores and fleets, and how they reflected the character of the times. Political manoeuvring, technological change and the personal stories of many of the naval characters involved are all told with pace and verve, as are the histories of many of the ships involved. The Power and the Glory is a celebration of the Royal Navy and its role in our history, and in particular of its essential importance to the pomp and glory of Britain s maritime heyday in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.00941

History of the Indian navy (1613-1863) Low, Charles Rathbone, 1877 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 355.49(54)

The Royal Navy Wasp : an operational and retirement history /Larry Jeram-Croft and Terry Martin. "This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates. It is primarily based on the words of those who operated it. Designed from the outset to cope with the restricted space of a warship both for stowage and flight operations it proved an immediate success. Its original role was to act as a weapon carrier to launch torpedoes and depth charges on submarine contacts out of range of the parent ship's weapons range. Soon, it also took on a second primary role of air to surface attack using wire guided missiles. The flexibility of the machine was such that it was able to conduct a plethora of secondary roles from visual search to collecting the all-important ship's mail. Wherever the Royal Navy was deployed on operations a Wasp was there. The book has accounts of operations around the world particularly during the Cold War of the Seventies and the Falklands War where amongst other things it had the honour of being the first RN platform ever, to fire a guided missile at a surface target. However the story doesn't end there. Although the aircraft went out of service in the Royal Navy in 1988, it continued to operate with other navies around the world. To this day there are still several airworthy examples flying. The second part of the book gives accounts of these machines and brings the story of the Wasp completely up to date"--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.746.174(42)

Flogging Joey's warriors : how the Royal Navy fought the Kent and Sussex smugglers Douch, John 1985 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.463.3(422.3/.5)

Thunder in the morning calm : the Royal Canadian Navy in Korea 1950-1955 Meyers, Edward C 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(71)

The US Navy in Pensacola : from sailing ships to naval aviation (1825-1930) Pearce, George F 1980 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.81(759)"1825/1930"

Mr Roosevelt's navy : the private war of the US Atlantic fleet 1939-1942 Abbazia, Patrick 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(73)

Red navy at sea : Soviet naval operations on the high seas, 1956-1980 Watson, Bruce W 1982 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1956/1980"(47)

Dawn like thunder : the Barbary wars and the birth of the US navy Tucker, Glenn 1963 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1800/1816"(611:73)

A contribution to the bibliography of the history of the United States Navy Harbeck, Charles T 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 016:355.353(73)

A Text book of naval architecture for the use of the Royal Navy Welch, J J 1907 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12

How our navy is run : a description of life in the King's fleet Hurd, Archibald S 1902 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.6(42)"18"

Admiralty Fleet Orders 2199 : Royal Australian Navy, Shore Wireless Service : Conditions of Service Great Britain.-Admiralty 1939 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.353.1(42)"1939":355.51

British merchantmen at war : the official story of the Merchant Navy 1939-1944 Hodson, J L 1944 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61:940.545

The navy and defence : the autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield ... Chatfield, Alfred Ernle Montacute 1942 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"18/19"

The airships Akron and Macon : flying aircraft carriers of the United States Navy Smith, Richard K 1965 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.746(73)

Navy and Nation : 1688 to the present [booking form and programme] /National Maritime Museum. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 069(26:421.6)(063)

Navy (Fighting and Sea-going Ships) : copy of statement of the fighting and the sea-going ships of Her Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1884 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82

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