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Handbook of the Imperial War Museum : 1914 to the present day /[preface Noble Frankland]. 1963. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069(421.6)

A Philosophical dissertation on the diving vessel projected by Mr Day, and sunk in Plymouth Sound... Falck, N D 1775 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:626.022.2

Convoy Peewit : August 8, 1940 : the first day of the Battle of Britain? /Andy Saunders. Saunders, A. D. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.1"1940"

Edinburgh : a catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day Storer, J D 1985 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 086.5:629.123

a true history of the gold, jewels and plate of pirates, galleons ... which are sought for to this day Paine, Ralph D 1922 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 351.759.5

Whalers and whaling : the story of the whaling ships up to the present day Chatterton, E. Keble-(Edward Keble), 1925 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.124.722

On the annual variation of the magnetic declination, at different periods of the day Sabine, Edward,-Sir, 1851 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.1.053.11

The animals' war : animals in wartime from the First World War to the present day /Juliet Gardiner. Gardiner, Juliet, 2006 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.424.6"1914..."

Our fleet to-day : and its development during the last half-century /by Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot. Eardley-Wilmot, S.,-Sir, 1900. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82"18"

A history of Greek-owned shipping : the making of an international tramp fleet, 1830 to the present day Harlaftis, Gelina, 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.4

US naval weapons : every gun, missile, mine and torpedo used by the US navy from 1883 to the present day Friedman, Norman, 1983 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.9(73)"18/19"

D. Manning & Commander C. F. Walker "Their [Captain Manning and Commander Walker] book opens with a history of ship-naming from the earliest times for which records are available down to the present day, in the course of which they trace the changing fashions in names. This is followed by a comprehensive dictionary of ship names, which forms the main content of the book and includes the name of ever warship of importance which has served in the navy. From this the reader learns not only the derivations of the names themselves, but also the dates and brief details, including war services, of the ships which have borne them."--Book flap 1959 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82(038)

The Portsmouth Dockyard story : from 1212 to the present day /Paul Brown. "From muddy creek to naval-industrial powerhouse; from constructing wooden walls to building Dreadnoughts; from maintaining King John's galleys to servicing the enormous new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers: this is the story of Portsmouth Dockyard. Respected maritime historian Paul Brown's unique 800-year history of what was once the largest industrial organisation in the world is a combination of extensive original research and stunning images. The most comprehensive history of the dockyard to date, it is sure to become the definitive work on this important heritage site and modern naval base."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.81(422.7)

Life and death on the Greenland Patrol, 1942 / by Thaddeus D. Novak, edited by P.J. Capelotti. "One of the untold stories of World War II is the guarding of Greenland and its coastal waters, where the first U.S. capture of an enemy ship took place. For six months in 1942 and against standing orders of the time, Thaddeus Nowakowski (now Novak) kept a personal diary of his service on patrol in the North Atlantic. Supplemented by photos from his last surviving shipmates, Novak's diary fills a void in the story of American sailors at war in the North Atlantic. It is the only known diary of an enlisted Coast Guard sailor to emerge from WWII. Though the Greenland coast was of vital importance to Allied forces, U.S. Coast Guard crews serving there were relegated to converted fishing vessels known as 'wooden shoes'. Hastily commissioned in Boston to serve as escorts for supply routes to new air bases in Greenland, ten Arctic trawlers were transformed into the basis of the Greenland Patrol, transporting young men who had never been away from home into a realm of mountainous icebergs, lurking U-boats, and the alien culture of native Greenland Eskimos. This story of the Nanok's 1942 patrol is a remarkable account of a sailor thrown into a global war in a remote area full of environmental hardships that few endured in World War II. Between the sudden excitements and mind-numbing boredom of military life, Novak records the routine details of day-to-day patrol, contacts with the native Greenlanders and their impenetrable way of life, and actions such as the loss of the cutter Natsek and its entire crew on the night of December 17,1942. Not an account of grand strategy or hand-to-hand combat, this story of a twenty-year-old petty officer on duty in the Arctic is rather the life of an ordinary individual at war, coping with rigorous hardships during a time of great crisis. Novak's account will be of significant value to students of the U.S. Coast Guard and of naval service in wartime. His illumination of the small details of a sailor's life and perceptive observation of the arctic region and its little-known people will appeal to anyone interested in maritime history."--Provided by the publsiher. 2014 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353.5(73)"1942"

at a court-martial held on board Her Majesty's ship 'Hibernia' at Malta, on Monday, the seventeenth day Concerns an incident which took place at Tripoli on 22 June 1893, involving the Mediterranean fleet commanded by Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. 1893. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 344.4"1893"

'Rosy' Wemyss Admiral of the Fleet : the man who created Armistice day /John Johnson-Allen. "Rosslyn Wemyss' life and career was both fascinating and brilliant - a most distinguished admiral who is very little known. He left an indelible mark on the life of this country when he was responsible, with Marshal Foch, for the creation of Armistice Day. One of the most illustrious of Scottish admirals, he was a member of the Clan Wemyss, whose ancestral seat is Wemyss Castle in Fife, overlooking the Firth of Forth. Rosslyn joined the Navy at the age of 13 in 1877, at the same time as Prince George, the younger son of the Prince of Wales, and they became lifelong friends. In 1915, by then a Rear Admiral, he commanded the Gallipoli landings and then the evacuation of all the troops. The latter was so successful that only one man was lost from approximately 140,000. Then in the Red Sea he supported the Arab Revolt and helped T.E. Lawrence and the Arabs to oust the Turks from all the ports on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. Without his support, the Arab Revolt would have collapsed and the legend of Lawrence of Arabia would not have been created. Through Rosslyn's rich archive of letters and reports, this book gives a wonderful insight into the life of a man who became one of the most popular and senior officers in the Royal Navy at the time, and who was known throughout the Navy as 'Rosy'."--Provided by the Publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.0092

aft craft and their story : an account of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day Chatterton, E. Keble-(Edward Keble), 1927 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.12/.16

Pleasure boating on the Thames : a history of Salter Bros, 1858-present day/Simon Wenham. "The River Thames above London underwent a dramatic transformation during the Victorian period, from a great commercial highway into a vast conduit of pleasure. Pleasure Boating on the Thames traces these changes through the history of the firm that did more than any other on the waterway to popularise recreational boating. Salter Bros began as a small boat-building enterprise in Oxford and went on to gain worldwide fame, not only as the leading racing boat constructor, but also as one of the largest rental craft and passenger boat operators in the country. Simon Wenham's illustrated history sheds light on 150 years of social change, how leisure developed on the waterway (including the rise of camping), as well as how a family firm coped with the changes brought about by industrialisation - a business that, today, still carries thousands of passengers a year."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 797.11SALTER

The day begins at sunset : perceptions of time in the Islamic world /Barbara Freyer Stowasser. "The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion. Night and day, and the twelve lunar months of the year, are'appointed times for the believing people'. Reading the sky for the prayers of the hour has thus for Muslims been a constant reminder of God's providence and power. In her absorbing and illuminating new book, the late Barbara Freyer Stowasser examines the various ways in which Islam has structured, ordered and measured Time. Drawing on examples from Judaism and Christianity, as well as the ancient world, the author shows that while systems of time facilitate the orderly function of vastly different civilizations, in Islam they have always been fundamental. Among other topics, she discusses the Muslim lunar calendar; the rise of the science of astronomy; the remarkable career of al-Biruni, greatest authority in Muslim perceptions of Time; and the impact of technologies like the astrolabe, Indian numerals and paper. The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 297

The history of the ship : the comprehensive story of seafaring from the earliest times to the present day Woodman, Richard, 1997 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 629.123

Fore and aft : the story of the fore and aft rig from the earliest times to the present day Chatterton, E. Keble-(Edward Keble), 1912 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.12/.16

Sailing ships : the story of their development from the earliest times to the present day Chatterton, E. Keble-(Edward Keble), 1909 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 629.123.1

fights and deeds of daring of pirates, filibusters and buccaneers from the earliest times to the present day Chatterton, E. Keble-(Edward Keble), 1914 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1

Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day /Carrie Gibson. "Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire's Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson offers a vivid, panoramic view of this complex region and its rich, important history. After that fateful landing in 1492, the British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, and even the Swedes, Scots, and Germans sought their fortunes in the islands for the next two centuries. Gibson opens with these fraught years of discovery and settlement, which gave way to a booming age of sugar, horrendous slavery, and extravagant wealth, and in turn the Haitian Revolution and the long struggles for independence that ushered in the modern era. From Cuba to Haiti, from Jamaica to Trinidad, the story of the Caribbean is not simply the story of slaves and masters, but of fortune seekers, pirates, scientists, and tourists. Gibson tells not only of imperial expansion-European and American-but also of life as it is lived in the islands, from before Columbus through the tumultuous twentieth century. Evocatively written, Empire's Crossroads reinterprets five centuries of history that have been underappreciated for far too long."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 972.9

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