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[Poster advertising the Great Siege of Malta 1565 exhibition held at the National Maritime Museum] National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [19--] • POSTER • 1 copy available.

History of cartography / Harley, J B. 1987-1992. 1987-1992 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 528.9

A directory of rare book and special collections in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland / Bloomfield, B C. 1997. 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 026(058)

In Nelson's wake : the Navy and the Napoleonic Wars /James Davey. "The Napoleonic Wars saw Britain immersed in a conflict of unprecedented scale and intensity. With France dominant on the European mainland, the fate of the British population rested first and foremost on the Royal Navy and the thousands of individuals who served on warships around the world. Most famous of all was Horatio Nelson, who won a notable victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This victory did not, however, end the war at sea. Over the subsequent decade, the Royal Navy played a crucial role in the struggle against Napoleonic France, and helped ensure his final defeat. In this compelling history, James Davey traces the numerous roles played by the Navy between 1803 and 1815. From battles and blockades to convoys and raids, he shows that British ships were a constant presence, thwarting Napoleon's ambitions and helping to ensure a British victory. Dramatically narrating famous events alongside less well-known actions, Davey tells the story of the many individuals who followed in Nelson's wake. From reckless officers and courageous sailors, to canny politicians and those who laboured in the Royal Dockyards, he shows how people from across Britain made a fundamental contribution to the war effort and, in doing so, helped shape British history."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

Death at Dawn : Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940 /Alf R. Jacobsen "In the great and gallant tradition of the Royal Navy, Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee followed the call of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, to lead his flotilla into hostile waters through 50 miles of blizzards. His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of German shells smashed the bridge of HMS Hardy, killing Warburton-Lee and several of his officers. His last signal to his fellow men was without fear: 'Keep on engaging the enemy!' With his death, the Royal Navy had lost one of its youngest and most talented officers: a truly human hero. Death at Dawn is the epic retelling of the first Battle of Narvik, fought over the course of two days, during which two German destroyers were sunk and six damaged. Utilising first-hand accounts, including letters from Warburton-Lee to his wife Elizabeth, Alf R. Jacobsen crafts the events leading up to and during the conflict into a gripping tale of human courage at the edges of the earth."--Provided by the Publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Life in the Pacific of the 1700s : the Cook/Forster Collection of the Georg August University of Gottingen : an exhibition held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii February 23-May 16, 2006, the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, June 22-September 10, 2006 /[Stephen Little, Peter Ruthenberg, editors] ; organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts in cooperation with the Institute of Cultural and Social Anthropology of the Georg August University of Gottingen. [2006]. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 930.85(728.57)

Viking age war fleets. Shipbuilding, resource management and maritime warfare in 11th-century Denmark. Morten Ravn. The military operations of Scandinavian societies in the Viking Age depended on their ships. Different types of ships were used in order to transport troops and war supplies. Some ships were designed to conduct the speedy transport of large numbers of troops, while others were specialised cargo vessels used in military operations as carriers of supplies and sometimes troops as well. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. The outcomes are a more informed understanding of 11th century Scandinavian military organisation, shipbuilding and resource management.--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.11(368)"10"

Disaster planning and preparedness : an outline disaster control plan /Ian Tregarthen Jenkin Jenkin, Ian Tregarthen 1987. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 025.85

HMS/HQS Wellington / A. D. Munro. Munro, A. D. 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82WELLINGTON

British Battlecruisers : 1905-1920 /John Roberts. "The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as 'super-cruisers' whose job it was to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher's original idea into the first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the 'Splendid Cats' of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual 'light battlecruisers' of the Courageous type are also covered. The well-publicized problems of British battlecruisers are examined, including the latest research throwing light on the catastrophic loss of three of the ships at the Battle of Jutland. The developmental history is backed by chapters covering machinery, armament, and armor, with a full listing of important technical data. The comprehensive collection of illustrations includes the author's superb drawings and original Admiralty plans reproduced in full color. This revised and updated edition of the classic work first published in 1997 will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the most charismatic and controversial warships of the dreadnought era."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821.3(42)

The war at sea, 1939-1945 : a series of pictures painted by Norman Wilkinson and presented by him to the Nation for the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich /[Norman Wilkinson] Wilkinson, Norman. 1950]. • PAMPHLET • 5 copies available. 75.044:940.545

Sailors on the rocks : famous Royal Navy shipwrecks /Peter C. Smith. "For three hundred years or more the Royal Navy really did "Rule the Waves", in the sense that during the numerous wars with our overseas enemies, British fleets and individual ships more often than not emerged victorious from combat. One French Admiral was to generously acknowledge that the Royal Navy possessed, "a tradition of victory". And yet, in every other way, the waves were never ruled by any maritime power. Great fleets might wax and wane, ships grow ever more complex and powerful, but the sea, the eternally cruel sea, was always to have the final say. This book highlights a sample array of disasters, occurring when men-of-war faced the ultimate test of the elements and lost. Among such tragedies are the wrecking of the Coronation in 1691, the destruction of the Winchester in 1695 and the great storm of 1703, along with a host of shipwrecks on far-flung shores from New Zealand to Nova Scotia, and from Florida to South Africa. Some of the featured stories are already famous, like that of the Birkenhead. Others are lesser-known, like the sister cruisers Raleigh and Effingham, separated by many years. More recently, steam power replaced the uncertainties of sail, but even so losses continued, from little destroyers in both world wars (Narborough, Opal and Sturdy among them) through great battleships like Montagu. Even modern warships equipped with every modern navigational device come to grief; witness the strange affair of the frigate Nottingham, or the humiliating grounding of the nuclear 'wonder' submarine Astute on Skye in 2010. This unique book presents a fascinating insight into the malevolent power of the sea and storms over man's creation and dominion, chronicling some of the most dramatic shipwrecks ever to have occurred in our seas."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3:355.49(42)

The book nobody read : chasing the revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus /Owen Gingerich. Part biography, part bibliographic quest, this is the engaging story of the author's obsession with the book 'On the Revolutions' by Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus altered the composition of the cosmos by placing the sun, and not the earth at the centre of the universe. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.92

Isaac Newton : a biography, 1642-1727 /by Louis Trenchard More. More, Louis Trenchard, 1934. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 53(092)

Goans in the Royal Navy who received medals in the First World War / by Clifford J Pereira. Pereira, Clifford J 2013 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

Duel in the North Sea : HMS Ambuscade at Jutland /Pat Avery. "The most intensely contested and significant naval engagement of the First World War took place 100 years ago in the grey misty waters of the North Sea, near the coast of Denmark. The battle of Jutland, fought between the Royal Navy and the German Navy's High Sea Fleet, was the largest, and last, of the great battleship battles. The fierce exchanges between capital ships during the encounter has been well documented, less so the role played by the smaller destroyers, and the officers and ratings who manned them. Unseen eye witness material from those who experienced this historic battle is rare, but author Pat Avery has recently discovered the dairies of his grandfather, a telegraphist serving in the torpedo boat destroyer 'HMS Ambuscade', providing a compelling insight into events as they unfold. 'HMS Ambuscade' was at the very heart of the night fighting, which culminated in a brutal clash with the retreating German battles cruisers shortly before midnight on 31st May 1916."--Provided by the publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Pleasure steamers Cox, Bernard, 1983 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(42)

The origins of self-winding watches, 1773-1779 / Richard Watkins. "First published December 2013 as a hardcover limited edition of 100 copies, this book 264-page is a serious examination of the technology and history of self-winding watches. It covers a period of seven years, during which the five basic designs were created, and examines the roles of Abram Louys Perrelet, Hubert Sarton, Abram Louis Breguet and others, who contributed to the development of these watches. The appendices include details of case makers used by Philipe DuBois & Fils, and some remarks about later developments."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 681.11.031"1773/1779"

Conservation in archaeology and the applied arts International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 1975. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7.025.4

Preserving archives / Helen Forde and Jonathan Rhys-Lewis. Forde, Helen, 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 025.85

Mary Rose : King Henry VIII's warship 1510-45 owners' workship manual :insights into the construction, operation, excavation, recovery and restoration of a great Tudor ship and its contents /Brian Lavery. "Insights into the construction, operation, rescue and restoration of a great Tudor ship and its contents. From the time that King Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose was raised from the Solent in 1982 after 437 years on the seabed, to the present day, she has been constantly in the public eye. In 2013 a state-of-the-art new museum opened at Portsmouth to show off the ship in conjunction with the thousands of artefacts in context with their Tudor owners and their locations onboard. The Mary Rose and her fascinating time capsule of life in Tudor times form the centrepiece of this unique Haynes manual."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82MARY ROSE

Copyright : interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information services Cornish, G. P. 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.78

Yachting Monthly. 1906- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Fiji : art & life in the Pacific /Steven Hooper. Hooper, Steven, [2016] • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt

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