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How carriers fought : carrier operations in World War II /Lars Celander. "In November 1921 the first purpose-built carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the British launch of the Hermes. After WWI, battlecruisers were readily converted into aircraft carriers, with questions on how to handle the aircraft on the flight deck beginning to be raised and techniques of how to attack enemy ships beginning to develop. How Carriers Fought focuses on the HOW, not the what, when, or the by whom. It begins by examining the tools and the building blocks of carrier operations, looking at what life was really like in the cockpit for the pilots alongside the technicalities of navigation and communication. A world of tactical dehydration, amphetamine pills, and illegal smoking is explored, as well as the measures they put in place to reduce their risk of death on being hit. This book goes on to examine the major carrier battles of WWII, from the Battle of the Coral Sea to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, with a focus on how the tools of carrier operations were employed during these battles. At the Battle of the Midway the debate of concentration vs. dispersion became relevant, as the Japanese decided to divide their forces while the Americans concentrated theirs. How Carriers Fought questions these tactics, exploring which worked best in theory and in practice. How were searches made, how many planes were used, what was the range and coverage of the search, and how many hits were scored and losses suffered? The final section of the book looks at how carrier operations changed in major ways during the course of the war, as better technology and a better understanding of this new type of warfare allowed for quick advances in how operations were carried out. For example, the balance between fighter and bomber planes changed dramatically, with the US beginning the war with 20% fighters and ending it with 80% fighters. This book gives a comprehensive insight into carrier operations in WWII, with a focus on the Pacific War between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. A series of appendices expands on topics such as radar, landing on a carrier, radios and even carrier pigeons."--Provided by the publisher 2018 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.74

Steam Packet 175 : 1830-2005 : the album /compiled by Stan Basnett. A photographic history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company formed in 1829 to improve communications between the Isle of Man and England. Richly illustrated throughout with photographs of ship exteriors and interiors, there are also photographs of the development of Douglas harbour, advertising and promotional material, crew and memorabilia. [2005]. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 347.792ISLE OF MAN

Dutch warships in the age of sail, 1600-1714 : design, construction, careers and fates /James Bender ; introduction by J. D. Davies. "For most of the seventeenth century the Netherlands constituted the most important maritime power in the world, with by far the largest merchant fleet and a dominance in seaborne trade that other countries feared and envied. Born out of an 80-year struggle against Spain for independence, the Dutch republic relied on naval power to guarantee its freedom, promote its trade and defend its overseas colonies. The Dutch navy was crucial to its survival and success, yet the ships that made up its fleets are among the least studied of any in the age of sail. The reasons for this include a decentralised administration of five separate admiralties, often producing ships of the same name at the same time, the widespread co-opting of merchantmen into naval fleets, and competing systems of measuring ships, all of which leads to confusion and error. The most significant contribution of this book is to produce the first definitive listing of all Dutch fighting ships - whether purpose-built, purchased, hired or captured - from the heyday of the United Provinces, complete with technical details and summaries of their careers. It also provides an appreciation of the administrative, economic and technical background, and outlines the many campaigns fought by one of the most successful navies in history. With its unique depth of information, this is a work of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navies of the sailing era."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.82(492)

Fleet battle and blockade : the French revolutionary war 1793-1797 1996 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.49"1793/1797"(42:44)

The Law of demurrage Tiberg, Hugo 1971 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.795.5

A world of empires : the Russian voyage of the frigate Pallada /Edyta M. Bojanowska. "Many people are familiar with American Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to open trade relations with Japan in the early 1850s. Less well known is that on the heels of the Perry squadron followed a Russian expedition secretly on the same mission. Serving as secretary to the naval commander was novelist Ivan Goncharov, who turned his impressions into a book, The Frigate "Pallada", which became a bestseller in imperial Russia. In A World of Empires, Edyta Bojanowska uses Goncharov's fascinating travelogue as a window onto global imperial history in the mid-nineteenth century. Reflecting on encounters in southern Africa's Cape Colony, Dutch Java, Spanish Manila, Japan, and the British ports of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, Goncharov offers keen observations on imperial expansion, cooperation, and competition. Britain's global ascendancy leaves him in equal measures awed and resentful. In Southeast Asia, he recognizes an increasingly interlocking world in the vibrant trading hubs whose networks encircle the globe. Traveling overland back home, Goncharov presents Russia's colonizing rule in Siberia as a positive imperial model, contrasted with Western ones. Slow to be integrated into the standard narrative on European imperialism, Russia emerges here as an increasingly assertive empire, eager to position itself on the world stage among its American and European rivals and fully conversant with the ideologies of civilizing mission and race. Goncharov's gripping narrative offers a unique eyewitness account of empire in action, in which Bojanowska finds both a zeal to emulate European powers and a determination to define Russia against them."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(470+571)

The Sailing Ship 'Eastminster 1876-1888 & Captain Daniel Rowland Rees 1836-1888 : Wales, Saint Vincent, Burma, Australia /Compiled by Ivor Davies. Davies, Ivor, 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.1EASTMINSTER

The development of admiralty jurisdiction and practice since 1800 : an English study with American comparisons Wiswall, F L 1970 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 347.79

Die Schiffe der deutschen Afrika-Linien 1880-1945 Kludas, Arnold 1975 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.3/.4(43)"18/19"

Questions and answers : exploration and discovery Brooks, Philip 2002 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.4

Britain's railway steamers : Scottish and Irish companies and Stena and MacBrayne Part three of the Britain's Railway Steamers series covers a further 399 railway-owned ships, and charts how the separate companies were eventually amalgamated into the state-owned Caledonian MacBrayne fleet. Beginning with a brief overview of Scottish and Irish Railway history in the period 1914 -1994, the book shows how the railway fleet owners passed through several stages of reorganisation including combinations of co-ownership, splitting into four large groups, nationalisation, and part-privatisation. This is followed by individual entries of the 32 ship-owning railway companies, each featuring a timeline of the company's early maritime history, livery and route information, plus a fleet list with each vessel's career history and technical data. With a few exceptions, all vessels are illustrated by a profile drawing. 1994 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 347.792(411)

The blood red flag : an investigation into Qasimi piracy 1797-1820 "During the years 1797-1820 the Qasimi Arabs or Qawasim, inhabitants of the present day United Arab Emirates, acquired an enduring reputation as ruthless pirates. Some of their victims flew the British flag, and thus their actions were to provide the initial stimulus and justification for 150 years of British involvement in the Gulf. Recently, however, it has been doubted whether the Qawasim were in fact pirates. In a scholarly but accessible account founded on contemporary sources, illustrated with testimonies of eye-witnesses and participants, this book sets out to decide this controversial question. By making use of valuable and hitherto untapped archival material, Charles Davies strongly evokes a flavour of life in the Gulf in this turbulent and formative period in the Gulf's history. This book represents the first in-depth investigation into this controversial subject. It is based on original research and helps to explain why the Gulf is as it is today."--Provided by the publisher. 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1:953"1797/1820"

Old Royal Naval College souvenir guide / John Bold and members of staff of ORNC. A fairly detailed souvernir guide covering all the main attractions in the Old Royal Naval College complete with colour photographs and illustrations. Additional information is available online the College's contemporary projects and plans including conservation and partners. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.231.42(421.6)

The Spanish Armada / Tincey, John. 2000. Tincey, John 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1588"(42:46)

Science and the changing environment in India, 1780-1920 : a guide to sources in the India Office Records /Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair ; edited by Andrew Cook. Axelby, Richard. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 017.1(421)IOL:5/6

Air navigation from balloons to Concorde : selected essays from the archives of the Royal Institute of Navigation /edited by Walter Blanchard. Selected essays from the archives of the Royal Institute of Navigation. Topics covered include: provenance of navigational science and air navigation; first flights, including airship navigation and early air navigation; the development of airborne dead-reckoning pre-and post-1940; aspects of flight planning in civil aviation; navigation systems and instrument aids; the S.A.S. Transarctic flights; history of inertial navigation; compasses and sextants; astronomical navigation; radio and navigation; development of the aircraft automatic radio compass; GPS in the year 2000 and beyond; air traffic control and landing systems; military navigation including radionavigation in the UK in World War Two and navigation in the Royal Air Force 1960-1980; weather and navigation including meteorology and aerial navigation and the jet stream. 2005. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.62

British gallantry awards 1855-2000 Duckers, Peter 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.134.22(42)"1855/2000"

Naval aircraft Casey, Louis S 1977 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.746

The Red Earl : the papers of the fifth Earl Spencer 1835-1910 : vol 1: 1835-1885 Spencer, J Poyntz 1981 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 354.71(42)"18"

The boats of men of war / W.E. May. May, W.E. 1974. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.828.9

The coastal heritage : a conservation policy for coasts of high quality scenery Countryside Commission 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 551.435.36

Die grosse Zeit der Galeeren und Galeassen / herausgegeben von Lothar Eich, Ernest Henriot und Luise Langendorf. Pãaris, Edmond, 1973. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 62.8

Darwin's forgotten world Lewin, Roger 1978 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 918.662.8

United Kingdom yacht clubs Data Research Group 1978 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 797.14:061.239

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