Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Pike & Cutlass
Author: Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy
Author: George GibbsPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040564678
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy" by George Gibbs. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Hero Tales of Our Navy, Pike & Cutlass
Author: Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
Author: B. LaveryPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000152715
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The idea behind this volume, according to its editor Brian Lavery, was to give a rounded picture of life at sea during the age of sail. It concentrates on the daily routine of shipboard life rather than more dramatic events such as battles and mutiny. It supplements other volumes produced by the Navy Records Society, notably Five Naval Journals 1789-1817 (vol 91, 1951, ed H G Thursfield) and The Health of Seamen (vol 107, 1965, ed C C Lloyd.) The selection begins in the second quarter of the eighteenth century because, stated Brian Lavery, ‘there are no suitable documents from earlier periods’ and closes in 1815, when the navy entered a new era with the advent of steam and a long period of peace. One of the most important aspects of shipboard life was that it was intensely self-contained, especially in the later part of the age of sail. After the conquest of scurvy, ships were able to stay at sea for many months at a time and the world-wide battle for empire caused them to make very long voyages, often away from their home bases over a period of years. Even in port seamen often stayed on board and shore leave was not in any sense a right. This volume throws a spotlight on the way in which a crew of up to 850 men could be crammed into a small space for many months at a time, and the ways in which they were fed, clothed, allocated space for eating and sleeping, at the same time as they were organised for sailing and battle duties. It contains separate sections dealing with Admiralty Regulations, Captain’s Orders, Medical Journals, discipline and punishment. It also includes an extensive glossary of the nautical terms and descriptions of the time.
The Rebellion Record
Author: MooreThe Rebellion Record
Author: Frank MoorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
A Dictionary of Suffolk Crests
Author: Joan CorderPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851155548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A record of crests of Suffolk and Norfolk families arranged by charge or object, covering 600 years and c.8,000 names. This volume offers a comprehensive guide to the heraldry of Suffolk over more than six centuries, covering around 8,000 names and acting as a companion to the earlier Dictionary of Suffolk Arms(1965). It is the first attempt to produce an Ordinary of crests, a classification by charge or object using standardised groupings, arranged in such a manner that they may be readily identified when the name of the bearer is unknown; the usual arrangement isalphabetical by name, an Armory. Although it relates specifically to Suffolk, many crests relating to Norfolk families are given, the two counties having always been closely connected heraldically and genealogically. The book willbe of interest for all those interested in heraldry and, on a wider level, act as a handbook for the identification of crests when borne alone, on artefacts ranging from signet rings and silverware to pub signs and school uniformcrests. JOAN CORDER, the author of a Dictionary of Suffolk Arms, is an independent scholar and recognised authority on East Anglian heraldry.
Charles Vernon
Author: Henry SeniorThe Rebellion Record: Sept. '61-Jany. '62
Author: Frank MoorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
![The petrel, by a naval officer [W. Fisher]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/8r4BAAAAQAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: William Fisher