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Knowing things : exploring the collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, 1884-1945 /Chris Gosden, Francis Larson and Alison Petch. Gosden, Chris, 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069(425.72)"1884/1945"

Anglo-Saxons in the Mediterranean : commerce, politics and ideas (XVII-XX centuries) /edited by Carmel Vassallo & Michela D'Angelo. International Congress of Maritime History. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 38(42)"16/19"

Gentes de mar en la ciudad atlâantica medieval = [Seafarers in the medieval Atlantic city] / eds., Jesâus Solâorzano, Michel Bochaca, Amâelia Aguiar Andrade. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(261)"12/15"

Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade / David Eltis and David Richardson ; foreword by David Brion Davis ; afterword by David W. Blight. Between 1501 and 1867, the transatlantic slave trade claimed an estimated 12.5 million Africans and involved almost every country with an Atlantic coastline. In this extraordinary book, two leading historians have created the first comprehensive, up-to-date atlas on this 350-year history of kidnapping and coercion. It features nearly 200 maps, especially created for the volume, that explore every detail of the African slave traffic to the New World.-publisher description. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 326.1(084.4)

Arctic ambitions : Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage /edited by James K. Barnett and David L. Nicandri ; preface by Robin Inglis. "Captain James Cook is justly famous for his explorations of the southern Pacific Ocean, but his contributions to the exploration of the northern Pacific and the Arctic are arguably equally significant. On his third and final great voyage, Cook surveyed the northwest American coast in the hopes of finding the legendary Northwest Passage. While dreams of such a passage proved illusory, Cook's journey produced some of the finest charts, collections, and anthropological observations of his career, helped establish British relations with Russia, and opened the door to the hugely influential maritime fur trade. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name, Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage sheds new light on Cook's northern exploration. A collection of essays from an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, the book uses artifacts, charts, and records of the encounters between Native peoples and explorers to tell the story of this remarkable voyage and its historical context. In addition to discussing Cook's voyage itself, the book also provides new insights into Cook's legacy and his influence on subsequent expeditions in the Pacific Northwest. Finally, the collection uses Cook's voyage as a springboard to consider the promise and challenge of the "new north" today, demonstrating that it remains, as in Cook's time, a unique meeting place of powerful political, cultural, economic, and environmental forces."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"17/20"

Burnham Thorpe : All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe /Richard Butler-Stoney. "Widely known as 'Nelson's Church', this leaflet describes what there is to be seen in the church at Burnham Thorpe"--From leaflet text. 1985. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

The Domesday geography of eastern England Darby, H. C.-(Henry Clifford), 1971 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.26"10"

No room for mistakes : British and Allied submarines in European waters 1939-1940 /Geirr H Haarr. "A new book from this bestselling author covering the events at sea in the early years of World War II, in which he has compiled comprehensive research and insight into a highly readable and detailed account of British and Allied submarine warfare in north European waters at the beginning of the war. The early chapters describe prewar submarine development, including technical advances and limitations, weapons, tactical use and life onboard, and examine the men who crewed them and explore their understanding of the warfare that they would become involved in. The core of the book is an account of the events as they unfolded in 'home waters' from the outset of war to the end of 1940, by which time the majority of the Allied submarines were operating in the Mediterranean. It is a story of success, triumph, failure and tragedy, and it tells of the tremendous courage and endurance shown by a small group of men learning how to fight a new kind of war in claustrophobic, sub-sea vessels with limited information about the enemy, or what they would meet off the alien coasts to which they were heading. Extensive primary sources are used to document the many aspects of this war, some of which remain controversial to this day. Max Horton, Vice Admiral Submarines 1940, said: 'There is no room for mistakes in submarines. You are either alive or dead.' This book makes plain how right he was."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.1

A letter from England / by Eugenia Fayen. A biography of Royal Naval Captain Nathaniel Portlock. 2006 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

Shipping to New Zealand 1839-1889 : the Comber Index /William Comber. Comber, William 1985. • MICROFICHE • 1 copy available. 656.61.014(931)

The Industrial archaeology of Cornwall Todd, A C 1972 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 6(423.7)(091)

Titanic : a night remembered /Stephanie Barczewski. In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the world's most famous liner struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it was, and how the passengers and crew reacted, has been the subject of continuing dispute over the 100 years since the disaster. This is an account of Titanic's tragic maiden voyage which also focuses on some of those who died: among them Titanic's captain Edward Smith and builder Thomas Andrews, John Jacob Astor, the richest man on board, and the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley, who played as the ship sank. In this centenary edition Stephanie Barczewski traces the events of that fatal night. Many of those who died were treated as heroes and how these men were remembered says much about contemporary values of manhood, chivalry and national pride. Titanic: A Night Remembered also sets the liner in the context of three ports: Belfast, where she was built; Southampton, which lost 600 citizens as members of her crew; and Queenstown in Ireland, her last port of call."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3TITANIC

From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : the Royal Navy in the Fisher era, 1904-1919 /by Marder, Arthur J. 1961-1978. Marder, Arthur J 1961-1978 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 940.45

Select bibliography of British and Irish university theses about maritime history, 1792-1990 / compiled by David M. Williams and Andrew P. White. 1991? • BOOK • 1 copy available. 016:930.9(26)

South Pacific cauldron : World War II's great forgotten battlegrounds /Alan Rems. "While the Pacific War has been widely studied by military historians and venerated in popular culture through movies and other media, the fighting in the South Pacific theater has, with few exceptions, been remarkably neglected. Worthy of remembrance no less than Wake Island, Leyte Gulf, and Tarawa are the great unsung battlefields of Buna, Shaggy Ridge, and the Driniumor River on New Guinea, as well as the torpedo-infested waters off New Georgia; and the deadly skies over Rabaul and Wewak. Authoritative, yet written in a highly readable narrative style, "South Pacific Cauldron" is the first complete history embracing all land, sea and air operations in this critically important sector of that oceanic war. Unlike most other World War II accounts, this work covers the South Pacific operations in detail, including the little-known final Australian campaigns that continued until the Japanese surrender. Author Alan Rems breathes life into the major figures of the South Pacific campaigns, including brilliant and imperious General Douglas MacArthur, audacious and profane Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, and bibulous and indelicate Australian General Thomas Blamey. No less interesting are others that will be mostly new to readers, including many from the Japanese side, like the indomitable generals Noboru Sasaki and Hatazo Adachi. As for the fighting men, many of their stories are captured in accounts of the actions for which some were awarded the Medal of Honor, Victoria Cross, and other decorations for valor. "South Pacific Cauldron"'s story is enhanced with 16 maps and 40 photographs, many rarely seen, that were carefully chosen from official American and Australian sources. The book includes a detailed chronology to put the widely separated operations in context and a detailed bibliography for additional reading on the subject."--Provided by the publisher. [2014]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.6

The price of surrender : 1941 : the war in Crete Walker, Ernest 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Walker, Ernest

The naval flank of the Western front : the development and operations of the German MarineKorps Flandern 1914-1918 /Mark D Karau "Belgium was once described as the 'dagger held at the throat of England', a collection of provinces that had long been a critical factor in British foreign policy, and the traditional concern was that Belgium, and especially the Flanders coast, would fall into the hands of the strongest continental power. In 1914, Germany's occupation of Belgium brought about the spectre of enemy ships only seventy miles from the British coast, and the coast of Flanders became, effectively, the naval flank of the Western Front. Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz was one of the few within the German navy who recognised the strategic potential of the three ports of Ostend, Zeebrugge and Brugges; that they were closer to England than the Heligoland Bight for access by small craft, and brought Germany to within a few hours sailing of the Thames estuary. This new book tells the story of the creation, purpose, operations and career of the MarineKorps Flandern. The Flanders harbours should have allowed the German navy to strike dangerous blows at vital British traffic in the Channel and southern North Sea but the MarineKorps was unable to fulfill the great expectations of von Tirpitz. The author not only explains how the German conducted operations, but also explains how the opportunites presented by the Flemish occupation were wasted away. A significant and insightful book on an important theatre of the War."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459(43)

Admiralty sailing directions : Pacific coasts of Central America and United States pilot : Pacific coasts of Panama (west of Punta Mariato), Costa Rica including Isla del Coco, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and United States of America; off-lying islands between latitudes 4ÀN and 48À25'N. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Food in Roman Britain Alcock, Joan P 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 641(366)

Britain's first warplanes : a pictorial survey of the first 400 naval and military aircraft Bruce, J M 1987 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.74(42)

British warships & auxiliaries / [Steve Bush]. Bush, Steve. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"2011/2012"

London's sailortown, 1600-1800 : a social history of Shadwell and Ratcliff, an early modern London riverside suburb /Derek Morris and Ken Cozens. Morris, Derek-(Derek B.). 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 914.21

HMS Trincomalee : frigate 1817 /Wyn Davies and Max Mudie. "HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates which can claim to have been the Royal navy's standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson's frigates. As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts - ship modellers, naval buffs, historians or students. This new series redresses the gap. Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, each title takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel - for example, the gun decks, her mast, spars and rigging, and her aft accommodation - are given detailed coverage both in words and pictures, so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that exists. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained, while her design and build, and her career prior to restoration and exhibition are all described. No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information as the Seaforth Historic Ship Series - a truly groundbreaking concept bringing the ships of our past vividly to life."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82TRINCOMALEE

Battleship : the loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse /Martin Middlebrook and Patrick Mahoney Middlebrook, Martin 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.2

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