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Old Helensburgh, Rhu & Shandon / by John Hood. The author presents an array of photographs charting the history of the area, exploring both the geographical and social changes. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(414.1)

Lloyd's war losses : the First World War : casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918 1990 • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 656.61.086.2:940.545

The responsive museum : working with audiences in the twenty-first century /edited by Caroline Lang, John Reeve and Vicky Woollard. 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.1

Sharpe's devil : Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21 /Bernard Cornwell. Cornwell, Bernard 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

Guide to ship firefighting Great Britain. Ministry of Defence 1988 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123:614.84

Harvard University : Department of the History of Science :the collection of historical scientific instrument :horology :a 2009 documentation and study guide for use in horological research libraries :compiled for from their website at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/chsi.html /by Fortunat F. Mueller- Maerki. "Includes a listing of the 100+ horological items in their collection, plus a detailed documentation of their 16 observatory grade regulators, with over 100 color illustrations"--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.2(734.4)

Victory without peace : the United States Navy in European waters, 1919-1924 /William N. Still Jr. "Victory Without Peace concentrates on the U.S. Navy in European and Near Eastern waters during the post-World War I era. As participants in the Versailles peace negotiations, the Navy was charged with executing the naval terms of the Armistice as well as preserving stability and peace. U.S. warships were deploying into the Near East, Baltic, Adriatic, and Northern Europe, while simultaneously withdrawing its demobilized forces from European waters. This signifies the first time the U.S. Navy contributed to peacetime efforts, setting a precedent continues today. Conversely, Congressional appropriations handicapped this deployment by demobilization, general naval policy and postwar personnel, and operating funds reductions. Though reluctant to allocate postwar assets into seemingly unimportant European and Near Eastern waters, the Navy was pressured by the State Department and the American Relief Administration's leader, Herbert Hoover, to deploy necessary forces. Most of these were withdrawn by 1924 and the European Station assumed the traditional policy of showing the flag."--Provided by publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(73)

Shuang chuan ji = A tale of two ventures /photographs by Basil Pao. Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of family-owned Hong Kong shipping company Wah Kwong, Basil Pao's photographs provide an insight into the shipping industry and feature two of the company's ships: the bulkcarrier Aqua Venture and the supertanker Dalian Venture. The photographs were exhibited at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum in 2013 and tell the story of how iron ore from Brazil and Australia travels across the globe on the Aqua Venture to become the steel used in the building of the new supertanker, Dalian Venture. [2013]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792WAH

1545 : who sank the Mary Rose? "The raising of the Mary Rose in 1982 was a remarkable feat of archaeology and her subsequent preservation and display at Portsmouth a triumph of technical skill and imagination. She is more than a relic, however. She has a story to tell, and her sinking in the Solent in 1545, when under attack by the French, and the reasons for it, have intrigued historians for generations. With the benefit of access to her remains, archaeologists have been able to slowly unravel the mystery of her foundering on a calm summer's day in July 1545. This new book by one of the country's leading experts on the Mary Rose contains much that is published for the first time. It has the first full account of the battle in which Henry VIII's warship was sunk, and tells the stories of the English and French admirals. It examines the design and construction of the ship and how she was used, and develops themes begun when he was earlier commissioned by the Mary Rose Trust to write the multi-volume history of the ship. He shows for the first time conclusively that the French fleet arrived unexpectedly to seize the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth a day later than was once believed, that the many bodies found in the wreck reflect her at action stations, and that the ship had had an extra deck added and was therefore more unstable than was previously thought. Finally, the author makes it clear who was responsible for the loss of the Mary Rose, after describing what happened onboard, deck by deck, in her last moments afloat. The fascinating revelation will intrigue the general reader as well as the historian and archaeologist and the book is set to become the last word on the career of this most famous of ships."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3MARY ROSE

Liverpool docks Stammers, Michael 1999 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 627.2(427.2)

The Port of Dover through time / Ian Collard. "The Port of Dover is Europe's busiest ferry port and is situated in south-east England. It is the nearest port to France, which is twenty-one miles away, and the world's busiest passenger port, with 12 million travellers, 2.5 million lorries, 2.2 million cars and motorcycles and 87,000 coaches passing through it each year. The port is owned and operated by the Dover Harbour Board, which was formed by Royal Charter in 1606 by King James I. It has an annual turnover of ¹59.8 million and the board members are appointed by the government. P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways operate services to Calais and Dunkirk from the Eastern Docks. These docks were used for ship-breaking during the First World War and finally closed in 1964. In 1966 over 600,000 vehicles travelled through Dover's Eastern Docks to France and Belgium. The Western Docks are formed by the western arm of the harbour and include Admiralty Pier and other port facilities. They were used as a terminal for the Golden Arrow and other cross-channel train services. The railway station closed in 1994 and this area of the port was used for cross-channel hovercraft services operated by Hoverspeed, which was declared bankrupt in 2005. The railway station re-opened as the Dover Cruise Terminal and can accommodate up to three cruise ships at a time. The White Cliffs remain one of the most iconic and memorable parts of the Kent coast and the strategic importance of the town has been recognised throughout its history."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 942.2352

Popular collecting and the everyday self : the reinvention of museums? Martin, Paul 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.5

Liberty's provenance : the evolution of the Liberty ship from its Sunderland origins /John Henshaw. "The battle of the Atlantic, fought by the Allies to maintain lines of communication and vital trade routes for armaments, men and basic sustenance, could not have been won without the 2,710 Liberty ships that were designed and built for those critical one-way voyages to Europe - more than one voyage was considered a bonus. The kudos for the Liberty's construction is, rightfully, American for that is where they were built. Less well understood is that the groundwork for the shape of the hull and its basic hydrodynamics took place in the North Sands shipyard of Joseph Thompson & Sons Ltd on the banks on the River Wear in Sunderland. This new book follows the path of the critical designs that flowed from Thompson's shipyard commencing with SS Embassage in 1935, SS Dorington Court in 1939, through the SS Empire Wind/Wave series for the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 to SS Empire Liberty in 1941. These led to the sixty Ocean Class vessels built by Henry J Kaiser and, from these, the Liberty ship was adapted by American naval architects Gibbs & Cox who, to this very day, still claim they designed the Liberty ship. With the use of beautifully drawn ship profiles, starting with World War I designs, then the critical designs from Thompson's shipyard, and particularly a drawing comparing the Liberty ship with its British progenitor, the author demonstrates just how much of the former was borrowed from the latter. While some credit has been given to Thompson's designs this new book offers the first real proof as to the direct link between his work, the Empire Liberty/Ocean Class and the Liberty ship which followed. In addition, the book demonstrates the versatility of the Liberty ship and explores those that were developed for specialist use, from hospital ships and mule transports to nuclear-age missile range ships. A fascinating and beautifully presented book for all those with an interest in the battle of the Atlantic and, more specifically, in one of the most important ship designs of the War."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.4:940.545

The Caledonian Canal : lochs, locks and pleasure steamers /by Guthrie Hutton. "The Caledonian Canal was originally cut to link Scotland's east and west coasts by men with an eye to trade. Among its many users were herring fishermen who followed fish migrations coast to coast using the canal as a short-cut. There was also a thriving tourist trade through the canal. Holidaymakers from as far south as Glasgow would sail down the Clyde and the Crinan Canal, then up the west coast and through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness. Thanks to use by Queen Victoria, this became known as the 'Royal Route'. These and other aspects of the canal's history are illustrated with 53 excellent photographs."--Provided by the publisher. 1998. • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 656.62(411)

The material Atlantic : clothing, commerce, and colonization in the Atlantic World, 1650-1800 /Robert S. DuPlessis. "In this wide-ranging account, Robert DuPlessis examines globally sourced textiles that by dramatically altering consumer behavior helped create new economies and societies in the early modern world. This deeply researched history of cloth and clothing offers new insights into trade patterns, consumer demand, and sartorial cultures that emerged across the Atlantic world between the mid-seventeenth and late eighteenth centuries. As a result of commercial networks stretching across much of the planet, men and women across a wide spectrum of ethnicities, social standings, and occupations fashioned their garments from materials old and new, familiar and strange, and novel meaning came to be attached to different fabrics and modes of dress. The Material Atlantic illuminates crucial developments that characterized early modernity, from colonialism and slavery to economic innovation and new forms of social identity." --Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382:677

A hundred years of sail Beken of Cowes 1996 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 629.125(084.12)

Very special intelligence : the story of the admiralty's operational intelligence centre, 1939-1945 Beesley, Patrick 2000 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.40"1939/1945"

Secret Greenwich / David C. Ramzan "Greenwich's position on the River Thames has drawn many people to this fascinating area of south-east London over the years. This book delves into the history of Greenwich, detailing intriguing and lesser-known facts associated with many of its famous landmarks and intriguing sites. Topics covered include royal localities and the little-told stories behind them; green spaces including gardens, parks and graveyards; underground tunnels, caves and hideaways; residents of Greenwich noted for their heroics or villainy; river traders upon which Greenwich's maritime and trading enterprises depended; and its sporting heritage, including the origins of sports that evolved and were first established in Greenwich."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.216

An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks / Bute West Dock, Bute East Dock and Roath Dock.John Hutton. Hutton, John. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.3(429.7)

Imperial legacies : the British Empire around the world /Jeremy Black. "Britain yesterday; America today. The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are in part criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in the world today, and the selective way in which certain countries are castigated. Imperial Legacies is a wide-ranging and vigorous assault on political correctness, its language, misuse of the past, and grasping of both present and future"--Provided by publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 909/.0971241

By force or by default? : the revolution of 1688-1689 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 942.067

Dazzle painting : kunst als camouflage, camouflage als kunst /Albert Roskam. 1987. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.77

The anarchy : the relentless rise of the East India Company /William Dalrymple ; [maps and illustrations, Olivia Fraser]. In August 1756 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through means of a ruthless private army--what we would now call an act of involuntary privatization. The East India Company's founding charter authorized it to "wage war" and it had always used violence to gain its ends. But the creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional international trading corporation dealing in silks and spices and became something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business. In less than four decades it had trained up a security force of around 200,000 men--twice the size of the British army--and had subdued an entire subcontinent, conquering first Bengal and finally, in 1803, the Mughal capital of Delhi itself. The Company's reach stretched until almost all of India south of the Himalayas was effectively ruled from a boardroom in London. The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world's most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company, based thousands of miles overseas in one small office, five windows wide, and answerable only to its distant shareholders. In his most ambitious and riveting book to date, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 954.03/1

The American Revolution : a world war /edited by David K. Allison & Larrie D. Ferreiro ; essays by Josâe Marâia Blanco Nâuänez [and fifteen others]. "The American Revolution: A World War argues that contrary to popular opinion, the American Revolution was not just a simple battle for independence in which the American colonists waged a "David versus Goliath" fight to overthrow their British rulers. Instead, the essays in the book illustrate how the American Revolution was a much more complicated and interesting conflict. It was an extension of larger skirmishes among the global superpowers in Europe, chiefly Britain, Spain, France, and the Dutch Republic. Amid these ongoing conflicts, Britain's focus was often pulled away from the war in America as it fought to preserve its more lucrative colonial interests in the Caribbean and India. The book, the illustrated companion volume to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibition of the same name, touches on this and other topics including overseas empires, economic rivalries, supremacy of the seas, European diplomacy, and more. Together the book's incisive text, full-color images, and topical sidebars underscore that America's fight for independence is most clearly comprehended as one of the first global struggles for power."--Provided by the publisher. 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 973.03

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