The Royal Navy Officers Pocket Book

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472834100
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book written by Brian Lavery and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""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 the same format, the Officer's Handbook gathers together useful advice and instruction for those naval officers fighting the Second World War on all aspects of their job, expressed in the benevolent language of the day, when authority was respected. The Handbook has been compiled and edited by Brian Lavery, who provides commentary and an introduction. Sections include: the Officer's Aid Memoire containing notes of the training course at one of the officer training schools; Notes for medical officers and treatment of battle casualties afloat; Notes for captains on taking command of their first ship; Notes for commanding officers; Notes on the handling and safety of ships and notes on dealing with disobedience and mutiny. While suffused with nostalgia and charm, the various contents of this book are an authentic presentation of matters of training, authority and deportment in the wartime navy. The book is sure to appeal not only to those who served in the war or had a relative who was in the officer class, but also to anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of the day-to-day administration of the wartime navy.

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Anova Books
ISBN 13 : 9781844860548
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book written by Brian Lavery and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 the same format, the Officer's Handbook gathers together useful advice and instruction for those naval officers fighting the Second World War on all aspects of their job, expressed in the benevolent language of the day, when authority was respected. The Handbook has been compiled and edited by Brian Lavery, who provides commentary and an introduction. Sections include: the Officer's Aid Memoire containing notes of the training course at one of the officer training schools; Notes for medical officers and treatment of battle casualties afloat; Notes for captains on taking command of their first ship; Notes for commanding officers; Notes on the handling and safety of ships and notes on dealing with disobedience and mutiny. While suffused with nostalgia and charm, the various contents of this book are an authentic presentation of matters of training, authority and deportment in the wartime navy. The book is sure to appeal not only to those who served in the war or had a relative who was in the officer class, but also to anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of the day-to-day administration of the wartime navy. '..this is an important document, significant for its sense of time and place'. Good Book Guide 'Pure undiluted nostalgia!'. Ships Monthly magazine '..an authentic presentation of life in the wartime Navy and issues of leadership, discipline and initiative'. Best of British magazine '..this book has enough illustrations, layouts, definitions and first hand information to keep any naval enthusiast fascinated for hours'. Family History Monthly '..exceptional value in every respect'. Navy News '...very highly recommended - another 'little gem' to go alongside the Seaman's Pocket Book on your yacht bookshelf'. Royal Naval Sailing Association Journal

Author : W.M. James
Publisher : Pool of London Press
ISBN 13 : 1910860263
Total Pages : 160 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 160 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.

Author : Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Pocket Book: a Collection of Practical Rules, Notes, and Tables written by Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frederick George Denham Bedford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666773708
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Pocket Book written by Frederick George Denham Bedford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sailor's Pocket Book: A Collection of Practical Rules, Notes, and Tables, for the Use of the Royal Navy, the Mercantile Marine, and Yacht Squadrons ON issuing this, the Second Edition Of the sailor's pocket book, it seems unnecessary to say more than has previously been said as to the object and scope of the publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781472834119
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Seaman's Pocketbook written by Brian Lavery and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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; Navigation; Steering the Ship; Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous (which includes details on uniform and folding a hammock, etc); and Ship Safety. Functional black line illustrations are used throughout, as well as a few pages of colour (used sparingly) for flag recognition. Faithfully reproduced, with a short introduction by Brian Lavery, which explains the importance of a book like this to a navy that had to take on vast numbers of civilians or Hostilities Only men to meet the manning needs of the war, this volume provides a real mixture of wartime nostalgia and historical authenticity. It makes a world now lost to us accessible again, explaining as it does the terms, skills and conventions of ship board life, a life that required a common language, and where failure to respond to orders instantly could mean the difference between life and death. The book is sure to appeal to those who served in the war as well as the current generation who are becoming increasingly interested in the role their grandparents, fathers and uncles played during that time.

Author : Frederick George Denham Bedford
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781296707002
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Pocket Book written by Frederick George Denham Bedford and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford (G.C.B.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 703 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Pocket-book written by Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford (G.C.B.) and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : F. W. R. M.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stripes and Types of the Royal Navy written by F. W. R. M. and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailor's Pocket Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: