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War pensions : past and present Parry, Edward Abbott 1918 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.291.1(42)

Jews don't count : how identity politics failed one particular identity /David Baddiel. "Jews Don't Count is a book for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel's contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight. In his unique combination of close reasoning, polemic, personal experience and jokes, Baddiel argues that those who think of themselves as on the right side of history have often ignored the history of anti-Semitism. He outlines why and how, in a time of intensely heightened awareness of minorities, Jews don't count as a real minority: and why they should."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 305.8924

Fleet Air Arm boys : volume two: strike, anti-submarine, early warning and support aircraft since 1945 ; true tales from Royal Navy men and women air and ground crew /Steve Bond. "Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations. The principal tools in that response were the strike aircraft which took the offensive to the aggressor. Although from 2010 to 2020 fixed-wing carrier aviation was not part of the Fleet Air Arm, with the advent of the navys two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, that capability has been restored. This renewed focus has not only seen the return of flying high performance aircraft from a carrier, but also the regeneration of the necessary skills, and courage, needed to cope with the extremes of weather and the nature of air operations in a very high-risk environment. However the lessons of the past have not been forgotten, and so many of those previous experiences are related within these pages true stories of the last 76 years from aircrew, maintainers, aircraft handlers and many other supporting staff both men and women. Following on from the success of volume one, this second volume covers every fixed-wing aircraft type flown from carriers in the strike, anti-submarine warfare and the vital airborne early warning roles; from Scimitars to Hunters, Buccaneers to Skyraiders and many more, plus an extensive fleet of land-based aircraft. As with the first volume, involvement in operations such as Suez, the Beira Patrol, the Falklands, Belize, Bosnia and elsewhere is included. Despite the intensity and all-to-frequent tragedy of operations, the esprit de corps, and the ability to find the necessary release through laughter, shine through. Here are the words of the men and women themselves, profusely illustrated in black and white and colour."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 358.4383

Fleet Air Arm boys : Volume One: air defence fighter aircraft since 1945 ; true tales from Royal Navy aircrew, maintainers and handlers /Steve Bond. "The RAF's continuing role in the projection of air power in the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas interests since the end of the Second World War is well known. However, the same cannot always be said about the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA), in part due to the ten-year gap between the retirement of the Harrier and the arrival of the F-35B and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Flying high performance aircraft off a carrier demands not only a high level of skill, but also a considerable amount of courage and determination, not least to land back on a very small piece of real estate bobbing about in a rough sea, often at night, with no possibility of diversion. The nature of these operations has meant that the accident rate and aircrew losses were very high - and accepted as part of the job. With the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales, it is time to redress the balance and bring the FAA's extraordinary story to the audience it so richly deserves through the words of those air and ground crews who have been part of it since 1945. What emerges is an amazing close-knit esprit de corps, often accompanied by a long-standing and still simmering rivalry between the RAF and the Royal Navy over who should project air power overseas. Enormous respect is shown by the aviators and ships' senior officers for the aircraft handlers and maintainers, who work long hours in a highly dangerous environment on the flight deck. This first volume looks chronologically at every aircraft type flown in an air defence role since 1945. Involvement in conflicts including Korea, Suez, the Falklands, Bosnia and elsewhere is included, and perforce the cost in human lives, even in everyday operations, frequently emerges. Balancing this are the everyday grind, the good times, the humour, the 'runs ashore' and the sense of pride in a job well done. All delivered in the words of the men themselves."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 358.4383

Harwich Submarines in the Great War : the first submarine campaign of the Royal Navy in 1914 /Mark Harris. "The Harwich Submarine Flotilla played a key role establishing British dominance in the North Sea at the beginning of the First World War. Letters, diaries, memoirs and combat reports of the participants are used to give a complete account. Much of this is in print for the first time. The foreword has been written by Rear Admiral Jonathan Westbrook CBE, former Royal Navy Submariner. Written in collaboration with the Friends of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, profits from royalties are contributing towards the work of the Museum. Both official and personal archive material is used to tell the story, sourced from British, German and French archives. The text is illustrated by charts and plans prepared using the patrol reports, war diaries and logs of the submarines and warships that took part. The war experience of the participants is brought to life, giving a real insight into what it was like to fight in these early submarines, whilst also relating what really happened and the true significance of the events. The Flotilla had to battle not just the enemy, but also the hazards of mines, human frailties, mechanical failure and the weather. The story of eery patrol in the 1914 campaign is told. This campaign saw the first torpedo fired in action by Royal Navy submarine, the first ship to be sunk and the first submarine to be lost in action. The commanders of the submarines were true pioneers, working out for the first time how to wage war with the latest technology of their age. Their patrol took submarine crews and commanders constantly onto the front line of the naval war to face a multitude of hazards. Many paid the ultimate price, with the names of figures like Roger Keyes and Max Horton to prominence. The early story of the Flotilla is also the story of a pivotal point in their journey to become key figures of the Royal Navy in the twentieth century. For others, even those who would go on to great fame as submariners, suhc as Martin Nasmith, it would be a challenging start to their wartime careers."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.451341

The Fleet Air Arm : and the war in Europe 1939-1945 /David Hobbs. "An integral part of the Royal Navy, the Fleet Air Arm was not a large organisation, with only 406 pilots and 232 front-line aircraft available for operations in September 1939. Nevertheless, its impact far outweighed its numbers - it was an RN fighter that shot down the first enemy aircraft of the war, and an RN pilot was the first British fighter 'ace' with 5 or more kills. The Fleet Air Arm's rollcall of achievements in northern waters went on to include the Norway Campaign, the crippling of Bismarck, the gallant sortie against Scharnhorst and Gneisenau as they passed through the Channel, air attacks on enemy E-boats in the narrow seas, air cover for the Russian convoys, air attacks that disabled Tirpitz, and strikes and minelaying operations against German shipping in the Norwegian littoral that ocnitnued until May 1945. By the end of the war in Europe the FAA had grown to 3243 pilots and 1336 aircraft. This book sets all these varied actions within their proper naval context and both technical and tactical aspects are explained with 'thumb-nail' descriptions of aircraft, their weapons and avionics. Cross reference with the Fleet Air Arm Roll of Honour has been made for the first time to put names to those aircrew killed in action wherever possible as a mark of respect for their determination against enemy forces on, above and below the sea surface which more often than not outnumbered them."---Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

British naval trawlers and drifters in two world wars : from the John Lambert collection /edited and introduced by Steve R. Dunn. "John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published. These were acquired by Seaforth and this title is the fourth of a planned series of albums on selected themes, reproducing complete sheets at a large page size, with expert commentary and captioning. Trawlers and drifters served in both world wars in their thousands; and, in their tens of thousands, so did their fishermen crews. Indeed, these humble craft were the most numerous vessel type used by the Royal Navy in both wars, and were the answer to the strategic or tactical conundrums posed by new technology of mines and submarines. In his accompanying text, Steve Dunn examines the ships themselves, their design, construction, arming, operations and development; and he also relates how the trawlermen and skippers, from the age-old fishing ports of Grimsby, Hull, Lowestoft ad Great Yarmouth, Aberdeen and Fleetwood, came to be part of the Royal Navy, and describes the roles they played, the conditions they served under and the bravery they showed. The book takes some 30 large sheets of drawings which John Lambert completed of these vessels and divides into two sections. The first part tells how the fishing fleet came to be an integral part of the Royal Navy's pre-1914 plans and details some of the activities and actions of trawlers and drifters at war in 1914-18. And the second investigates the armed fishing fleet in the struggle of 1939-45. These wonderfully detailed drawings, which are backed by a selection of photographs and a detailed complementary text, offer a superb technical archive for enthusiasts and ship modellers, but the book also tells a fascinating story of the extraordinary contribution the vessels and their crews made to the defeat of Germany in two world wars."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 359.83

Royal Observatory Greenwich : souvenir guide /Royal Museums Greenwich. "At the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Maritime Greenwich are the four world-class attractions of Royal Museums Greenwich - the national Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was founded in 1675 to help improve navigation at sea. Since then the Royal Observatory has come to define time and place for the world. The history and the work that has taken place here explain why the historic Prime Meridian of the World passes through Greenwich and why Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the basis of the international time-zone system. The Royal Observatory is also home to awe-inspiring astronomy and London's only Planetarium.The Royal Observatory Greenwich Souvenir Guide contains a wealth of information about the origins of the observatory, the people involved as well as the world changing discoveries they made, including the vital contribution to the longitude problem. Collated by our specialists, this guide is a wonderful aid, not only for any visit to the ROG but as a brilliantly researched and fascinating read."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 520.1(421.6)

Titanic day by day : 366 days with the Titanic /Simon Medhurst. "After the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, the story hit the headlines worldwide. Details of the tragedy were displayed on the front pages of every newspaper and magazine, and were talked about in every home. The events that happened on that fateful night should never be forgotten. In this unique book, each page is filled with information for every Titanic enthusiast, whether seasoned or a beginner. For each day of the year, there are births and deaths of passengers and crew alongside relevant newspaper articles from the time. These are details of true-life events as seen by the eyes of the world in 1912. Also included are Titanic facts and Titanic survivor quotes. This allows the reader to discover more about the tragedy as it unfolded before the eyes of witnesses, and to delve into the British and American inquiries to see what really happened. Simon's great-grandfather Robert Hichens, one of the six quartermasters of the Titanic, was at the helm when the ship hit the iceberg. He survived on lifeboat number six. His experience on Titanic is one of hundreds recounted in this book, passengers and crew alike. Titanic Day by Day has a worldwide appeal to all ages because of the wealth of information and facts within. The book can be picked up both for casual reading or used every day of the week and enjoyed. It is distinctive in the way that it covers facts and information on Titanic's passengers and crew in a daily format. With the information displayed throughout a full year, this allows for a uniquely straightforward exploration of details about the people who perished in the waters of the Atlantic and those that survived. This will keep their stories alive for generations to come."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.91634

Historia da colonizacao portuguesa do Brasil : edicao monumental comemorativa do primeiro centenario da independencia do Brasil. 1921. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Mutiny! / Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Nordhoff, Charles. 1933. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Charles E. Callwell and the British way in warfare / Daniel Whittingham. "Daniel Whittingham presents the first full-length study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell (1859-1928). It tells the story of his life, which included service in military intelligence, the South African War, and on the General Staff before and during the First World War. It also presents the first comprehensive analysis of his writing: from his well-known books Small Wars (1896) and Military Operations and Maritime Preponderance (1905), to a host of other books and articles that are presented here for the first time. Through a study of Callwell's life and works, this book offers a new perspective on the nature and study of military history, the character of British strategy, and on the army to which he belonged."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.4/2092

Guide to publications and information services Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1985 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 528.47:017.4

Pesca : the history of Compania Argentina de Pesca Sociedad Anonima of Buenos Aires ; an account of the pioneer modern whaling company in the Antarctic ;Ian Hart. "There are many companies in the world that have pursued the whale in modern times, but none was more important and fascinating than the Compania Argentina de Pesca of Buenos Aires. Founded following an Antarctic expedition mishap in 1904, and the initiative of the Norwegian whaling and sealing Captain C.A. Larsen, Pesca (as it was commonly known), was the first whaling company to commercially hunt whales in the Southern Ocean. It was, intriguingly, registered in the Republic of Argentina, a country with no history of whaling, with Argentine directors, supported by a commercial bank of Swedish and German origins; it then established its working base on the uninhabited and British-claimed sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia with a workforce largely drawn from Norway and Sweden. The formation of this whaling company and its cosmopolitan mix was unique in the annals of whaling history, which has made it an especially compelling subject for research and investigation. Its activities encouraged exploration of the Antarctic, triggered the beginnings and subsequent expansion of the great southern whaling industry and brought to the fore not only the regulation of the industry but the question of sovereignty in the Antarctic. This much expanded second edition includes much new information and further photographs, courtesy of contct with yet more of those who served the company in one capacity or another, and the opportunity to delve into further company reports, but a feel for whaling and its consequences for both humans and mammals in the Southern Ocean. Of the first edition, Dr Bernard Stonehouse of the Scott Polar Research Institute said: 'This is a work of scholarship and understanding, filling a void in the published history of twentieth-century whaling. Pesca played key roles throughout the whole history of South Atlantic whaling [and] no other writer has perceived their importance and seized the opportunity to write about them while they still exist in living memory. This edition serves to enhance that claim."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

African memoranda : relative to an attempt to establish a British settlement on the island of Bulama, on the western coast of Africa, in the year 1792. With a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c and some observations on the facility of colonizing that part of Africa, with a view to cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants :but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African slavery /by Captain Philip Beaver. Beaver, Philip, 1805. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Sir Charles Raymond of Valentines and the East India Company / Georgina Green. "Meticulously researched, Georgina Green's Sir Charles Raymond of Valentines and the East India Company offers readers a detailed biography of a successful eighteenth-century sea captain whose Oriental fortune laid the foundations for domestic comfort and commercial achievement at home in Georgian Essex. Raymond's later life in the City of London managing ships for the East India Company, as a director of the Sun Fire Office and later as a banker, earned him respect and a baronetcy. Living at Valentines in modern day Ilford, Raymond's success attracted other retired captains - relations and business colleagues, to live nearby in Ilford and Woodford. Without these captains who carried their cargo the East India Company would never have become a major force in India. The book includes new material about voyages at sea, the risks and rewards, backed up by statistical information. Readers will encounter Georgian Britain in the round. Trade, politics, marriage, culture, business, sociability, neighbourhood and material life were intertwined in the life of Sir Charles Raymond, just as they were woven through the foundation of Britain's Indian empire. Georgina Green has been well known as a local historian in Redbridge and the Epping Forest area for over 30 years and has written several other books about the history of the area."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 954.031092

Historic ship models : of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries /Arnold and Henry Kriegstein. "In terms of quality, historical significance and sheer numbers, the Kriegstein family's ship model collection in the United States is the finest in private hands anywhere in the world. Principally made up of official seventeenth- and eighteenth-century models in the Admiralty or Navy Board style, the collection would be the envy of any maritime museum. As the models are not on public display, this book fills the need for a detailed catalogue and visual reference with superb colour photos of all the models, both overall portraits and multiple close-ups. Apart from lengthy descriptions of these magnificent artefacts, space is devoted to how they were identified, and the valuable research done by Arnold and Henry Kriegstein, the identical twins whose shared passion brought this all together. Beyond the technicalities of the ships, the story has a human dimension in the brothers' adventures in pursuit of every model and their dogged determination to secure them against official obstruction and dubious antiques-trade practices. This is an entirely new and revised edition of 17th and 18th Century Ship Models first published in 2007, now expanded to include the additions to the collection since that date."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82010973

Periastra : methodologies of curiosity within the fields of art and astrophysics /Paul Malone. "Periastra is a hybrid exhibition where artists and astrophysicists are invited to share each others' modes of exploring the world of celestial phenomena. Often thought of as mutually exclusive, there are sometimes surprising similarities in terms of the aspiration and expression of curiosity. The participants in this show have been identified through their interest in crossing this boundary and the result is an intriguing and visually rich interpretation of each others' fields of research."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Hockney's eye : the art and technology of depiction /edited by Martin Gayford, Martin Kemp and Jane Munro. "Throughout his long career, David Hockney has insistently explored diverse ways of depicting the visible world. He has scrutinised the methods of the old masters, and explored radical departures from their cherished assumptions. The exhibitions accompanied by this volume are the first to focus on this central theme in his art. 'Western art' from the Renaissance until at least the late 19th century has been dominated by the depiction of nature. Was this to be accomplished by direct looking (called 'eyeballing' by Hockney) or with the assistance of optical theory and devices, such as cameras? Hockney has experimented with the full range of existing strategies, overtly using perspective in some of his classic pictures and rigorously investigating optical aids for the imitation of nature, including the camera obscura and camera lucida. Yet he has come to reject the photograph as the definitive image of what we see. Along the way, he has identified a 'camera culture' in European painting from 1400, arguing very controversially that the supreme naturalism of painters like Jan van Eyck are the product of optical devices. His book, Secret Knowledge (2001), with its majestic panorama of paintings over the course of five centuries, claims that art historians have missed the central aspect of painters' practice. The 'Hockney thesis' has been received more favourably outside the professional world of art history than in it. His own artistic practice has been in vigorous dialogue with his radical thesis, and he has progressively demonstrated new and dynamic ways of characterising the visual world without perspective and other conventional techniques. This quest results a series of joyous challenges to our ways of seeing in the major exhibition in Cambridge at the Fitzwilliam Museum and in the Heong Gallery (Downing College). It will look at the whole span of Hockney's varied career and at the nature of the optical devices he has tested. His vision will be explored in the setting of traditional masterpieces of naturalistic observation, and in the context of modern sciences and technologies of seeing. The first section of the book looks at his thrilling experiments in seeing and representing in broad historical and contemporary contexts. This is followed by discussions of pre-photographic devices for capturing the appearances of things by optical means. The third section includes essays on Hockney's experiments from the perspectives of neuroscience and computer vision. In short, it reveals in a new way the working of Hockney's unique eye."--Provided by the publsher. 2022. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 760.092

Secrets of the great ocean liners / John G. Sayers. "Before the advent of commercial transatlantic flights in the early 1950s, the only way to travel between continents was by sea. In the golden age of ocean liners, between the late nineteenth century and the Second World War, shipping companies ensured their vessels were a home away from home, providing entertainment, dining, sleeping quarters and smoking lounges to accommodate passengers of all ages and budgets, for voyages that could last as long as three months. Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners leads the reader through each of the stages - and secrets - of ocean liner travel, from booking a ticket and choosing a cabin to shore excursions, dining, on-board games, social events, romances, and disembarking on arrival. Additional chapters disclose wartime voyages and disasters at sea. The shipping companies produced glamorous brochures, sailing schedules, voyage logs, passenger lists, postcards and menus, all of which help us to savour the challenges, etiquette and luxury of ocean liner travel. Diaries, letters and journals written on board also reveal a host of behind-the-scenes secrets and fascinating insights into the experience of travelling by sea. This book dives into a vast, unique collection to reveal the scandals, glamour, challenges and tragedies of ocean liner travel."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 387.243209

Patronage and the Royal Navy 1775-1815 / Catherine Susan Beck. Beck, Catherine Susan. 2017. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

Austral Enterprises : a history of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing The Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa /Ian Hart. "There have been many accounts of twentieth century heroic British expeditions to the waters of the Antarctic and southern hemisphere but very few to date have covered another important British endeavour - the hunting of whales and seals. This book contributes towards putting this right. The Southern Whaling and Sealing Company of North Shields and Cape Town and its successors owned and managed by Lever Irvin and Johnson of Cape Town became some of the most important companies that plied this trade. Whaling and sealing in the southern oceans in the early 1900s was an honoured and respected industry, employing thousands of skilled men and workers in harsh, remote and demanding conditions, bringing home important raw materials and products that the country was glad to receive. The result is a fascinating account of British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry which operated from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, in the ice-strewn Indian Ocean as well as from land stations on the east and west coasts of southern Africa. The book also explores how the availability and marketing of whale and seal oil by the companies concerned had a considerable influence in the edible oil market and the improtant consumable products that were derived from this trade. Over time this trade had a profound effect on the whale and seal populations of the Southern Ocean, leading to a revulsion in the methods used, at least in sealing, and the start of proposals to conserve stocks and create wildlife sanctuaries."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Six victories : North Africa, Malta, and the Mediterranean convoy war ; November 1941 - March 1942 /Vincent P. O'Hara. "Six Victories relates one of the most interesting and instructive naval campaigns of World War II: the Mediterranean war on traffic in the fall and winter of 1941-42. It is a cautionary tale of how sea power was practiced, and how it literally shifted 180 degrees overnight. The book is based on British and Italian archival sources. It emphasizes strategic context, the role of intelligence, and the campaign's logistics. It is well-paced and entertaining but also authoritative. The book's conclusions are controversial but based on compelling evidence. In October 1941 the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy and Africa. Aided by ULTRA intelligence, submarines and bombers based in Malta, this force dominated the Central Mediterranean. From the end of October through the middle of December 1941 less than third of the supplies shipped from Italian ports arrived in Libya. Shortages of ammunition and fuel finally compelled the Afrika Korps to retreat four hundred miles. Then, in the space of thirty hours, this all changed. First, Italian naval forces broke the blockade by fighting through a major convoy that arrived in time to blunt the British advance; next, the strike force plowed into a minefield laid by Italian cruisers; and finally, in a daring attack, Italian commandos crippled the Mediterranean Fleet's battleships in port. The swing in fortune was immediate and dramatic. Six Victories shows how information provided by ULTRA was often offset by the Italian ability to read British codes and take corrective actions even as British strikes forces were approaching their target. It examines how the Italians improved the protection of their traffic and how, in conjunction with Germany, came to dominate the Central Mediterranean and isolate Malta. The book the ends with the triumph of Axis sea power as expressed in the late March 1942 Second Battle of Sirte which initiated a period of Axis domination in the Central Mediterranean. Six Victories breaks new ground in the historiography of World War II. It relates lessons that are relevant today and should be required reading for all who practice the art of power at sea as well as those who want to understand the intricate and interrelated factors that are the foundations of military success. It is also a good and compelling story."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.54/5091822

Ships : from the Archives of Harland & Wolff the builders of the Titanic /Tom McCluskie. "Taken from the archives of Harland & Wolff, one of the world's most enduring and respected shipbuilding companies, Ships represents a selection of elegant designs. During an era in which steam propulsion was still in its infancy, many of these historic illustrations depict the tentative crossover to the new technology, incorporating the fine lines and slender hull shape of the traditional sailing vessel with the power of the new engines. While steam was intended to be the main source of motive power, the addition of sails provided an alternative and trusted method of propulsion should this 'new-fangled' steam engine fail to live up to its expectations. Edward Harland was known in his day as an innovative and daring ship designer and his flair for elegance as well as strength is apparent throughout. The construction of these ships provides as much in the way of safety, utility, and comfort as it does to aesthetics. This unique account is both a fascinating historic document and a superb expression of the shipbuilder's love of seagoing craft, and his exquisite skill in designing such refined ships to the most precise specifications."--Provided by the publisher. 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

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