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An Illustrated History of the Royal Navy
This text is a comprehensive, authoritative, and illustrated history of the Royal Navy from its earliest times to the present day. This edition is updated to include recent operations in the first and second Gulf wars.
The Great Days of Sail
Brought up in Blackwall, Captain Andrew Shewan was the last surviving tea clipper captain when, in his seventies, he set down his experiences. He was on board almost every one of the British clippers he mentions and raced with many of them.
Warship 1994
The latest volume of an annual devoted to the design, development and service history of naval vessels. The book includes a wide range of articles, stretching in time from the Napoleonic Wars to the present day, in geography from Canada to Korea, and in subject matter from the mainstream of the Bismarck to the decided backwaters of naval kite trials.
Himalaya
At some 1500 miles long and 250 miles at its widest the Himalaya range is home to the fourteen greatest mountain peaks on the planet each of which towers over 8,000 metres. Celebrated by the region�s early ancient kingdoms, many of these peaks remain sacred in both the Hindu and Buddhist religions and have additionally inspired western explorers and adventurers for some 300 years. Himalaya examines the geographical origins of the region, its earliest peoples and the onward western discovery and exploration commencing with the Jesuits, progressing through myriad nineteenth century gentlemen surveyors, culminating in Edmund Hilary and Tensing Norgay�s ascent of Everest in 1953 and continui...
The Naval Cutter Alert
Includes bibliographical references (page 27).
The Line of Battle
Although purpose built fighting ships had existed earlier, the principal characteristics of the classic sailing warship were defined in the mid-seventeenth century, and the line of battle ship became ever more distinct. Alongside came the greater specialisation of the fleets and the evolution of the frigate and the adaptation of myriad types of craft for naval use. The story of these developments is clearly elucidated in this paperback volume.
The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815
Gives precise details of the wooden warships built by the Royal Navy between 1600 and 1815, with exact information on sizes and scantlings.
The First Atlantic Liners
The authors' text and illustrations provide a vivid picture of how the well-established traditions of the sailing ship were adapted to promote the development of the paddle ships and the early screw vessels.
