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The Royal Navy : its influence in English history and the growth of empire Leyland, John 1914 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.49(42)

The British navy and the use of naval power in the eighteenth century 1988 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"17"(42)

Royal Navy submarines : 1901 to the present day /Maurice Cocker ; with drawings by John Lambert ; foreword Cocker, Maurice. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.21:623.823.3"19/20"

Considerations upon the state of Dover-harbour with its relative consequence to the navy of Great Britain Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir 1784 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:627.2(422.3)

A history of the Royal Danish Navy, 1510-2010 / Hanc Christian Bjerg ; forewod by Tim Sloth Jorgensen Bjerg, Hans Christian, 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(489)

The navy and defence : the autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield / Chatfield, Alfred Ernle Chatfield, Alfred Ernle Montacute. 1942-1947 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 354.71(42)"19"

HMS Mary Rose : the history of those ships of the Royal Navy which have borne the name Mary Rose Williams, Jack 1986 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 940.545:623.829.3(42)

Some thoughts and observations relating to the Royal Navy are most humbly offered to the Honourable House Gray, Galfridus 1728 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:355.211(42)"17"

US Navy battleships 1886-98 : The pre-dreadnoughts and monitors that fought the Spanish-American War "After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships. The first true US battleships began with the experimental Maine and Texas, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armoured at the expense of speed. This fully illustrated study examines these first six US battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(73)"1886/1898"

The victory of Trafalgar : a naval ode in commemoration of the heroism of the British navy Maxey, Samuel ca1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-1

Promotion and retirement of flag officers and captains of the Royal Navy : 1912 /by James Bramble. Bramble, James 1912. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.33(42)"1912"

Promotion and retirement of flag officers and captains of the Royal Navy : 1913 /by James Bramble. Bramble, James 1913. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.33(42)"1913"

Promotion and retirement of flag officers and captains of the Royal Navy : 1905 /by James Bramble. Bramble, James 1905. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.33(42)"1905"

Seamanship and its associated duties in the Royal Navy : together with a treatise on nautical surveying Alston, Alfred Henry 1860 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.61.052

The Old Naval Academy Portsmouth, 1729-2014 : a spiritual home of the Royal Navy? /I. Carding. Carding, I. 2014]. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.231.42(422.7)

Plain yarns from the fleet : the spirit of the royal navy during its twentieth-century heyday Owen, Charles 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

The restoration navy and English foreign trade, 1674-1688 : a study in the peacetime use of sea power Hornstein, Sari R 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382

Letters and papers relating to the cruises of Gustavus Conyngham, a captain of the Continental navy 1777 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Conyngham

Air and sea power in World War I : combat and experience in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy "The Great War tore the fabric of Europe apart, killing over 35 million men and challenging the notion of heroism in war, Air and Sea Power in World War I focuses on the experience of World War I from the perspective of British pilots and sailors themselves, to demonstrate that the army-centric view of war studies has been too limited. The Royal Flying Corps, created in 1912, adapted quickly to the needs of modern warfare, driven by the enthusiasm of its men. In contrast, the lack of modernisation in the Royal Navy, despite the unveiling of HMS Dreadnought in 1906, undermined Britain's dominance of the seas. By considering five key aspects of the war experience, this book analyses how motivation was created and sustained. What training did men receive and how effectively did this prepare them for roles that were predominantly non-combative? How was motivation affected by their individual relationship with weaponry development, and how different was defensive service on the Home Front, when in close proximity to ordinary civilian life? Finally, Air and Sea Power in World War I looks at the changing reputation of the services during and after the conflict, and the extent to which these notions were created by the memoirs of pilots and sailors. Featuring new primary source material, including the journals of service men themselves, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of World War I and of Naval, Aviation and Military History."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.544

Chronological records of the military and commercial navy of the British Empire from the earliest period ca1830 • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Principles of navigation : by command of the Defence Council /Commander in Chief Fleet ; [authored by Royal Navy Great Britain.-Royal Navy. 2008. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.89

Observations and instructions for the use of the commissioned, the junior, and other officers of the Royal Navy Captain in the Royal Navy 1841 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.51:355.353(42)"1841"

From imperial splendour to internment : the German Navy in the First World War /Nicolas Wolz ; translated "This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception of its submarines, to be largely ineffective throughout the years of conflict. The impact of this impotence had a far-reaching effect upon the service. Germany, indeed most of Europe, was in the grips of a spirit of militant nationalistic fervour, and the inactivity of the great Imperial Navy caused deep frustration, particularly among the naval officers. Not only were they unable to see themselves as heroes, they were also ridiculed on the home front and felt profoundly humiliated. With the exception of the one sea battle at Jutland, their ships saw little or no action at sea and morale slowly collapsed to a point where, at the end of the war, the crews were in a state of mutiny. The seemingly ludicrous order that forced the fleet to go to sea against the British in 1918 was driven by a sense of humiliation, but coming at the war's end it triggered a revolution because the German sailors wanted no part in such madness. The internment at Scapa Flow was the ultimate shaming. This is a fascinating and perceptive analysis of a whole era, and it contributes substantially to our understanding of the war and its consequences - consequences, sadly, that helped pave the way for the Third Reich."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1914/1918"(43)

The Royal Navy and the war at sea, 1914-1919 / introduced and compiled by Martin Mace and John Grehan "Germany's attempts to build a battleship fleet to match that of the United Kingdom, the dominant naval power on the 19th-century and an island country that depended on seaborne trade for survival, is often listed as a major reason for the enmity between those two countries that led to the outbreak of war in 1914. Indeed, German leaders had expressed a desire for a navy in proportion to their military and economic strength that could free their overseas trade and colonial empire from dependence on Britain's good will, but such a fleet would inevitably threaten Britain's own trade and empire. Despite this backdrop of large standing navies, naval warfare in the First World War was mainly characterized by the efforts of the Allied powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, to blockade the Central Powers by sea, and the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade or to establish an effective blockade of the UK with submarines and raiders. Indeed, the use of the former saw naval conflict enter a new era, one that affected every member of the British population and, in 1917, raised the spectre of a German victory. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history. Despatches in this volume include those relating to the events at Antwerp in 1914, Royal Navy armoured car squadrons, the Battle of Dogger Bank, the Battle of the Falklands, the Battle of Heligoland Bight, minesweeping operations, Royal Naval Air Service operations and attacks, and, of course, the Battle of Jutland."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1914/1919"(42)

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