All About The Royal Navy

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All About The Royal Navy

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Author : Sir William Laird Clowes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

All About The Royal Navy written by Sir William Laird Clowes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.

Ships Of The Royal Navy

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Author : J.J. Colledge
language : en
Publisher: Casemate / Greenhill
Release Date : 2010-02-28

Ships Of The Royal Navy written by J.J. Colledge and has been published by Casemate / Greenhill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-28 with History categories.

The essential historical reference on British warships—fully revised. “Right at the top of the ‘must have’ list . . . A book which will get much use ” (Royal Navy and Maritime Book Reviews). This is the fourth fully revised edition of a book first published in 1970. This longevity is testimony to its enduring value as a reference work—indeed, “Colledge,” as the book is universally known, is still the first stop for anyone wanting more information on any British warship from the fifteenth century to the present day when only the name is known. Each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates, and its alphabetical and chronological arrangement makes it easy to track down the right ship—otherwise the Royal Navy’s tradition of reusing the same names can be misleading. When originally published, the second of the two volumes was devoted to minor fighting ships and hired and requisitioned vessels. For the third edition, published in one volume, this material was omitted, but for this edition, all the genuine fighting ships—like the numbered Coastal Forces craft—have been restored, resulting in a convenient but comprehensive single-volume listing of all significant vessels. Since the death of Jim Colledge, who was widely respected for his pioneering research on the technical details of warships, his magnum opus has been updated, corrected, and expanded with similar enthusiasm and attention to detail by Ben Warlow, a retired naval officer and author of a number of books in the field. “An amazing and immensely valuable work of dedicated and persistent research.” —Baird Maritime

All You Wanted To Know About 18th Century Royal Navy

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Author : Rex Hickox
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-06

All You Wanted To Know About 18th Century Royal Navy written by Rex Hickox and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06 with Reference categories.

This book is chock-full of info about the 18th Cent. Royal Navy. It answers many questions about the sailors, officers and their living conditions. It explains how the flags of Great Britian evolved and their protocol. One chapter is on 18th century medicine, & the beliefs of that period, plus it contains an excellent glossary of medical terms (41 pages), and one of nautical expressions. For anyone interested in 18th Century Sailing Ships, this book will be a welcome addition to your library

A List Of All The Ships And Vessels Of Her Majesties Royal Navy

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1706*

A List Of All The Ships And Vessels Of Her Majesties Royal Navy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1706* with categories.

Royal Naval Biography Or Memoirs Of The Services Of All The Flag Officers Superannuated Rear Admirals Retired Captains Post Captains And Commanders Whose Names Appeared On The Admiralty List Of Sea Officers At The Commencement Of The Present Year Or Who Have Since Been Promoted Illustrated By A Series Of Historical And Explanatory Notes With Copious Addenda Captains Commanders

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Author : John Marshall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832

Royal Naval Biography Or Memoirs Of The Services Of All The Flag Officers Superannuated Rear Admirals Retired Captains Post Captains And Commanders Whose Names Appeared On The Admiralty List Of Sea Officers At The Commencement Of The Present Year Or Who Have Since Been Promoted Illustrated By A Series Of Historical And Explanatory Notes With Copious Addenda Captains Commanders written by John Marshall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with categories.

The Royal Navy In Eastern Waters

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Author : Andrew Boyd
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-03-30

The Royal Navy In Eastern Waters written by Andrew Boyd and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with History categories.

How British naval power in the Indian Ocean played a critical early role in WWII: “Commands the reader's attention. . . . a history game-changer.” —Warship, Naval Books of the Year This new work tells the compelling story of how the Royal Navy secured the strategic space from Egypt in the west to Australasia in the East through the first half of the Second World War—and explains why this contribution, made while Russia’s fate remained in the balance and before American economic power took effect, was so critical. Without it, the war would certainly have lasted longer and decisive victory might have proved impossible. After the protection of the Atlantic lifeline, this was surely the Royal Navy’s finest achievement, the linchpin of victory. The book moves authoritatively between grand strategy, intelligence, accounts of specific operations, and technical assessment of ships and weapons. It challenges established perceptions of Royal Navy capability and will change the way we think about Britain’s role and contribution in the first half of the war. The Navy of 1939 was stronger than usually suggested and British intelligence did not fail against Japan. Nor was the Royal Navy outmatched by Japan, coming very close to a British Midway off Ceylon in 1942. And it was the Admiralty, demonstrating a reckless disregard for risks, that caused the loss of Force Z in 1941. The book also lays stress on the key part played by the American relationship in Britain’s Eastern naval strategy. Superbly researched and elegantly written, it adds a hugely important dimension to our understanding of the war in the East.

A New List Of All The Ships And Vessels Of Her Majesties Royal Navy When Where And By Whom Built And Rebuilt With Their Burthen And Number Of Men And Guns

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Author : Great Britain. Royal Navy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1710

A New List Of All The Ships And Vessels Of Her Majesties Royal Navy When Where And By Whom Built And Rebuilt With Their Burthen And Number Of Men And Guns written by Great Britain. Royal Navy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1710 with categories.

Ships Of The Royal Navy

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language : en
Publisher:
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The Achievement Of The British Navy In The World War

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Author : John Leyland
language : en
Publisher: GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Release Date : 1917

The Achievement Of The British Navy In The World War written by John Leyland and has been published by GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.

When King George returned from the visit he paid to the Grand Fleet in June, 1917, he sent a message to Admiral Sir David Beatty, who had succeeded Sir John Jellicoe in the command, in which he said that “never had the British Navy stood higher in the estimation of friend or foe.” His Majesty spoke of people who reason and understand. But it is certainly true that the work of the Sea Service during this unparalleled war has never been properly appreciated by many of those who have benefited by it most. The silent Navy does its work unobserved. The record of its heroism and the services it renders pass unobserved by the multitude. Sometimes it emerges to strike a blow, engage in a “scrap,” or, it may be, to fight a battle, and then it retires into obscurity again. Its achievements are forgotten. Only the bombardment of a coast town or the torpedoing of a big ship, which the Navy did not frustrate, is remembered. Such has been the case in all the naval campaigns of the past. Englishmen, who depend upon the Navy for their security and the means of their life and livelihood, as well as for their power of action against their enemies, are but half conscious of what the Fleet is doing for them. On this matter, British statesmen, when they speak about the war, almost invariably fail to enlighten them. Who can wonder that people in the Allied countries are still less able to realise that behind all the fighting of their own armies lies the influence of sea-power, exercised by the British Fleet and the fleets that came one after another into co-operation with it? Without this power of the sea there could have been no hope of success in the war. As the King said, the Navy defends British shores and commerce, and secures for England and her Allies the ocean highways of the world. The purpose of this book is to show how these things are done. On the first day of hostilities the British Navy laid hold upon the road that would lead to victory. There is no hyperbole in saying that the Grand Fleet, in its northern anchorages, from the very beginning, influenced the military situation throughout the world, and made possible many of the operations of the armies, which could neither have been successfully initiated nor continued without it. But in the early days of August, 1914, when, from the war cloud which had overshadowed Europe, broke forth the lurid horrors of the conflict, the situation was extremely critical. What was required to be done had to be done quickly and unhesitatingly, lest the enemy should strike an unforeseen blow. Happily, with faultless knowledge, the strategy of the emergency was realised, and with unerring instinct and sagacity it was applied. The foresight of great naval administrators, and chiefly of Lord Fisher, who had brought about the regeneration of the British Navy, shaping it for modern conditions, was justified a thousandfold. Never was the need of exerting sea command more urgent than at the outbreak of war. Everything that Englishmen had won in all the centuries of the storied past was involved in the quarrel. Only by mastery of the sea could the country be made secure. Its soil had never been trodden by an invader since Norman William came in 1066. The very food that was eaten and the things by which the industries and commerce of the country existed demanded control at sea. If the British Empire was to be safe from aggression it must be safeguarded on every sea. If England was to set armies in any foreign field of operations, and to retain and maintain them there, with the gigantic supplies they would require; if she was to render help to her Allies in men or munitions or anything else, whether they came from England, or the United States, or any other country, and were landed in France, Russia, Italy, or Greece, or in Egypt, Mesopotamia, or East or West Africa, for the defeat of the enemy, that must be done by virtue of power at sea. To be continue in this ebook...

The Royal Navy And Falklands War

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Author : David Brown
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1987-07-13

The Royal Navy And Falklands War written by David Brown and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-07-13 with History categories.

Soldiers and journalists alike wasted no time in telling the story of the campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands after the Argentinian invasion in April, 1982. Almost without exception, however, they are concerned largely on the role of the Army, for it was the part they played which particularly fired the public imagination, and it may be said that the role of the Royal and Merchant Navies, the abiding images of which are for many the pictures of the exploding frigate Antelope, and the burning Atlantic Conveyor, has hitherto been overshadowed by the yomping of the Marines and the exploits of certain gentleman of the press. Yet none of them would have been there at all had the Royal Navy not provided the necessary transport, not to mention air cover and bombardment support. In the book David Brown, head of what was formally the Naval Historical Branch at the Ministry of Defence, tells in full for the first time the extraordinary story of how the fleet was assembeled; of how merchant-ships from luxury liners such as the Canberra to cargo-carriers of every description were 'Taken Up Form Trade' and, in a staggeringly short time, converted to their new role. He describes the stupendous problems presented by the assembling, and stowing, of the thousands of tons of stores and equipment needed by the Expeditionary Forces and the way in which these problems were dealt with.