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Skepp : 5 000 år av äventyr till sjöss
Av Brian Lavery, Bengt O. Hult m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
160 kr
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Skepp - 5 000 år av äventyr till sjöss är ett omfattande verk över människans maritima historia, från de första båtarna fram till dagens moderna fartyg. Här avslöjas dramat bakom de storslagna äventyren till sjöss med fakta om forskningsexpeditioner, sjöslag och kryssningsfartyg - alltsammans rikt …
Nelson's Navy
The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
552 kr
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The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet.Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to this edition of the most successful Conway Maritime title. The book is eminently readable and is the first single-volume work to cover in such depth this vast …
Night to Remember
The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic
Av Brian Lavery, Julian Fellowes m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
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125 kr
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'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-PresidentOn April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming …
Short History of Seafaring
Av Brian Lavery
Häftad, 2019
125 kr
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Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disastersA fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments. For more than 5,000 …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2019
999 kr
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First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboard administration, beyond popular myth and sensational accounts. This volume starts with the formal …
Anson's Navy
Building a Fleet for Empire 1744–1763
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2021
30 kr
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Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier''s fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing …
Wooden Warship Construction
A History in Ship Models
Av Brian Lavery
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artefacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid seventeenth century to the present day. As such …
Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2018
107 kr
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''The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.'' A Seaman''s Pocket-Book, 1943 has found huge appeal with the British public. Presented in …
Empire of the Seas
How the Navy Forged the Modern World
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2018
159 kr
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The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow''s Timewatch series exploring the navy''s rise over four centuries. The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality – that the …
Ship of the Line
A History in Ship Models
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2015
143 kr
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"A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries."—Ships in Scale The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, …
Short History of Seafaring
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2026
28 kr
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A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments. For more than 5,000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. …
Short History of Seafaring
Av Brian Lavery
Ljudbok, 2022
184 kr
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A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments. For more than 5,000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. …
Night to Remember
The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic
Av Brian Lavery, Julian Fellowes m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
108 kr
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'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-PresidentOn April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2019
999 kr
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First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboard administration, beyond popular myth and sensational accounts. This volume starts with the formal …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2019
3082 kr
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First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboard administration, beyond popular myth and sensational accounts. This volume starts with the formal …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
Av Brian Lavery
Häftad, 2020
827 kr
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First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboard administration, beyond popular myth and sensational accounts. This volume starts with the formal …
Anson's Navy
Building a Fleet for Empire 1744-1763
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2021
430 kr
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Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier's fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing …
Two Navies Divided
The British and United States Navies in the Second World War
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2023
377 kr
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The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw's comment that England and America are two countries divided by a common language.' It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and usages …
Two Navies Divided
The British and United States Navies in the Second World War
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw''s comment that ''England and America are two countries divided by a common language.'' It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and …
Two Navies Divided
The British and United States Navies in the Second World War
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw''s comment that ''England and America are two countries divided by a common language.'' It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and …
Royal Yachts Under Sail
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2022
552 kr
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From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind. They were built luxuriously and used for …
Royal Yachts Under Sail
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2022
148 kr
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From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind. They were built luxuriously and used for …
Conquest of the Ocean
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2013
122 kr
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A captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the ocean's historyConquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and …
Seaman's Pocketbook
June 1943, by the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty
Av Brian Lavery
Inbunden, 2018
136 kr
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At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters are broken down into: Sea Terms; …
Empire of the Seas
How the navy forged the modern world
Av Brian Lavery
Häftad, 2018
160 kr
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The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow’s Timewatch series exploring the navy’s rise over four centuries.The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality – that the …
The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2013
63 kr
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""The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.'' A Seaman''s Pocket-Book, 1943'', has found huge appeal with the British public. Presented …
Churchill's Navy
The Ships, People and Organisation, 1939-1945
Av Brian Lavery
E-bok, 2016
308 kr
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In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to …
