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Upper Mississippi River navigation charts / US Army Engineer Division United States Army. Corps of Engineers. 1981; 1978. • ATLAS-BOOK • 1 copy available. 912.44(282.272.7)

Shaping the Royal Navy : Technology, authority and naval architecture, c.1830-1906 /Don Leggett. "The nineteenth-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine. Britain's warships were her first line of defence, and their transformation dominated political, engineering and scientific discussions. They were the products of engineering ingenuity, political controversies, naval ideologies and the fight for authority in nineteenth-century Britain. Shaping the Royal Navy provides the first cultural history of technology, authority and the Royal Navy in the years of Pax Britannica. It places the story firmly within the currents of British history to reconstruct the controversial and high-profile nature of naval architecture. The technological transformation of the Navy dominated the British government and engineering communities. This book explores its history, revealing how ship design became a modern science, the ways that actors competed for authority within the British state and why the nature of naval power changed."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)

Wartime Standard Ships / Nick Robins "In both World Wars there arose a pressing need for merchant tonnage both to supplement existing ships but, more importantly, to replace ships that had been sunk by enemy action, and the key to the Allied strategy in both wars was a massive programme of merchant shipbuilding. This need gave rise to a series of standard designs with increasing emphasis on prefabrication and a progression towards welded hulls. This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many types that not only contributed to their country's war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural change in world shipbuilding that would lay the foundations for the post-war industry. The story begins in the First World War with the National type cargo ships which were the first examples of prefabricated construction. The best known of all types of wartime standard ships, of course, were the Liberty ships and their successor, the better equipped Victory ships, both built in the United States. Some 2,700 Liberty ships were built and this incredible achievement undoubtedly saved the Allies from losing the War. In Canada, the Ocean and Park ships made a further major contribution. Germany and Japan also introduced standard merchant shipbuilding programmes during the Second World War and these are covered in detail. The many different types and designs are all reviewed and their roles explained, while the design criteria, innovative building techniques and the human element of their successful operation is covered. Some of the story has been told piecemeal in a range of diverse books and articles, a few with extensive fleet lists. However, the complete history of the twentieth century wartime-built standard merchant ship has not previously been written, so this new volume recording that history within its appropriate technical, political and military background will be hugely welcomed."--Provided by the publisher 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2:623.82

Churchill and the Dardanelles / Christopher M. Bell "The story of the Dardanelles - the campaign which nearly destroyed Churchill's reputation forever. A detailed and authoritative account of the campaign's origins and execution, based on extensive archival research. Strips away the layers of myth that have long surrounded these dramatic events. Clearly shows how simple judgements about the operation - whether pro or contra - are neither possible nor fair. Reveals for the first time the secret machinations that led to Churchill's removal from office - including the high-level leaks fuelling the press campaign to drive Churchill from power. Untangles Churchill's complicated relationship with the dynamic Admiral Jacky Fisher - and Fisher's covert campaign to undermine the Dardanelles campaign. Tells the perhaps even more important story of Churchill after the Dardanelles - and his decades-long battle to defend his record over the campaign."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92CHURCHILL

At sea : a portrait of a Scottish fishing community /photographs by Paul Duke. Duke, Paul, 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. sti

Professional report writing / Simon Mort. Mort, Simon. 1992, 1997. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 001.818

Into wind : a history of British naval flying /Hugh Popham Popham, Hugh 1969. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.354(42)

Fifth series of observations with a twenty-feet reflector : conatining the places, descriptions, and measures of 2007 double stars, (reduced to the beginning of 1830) of which 1304 have not been previously described. /by Sir J. F. W. Herschel, KNT. GUELP. Herschel, John F. W.-(John Frederick William),-Sir, 1883. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52.092:094

The landings at Suvla Bay, 1915 : an analysis of British failure during the Gallipoli campaign /Michael J. Mortlock. "This work is an analysis of 1915 British landing at Suvla Bay. Chapters examine events that led to the landings on the Gallipoli peninsula, provide a comprehensive report on the landings themselves, and analyze the events and decisions contributing to their failure. Appendices provide first-hand accounts of the landings from period news articles, military documents and personal correspondence"--Provided by publisher. Ã2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.455(496.1)

Conservation and restoration of works of art and antiquities : volume I Kuhn, Hermann 1986 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.025.4

National Maritime Museum : souvenir guide /National Maritime Museum ; [written by Kevin Littlewood and Pieter van der Merwe ; photography by Tina Chambers et al.]. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) 2003. • PAMPHLET • 3 copies available. 069(26:421.6)

WRNS : The Women's Royal Naval Service /Neil R. Storey "From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the purpose of freeing up a man to go to sea by giving his job to a trained female worker. Disbanded in 1919, the Wrens were reinstated on the outbreak of the Second World War. This book focuses on the work and experiences of Wrens during the two world wars, introducing the kinds of jobs they performed and the places where they served. It contains poignant accounts from the women themselves, along with contemporary images of the Wrens in action and modern photographs of their uniforms, badges and insignia."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359-055.2

An account of the conduct and proceedings of the late John Gow alias Smith, captain of the late pirates, executed for murther and piracy committed on board the George gally, afterwards call'd the Revenge; with a relation of all the horrid murthers they committed in cold blood; as also of their being taken at the Islands of Orkney, and sent up prisoners to London / by Daniel Defoe ; with an introduction by Nigel Rigby. "After seizing his ship and murdering the captain and three officers, John Gow embarked on a short but notorious piratical cruise off the coasts of Spain and Portugal in 1724. He took his ship back to his native Orkney for refitting and a little plunder, only to come up against his old school friend, James Fea of Clestrain who determined to capture Gow and his crew and bring them to justice. Reputedly written by Daniel Defoe, and first published in 1725, Nigel Rigby (Head of Research at the National Maritime Museum) recounts how the true story of Gow unfolded against the backdrop of the closing years of the 'Golden Age' of piracy."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 341.362.1

Monatliche correspondenz : zur befèorderung der erd- und himmelskunde /Herausgegeben vom Freyherrn F. von Zach, Herzoglichen Sachsen-Gothaischen Oberhosmister Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52"1806":094

An illustrated history of the port of King's Lynn and its railways / Mike G. Fell OBE. "An informative, personal and graphic portrayal of the Port of King's Lynn from the railway era until the present day. The author spent over forty years in the port transport industry, part of senior management of the east coast ports of King's Lynn, Goole, Hull, Ipswich and Whitby and the Trent wharves of Flixborough and Gunness. It was at King's Lynn that he first held the position of Port Manager, from July 1984 until April 1987. He became passionate about the port's progress both past and, more importantly, during his reign. It was on Mike Fell's watch that the annual cargo throughput over the enclosed dock quays surpassed one million tons for the first time, an achievement shared with a highly enthusiastic and well motivated workforce and the King's Lynn Conservancy Board."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.2(426)

Airship saga : the history of airships seen through the eyes of the men who designed, built and flew them Ventry, Arthur Frederick Daubeney Olav Eveleigh De Moleyns,-Baron, 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.733.5

A brief history of slavery / Jeremy Black. "Slavery is as old as the world itself and expert and professor Jeremy Black will show that its history is one that is central to our understanding of the modern world. This essential guide is a new global history of slavery from ancient times to the present day, includes fascinating new insights and interpretations including the role of slavery within Islam, the complicity of some Africans in the transatlantic trade, and will raise key questions about the persistence of slavery today and what our governments are doing about it."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326(100)

Man of War : The Fighting Life of Admiral James Saumarez: From The American Revolution to the Defeat of Napoleon /Anthony Sullivan "The career of Guernsey-born Admiral James Saumarez reads like an early history of the Royal Navy. His first battle was against the American revolutionaries in 1775, but thereafter his main opponents were the French and the Spanish, and the first fighting ship he commanded, the eight-gun galley Spitfire, was involved in forty-seven engagements before being run aground. Rising through the ranks, Saumarez fought on land and at sea, and was involved in actions in the English Channel, being given command of a squadron of ships based at Guernsey. He served on HMS Victory, took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent, the Blockade of Cadiz, and was with Nelson at the Battle of the Nile. Promoted to Rear Admiral, he led his ships at the battles of Algeciras and the Gut of Gibraltar. Saumarez was then despatched into the Baltic, where he helped thwart Napoleon's attempt at conquering Russia. So prominent was Saumarez during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, he was featured in the Hornblower novels and other fictional books, including Master and Commander. Tony Sullivan, however, tells the true story of one of the most remarkable individuals of the great days of sail, in the first biography of Saumarez for more than 170 years."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SAUMAREZ

Wooden boats : restoration and maintenance manual Scarlett, John 1981 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.125.005

Soviet bloc merchant ships Bock, Bruno 1977 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(4-11)

Hèus navium capia maxima erat ... : storia della navigazione, della tecnologia e dell'economia della "Comunitas Veneticum" nell'alto Medioevo :volume primo :le esperienze nautiche degli altri popoli del Mediterraneo e la loro influenza sulla suiluppo navale nelle Lagune venetiche /Franco Borella. Borello, Franco, 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Historical essay on the first publication of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia / by Stephen Peter Rigaud. Rigaud, Stephen Peter, 1838. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

A history of the Falmouth packet service, 1689-1850 : the British overseas postal service /by John Beck. Beck, John, c2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.8(423.7)

Captain Cook: a legacy under fire Collingridge, Vanessa 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92COOK,JAMES

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