Author: Keble Howard
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Glory of Zeebrugge and the "Vindictive,"
Author: Keble Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Gunpowder & Glory
Author: Harry Smee
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612008453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The thrilling biography of the brilliant British inventor and daredevil war hero whose efforts saved countless lives during WWI. Though he only lived to be 33, Wing Commander Frank Brock had accomplished much in his short life. The scion of the world-famous Brock Fireworks company, he is best known as the inventor of the Brock Bullet—the explosive bullet used to destroy German Zeppelins. He also invented the Dover Flares which lit up the sea at night and forced U-boats into deep mine fields. But his exploits went far beyond the engineering lab. As a secret agent Brock dashed to France on his wedding day, snuck into Switzerland, rowed across Lake Constance into enemy territory, and orchestrated the world’s first strategic bombing raid at the zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen, Germany. On the day of his untimely death, he led the charge in a surprise naval attack on Zeebrugge, Belgium, only made possible by the smoke screen he invented to mask their approach. Co-authored by his grandson, Gunpowder and Glory tells more than Brock’s amazing life of invention and heroism. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of C.T. Brock & Company Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank’s five-times great-grandfather.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612008453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The thrilling biography of the brilliant British inventor and daredevil war hero whose efforts saved countless lives during WWI. Though he only lived to be 33, Wing Commander Frank Brock had accomplished much in his short life. The scion of the world-famous Brock Fireworks company, he is best known as the inventor of the Brock Bullet—the explosive bullet used to destroy German Zeppelins. He also invented the Dover Flares which lit up the sea at night and forced U-boats into deep mine fields. But his exploits went far beyond the engineering lab. As a secret agent Brock dashed to France on his wedding day, snuck into Switzerland, rowed across Lake Constance into enemy territory, and orchestrated the world’s first strategic bombing raid at the zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen, Germany. On the day of his untimely death, he led the charge in a surprise naval attack on Zeebrugge, Belgium, only made possible by the smoke screen he invented to mask their approach. Co-authored by his grandson, Gunpowder and Glory tells more than Brock’s amazing life of invention and heroism. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of C.T. Brock & Company Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank’s five-times great-grandfather.
Bulletin
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Chen Hua
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Category : Propaganda, British
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Category : Propaganda, British
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina
Author: Elizabeth A. Sudduth
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570035906
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue provides a reference tool for the study of one of the great watershed moments in history on both sides of the Atlantic serving historians, researchers, and collectors.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570035906
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue provides a reference tool for the study of one of the great watershed moments in history on both sides of the Atlantic serving historians, researchers, and collectors.
Ostend and Zeebrugge, April 23: May 10, 1918
Author: Roger Keyes
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Category : Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
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Category : Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs
Author: Stephen Snelling
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750951974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Naval VCs is a complete record of almost fifty men who won the Victoria Cross while serving in the Royal Navy during the First World War. They include the conflict's youngest and oldest winners in operations ranging from the Atlantic to the coast of Africa and from the Straits of Otranto to the rivers of Mesopotamia. These awards were won aboard all manner of fighting ships, from disguised schooner to light cruiser, from motor launch to submarine and from river steamer to battle cruiser. This book charts the lives and careers of the VC recipients and presents graphic accounts of their award-winning actions based on original material, much of it from eyewitness sources.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750951974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Naval VCs is a complete record of almost fifty men who won the Victoria Cross while serving in the Royal Navy during the First World War. They include the conflict's youngest and oldest winners in operations ranging from the Atlantic to the coast of Africa and from the Straits of Otranto to the rivers of Mesopotamia. These awards were won aboard all manner of fighting ships, from disguised schooner to light cruiser, from motor launch to submarine and from river steamer to battle cruiser. This book charts the lives and careers of the VC recipients and presents graphic accounts of their award-winning actions based on original material, much of it from eyewitness sources.
A Select Analytical List of Books Concerning the Great War
Author: George Walter Prothero
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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Languages : en
Pages : 1228
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The Blocking of Zeebrugge
Author: Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter
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Category : Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Publisher:
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Category : Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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