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Author
Publisher
National Maritime Museum
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Jim McLoughlin joined the Royal Navy in 1939. He was returning home on leave in September 1942 aboard HMS Laconia when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. The ensuing tale of his survival is a heart-rending account of hope repeatedly crushed by adversity, only to rise again.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
An authoritative biography of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC. By any standards his career was remarkable and began with him in the Royal Navy in the Crimea before transferred to the cavalry 'to see more action'. He won his VC in India and became a member of Wolseley's select Ashanti Ring which ensured his advancement.
23) The lion at sea
Author
Series
Captain Kelly Maguire trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Lamplight Audiobooks
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young recruit; a cataclysmic war; a baptism by fire... A gritty adventure full of danger, blood and guts, perfect for fans of Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Confident and strong willed, Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. A constant and abiding love of the ocean would prove to be the making of him. When the call of war is heard in the early 1910s, Kelly knows that he must answer it. Enlisting in the Royal...
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Judy, a beautiful English pointer, was cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought alongside her. Half beaten to death by Japanese soldiers, almost drowned in the treacherous waters of the Yangtze River whilst serving as ship's dog on British Gunboat the Gnat, bombed by Japanese warplanes in HMS Grasshopper, shipwrecked on a desert island, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the SS Van Waerwijck...
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Judy, a beautiful English pointer, was cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought alongside her. Half beaten to death by Japanese soldiers, almost drowned in the treacherous waters of the Yangtze River whilst serving as ship's dog on British Gunboat the Gnat, bombed by Japanese warplanes in HMS Grasshopper, shipwrecked on a desert island, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the SS Van Waerwijck...
26) HMS Hazard
Author
Series
John Pearce volume 16
Language
English
Description
1796. John Pearce is stuck with a difficult mission, a raw crew of Quota Men forced to enlist in the Royal Navy, four brand new midshipmen as well as Samuel Oliphant, companion cum spy, whom he finds a constant irritant. In his favour he commands HMS Hazard, a sound and speedy warship, a pair of competent officers and, of course, his trusty old friends the Pelicans. Their primary mission is to head for the Mediterranean Fleet and warn Admiral Sir...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Napoleonic Wars saw Britain immersed in a conflict of unprecedented scale and intensity. With France dominant on the European mainland, the fate of the British population rested first and foremost on the Royal Navy and the thousands of individuals who served on warships around the world. Most famous of all was Horatio Nelson, who won a notable victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In this compelling history, James Davey traces...
Author
Publisher
Tempus
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Within ten years of man's first flight, the armies and navies of the world had seen the potential of the flying machine. In this text, Maurice Cocker looks at the ships of the Royal Navy which have carried and used aircraft since the first aircraft-carrier was built in 1912.
29) Wartime princess
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
It's 1939, Europe is on the verge of war and Princess Margaret begins a diary. But more exciting than blackouts, evacuees, and doodlebugs is her sister Elizabeth's blossoming romance with Prince Philip of Greece. Margaret dreams of a royal wedding, but Philip is sent to serve in the navy and Elizabeth longs to join the army.
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