Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Brian Lavery
yhteensä 50 hakutulosta
A Night to Remember
'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 …
Skepp : 5 000 år av äventyr till sjöss
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 …
Last Big Gun
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career …
The Luckiest Thirteen
A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men’s lives.The English port city of Hull was home to ‘three day millionaires’ – trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were …
Two Navies Divided
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 …
Nelson's Navy
A fully illustrated, large-format, in-depth description of the Royal Navy in Lord Nelson's time.
Empire of the Seas
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 …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
The idea behind this volume, according to its editor Brian Lavery, was to give a rounded picture of life at sea during the age of sail. It concentrates on the daily routine of …
Ship of the Line
';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 …
Luckiest Thirteen
A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, mens lives.The English port city of Hull was home to three day millionaires trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were …
Bali in its Middle Ages
Bali, island of many gods, and long unspoiled by modern obsessions. For a hundred years the magnet for hermit artists, for revelling hippie surfers, for wide-eyed boomer travellers …
Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
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 …