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Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1825 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1825":094
The Ephemera Society of America : directory of members. Ephemera Society of America. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Enabling ocean : research in the 21st century. /National Research Council of the National Academies National Research Council of the National Academies • BOOK • 1 copy available. 551.46.07
The Napoleonic Wars in cartoons / Mark Bryant. "Napoleon Bonaparte, the junior artillery officer of the French Revolution who became emperor and dictator of nearly all of western Europe, was the most caricatured figure of his time, with almost 1000 satirical drawings being produced about his exploits by British artists alone. Long before the advent of illustrated daily or weekly newspapers these hand-coloured prints were a major source of news and opinion and had considerable impact on the public at large. From the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, Austerlitz, Jena and Leipzig to the Peninsular War, the invasion of Russia, exile on Elba and his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, the actions of Napoleon and his opponents were the main focus of graphic satire worldwide for nearly twenty years. The Napoleonic Wars were also the main topic of interest for some of the greatest cartoonists of all time, making this period part of the 'The Golden Age of Caricature' which spanned the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The diminutive emperor was a gift to cartoonists and James Gillray's transformation of him into the Lilliputian character 'Little Boney' was immensely popular. He also appeared as various kinds of grotesque creature - from ape, serpent and dragon to earwig, toadstool and crocodile - forever battling the mighty John Bull, Britannia and the British Bulldog as well as the Russian bear and the Austrian and Prussian eagles. The Allied monarchs and military commanders themselves were also custom-made for caricature. The Duke of Wellington's nose, General Blucher's flamboyant moustache, the one-armed Lord Nelson, the pug-faced (and mad) Tsar Paul of Russia, the portly Prince of Wales and the wiry Prime Minister, William 'Bottomless' Pitt all feature prominently. "Napoleonic Wars in Cartoons" is divided into chapters each prefaced with a concise introduction that provides an historical framework for the work of that period. Altogether more than 300 drawings from both sides of the conflicts, in colour and black-and-white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history."--Dust jacket. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 741.5:355.49"1793/1812"(42:44)
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1825 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1825":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1819 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1819":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1823 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1823":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1820 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1820":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1818 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1818":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1824 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1824":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1819 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1819":094
Flash. Trinity House (London, England) [1958]-2003. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Your family history. 2003-2013. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. 929.1
Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings / Vanda Broughton. LCSH are increasingly seen as 'the' English language controlled vocabulary, despite their lack of a theoretical foundation, and their evident US bias. In mapping exercises between national subject heading lists, and in exercises in digital resource organization and management, LCSH are often chosen because of the lack of any other widely accepted English language standard for subject cataloguing. It is therefore important that the basic nature of LCSH, their advantages, and their limitations, are well understood both by LIS practitioners and those in the wider information community. Information professionals who attended library school before 1995 - and many more recent library school graduates - are unlikely to have had a formal introduction to LCSH. Paraprofessionals who undertake cataloguing are similarly unlikely to have enjoyed an induction to the broad principles of LCSH. There is currently no compact guide to LCSH written from a UK viewpoint, and this eminently practical text fills that gap. It features topics including: background and history of LCSH; subject heading lists; structure and display in LCSH; form of entry; application of LCSH; document analysis; main headings; topical, geographical and free-floating sub-divisions; building compound headings; name headings; headings for literature, art, music, history and law; and, LCSH in the online environment. There is a strong emphasis throughout on worked examples and practical exercises in the application of the scheme, and a full glossary of terms is supplied. No prior knowledge or experience of subject cataloguing is assumed. This is an indispensable guide to LCSH for practitioners and students alike from a well-known and popular author. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 025.4
Instruction in photography Abney, William de Wiveleslie,-Sir, 1874 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 77(091)
The East-India register and Army list.../ by F. Clark. [1845-1860] • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
Der Krieg in der Nordsee / Groos, O. 1920-1965. Groos, O 1920-1965 • BOOK • 8 copies available. 940.45
Surviving the Arctic Convoys : the wartime memoir of leading seaman Charlie Erswell /John R. McKay. "Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to contending with relentless U-boat and Luftwaffe attacks, crews endured the extreme sea conditions and appalling weather. This involved clearing ice and snow in temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees Celsius. No wonder Winston Churchill described it as 'the worst journey in the world'. Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to contending with relentless U-boat and Luftwaffe attacks, crews endured the extreme sea conditions and appalling weather. This involved clearing ice and snow in temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees Celsius. No wonder Winston Churchill described it as 'the worst journey in the world'. Fortunately, Charlie, who served on two destroyers, HMS Milne and Savage, kept a record of his experiences and is alive today to describe them. His story, published to coincide with the 80th Anniversary of the first convoy, is more than one man's account. It is an inspiring tribute to his colleagues, many of whom were killed in action. No-one reading Surviving The Arctic Convoys could fail to be moved by the bravery and endurance of these outstanding men."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.5429
Hitler's attack U-boats : the Kriegsmarine's submarine strike force /Jak P. Mallmann Showell. "The success of German submarines during the First World War in almost cutting off Britain's vital imports had not been forgotten by Adolf Hitler and when, in March 1935, he repudiated the Treaty of Versailles, Britain, magnanimously, signed up to an Anglo-German Naval Agreement. This allowed the Germans to build their submarine strength up to one third of the British Royal Navy's tonnage. When war broke out in 1939, German U-boats went quickly into action, but with only four years of production and development, the main armament of these submarines was considerably weaker than equivalent boats in other navies and many of the other main features, such as living and the fighting conditions, were also significantly inferior. Nevertheless, the German U-boat onslaught against British merchant ships during the autumn of 1940 was highly successful because the attacks were made on the surface at night and from such close range that a single torpedo would sink a ship. Soon, though, Allied technology was able to detect U-boats at night, and new convoy techniques, combined with powerfully-armed, fast modern aircraft searching the seas, meant that by 1941 it was clear that Germany was losing the war at sea. Something had to be done. The new generation of attack U-boats that had been introduced since Hitler came to power needed urgent improvement. This is the story of the Types II, VII and IX that had already become the workhorse' of the Kriegsmarine's submarine fleet and continued to put out to sea to attack Allied shipping right up to the end of the war. The Type II was a small coastal boat that struggled to reach the Atlantic; the Type VII was perfectly at home there, but lacked the technology to tackle well protected convoys; whilst the Type IX was a long-range variety that was modified so that it could operate in the Indian Ocean. In this latest book by the renowned Kriegsmarine historian Jak Mallmann Showell, these attack U-boats are explored at length. This includes details of their armament, capabilities, crew facilities, and just what is was like to operate such a vessel, and of course the story of their development and operational history."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.5451
Parliament and the Glorious Revolution 1688-1988 : an exhibition to commemorate the tercentenary of the revolution of 1688-89 and of the Bill of Rights and Claim of Right ; held in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Jul-Oct 1988 ; list of exhibits. Cobb, H S 1988. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 942.067:342.53
Flash: the Trinity House Yearbook Trinity House (London, England) [1958]-2003. • JOURNAL • 2 copies available.
Renaissance : the story of the rebirth of four MSC cruises ships /edited by Fiora Steinbach Palazzini. "The book describes in detail the innovative project Renaissance of the number one cruise company in Europe, an increasingly important role in the seas around the world. These four ships in the MSC Cruises fleet have been completely renovated with an ambitious engineering work and revolutionized in the main on-board services."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1823 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1823":094
Correspondance astronomique, gâeographique, hydrographique et statistique / du Baron de Zach. Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1822 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1822":094