Author: Phil Carradice
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445630206
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The fascinating history of Pembroke Dock illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Pembroke Dock Through Time
Author: Phil Carradice
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445630206
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The fascinating history of Pembroke Dock illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445630206
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The fascinating history of Pembroke Dock illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Pembrokeshire Coast Through Time
Author: Roger MacCallum
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445630214
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Pembrokeshire Coast has changed and developed over the last century
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445630214
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Pembrokeshire Coast has changed and developed over the last century
Neyland & Llanstadwell Through Time
Author: Simon Hancock
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445615541
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Neyland & Llanstadwell District has changed and developed over the last century.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445615541
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Neyland & Llanstadwell District has changed and developed over the last century.
Welsh Military Airfields Through Time
Author: Alan Phillips
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144563208X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
An interesting look at the Welsh Military Airfields locations used during the war.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144563208X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
An interesting look at the Welsh Military Airfields locations used during the war.
Britannia's Dragon
Author: J.D. Davies
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752494104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Based on extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a compelling story that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Romans to the present. Many Welsh men and women have served in the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries. Welshmen played major parts in voyages of exploration, in the navy's suppression of the slave trade, and in naval warfare from the Viking era to the Spanish Armada, in the American Civil War, both world wars and the Falklands War. Comprehensive, enlightening, and provocative, The Naval History of Wales also explodes many myths about Welsh history, naval historian J.D. Davies arguing that most Welshmen in the sailing navy were volunteers and that, relative to the size of national populations, proportionately more Welsh seamen than English fought at Trafalgar. Written in vivid detail, this volume is one that no maritime or Welsh historian can do without.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752494104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Based on extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a compelling story that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Romans to the present. Many Welsh men and women have served in the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries. Welshmen played major parts in voyages of exploration, in the navy's suppression of the slave trade, and in naval warfare from the Viking era to the Spanish Armada, in the American Civil War, both world wars and the Falklands War. Comprehensive, enlightening, and provocative, The Naval History of Wales also explodes many myths about Welsh history, naval historian J.D. Davies arguing that most Welshmen in the sailing navy were volunteers and that, relative to the size of national populations, proportionately more Welsh seamen than English fought at Trafalgar. Written in vivid detail, this volume is one that no maritime or Welsh historian can do without.
Endeavour
Author: Peter Moore
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374715513
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374715513
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
To the Ends of the Earth
Author: John Evans
Publisher: Paterchurch Publications
ISBN: 1870745086
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher: Paterchurch Publications
ISBN: 1870745086
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Pembroke People
Author: Richard Rose
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953554201
Category : Pembroke (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
"The text is divided into two main parts. Part I is an alphabetical listing of the inhabitants of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, whose occupations are known or identifiable, arranged in sections according to their trades or professions... The normal type of entry is that of a family group, giving details of the husband and wife, their wedding if known, the baptisms of any children and any additional information that is available about the family and its members. About 2400 married couples and the weddings of about 1000 of them are identified in Part I. Part II contains the maiden names of many married women with cross references to their husbands' occupations in Part I, selective references to the trades of other persons and details of persons whose names occur in the parish registers and other sources, but whose occupations are unknown or uncertain"--p. 16.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953554201
Category : Pembroke (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
"The text is divided into two main parts. Part I is an alphabetical listing of the inhabitants of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, whose occupations are known or identifiable, arranged in sections according to their trades or professions... The normal type of entry is that of a family group, giving details of the husband and wife, their wedding if known, the baptisms of any children and any additional information that is available about the family and its members. About 2400 married couples and the weddings of about 1000 of them are identified in Part I. Part II contains the maiden names of many married women with cross references to their husbands' occupations in Part I, selective references to the trades of other persons and details of persons whose names occur in the parish registers and other sources, but whose occupations are unknown or uncertain"--p. 16.
Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy
Author: Lieutenant Commander Lawrie Phillips
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750955201
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock produced over 250 warships for the Royal Navy, including five royal yachts, between its founding in 1814 and its closure after the First World War. Prior to this, no ocean-going ships had ever been built on the south shores of Milford Haven, where the most complex piece of machinery used was the horse-drawn plough. Yet within twenty years Pembrokeshire men were building major British warships and they did so for the next hundred years. This long century, from the Napoleonic Wars until after the First World War, covered all the major changes in warship design and construction, from wood to iron and then steel, and from sail to steam, and paddle wheel to screw propulsion. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated work, naval historian Lawrie Phillips, who was born and bred just outside the dockyard walls, tells the story of this royal yard, its ships and the Pembroke men who built them.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750955201
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock produced over 250 warships for the Royal Navy, including five royal yachts, between its founding in 1814 and its closure after the First World War. Prior to this, no ocean-going ships had ever been built on the south shores of Milford Haven, where the most complex piece of machinery used was the horse-drawn plough. Yet within twenty years Pembrokeshire men were building major British warships and they did so for the next hundred years. This long century, from the Napoleonic Wars until after the First World War, covered all the major changes in warship design and construction, from wood to iron and then steel, and from sail to steam, and paddle wheel to screw propulsion. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated work, naval historian Lawrie Phillips, who was born and bred just outside the dockyard walls, tells the story of this royal yard, its ships and the Pembroke men who built them.
Erebus
Author: Michael Palin
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1771644427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage. Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross’s Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin’s quest for the holy grail of navigation—a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014. Palin travels across the world—from Tasmania to the Falkland Islands and the Canadian Arctic—to offer a firsthand account of the terrain and conditions that would have confronted the Erebus and her doomed final crew. Delving into the research, he describes the intertwined careers of the two men who shared the ship’s journeys: Ross, the organizational genius who mapped much of the Antarctic coastline and oversaw some of the earliest scientific experiments to be conducted there; and Franklin, who, at the age of sixty and after a checkered career, commanded the ship on its last disastrous venture. Expertly researched and illustrated with maps, photographs, paintings, and engravings, Erebus is an evocative account of two journeys: one successful and forgotten, the other tragic yet unforgettable.
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1771644427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage. Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross’s Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin’s quest for the holy grail of navigation—a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014. Palin travels across the world—from Tasmania to the Falkland Islands and the Canadian Arctic—to offer a firsthand account of the terrain and conditions that would have confronted the Erebus and her doomed final crew. Delving into the research, he describes the intertwined careers of the two men who shared the ship’s journeys: Ross, the organizational genius who mapped much of the Antarctic coastline and oversaw some of the earliest scientific experiments to be conducted there; and Franklin, who, at the age of sixty and after a checkered career, commanded the ship on its last disastrous venture. Expertly researched and illustrated with maps, photographs, paintings, and engravings, Erebus is an evocative account of two journeys: one successful and forgotten, the other tragic yet unforgettable.