This Great Harbour

Author : W.S. Hewison
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788852699
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Great Harbour written by W.S. Hewison and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known by mariners since Viking times as a safe anchorage in notoriously savage waters, Scapa Flow is the seaway that runs between the Orkney mainland and the island of Hoy. As the northern base of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets in two world wars, it witnessed some of the most seminal events in modern naval history. It was from here that The Grand Fleet set off in 1916 to do battle at Jutland; it was from that Lord Kitchener sailed to his death aboard the Hampshire; it was here that the surrendered German fleet was scuttled in May 1919; and it was here that 800 sailors lost their lives in October 1939 when HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German submarine. The late W.S. Hewison's book is the ultimate history of this remarkable place. In addition to the military story, he also tells about the impact war had on the native island community as their remote archipelago was transformed into the hub of Britain's naval war machine.

Author : Anita Diamant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743225724
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Harbor written by Anita Diamant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-10-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the growing friendship between fifty-nine-year-old Kathleen, recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and the slightly younger Joyce, increasingly distant from her teenage daughter and struggling to write a second novel.

Author : China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book List of Lighthouses, Light-vessels, Buoys, Beacons, Etc., on the Coast and Rivers of China written by China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Federico Ugolini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135012575X
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visualizing Harbours in the Classical World written by Federico Ugolini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, there has been intense debate about the reality behind the depiction of maritime cityscapes, especially harbours. Visualizing Harbours in the Classical World argues that the available textual and iconographic evidence supports the argument that these representations have a symbolic, rather than literal, meaning and message, and moreover that the traditional view, that all these media represent the reality of the contemporary cityscapes, is often unrealistic. Bridging the gap between archaeological sciences and the humanities, it ably integrates iconographic materials, epigraphic sources, history and archaeology, along with visual culture. Focusing on three main ancient ports – Alexandria, Rome and Leptis Magna – Federico Ugolini considers a range of issues around harbour iconography, from the triumphal imagery of monumental harbours and the symbolism of harbour images, their identification across the Mediterranean, and their symbolic, ideological and propagandistic messages, to the ways in which aspects of Imperial authority and control over the seas were expressed in the iconography of the Julio-Claudian, Trajan and Severii periods, how they reflected the repute, growth and power of the mercantile class during the Imperial era, and how the use of imagery reflected euergetism and paideia, which would inform the Roman audience about who had power over the sea.

Author : Stephen J Pavlidis
Publisher : Seaworthy Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1892399423
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Island Hopping Digital Guide to the Northern Bahamas - Part II - The Biminis and the Berry Islands written by Stephen J Pavlidis and published by Seaworthy Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Island Hopping Digital Guide series is the digital version of the world famous cruising guides by Stephen J. Pavlidis. This edition covers Part II of the Northern Bahamas - The Biminis and the Berry Islands, Including Information on Crossing the Gulf Stream and the Great Bahama Bank. Contents include detailed information about sailing and cruising in the Bahamas including original full-color charts drawn by the author, extensive navigational instructions, GPS waypoints and full-color aerial photos.

Author : Fodor's
Publisher : Fodor
ISBN 13 : 067900937X
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fodor's Bahamas written by Fodor's and published by Fodor. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly traces the history of the Bahama islands; describes special events, activities, and attractions on each island; and recommends hotels and restaurants.

Author : Andrew Michael Chugg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040002722
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pharos Lighthouse In Alexandria written by Andrew Michael Chugg and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and understanding how it functioned as the archetypal lighthouse in antiquity, when it was described as a “second Sun”. Conceived by Alexander the Great and designed by Sostratus, the Pharos lighthouse stood as an iconic landmark of Alexandria for sixteen centuries until felled by a calamitous earthquake in the fourteenth century. The study of this great lighthouse has been neglected relative to other ancient Wonders such as the Great Pyramid of Giza. This book reconstructs the tower, its lustrous light, stunning statues and astounding story in diligent detail through archaeological evidence and surviving antique texts and images, providing a fresh evaluation of the Pharos, its history, and its legacy. The Roman writer Achilles Tatius termed the Pharos a “second Sun”; this expression is explained and explored here for the first time, and has dramatic implications for the nature of the Pharos’ light. The volume also explores how the creation of the Pharos was a key stimulus for Alexandrian science and astronomy in antiquity. The Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria provides a fascinating new study of this monument of interest to students and scholars of Hellenistic art, architecture, and science, and readers seeking to learn more about one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Author : Aubry de La Mottraye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “The” Voyages and Travels of A. De La Motraye written by Aubry de La Mottraye and published by . This book was released on 1732 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317181360
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Syracuse written by Richard Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syracuse possesses a unique place in the history of the ancient Mediterranean because of its contribution to Greek culture and political thought and practice. Even in the first century BC Cicero could still declare ’You have often heard that of all the Greek cities Syracuse is the greatest and most beautiful.’ Sicily’s strategic location in the Mediterranean brought the city prosperity and power, placing it in the first rank of states in the ancient world. The history and governance of the city were recorded from the fifth century BC and the volume of literary sources comes close to matching the records of Athens or Rome. Combining literary and material evidence this monograph traces the history of Syracuse, offering new arguments about the date of the city’s foundation, and continues through the fifth century when, as a democracy, Syracuse’s military strength grew to equal that of Athens or Sparta, surpassing them in the early fourth century under the tyrant Dionysius I. From ca. 350 BC, however, the city’s fortunes declined as the state was wracked with civil strife as the tyranny lost control. The result was a collapse so serious that the city faced complete and imminent destruction.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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