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The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham
A 1927 biography of the naval officer and polar explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918), using his own journals.
Admiral Albert Hastings Markham
The story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was “one of the most arresting figures of his time” (The Globe). Few men have lived such an extraordinary life as Admiral Albert Hastings Markham. Besides dedicating five decades of his career to Britain’s Royal Navy, Markham was a voracious reader, prolific writer, keen naturalist, and daring explorer. He battled Chinese pirates during the Second Opium War and Taiping Rebellion; chased down Australian blackbirding ships in the South Pacific; trekked to within 400 miles of the North Pole; hunted buffalo and visited Indian reservations in the United States; observed a bloody war in South A...
The Great Frozen Sea
Albert Hastings Sir Markham's 'The Great Frozen Sea' offers readers an arresting narrative of the British Arctic expedition of 1875, enveloped in the chilling embrace of the polar landscape. This work serves as much as a meticulous historical document as it does a vivid literary voyage, characterized by detailed observations and descriptive richness that attest to Markham's keen perceptiveness and narrative prowess. Within the context of exploration literature, it stands as a testament to the era's indomitable spirit of discovery and the fascination with the Earth's extremities. The chronicle not only maps the journey but also immerses its audience in the epoch's cultural and scientific zeit...
The Great Frozen Sea
Reproduction of the original: The Great Frozen Sea by Albert Hastings Markham
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The Great Frozen Sea
The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert" During the Arctic by Sir Albert Hastings Markham, first published in 1894, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Tirpitz in Norway
In September 1943, under the cover of darkness, six British midget submarines crept into the heart of enemy territory, penetrating a heavily guarded Norwegian fjord in an attempt to eliminate the threat of the powerful German battleship, the Tirpitz. Numerous previous attempts to attack the ship from both air and sea had failed, and this mission was carefully strategized, and undertaken by skilled operatives who had undergone extensive training in an isolated sea loch. Though five of the six X-Craft submarines were either lost or captured, two crews had just enough time to lay their explosive charges, which detonated after they were forced to the surface, putting the Tirpitz out of action for a crucial six-month period. Masterminded from a top-secret naval headquarters on the east coast of Scotland, Operation Source has been memorialised as one of the most daring naval raids of World War II. This new study tells the complete story of this epic operation in unparalleled detail, supported by full-colour illustrations and contemporary photography.
Admirals of the World
This work provides biographies of more than 500 men and women who have served as admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral. While officers from the U.S., British, French and Japanese navies make up the bulk of the work, officers from 22 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, and Spain, are also included. The main criterion for inclusion is that each person must have actively served in the rank of at least rear admiral, but not necessarily in enemy action. This effectively rules out people who were granted the rank on retirement, as a courtesy title or posthumously. The book also includes lists of admirals organized by nationality and by year of birth.
