Author: Great Britain. AdmiraltyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
The Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of Her Majesty's Naval Service
Author: Great Britain. AdmiraltyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
Churchill's Navy
Author: Brian LaveryPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1844863387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination. Divided into twelve sections, the book delves into the structure of naval power from the Board of Admiralty and shore commands to officers and crews, their recruitment and training, daily life and discipline. The roles of the Reserves, Merchant Navy, Royal Marines and Wrens within this structure are also explained. Developments in ship design and technology, as well as advances in intelligence, sensors and armament are all discussed and set in context. The different divisions are dealt with one by one, including the Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Coastal Forces, and Combined Operations. The text is complemented by over 300 illustrations and the personal accounts of those who served.
In which They Served
Author: Brian LaveryPublisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"During the Second World War, Britain's Royal Navy had to expand more than sevenfold, in the faces of the threat of invasion, enemy bombing and the need to carry out campaigns all around the world. To find officers for this force it had to move well outside its normal supply of boys trained from the age of 13. It started by recruiting yachtsmen and giving them a smattering of naval discipline before sending them to sea. Then it sent possible officers into action as ordinary seamen, to live a hard and dangerous life in destroyers. Selected men were then given their officer training in three months in an improved seaside base at Brighton. They sailed as officers in all kinds of ships, including the new landing craft which would invade North Africa, Italy and Normandy. Those appointed to escort vessels came under the fearsome gaze of Commodore Stephenson, the 'Terror of Tobermory', before being sent out on convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic." "One of Britain's leading naval historians looks at the social background of British wartime naval recruits, the training methods, the personal experiences of those involved and what they had to learn to become an officer of the watch on the bridge of a warship, or even the captain of a landing craft or frigate in the Second World War. The book draws widely from personal experiences of those who served and presents a rich collection of wry quotes and numerous anecdotes from household names such as Alec Guinness, Evelyn Waugh, Nicholas Monsarrat and George Melly as we follow them through the rigours of the war at sea. In Which They Served also has much to say on seamanship, naval technology, leadership and organisation."--BOOK JACKET.
Transactions
Author: Institute of Marine EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Annual Report and Financial Statement and Minutes of Annual Meeting
Author: Institute of Marine EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Includes Annual report.
The Illustrated London News
Author: Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil
Author: Worrall Reed CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1308
Book Description
Author: