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From Duncansby head to the Solway Firth / Mike Smylie "Since Britain joined the European Economic Community in the mid- 1970s, the fishing industry along our coasts has been under pressure from overfishing. In this book, Mike Smylie takes us on a tour from Duncansby Head to the Solway Firth. Here, small crofting communities sit on the fringe of the sea, hidden among the lochs and islands that indent Scotland's beautiful west coast and using what may well be the prettiest fishing boats in Britain. Although fishing here was mostly subsistence level and did not approach the scale of the industry on the east coast, there were large harbours at Stornoway, Castle Bay on Barra, Ullapool, Mallaig, Tarbet and Campbeltown. Mike Smylie shows us harbours, large and small, along with the boats and the communities that depended on them, from the herring fishery of Stornoway to salmon netting on the Solway Firth."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.2(411)
British warships and auxiliaries / [Mike Critchley]. Critchley, Mike 1992. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1992/1993"
Die Tegetthoff-Klasse : modellbau, technik, geschichte /Friedrich Prasky. Prasky, Friedrich. 2000. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(436)"19"
Imperator 1913-1921, Berengaria 1921-1938 / Les Streater. "This expanded, updated and much larger version of Les' 2001 book, "Berengaria - Cunard's Happy Ship" is the most detailed and well-illustrated account of the famous Hapag/Cunard liner. From her inception to her scrapping, all aspects of the ship's career are covered in this meticulously researched book. New information, as well as nearly 200 additional photos and illustrations makes this a must for any liner fan."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123BERENGARIA
The red Atlantic : American indigenes and the making of the modern world, 1000-1927 /Jace Weaver. "From the earliest moments of European contact, Native Americans have played a pivotal role in the Atlantic experience, yet they often have been relegated to the margins of the region's historical record. The Red Atlantic, Jace Weaver's sweeping and highly readable survey of history and literature, synthesizes scholarship to place indigenous people of the Americas at the center of our understanding of the Atlantic world. Weaver illuminates their willing and unwilling travels through the region, revealing how they changed the course of world history. Indigenous Americans, Weaver shows, crossed the Atlantic as royal dignitaries, diplomats, slaves, laborers, soldiers, performers, and tourists. And they carried resources and knowledge that shaped world civilization--from chocolate, tobacco, and potatoes to terrace farming and suspension bridges. Weaver makes clear that indigenous travelers were cosmopolitan agents of international change whose engagement with other societies gave them the tools to advocate for their own sovereignty even as it was challenged by colonialism."--Provided by the publisher. [2014] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.9(261)(=87)
Mediterranean pilot. the south coast of France from Cap Cerbáere to the Franco-Italian frontier; the islands of Corse and Sardegna; the west coast of Italy from the Franco-Italian frontier to latitudes 39À north, including arcipelago Toscano. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office. 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
British Columbia pilot. the coast of the United States of America from Cape Flattery to Point Roberts, including Puget Sound ; the coast of British Columbia from Point Roberts to Cape Caution and Vancouver Island; and the intervening passages. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
Thermometer, Skalen und deren Vèater : Der Weg zum alltèaglichen Gebrauch /Rainer Holland und Gerhard Stèohr. Holland, Rainer 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 536.5
Kindly folk and bonny boats : fishing in Scotland and the North-East from the 1950s to the present day /Gloria Wilson. "A pictorial appreciation of the boats and fishing communities of Scotland and North-East England from the 1950s to the present. Gloria Wilson's unique collection of photographs has never been published before. With information on boat design and construction, it includes some rarely seen naval architects' line plans. From attractive Scottish wooden-hulled craft to recent steel boats, and with many shore scenes including Mallaig herring port, Peterhead harbour reconstruction, fish auctions and fishermen net and boat-building, this book offers a glimpse into a bygone age. Finally, it considers the work being done to balance fish conservation with profitable fishing, a pressing issue for the fishing industry of the twenty-first century."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.2(411)"1950/2009"
British warships and auxiliaries / [Mike Critchley]. Critchley, Mike 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1998/1999"
Hell and high water Thompson, Thomas 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(794)
European paintings 15th-18th Century : copying, emulating and replicating /edited by Erma Hermens. 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069.44
The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service, 1918-1986 / Jonanthan Sutherland and Diane Canwell. "Between 1918 and 1986 the marine branch of the Royal Air Force provided rescue facilities, support and other services to this armed service. In its pre-1941 guise as the Air Sea Rescue service, the RAF had an inventory of over 200 motorboats, supported by float aircraft engaged in rescue, towing, refueling and servicing RAF aircraft. Amongst the many characters of this early period was none other than Lawrence of Arabia. The Marine Craft Section itself came into existence in February 1941 as a direct result of the compelling need to retrieve downed pilots from the sea. Initially the craft were lightly armed, but as the chivalry between the British and the German rescue services deteriorated, the launches became heavily armed craft, not only capable of defence but also attack. They were supported by a wide variety of aircraft, including Lysanders and Walruses. The ASR was involved in Dieppe and D-Day and operated in the Mediterranean and the Far East. During the war years alone over 13,000 aircraft crew were saved by the ASR service, in addition to the many hundreds of other servicemen whose vessels had been hit by mines or had fallen prey to submarines. Jon Sutherland has written extensively on military history and warfare. Much of his previous work has concerned the American involvement in the European in World War I and the European theatre of World War II. Diane Canwell has written works on Crete and the Viking era and is much involved in the research for this book. Using an extensive network of former members of the service, the authors propose to intersperse the descriptive chapters with short first-person accounts of particular episodes throughout the service's history."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.354(42)"1918/1986"
Ceremonial barges on the River Thames : a history of the barges of the City of London livery companies and of the crown Palmer, Kenneth Nicholls 1997 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 338.61(421.2)
Public expenditure management : using resources well Great Britain. Cabinet Office 1989 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 336.12
The emergence of Britain's global naval supremacy : the war of 1739-1748 /Richard Harding. "The British involvement in the war of 1739-1748 has been generally neglected. Standing between the great victories of Marlborough in the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1713) and the even greater victories of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), it has been dismissed as inconclusive and incompetently managed. For the first time this book brings together the political and operational conduct of the war to explore its contribution to a critical development in British history during the eighteenth century - the emergence of Britain as the paramount global naval power. The war posed a unique set of problems for British politicians, statesmen and servicemen. They had to overcome domestic and diplomatic crises, culminating in the rebellion of 1745 and the threat of French invasion. Yet, far from being incompetent, these people handled the crises and learned a great deal about the conduct of global warfare. The changes they made and decisions they took prepared Britain for the decisive Anglo-French clash of arms in the Seven Years War. In this misunderstood war lie some of the key factors that made Britain the greatest naval power for the next one hundred and fifty years."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1756/1763"
The Swamp Fox : lessons in leadership from the partisan campaigns of Francis Marion /Scott D. Aiken. Aiken, Scott Daniel [2012] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1775/1783"(42:73)
Popular politics and British anti-slavery : the mobilisatition of public opinion against the slave trade, 1787-1807 /J.R. Oldfield. "In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade. This work explains how this remarkable expression of support for black people was organized and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain."--Back cover. 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.8(42)"17/18"
American amphibious gunboats in World War II : a history of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific /Robin L. Rielly. "In the United States campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, crucial to the assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. They were important later against kamikaze threat. By the end of the war amphibious gunboats had proven their worth"--Provided by publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824(73)"1939/1945"
Promotion or the bottom of the river : the blue and gray naval careers of Alexander F. Warley, South Carolinian /John M. Stickney. "South Carolinian Alexander F. Warley (1823-1895) was an exceptional naval officer who enjoyed a robust life of far-flung adventures at sea during several dramatic periods in American maritime history. Warley's career began in the 1840s, when he served as a midshipman on Old Ironsides and later took part in the Mexican War. His military exploits reached their zenith when he commanded the CSS Manassas - the first ironclad ship to engage in combat - at New Orleans in October 1861. John M. Stickney's richly detailed biography of Warley as an officer first in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate navy offers a representative example of America's professional military class during the nineteenth century. An ambitious youth of little means, Warley secured an appointment as a midshipman at the age of seventeen through the influence of John C. Calhoun. Over the next two decades of maritime adventures, Warley faced four courts-martial, combat and capture in the Mexican War, and the challenges of rising in the ranks. After South Carolina seceded in December 1860, Warley joined the newly formed Confederate navy and gained recognition for his service at New Orleans, commanding the Manassas until the Confederate defeat there in 1862. Warley's career in the Confederate navy ended with his command of the CSS Albemarle and its destruction at Plymouth, North Carolina. With vivid details and rich narration, Stickney portrays one young man's struggle for glory and success in a divided nation. Using ships logs and naval records, Stickney unravels Warley's naval career and explores the Civil War naval actions that unfolded in New Orleans, Charleston, Galveston, Savannah, and Plymouth during this critical time in American history, revealing the pluck and fortitude of a previously unknown combatant."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WARLEY
Three short histories from WWII / Captain A. D. Munro Munro, A. D. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.9
The battleship Bismarck / Jack Brower. Brower, Jack, 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82BISMARCK
Samuel Pepys : the unequalled self /Claire Tomalin. "A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful. This text, which draws on Pepys' own personal diary, covers his childhood and young adulthood. It moves through the famous diary years and beyond, to the death of his wife and the setting up of a new household. While using the diary as a source, the author goes beyond its narrative to the inner man, at the same time revealing life as a young man in Restoration London. Explored within are Pepys' relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts and his agonies and delights." 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92PEPYS, Samuel
An international checklist of astrolabes / Derek J. Price. Price, Derek J 1955. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.256