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The lion and the white falcon : Britain and Iceland in the World War II era Bittner, Donald F 1983 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.532(42:491.1)
Red duster, white ensign : the story of Malta and the Malta convoys Cameron, Ian 1974 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.691.32
Mr Pepys of Seething Lane Abernethy, Cecil 1957 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Pepys
Service most silent : the Navy's fight against enemy mines Turner, J F 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.95
A sailor's life Hartog, Jan de 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22"19"
The green beret : the story of the Commandos 1940-1945 Saunders, Hilary St George 1972 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 356.168:940.541.2
The shameful trade Kay, F George 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1
Bibliography of water colour painting and painters Lucas, S T 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 75.023.22:016
Adventures ashore and afloat / Keyes, Roger, Sir. 1973. Keyes, Roger, Sir 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.78
The phantom fleet Hampshire, A Cecil 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.829.5
Fishermen at war Walmsley, Leo 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545:639.2
Samurai Sakai, Saburo 1974 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Sakai
HM U-boat / Drummond, John D. 1974. Drummond, John D 1974 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827"19"
Battle for Crete / Spencer, John Hall. 1976. Spencer, John Hall 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.1"1941"
The warring seas Sellwood, A V 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.548.2(43)
Submarine Upholder Hart, Sydney 1974 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.827(42)"19"
Yangtse incident : the story of HMS Amethyst, April 20, 1949 to July 31, 1949 / Earl, Lawrence. 1973. Earl, Lawrence 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.6
The hunting of Force Z : the brief, controversial life of the modern battleship and its tragic close with the destruction of the "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse" Hough, Richard, 1974 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.2
High tea on the Cunard queens : a light-hearted look at life at sea /Paul Curtis "This amusing insight into Cunard's legendary liners begins more than fifty years ago when Paul Curtis joined the original Queen Mary as entertainments officer. Over a Cunard high tea in the Queens Room, Paul recounts the stories of these iconic ships. Then, over a drink in the Red Lion, he shares the tales of the antics of both passengers and crews. The facts are delivered in vivid detail - some of them things you should know and an occasional peep at things you shouldn't. Simply turning these pages releases a sniff of the sea and a whiff of champagne. Paul has worked, travelled upon or photographed every Cunard Queen ever built. He has an offbeat sense of humour and a keen appetite for the ridiculous. A life at sea can do that to you."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792CUNARD
British Battlecruisers : 1905-1920 /John Roberts. "The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as 'super-cruisers' whose job it was to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher's original idea into the first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the 'Splendid Cats' of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual 'light battlecruisers' of the Courageous type are also covered. The well-publicized problems of British battlecruisers are examined, including the latest research throwing light on the catastrophic loss of three of the ships at the Battle of Jutland. The developmental history is backed by chapters covering machinery, armament, and armor, with a full listing of important technical data. The comprehensive collection of illustrations includes the author's superb drawings and original Admiralty plans reproduced in full color. This revised and updated edition of the classic work first published in 1997 will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the most charismatic and controversial warships of the dreadnought era."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821.3(42)
'I was transformed' : Frederick Douglass: an American slave in victorian Britain /Laurence Fenton "In the summer of 1845, Frederick Douglass, the young runaway slave catapulted to fame by his incendiary autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, arrived in Liverpool for the start of a near-two-year tour of Britain and Ireland he always called one of the most transformative periods of his life. Laurence Fenton draws on a wide array of sources from both sides of the Atlantic and combines a unique insight into the early years of one of the great figures of the nineteenth-century world with rich profiles of the enormous personalities at the heart of the transatlantic anti-slavery movement. This vivid portrait of life in Victorian Britain is the first to fully explore the 'liberating sojourn' that ended with Douglass gaining his freedom - paid for by British supporters - before returning to America as a celebrity and icon of international standing. It also follows his later life, through the American Civil War and afterwards. Douglass has been described as 'the most influential African American of the nineteenth century'. He spoke and wrote on behalf of a variety of reform causes: women's rights, temperance, peace, land reform, free public education and the abolition of capital punishment. But he devoted most of his time, immense talent and boundless energy to ending slavery. On April 14, 1876, Douglass would deliver the keynote speech at the unveiling of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington's Lincoln Park."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92DOUGLASS, FREDERICK
The last British battleship / R.A. Burt. "The ninth HMS Vanguard, bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honours from the Armada to Jutland, was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946. Her design evolved from of the King George V class and incorporated much of the fully developed design for the two battleships, Lion and Temeraire, that were laid down in 1939 but never completed. At 813ft length overall and 42,300 tons, she was the last battleship to be built in the world and the only ship of her class. She was built during the Second World War and incorporated existing twin 15in mountings, and was part of the Royal Navy's response to the combined and increasing number of German and Japanese battleships in the early 1940s. She was immediately recognisable by her transom stern and high flared bow and had fine sea keeping ability. Her appearance after the end of hostilities, however, and her huge crew requirements proved a conundrum for the Royal Navy, her most significant role being that of Royal Yacht during the royal family's tour of South Africa in 1947. She was broken up at Faslane in 1960. In this new book by R A Burt her design, construction and career are all covered. Armour, machinery, power plants and weaponry are examined in detail and the author has produced some 35 superb plans, profiles and other line drawings for which he is renowned. The text is further enhanced by the addition of some 80 colour and black and white photographs from his collection. His earlier three volumes are regarded as definitive works on the subject of British battleships before 1945; with this new book he finally completes the story of the Dreadnought era, bringing to life the last of a magnificent type of vessel of which the world will not see again."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82VANGUARD