Hms Belfast Pocket Manual

Author : John Blake
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147282783X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HMS Belfast Pocket Manual written by John Blake and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship. A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union and assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings and in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet. After the war she saw action in the Korean War and a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250,000 visitors annually. This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board in a handy pocket-sized format, ideal as a gift.

Author : W.M. James
Publisher : Pool of London Press
ISBN 13 : 1910860263
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916 written by W.M. James and published by Pool of London Press. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James’ New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organization of every aspect of a modern First World War capital ship. The book provides a unique, and highly revealing, insight into life aboard ship, the mechanics of command, seamanship, the issuing of orders, and the broad expectations placed upon British naval officers. Specific sections are dedicated to the organization of watches, the division of work (from fellow officers right through the ship’s company to the ratings), naval routine, parades, anchor and cable work, coaling and right down to the organization of chapel, on-board shops, cleaning and even the ship’s barbers. A series of detailed tables, diagrams and humorous cartons accompany the lucid, period language of the First World War Senior Service and provide a further glimpse below-decks that will appeal to social and family historians, and anyone with a general or specialist interest in naval history. The book, re-published here by the Pool of London Press as The Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916, marks the centenary of the First World War’s most famous, and deadly naval encounter.

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ISBN 13 : 9780901627216
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Author : R. Sheppard
Publisher : Pool of London Press
ISBN 13 : 1910860298
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tank Commander Pocket Manual written by R. Sheppard and published by Pool of London Press. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pioneering tactics and terror of the Blitzkrieg assault, through the carnage of Barbarossa, Kursk, the Desert War, and the Normandy Bocage and the Battle of the Bulge, there were perhaps no more unsettling and merciless positions to occupy in the Second World War than that of a tank commander. This new book puts the reader at the very heart of this “hell on wheels” and presents all of the original information required to perform this most dangerous of wartime battlefield roles. From training manuals and war office memorandums to combat reports and first-hand accounts, The Tank Commander Pocket Manual sits you in the turret position of commander of some of the most fearsome land vehicles. These include the Soviet T-34, the German Panther and its nemesis the American Sherman, the terrifying Tiger I as well as tank variants including flamethrowers and tank destroyers such as the Allied M10 and the StuG III. Original documents, diagrams, technical drawings and reports have been collated and compiled from archives and collections to include original Russian, German and English angles on the commander’s many roles including how to ‘run’ the rest of the crew of this most decisive weapon of the Second World War. • Published to mark the centenary of the tank • Rare, previously unpublished documents • Attractively produced in cloth-bound retro-styled case R Shepherd has worked for many years in military publishing for leading companies such as Casemate and Osprey, and has compiled a number of books. Pool of London Pocket Manuals The new Pocket-Manual series from the Pool of London Press presents some of the most iconic military, naval and transport machines from the last 100 years by means of compiling the original documents, confidential memos, plans and artworks that contributed to their celebrated history. This approach allows the modern reader both to have an excellent understanding of the development of these extremely influential aircraft, AFVs, ships, automobiles and trains, but also provides the unique opportunity for further interpretation through the study of many previously unpublished original documents, diagrams and illustrations. Every volume in the series is skillfully compiled and researched by the leading experts in their field who also provide a lengthy contextualizing introduction. Superbly priced, retro-styled to their historical period, and beautifully hard-bound in debossed cloth, the Pool of London Pockets sell as self-purchase, gift and are excellently suited to book trade as well as to museum stores and heritage outlets across the world.

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844863387
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churchill's Navy written by Brian Lavery and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the challenge with initiative and determination. Divided into twelve sections, the book delves into the structure of naval power from the Board of Admiralty and shore commands to officers and crews, their recruitment and training, daily life and discipline. The roles of the Reserves, Merchant Navy, Royal Marines and Wrens within this structure are also explained. Developments in ship design and technology, as well as advances in intelligence, sensors and armament are all discussed and set in context. The different divisions are dealt with one by one, including the Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Coastal Forces, and Combined Operations. The text is complemented by over 300 illustrations and the personal accounts of those who served.

Author : Imperial War Museum (London)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HMS Belfast Guidebook written by Imperial War Museum (London) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Johnstone-Bryden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472827791
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concorde Pocket Manual written by Richard Johnstone-Bryden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 and made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways and Air France. British Airways' Concordes made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours compared to around eight hours for a 'subsonic flight'. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK and in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands and Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester and Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggesting that Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed and developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
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Download or read book Books Ireland written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. G. Hitchcock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shipfitters Pocket Manual written by R. G. Hitchcock and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: