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Hms Belfast
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Author : Richard Johnstone-Bryden
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2013-06-24
Hms Belfast written by Richard Johnstone-Bryden and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-24 with History categories.
HMS Belfast, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. One of ten Town-class cruisers she saw service on the icy Arctic convoys during the Second World War and was also present for the bombardment of the D-Day beaches in 1944. Later, she saw service during the Korean War.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 turrets and engine rooms 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 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.As seen in Discover Britain Magazine.
Hms Belfast Pocket Manual
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Author : John Blake
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-05-31
Hms Belfast Pocket Manual written by John Blake and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-31 with History categories.
A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship. A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union and assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings and in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet. After the war she saw action in the Korean War and a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250,000 visitors annually. This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board in a handy pocket-sized format, ideal as a gift.
Hms Belfast
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Hms Belfast written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Cruisers (Warships) categories.
Hms Belfast
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Hms Belfast written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Destroyers (Warships) categories.
The Ballad Of Hms Belfast
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Author : Ciaran Carson
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2015-09-10
The Ballad Of Hms Belfast written by Ciaran Carson and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-10 with Poetry categories.
This compendium, made from Ciaran Carson’s previous collections, reveals one of the most remarkable and sustained tours de force in contemporary poetry: the poet’s reimaginign of his native city of Belfast. Carson introduces the reader to a city as full of surreal narrative and imaginative possibility as Borges’ Buenos Aires or Calvino’s Venice; at the same time he never shirks from taking a hard look at the city in all its political and cultural complexity. In its refusal to simplify or romanticize, The Ballad of HMS Belfast is an indispensable guidebook to a city few will know exists. ‘He is the master of the long line; these poems are manic, frightening and funny, and somehow manage to catch the tone of life in modern Belfast’ John Banville, Irish Times ‘It is about Belfast past and present and is full of surprises, savage and witty, human and extravagant. His voice is truly original, both intelligent and passionate’ A. S. Byatt, Sunday Times Books of the Year
Firing On Fortress Europe
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Author : Nick Hewitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-03
Firing On Fortress Europe written by Nick Hewitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
As D-Day unfolded on June 6, 1944, one of the ships supporting the invasion was the HMS Belfast, a Royal Navy light cruiser. Now a popular floating museum on the Thames, the Belfast played an important part not just in the events of that day, but in the longer Battle for Normandy. This book uses firsthand accounts from the rich collections of the Imperial War Museums to tell the story of the planning of and build-up to D-Day, the action and danger of that day, and the ship's subsequent history. Packed with testimony from oral histories, diaries, memoirs, and letters, as well as more than two hundred color photographs, it brings the heroism of D-Day vigorously to life.
The Last Big Gun
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Pool of London Press
Release Date : 2015-10-19
The Last Big Gun written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Pool of London Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-19 with History categories.
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for the cruiser HMS Belfast. After three years of repairs to her broken keel, engine- and boiler-rooms, and extensive refitting, she would go on to play a critical role in the protection of the Arctic Convoys, would fire one of the opening shots at D-Day and continue supporting the Operation Overlord landings for five weeks. Her service continued beyond the Second World War both in Korea and in the Far East before she commenced her life as one of the world’s most celebrated preserved visitor ships in the Pool of London. Her crowning glory however came in December 1943 when, equipped with the latest radar technology, she was to play the leading role in the Battle of the North Cape sinking the feared German battlecruiser Scharnhorst, the bête noir of the Royal Navy. In doing so the ship’s crew made a vital contribution to, what was to be, the final big-gun head-to-head action to be fought at sea. In The Last Big Gun Brian Lavery, the foremost historian of the Royal Navy, employs his trademark wide-ranging narrative style and uses the microcosm of the ship to tell the wider story of the naval war at sea and vividly portray the realities for all of life aboard a Second World War battleship. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and illustrations and will appeal to all those with an interest in military history and life in the wartime Royal Navy. • The illustrious survivor of the last big-gun head-to-head ‘broadside’ engagement at sea • The very first complete ‘biography’ of HMS Belfast • Exhaustively researched from primary sources and interviews and written in the matchless narrative style of the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Brian Lavery • An original work of popular history juxtaposing an in-depth technical understanding with an highly evocative use of quote and anecdote
The Last Big Gun
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2015
The Last Big Gun written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler's newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for the cruiser HMS Belfast. After three years of repairs to her broken keel, engine- and boiler-rooms, and extensive refitting, she would go on to play a critical role in the protection of the Arctic Convoys, would fire one of the opening shots at D-Day and continue supporting the Operation Overlord landings for five weeks. Her service continued beyond the Second World War both in Korea and in the Far East before she commenced her life as one of the world's most celebrated preserved visitor ships in the Pool of London. Her crowning glory however came in December 1943 when, equipped with the latest radar technology, she was to play the leading role in the Battle of the North Cape sinking the feared German battlecruiser Scharnhorst, the bête noir of the Royal Navy. In doing so the ship's crew made a vital contribution to, what was to be, the final big-gun head-to-head action to be fought at sea In The Last Big Gun Brian Lavery, the foremost historian of the Royal Navy, employs his trademark wide-ranging narrative style and uses the microcosm of the ship to tell the wider story of the naval war at sea and vividly portray the realities for all of life aboard a Second World War battleship. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and illustrations and will appeal to all those with an interest in military history and life in the wartime Royal Navy.
Hms Belfast 1938 2018
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Author : Tim Lewin
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2018-10-31
Hms Belfast 1938 2018 written by Tim Lewin and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-31 with History categories.
A book of specially commissioned paintings by celebrated marine artist Jim Rae commemorating the 80th anniversary of the launching of HMS Belfast on St. Patrick's Day 1938 at the Belfast yard of Harland & Wolff. The paintings plot the highlights in the life of the ship's active service career; the capture of the Nazi blockade runner 'SS Cap Norte', her near fatal mining in the Forth, Arctic convoy protection and the pivotal sinking of the Scharnhorst on Boxing Day 1943 and on to the Far East; the 'Yangtse Incident' with HMS Amethyst and the Korean War. This book captures the exhilarating life of this world-famous warship. Jim Rae is a former RN man and knows ships intimately, his work is accurate in every detail. The original book was printed in a limited edition run only as a souvenir for the guests attending the anniversary celebration but proved so popular the publishers decided to open the circulation as an eBook worldwide. The publishers, Lewin of Greenwich Organisation take their name from Terry Lewin who served as a Midshipman in HMS Belfast immediately after she was commissioned into the Royal Navy on the Eve of WW2. Terry Lewin went on to the post of Commander in Chief in 1982 at the time of the Falklands Conflict.
Hms Belfast Guidebook
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Author : Jonathan Asbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Hms Belfast Guidebook written by Jonathan Asbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.