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Author | : John Johnson-Allen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021-05-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781849954853 |
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Author | : Jon Wise |
Publisher | : Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2023-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399041746 |
Download The Royal Navy and Fishery Protection Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From the first recorded mention of British ships protecting of fishing vessels in the late fourteenth century through to recent controversies over the change in emphasis to border patrols and overseas deployments, the story of the Royal Navy’s ‘Cinderella Fleet’ involves many dramatic incidents; until now, however, there has never been a book dedicated to the subject. Naval historian Jon Wise’s new work will rectify this omission. Historically there have been two main reasons why protecting fishing vessels was so important: first, fish have always constituted an essential part of the nation’s diet while, secondly, fishermen have been an important source of skilled personnel for the Royal Navy itself. It is claimed that the Fishery Protection Squadron (FPS) is the oldest in the fleet, pre-dating the formal creation of the Navy itself in the early part of the sixteenth century, yet it still remains comparatively little-known. The Squadron’s most famous operations were the ‘Cod Wars’ of 1958–76, but for six centuries it has been engaged in the many important tasks of protection and policing of fishing fleets, though more recently it has turned its attention to patrolling oil and gas fields, overseeing quotas and sustainability, and policing the ongoing disagreements over who can fish where and when. The author covers subjects as diverse as the battles with the Dutch for dominance in the North Sea, the protection of fishing on the eastern seaboard of America, and the role of the Squadron in the two World Wars. Containing many first-hand accounts, this thought-provoking narrative will be of particular interest to all those RN personnel who have served in the Squadron, and is set to become the definitive account of this vital but often unsung component of Britain’s naval forces, and its impact on national life.
Author | : Steve Dunn |
Publisher | : Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2020-01-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526742764 |
Download Battle in the Baltic Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Though, for most participants, the First World War ended on 11 November 1918, the Royal Navy found itself, despite four years of slaughter and war weariness, fighting a fierce and brutal battle in the Baltic Sea against Bolshevik Russia in an attempt to protect the fragile independence of the newly liberated states of Estonia and Latvia. This new book by Steve R Dunn describes the events of those two years when RN ships and men, under the command of Rear Admiral Walter Cowan, found themselves in a maelstrom of chaos and conflicting loyalties, and facing multiple opponents – the communist forces of the Red Army and Navy, led by Leon Trotsky; the gangs of freebooting German soldiers, the Freikorps, intent on keeping the Baltic states under German domination; and the White Russian forces, bent on retaking Petrograd and rebuilding the Russian Empire. During this hard-fought campaign there were successes on both sides. For example, the Royal Navy captured two destroyers that were given to the Estonians; but the submarine L-55 was sunk by Russian warships, lost with all hands. Seeking revenge in a daring sequence of attacks and using small coastal motor boats, the RN sank the cruiser Oleg and badly damaged two Russian battleships. Today few people are aware of this exhausting campaign and the sacrifices made by Royal Navy sailors (three VCs were won), but the pages of this book retell their exciting but forgotten stories and, using much first-hand testimony, bring back to life the critical naval operations that prevented the retaking of the new Baltic countries that Churchill saw as an essential shield against the encroachment of the Bolsheviks into Europe. An uneasy peace prevailed until 1939.
Author | : Nicholas Jellicoe |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Scapa Flow Scuttling, Scotland, 1919 |
ISBN | : 9781526754585 |
Download The Last Days of the High Seas Fleet Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Analyzes the fleet mutiny in the last months of the War that precipitated a social revolution in Germany and the eventual collapse of the will to fight. The Armistice terms imposed the humiliation of virtual surrender on the High Seas Fleet, and the conditions under which it was interned are described in detail. Meanwhile the victorious Allies wrangled over the fate of the ships, an issue that threatened the whole peace process.
Author | : Royal Institution of Naval Architects |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : Naval architecture |
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Author | : Gordon A. Harrison |
Publisher | : BDD Promotional Books Company |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1993-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780792458562 |
Download Cross Channel Attack Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 920 |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Electronic government information |
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Download The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : George Catlett Marshall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download Memoirs of My Services in the World War, 1917-1918 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
George C. Marshall was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Secretary of State, his name was given to the Marshall Plan, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. He drafted this manuscript while he was in Washington, D.C., between 1919 and 1924 as aide-de-camp to General of the Armies John J. Pershing. However, given the growing bitterness of the "memoirs wars" of the period he decided against publication, and the draft sat unused until the 1970s when Marshall's step-daughter and her husband decided to publish it.
Author | : Ian Hamilton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Download Gallipoli Diary Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Den engelske General Ian Hamilton's dagbog fra kampene ved Gallipoli, ved Dardanellerne, 1915-16, under 1. Verdenskrig. Kampene var meget blodige med store tabstal for den engelske side.
Author | : Herbert Hoover |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Presidents |
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