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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 938
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HMS Pickle
Author: Peter Hore
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750966599
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood’s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson. A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon. In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle’s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis’s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750966599
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood’s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson. A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon. In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle’s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis’s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.
The Nautical Magazine
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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Publisher:
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle
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Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Languages : en
Pages : 920
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General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners
Author: Great Britain. Emigration Commission
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 774
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 774
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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1837
Author: Various
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108053890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 925
Book Description
The 1837 Nautical Magazine reports on Darwin's 1831 voyage on the Beagle, as well Caribbean piracy and Australian harbours.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108053890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 925
Book Description
The 1837 Nautical Magazine reports on Darwin's 1831 voyage on the Beagle, as well Caribbean piracy and Australian harbours.
For the Love of the Navy
Author: Ray Hamilton
Publisher: Summersdale
ISBN: 1786854473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
From magnificent vessels like the Tudor warship Mary Rose and the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, to the naval heroes and dramatic sea battles that make up the British Navy’s illustrious history, and looking at the remarkable people who serve in her ranks today, this fascinating miscellany celebrates the oldest of the UK’s armed services.
Publisher: Summersdale
ISBN: 1786854473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
From magnificent vessels like the Tudor warship Mary Rose and the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, to the naval heroes and dramatic sea battles that make up the British Navy’s illustrious history, and looking at the remarkable people who serve in her ranks today, this fascinating miscellany celebrates the oldest of the UK’s armed services.
Sri Lanka Army, National Security and Defense Policy Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Military Laws
Author: IBP USA
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 143304613X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 143304613X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Yellow Demon of Fever
Author: Manuel Barcia
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300252013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded along with human lives. Manuel Barcia examines the battle waged against disease, where traders fought against loss of profits while enslaved Africans fought for survival. Although efforts to control disease and stop epidemics from spreading brought little success, the medical knowledge generated by people on both sides of the conflict contributed to momentous change in the medical cultures of the Atlantic world.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300252013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded along with human lives. Manuel Barcia examines the battle waged against disease, where traders fought against loss of profits while enslaved Africans fought for survival. Although efforts to control disease and stop epidemics from spreading brought little success, the medical knowledge generated by people on both sides of the conflict contributed to momentous change in the medical cultures of the Atlantic world.
Heart of Oak
Author: Tristan Jones
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Following the account of his childhood and his early years aboard in A Steady Trade, Tristan Jones now looks back to his years below decks in the Royal Navy during World War II.
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Following the account of his childhood and his early years aboard in A Steady Trade, Tristan Jones now looks back to his years below decks in the Royal Navy during World War II.
The Seaforth Bibliography
Author: Eugene Rasor
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848320027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 875
Book Description
This remarkable work is a comprehensive historiographical and bibliographical survey of the most important scholarly and printed materials about the naval and maritime history of England and Great Britain from the earliest times to 1815. More than 4,000 popular, standard and official histories, important articles in journals and periodicals, anthologies, conference, symposium and seminar papers, guides, documents and doctoral theses are covered so that the emphasis is the broadest possible. But the work is far, far more than a listing. The works are all evaluated, assessed and analysed and then integrated into an historical narrative that makes the book a hugely useful reference work for student, scholar, and enthusiast alike. It is divided into twenty-one chapters which cover resource centres, significant naval writers, pre-eminent and general histories, the chronological periods from Julius Caesar through the Vikings, Tudors and Stuarts to Nelson and Bligh, major naval personalities, warships, piracy, strategy and tactics, exploration, discovery and navigation, archaeology and even naval fiction. Quite simply, no-one with an interest and enthusiasm for naval history can afford to be without this book at their side.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848320027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 875
Book Description
This remarkable work is a comprehensive historiographical and bibliographical survey of the most important scholarly and printed materials about the naval and maritime history of England and Great Britain from the earliest times to 1815. More than 4,000 popular, standard and official histories, important articles in journals and periodicals, anthologies, conference, symposium and seminar papers, guides, documents and doctoral theses are covered so that the emphasis is the broadest possible. But the work is far, far more than a listing. The works are all evaluated, assessed and analysed and then integrated into an historical narrative that makes the book a hugely useful reference work for student, scholar, and enthusiast alike. It is divided into twenty-one chapters which cover resource centres, significant naval writers, pre-eminent and general histories, the chronological periods from Julius Caesar through the Vikings, Tudors and Stuarts to Nelson and Bligh, major naval personalities, warships, piracy, strategy and tactics, exploration, discovery and navigation, archaeology and even naval fiction. Quite simply, no-one with an interest and enthusiasm for naval history can afford to be without this book at their side.