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Heritage of the sea / by Peter C Smith. This book lists all the major vessels, from the Museum ships to the exhibitions and replicas all of them evoke pride and diversity and invite study from all age-groups. All are fully illustrated with colour photographs. The ships and their proud histories are described in detail, along with details of how they may be visited and enjoyed.Among the many vessels analysed and illustrated are HMS VICTORY, HMS WARRIOR, HMS CAVALIER, HMS BELFAST, HMS CAROLINE, HMS WELLINGTON, HMS ALIANCE, HMS TRINCOMALEE; the CHRYSANTHEMUM & PRESIDENT; the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA; the CUTTY SARK; the DISCOVERY; GYPSY MOTH II; GREAT BRITAIN; the MEDWAY QUEEN; the GANNET; the UNICORN; the CAMBRIA and many more. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069(42):(623.82+629.123)

The Zeebrugge raid / Philip Warner. "On 23 April 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched one of the most daring raids in history. The aim was to block the Zeebrugge Canal, thereby denying U-boat access, although this meant assaulting a powerfully fortified German naval base. The raid has long been recognized for its audacity and ingenuity but, owing to the fact that the official history took overmuch notice of the German version of events, has been considered only a partial success."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.458(493.3)

HMS Fearless : the mighty lion 1965-2002 : a biography of a warship and her ship's company /by Ewen Southby-Tailyour. Southby-Tailyour, Ewen. 2006. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82FEARLESS

The Raid on Zeebrugge : 23 April 1918, as seen through the eyes of Captain Alfred Carpenter, Vc. /Carl Decaluwe, Tomas Termote. "This book is the fruit of the chance discovery of a series of photographic plates belonging to Alfred Carpenter, who commanded the lead ship, HMS Vindictive, during the raid. These pictures provide us with a unique insight into this daring naval operation, which was to result in the most Victoria crosses ever being awarded for a single action. The plates were used by Captain Carpenter to illustrate a lecture tour of the United States and Canada after the war. Winston Churchill called the raid on Zeebrugge 'the finest feat of arms of the Great War'. This brief, but bloody, action resulted in the highest number of Victoria Crosses ever awarded for a single action. Approximately one thousand officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines stormed the most heavily defended U-Boat base in Occupied Europe. German submarines based in Zeebrugge were responsible for a third of all allied shipping losses during the First World War. During the Passchendaele offensive of 1917, the Allies attempted to capture these U-boat bases by means of a land-based attack. The failure of the Battle of Passchendaele made it clear that a naval assault was the only solution. As a result, on 23 April 1918, a small force of fighting vessels, towing three blockships, set out across the North Sea..."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.458(493.3)

Captain Oates : soldier and explorer /Sue Limb and Patrick Cordingley. A biography of Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, covering his childhood and service with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons in the Boer War, Ireland, Egypt and India. The final chapters deal with the formation of the 1910-13 Terra Nova Antarctic expedition led by Captain Scott, its voyage, the journey to the pole and Oates' death. The authors' sources include Oates' letters and journal entries. The text is illustrated with photographs. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92OATES

Captain Kidd : the hunt for the truth /Craig Cabell, Graham A. Thomas and Allan Richards. A re-examination of the life of Captain Kidd focusing on the ambiguities surrounding his final voyage, and subsequent trial for piracy. Officially made a privateer by Royal Commission in 1696 and charged with capturing and plundering pirate ships as well as French ships, Kidd is said to have turned pirate himself. Following his arrest, Kidd maintained his innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence against him and a changing political climate. Kidd was found guilty and executed by hanging in 1701. Includes a list of some crew members who served with Kidd on the Blessed William, Adventure Galley and Adventure Prize. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1:92KIDD

British light cruisers : town, colony and later classes /Les Brown ; colour illustrations by George Richardson. Brown, Les, 2024. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82/01530941

Life of a smuggler : fact and fiction /Helen Hollick "'Brandy for the parson, baccy for the clerk...' We have an image, mostly from movies and novels, of a tall ship riding gently at anchor in a moonlit, secluded bay with the 'Gentleman' cheerfully hauling kegs of brandy and tobacco ashore, then disappearing silently into the night shadows to hide their contraband from the excise men in a dark cave or a secret cellar. But how much of the popular idea is fact and how much is fiction? Smuggling was big business - it still is - but who were these derring-do rebels of the past? Were smugglers regarded as the heroes of a community, or were they resented and feared? How effective were the men who tried to uphold the laws against smuggling?"--Provided by the publisher. 2019 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 343.359

Early ships and seafaring : European water transport /by Seâan McGrail. "'Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Within Europe' builds on Professor Seâan McGrail's 2006 volume 'Ancient Boats and Ships' by delving deeper into the construction and use of boats and ships between the stone age and AD1500 in order to provide up to date information. Regions covered will include the Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe. This interesting volume is easily accessible to those with little to no knowledge of the building and ises of boats, whether ancient or modern. Seâan McGrail introduces the reader to this relatively new discipline through the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats as well as the many different types of evidence available to us, including archaeological, documentary, iconographic, experimental and ethnographic, and the natural, physical laws."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.11

The poppy lady : the story of madame Anna Guâerin and the remembrance poppy /Heather Anne Johnson. Johnson, Heather Anne, 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.344

Artists and authors at war Covers a generation of artists in the broadest sense of the word, including painters, architects, writers, poets, sculptors, designers, musicians and others who served during World War Two. It includes a brief biography for each of the artists featured. This includes their principal artistic achievements, some background historical information, and articles written by the artists which describe their military service and the art they produced.The contributors include: Bruce Allsopp, Sir Martyn Beckett, Edward Hollamby, Claude Harrison, Arthur Hackney, Anthony Eyton, A Stewart Mackay, Richard Seddon, John Napper, Leonard Rosoman, Eric Taylor, William Gear, Laurence Whistler (Rex Whistler), Kenneth Armitage, Franta Belsky, William Maving Gardner, Sir Hardy Amies, Andrew Grima, Bill Ward, David Langdon, James Bostock, John Hawkesworth, Shaun Sutton, George Macdonald Fraser, Michael Gilbert, Ralph Hammond Innes, Richard Hough, John Prebble, Nigel Tranter, George Lloyd, Paul Griffin, John Press, Gavin Ewart, Randle Manwaring, Robert A Strand. 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7:82"364"

Scott of the Antarctic : we shall die like gentlemen /Sue Blackhall. A biography of Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) concentrating on the 1910 Terra Nova British Antarctic Expedition to reach the south pole and which led to the death of Scott and the polar party. The author uses diary extracts to describe the expedition's progress. At the time Scott became a national hero, but later became a figure of controversy with questions raised about his competence and character. This book's later chapters focus on the aftermath of the event, exploring and reassessing Scott's character, and recounting the fortunes of the survivors of the expedition who had not formed part of the polar party. The book also includes a short anthology of poetry written to celebrate their endeavour. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SCOTT:910.4(99)"1901/1912"

Athenia torpedoed : the U-boat attack that ignited the Battle of the Atlantic /Francis M. Carroll. "This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. For Britain, the sinking of the Athenia was seen as both a violation of international law and a return to the kind of total war Germany had waged in the Great War."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3ATHENIA

Royal Navy submarines : 1901 to the present day /Maurice Cocker ; with drawings by John Lambert ; foreword by Lancelot Bell Davies ; new foreword by James Perowne. Cocker, Maurice. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.21:623.823.3"19/20"

Destroyer leader : the story of HMS Faulknor 1935-46 /Peter C. Smith. "This book tells HMS Faulknor's story from her design and launching to the scrap yard where her proud years of service eventually ended. Faulknor had the honor of sinking the first U-boat of the war, and her life from then on was one of ever-active service including the Norway campaign; as part of Force H based in Gibraltar; and seeing service against the Vichy French, the Italians and the German Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean. Her active war service ended at D-day."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82FAULKNOR

Into the minefields : British destroyer minelaying : 1916-1960 /Peter C. Smith. "During the early years of World War I the existing minelaying vessels in service with the Royal Navy were found to be far too slow to penetrate into the strategically important waters around Holland, Denmark, Germany and Sweden under the cover of darkness and survive. As a result, a flotilla of fast destroyers was created that could be readily converted from their normal role into minelayers."--Provided by the publisher. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.829.3(42)"1916/1960"

The complete Victoria Cross : a full chronological record of all holders of Britain's highest award for gallantry /Kevin Brazier. "This fully revised paperback edition of the complete chronological record of VC holders is an essential work of reference for every student of military history. All the British and Commonwealth servicemen who have been awarded the highest honour for exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice are commemorated here. The first VCs awarded for the Crimean War and in the nineteenth-century colonial wars are described, as are the VCs awarded in the world wars of the twentieth century and the most recent VCs awarded during present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The extraordinary exploits recounted in this fascinating book make unforgettable reading."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.134.22(42)VC

Midget submarine commander: the life of Rear Admiral Godfrey Place ... 19 July 1921-27 December 1994 /Paul Watkins. Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz. Lieutenant Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 and travelled over 1000 miles, negotiating minefields and antisubmarine nets to accurately place four tons of high explosive under the hull of the Tirpitz. Using many first-hand accounts, the book details his life. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92PLACE

Disasters of the deep : a comprehensive survey of submarine accidents and disasters /Edwyn Gray. "This is the fully revised and updated edition of the first comphrensive account of every peacetime submarine disaster from 1774 to the present day. By examining many of the sinkings in considerable detail, analysing what went wrong and describing the attempts made to rescue the crew and the vessel, Edwyn Gray traces the development of the submarine from the earliest experimental submersibles of the late 18th century, to the nuclear powered monsters of today. The appendices include the most comprehensive and accurate list of submarine disasters ever printed, in the compilation of which the author has had the cooperation of the US, French, Italian, Danish and Japanese Navies, as well as the RN Submarine Museum and the German U-Boat Archive."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 363.123

The war of the motor gun boats : one man's personal war at sea with the coastal forces, 1943-1945 /Tony Chapman. Autobiography of Tony Chapman, who served in Royal Navy motor gun boats in the latter years of the Second World War. The book provides a vivid account of duties and daily life during training as telegraphist, then in motor gun boats in the English Channel and North Sea, Mediterranean and Aegean, particularly during the liberation of Kos in May 1945. Includes black and white illustrations. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92CHAPMAN

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"

Battleships : the first Big Guns :rare photographs from wartime archives /Kaplan, Philip. "This new addition to the Images of War series takes as its focus the early Big Gun battleships that saw development and deployment during the First World War. Iconic ships such as HMS Warspite and Malaya feature amidst this pictorial history that is sure to appeal to fans of the series, and naval enthusiasts in particular. Vessels featured include the battleship Royal Sovereign, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, the cruiser HMS Gloucester, the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Barham and the Italian battleships Littorio, Cesare, Duillo, Vittorio Veneto, Conte di Cavour and Doria, amongst many others. British and international battleships feature side by side in a publication that offers a truly representative selection of the kind of vessels in action at this time."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(100)

Second World War carrier campaigns / David Wragg. "Without the aircraft carrier, the Japanese would not have brought the United States into the Second World War through their attack on Pearl Harbour; without the carrier, the United States could not have rolled back the Japanese forces spread across the wide reaches of the Pacific and carried the war to Japan itself. Thus is can be argued that aircraft carriers were the decisive naval weapons system of the Second World War. Yet they had an uncertain start, with HMS Courageous sunk two weeks after the outbreak of war, followed by her sister, Glorious the following spring. This book is an authoritative, concise and hugely readable account of carrier operations throughout WW2. The text is given immediacy by the use of eyewitness accounts."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.7"1939/1945"

Yanagi : the secret underwater trade between Germany & Japan, 1942-1945 /by Mark Felton. "This fascinating book examines the exchange of information and goods by underwater means between Germany and Japan during the second half of WW2. Known as 'Yanagi' this trade was a high priority to both Axis partners. As the Allies' grip on control of the oceans and air tightened, it became necessary to rely on submarines. This posed an increasingly heavy but necessary burden on tight resources.Thanks to the Author's research, here is the first full account of these operations with descriptions of individual missions be they by German or Japanese submarines and crews. Even by modern standards these were of impressive duration and demanded the highest standards of seamanship and discipline."--Provided by the publisher. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9(43:52)

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