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Warspite Ballantyne, Iain 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(42)
H.M.S. Rodney / Iain Ballantyne. "The Royal Navy battleship HMS Rodney was one of the most famous warships of the Second World War and remains a legend in the pantheon of naval history. In May 1941 Rodney turned Bismarck, the pride of Hitler's navy, into twisted metal, then participated in hard-fought Malta convoys and later supported the D-Day landings. Rodney's vital role, via formidable naval gunfire support, in breaking the morale of German troops during the battle for Normandy, is outlined here. Through the eyewitness accounts of her sailors and marines we discover what it was like to live and fight in a battleship at war. We learn of the many famous fighting admirals who served in, or commanded, Rodney, including Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham and Admiral Sir John Tovey. The stories of previous British warships to carry the name Rodney, dating back to the 1750s, are covered too, including the vessel that took on the batteries at Sevastopol during the Crimean War. In addition to a fresh perspective on Bismarck's destruction, the author seeks to present new insights into the inter-war mutiny that saw Rodney dubbed 'the Red Ship' and a bomb hit in 1940 that nearly destroyed her. There is even an account of how a group of HMS Rodney's sailors took part in a trailblazing British commando raid. It all makes for a thrilling, epic account of naval warfare."--Provided by the publisher 2012 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82RODNEY
Queen Mary and the cruiser : the Curacoa disaster Thomas, David A 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Curacoa
Churchill's anchor : the biography of Admiral of the fleet Sir Dudley Pound Brodhurst, Robin 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Pound, Dudley
Earl Bathurst and the british empire Thompson, Neville 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Bathurst, Earl (3rd)
Malta : the last great siege 1940-1943 Wragg, David 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.1(458.2)
Unravelling Enigma : winning the code war at Station X Freedman, Maurice 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.548.6
Ferries across the Humber : the story of the Humber ferries and the last coal-burning paddle steamers in regular service in Britain /Kirk Martin. "Starting with an introduction about discovering the coal-burning paddle steamers of the Humber in the early 1970s the book continues with a brief history of the ferries of the Humber Estuary, the coming of the first paddle steamer, the Caledonia, in 1814 and the rapid expansion of steamers operating on the estuary. It includes personal memories of those who worked on, used and loved the Humber ferries. It especially looks at the paddle steamers, Tattershall Castle, Wingfield Castle and Lincoln Castle, which became the last coal-burning paddle steamers operating a regular service in the United Kingdom. An appendix lists over 80 paddle steamers from the Caledonia of 1814 to the last of the line the Lincoln Castle identified as working on the Humber Estuary from published and archive sources. It includes the diesel powered paddle vessel Farringford which saw out the service in 1981 and also other vessels associated with the Hull to New Holland ferry."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.66(427.4)
Towers of strength : the story of the Martello Towers Clements, W H 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.134(100)"18"
Warspite : from Jutland hero to Cold War warrior /Iain Ballantyne. Ballantyne, Iain. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82WARSPITE
Blunders and disasters at sea Blackmore, David 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3
Carriers at war, 1939-1945 / Adrian Stewart. Stewart, Adrian. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.7"1939/1945"
Walcheren : operation infatuate Rawson, Andrew 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542(492.912)"1944"
Saint-Nazaire / James Dorrian. Dorrian, James. 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.1"1942"
Mediterranean naval battles that changed the world / Quentin Russell. "Focusing on seven decisive naval engagements from the Greek defeat of the Persians at Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during the Second World War, this book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theatre of war at sea. Each of these fiercely fought battles were to change the balance of power and shape the course of history. Before telling the story of each battle in detail the history of the balance of naval power in the Mediterranean and the effect of the development of naval architecture and design on the outcomes is outlined: Lepanto was the last major battle fought between galleys; Navarino was the last major battle to be fought entirely by sailing ships; and Cape Matapan (where a young Duke of Edinburgh saw action) was the first operation to exploit the breaking of the Italian naval Enigma codes. The battles included are: Salamis (480 BC), Actium (31 BC), Lepanto (1571), the Nile (aka Aboukir Bay, 1798), Navarino (1827), Cape Matapan 1941 and the Siege of Malta 1940-42."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.009163/8
Tracing your canal ancestors : a guide for family historians /Sue Wilkes. Practical handbook for sources of information on ancestors connected with canals in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.3:656.62
Battle on the seven seas : German cruiser battles, 1914-1918 /Gary Staff. Staff, Gary. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(43):623.822.3
Who sank the Titanic? : the final verdict /Robert J. Strange. Strange, Robert J. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3TITANIC
British admirals of the fleet : a biographical dictionary Heathcote, T A Sept 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92:355.333.3(42)"1734/1995"
Tracing your Second World War ancestors / Phil Tomaselli. Tomaselli, Phil. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.5:940.53/.54
Tracing your First World War ancestors / Simon Fowler. Fowler, Simon. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.5:940.3/.4
Starvation blockades : the naval blockades of WW1 Hawkins, Nigel 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.45
Fishing and fishermen : a guide for family historians /Martin Wilcox. Wilcox, Martin Howard 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.5:639.2
The battle of North Cape : the death ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 /Angus Konstam. Konstam, Angus. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545"1943"