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The Falklands war : a visual diary Kitson, Linda 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7Kitson
Archives and the digital library / William E. Landis, Robin L. Chandler, editors. "Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest research results and illuminating case studies to provide a comprehensive glimpse at the theory, technological advances, and unique approaches to digital information management as it now stands. The book focuses on digitally reformatted surrogates of non-digital textual and graphic materials from archival collections, exploring the roles archivists can play in broadening the scope of digitization efforts through creatively developing policies, procedures, and tools to effectively manage digital content. [...] This resource reviews the current issues and challenges, effective user assessment techniques, various digital resources projects, collaboration strategies, and helpful best practices. The book is extensively referenced and includes helpful illustrative figures."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.25
The Royal Navy ships, aircraft and missiles Directorate of Naval Recruiting and the Central Office of Information 1988 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)
A fighting retreat : the British Empire 1947-1997 Neillands, Robin 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.46(42)"1947/1997"
The Queen's House : a royal palace by the Thames. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) 1990. • PAMPHLET • 5 copies available. 069(26:421.6)
Illustrated history of the port of Goole and its railways / Mike G. Fell OBE. "This work follows a similar style to that adopted for the authors previous book An Illustrated History of THE PORT OF KING?S LYNN AND ITS RAILWAYS published by Irwell Press in 2012. As such it is not intended to be a definitive history of the Port of Goole but, like its predecessor, an informative and graphic portrayal of the port from its inception to the present day including its railway connections, past and present. The author enjoyed the privilege of being responsible for both ports. Insofar as Goole is concerned, he was Assistant Docks Manager there from March 1983 until June 1984 and had overall responsibility for the port, along with the much larger Port of Hull, from 1998 until his retirement on 31 March 2003. The following year, he was appointed as non-executive chairman of RMS Europe Group Limited, a stevedoring company operating the Boothferry Terminal in Goole and the owner of two wharves on the River Trent at Flixborough and Gunness. he held that position until July 2007 when, following a successful management buyout, he finally said goodbye to the port transport industry as a means of employment after a career spanning 37 years. However, its fascination remains undiminished especially as its importance, rather amazingly, remains largely unrecognized notwithstanding the fact that some 95% of UK trade is handled through seaports. This amounts to an astonishing total of 560 million tonnes of cargo annually all of which arrives and departs from the ports around our coastline. The ports on the Rivers Humber, Ouse and Trent play an increasingly major part in the UK economy, greater than any other group of ports around a single estuary. The Port of Goole, some 50 miles from the open sea, continues to have an important role to play."--Provided by the publisher 2016 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.2(427.4)
Work and community among West African migrant workers since the nineteenth century / Diane Frost. Frost, Diane 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22(916.6)
Stealing history : the illicit trade in cultural material Watson, Peter 2000 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 902/4:343.359(100)
The Indian slave trade : the rise of the English empire in the American south 1670-1717 Gallay, Alan 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(=97)
Royal Navy uniforms, 1930-1945 / Martin J. Brayley. "Royal Navy Uniforms 1930 - 1945 uses over 400 illustrations - both period images and new colour photographs of original items - to show the clothing of both Officers and Ratings in World War II and during the years leading up to it, when Naval uniforms underwent significant modernization. The illustrations are supported by detailed text describing the development and use of Naval clothing of the time."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.14(42)
Warships : Summer 1997, 129 World Ship Society 1997 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.82
A Golden adventure : the first 50 years of Ultramar Atterbury, Paul 1985 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 382:665.6
Naval courts martial : 1793-1815 /edited by John D. Byrn. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22NRS
Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire : birthplace of Isaac Newton /National Trust. National Trust 2016 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92NEWTON
For valour : Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor battles /Bryan Perrett. Perrett, Bryan. 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.134.22(42)VC
Visiting the National Maritime Museum : a report of a survey of visitors to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich / Smyth, Malcolm. 1985. Smyth, Malcolm 1985 • FOLIO • 8 copies available. 069.62(421.6)
Captives : britain, empire and the world, 1600-1850 Colley, Linda 2002 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.257.72:941-44
RNLI motor lifeboats : the history and development of the Royal Lifeboat Institution's motor lifeboats /Nicholas Leach. Leach, Nicholas 2005. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.125.51
That curious fellow : Captain Basil Hall, R.N. /James McCarthy. "Son of a scientifically-minded Scottish aristocrat, Basil Hall joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13 in 1802. His first naval engagements in America and Spain during the Peninsular War are described, as are his travels in India and the Far East. His renowned interview with Napoleon, while still a prisoner on St. Helena, is featured. He was a confidante of Sir Walter Scott, Dickens and many other distinguished authors of his day. He was renowned for his curiosity and energy and became a popular writer himself based on his world-wide travels and adventures. As an amateur scientist, Hall made important contributions to nautical astronomy, geology and naval technology, being a Fellow of both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and numbered Sir John Herschel, Mary Somerville, and Sir Humphrey Davy among his scientific friends."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HALL
The earliest ships : the evolution of boats into ships 1996 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 629.123.11
Ebb tide in the British maritime industries : change and adaptation, 1918-1990 Jamieson, Alan G 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61(42)"1918/1990"
The evolution of the law of the sea : a study of resources and strategy with special regard to the Polar regions Theutenberg, Bo Johnson 1984 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 919.8/.9
British and Commonwealth warship camouflage of WW II : destroyers, frigates, sloops, escorts, minesweepers, coastal warfare craft, submarines & auxiliaries /Malcolm George Wright. "During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both the vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters. In this new book by maritime artist Mal Wright both the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth are depicted in detail, along with discussion on changes of armament and electronics that effected the outward appearance of each ship. Starting with destroyers from WW1 still in service during WW2, the book progressively covers ships below cruisers, class by class, to provide a detailed and easy-to-use guide to paint schemes in use. In some cases individual ships are shown in the several schemes they wore thus providing a source that covers various periods of service. With 740 full colour illustrations, all of named vessels, this book concentrates information into a single volume to provide a one-stop reference source, and, for the first time in a single volume, it covers not just the well-known ships, but also escort vessels, minesweepers, trawlers, coastal craft and auxiliaries in sequential format. Many schemes would be difficult for the reader to have found other than with the most intensive research so that historians, collectors, modelmakers and wargamers will find this unique reference source absolutely invaluable."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.773(941-44)"1939/1945"
Scurvy : The disease of discovery /Jonathan Lamb "Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other, probing the speechless encounter with powerful sensations to tell the story of the disease that its victims couldn't because they found their illness too terrible and, in some cases, too exciting. Drawing on historical accounts from scientists and voyagers as well as major literary works, Lamb traces the cultural impact of scurvy during the eighteenth-century age of geographical and scientific discovery. He explains the medical knowledge surrounding scurvy and the debates about its cause, prevention, and attempted cures. He vividly describes the phenomenon and experience of "scorbutic nostalgia," in which victims imagined mirages of food, water, or home, and then wept when such pleasures proved impossible to consume or reach. Lamb argues that a culture of scurvy arose in the colony of Australia, which was prey to the disease in its early years, and identifies a literature of scurvy in the works of such figures as Herman Melville, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Francis Bacon, and Jonathan Swift."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 616.392