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Thinking wisely, planning boldly : the higher education and training of Royal Navy officers, 1919-1939 "Thinking, Wisely, Planning Boldly examines the style, content and manner of Royal Navy executive officer higher education and training between the World Wars. Based on official and private archival records, oral histories and the secondary literature extant, this book traces the changes the Navy made in how it prepared its mid-level officers following the First World War, contrasts this approach with that of the British Army and Royal Air Force and addresses the use the Royal Navy made of the officers so trained. In the process, the work offers a fundamental reappraisal of the interwar Royal Navy challenging many of the accepted conclusions rendered by earlier authors who failed to actually examine the style and content of officer education and did not weigh the many competing factors the service had to balance in any professional development program. Along the way, it offers insight into the relative centrality of the Battle of Jutland in interwar training and concludes that contrary to received wisdom its role was a secondary one at best and that the experience of most relevance in the Navy's educational efforts was the Dardanelles campaign. This work is original in scope and original in interpretation with no other book-length volume in print now or previously covering the subject. Beyond saying something valuable about the 1919-39 Royal Navy, it discusses issues that resound with contemporary military officers faced with the eternal question of what to teach, how to teach it, and the pitfalls faced in preparing officers in an uncertain world. It sheds fresh light on such noted figures as Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond and Major General J. F. C. Fuller and offers insight into such events as the Washington Naval Treaty and the Invergordon Mutiny not previously considered. Though many writers have had much to say about interwar training, none actually took the time to examine what was taught, how instruction was imparted, and the aims that the Navy sought to achieve. Thinking Wisely, Planning Boldly fills the void and in the process speaks to the continuing issues facing professional military education." -- Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.231.42"1919/1939"

HMS Hood : pride of the Royal Navy /by Andrew Norman. Norman, Andrew 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.3

Royal Navy Lieutenants' passing certificates (1691-1902). by Bruno Pappalardo. An alphabetical index to the passing certificates of over 21,000 Royal Naval Lieutenants. It provides National Archive document references, the year when the examination was passed, and if the certificate contains baptismal or birth information. 2001. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 929.53

Man of war : Sir Robert Holmes and the Restoration Navy Ollard, Richard 1969 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"16"(42)

Heroic deeds of the British navy in the Great War Wheeler, Harold F B 1917 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(42)

The Royal Australian Navy 1914-1918 / Jose, Arthur W. 1987. Jose, Arthur W 1987 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(94)

Into The Blue :a New Zealander in the Royal Navy Herrick, T D 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1925/1997"

From rating to officer : habitus clivâe and other struggles associated with promotion in the Royal Navy Diamond, Sue 2017. • FOLIO • 2 copies available.

The economy of His Majesty's Navy-Office containing the several duties of the Commissioners and Principal Officer of the Navy 1717 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:354.71(42)"17"

Merchant Shipping : Registration of Ships : Government Ships not of Royal Navy Great Britain. Orders in Council : 1920, George V 1920 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.61.091.2

Ironclad captain : Seth Ledyard Phelps and the US navy, 1841-1864 Slagle, Jay 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(73)"1841/1864"

The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters : Linchpin of Victory 1935-1942. /Andrew Boyd "This is the compelling story of how the Royal Navy secured the strategic space from Egypt in the west to Australasia in the east through the first half of the Second World War. This contribution, made while Russia's fate lay in the balance and before American economic power took effect, was critical. Without it, the war might have lasted longer and decisive victory proved impossible. After the protection of the Atlantic lifeline, it was the Royal Navy's finest achievement - a linchpin of victory. The book moves authoritatively between grand strategy, intelligence, accounts of specific operations, and technical assessment of ships and weapons. It challenges established perceptions of Royal Navy capability and performance and will change the way we think about Britain's role in the first half of the war. It also emphasises that Britain was not acting alone in this period and it underlines the importance of the American relationship to Britain's eastern policy. Andrew Boyd argues persuasively that it was the Admiralty, demonstrating a reckless disregard for risks, which was primarily responsible for the loss of Force Z in 1941, not Prime Minister Winston Churchill as traditionally suggested. However regrettable, this loss was not a sign of fundamental imperial failure but rather a temporary setback, eclipsed by Britain's strategic success in securing what really mattered. He demonstrates how the Royal Navy recovered quickly - coming close to a British Midway off Ceylon against the Japanese in 1942. Superbly researched and elegantly written, this book adds a hugely important dimension to our understanding of the war in the East."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42)

Cold War fleet : a photographic album of ships of the Royal Navy 1966-91 /Clive & Sue Taylor. "Cold War Fleet is a selection of photographs of Royal Navy vessels from the 25 years from 1966 to 1991. Each is reproduced at an exceptionally high standard, accompanied by a detailed caption. Many of the photos are completely unique and have never been published, such as the images of the minesweepers HMS Wilton and HMS Bossington photographed during Operation Rheostat in 1974. There are many ships displayed that took part in the Falklands conflict and a large number of aerial photographs. Created by two of the most acclaimed naval photographers in the world, this stunning book is a window back in time to the Royal Navy of the Cold War, showing a fleet created to defend Britain and other NATO countries from Soviet attack. Featuring every kind of ship from aircraft carriers and destroyers to auxiliary vessels, this is a peerless resource for any enthusiast of naval history."--Provided by the publisher 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1966/1991"

Band of brothers : boy seamen in the Royal Navy 1800-1956 Phillipson, David 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.231.42Ganges

When computers went to sea : the digitization of the US Navy Boslaugh, David L 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.3: 355.353(73)

Portrait of the Royal New Zealand Navy : a fiftieth anniversary celebration Howard, Grant 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(931)

The modern Indian Navy and the Indian Ocean : developments and implications 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(267)

British politics, government and the navy before American independence 1763-1778 Wilkinson, Clive 1997 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1763/1778"(42)

One hundred years of sea power : the US Navy, 1890-1990 Baer, George W 1993 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(73)"18/19"

The ordinary estimate of His Majesty's navy for the year 1810 Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1810 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.6

German Navy : part iv, sections 1, 2 and 4 : gunnery information Great Britain.-Admiralty 1917 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.44(43)

With those in peril : a chaplain's life in the Royal Navy Pocock, Frank Lovell 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.548.1(92)

Fifty-two stories of the British navy from Damme to Trafalgar Miles, Alfred H 1896 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Defence : the Royal Navy terms of service (ratings) (amendment) regulations 2001 Great Britain. Laws, statutes etc 2001 • GOVTPUB • 1 copy available. 342.537

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