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One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History
In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives. It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a proposal by Sir William Hillary: the …
Fighter Pilot
'I saw a mass of ME 109s and went up to attack. I looked behind and found three on each side diving to attack me.' Bob Doe, Combat Report 16 August 1940In June 1940, at the age of …
Stanford Tuck
"e;This new volume corrects the previous faults and presents the story of a pilot who was the right man at the right time."e; - Air ClassicsThe first full reappraisal of …
Enterprising Women and Shipping in the Nineteenth Century
An examination of women entrepreneurs who invested in, and often managed, non-feminine businesses such as shipping and shipbuilding in the late eighteenth and nineteenth …
SS Great Britain
In SS Great Britain, Helen Doe provides a narrative account of this famous and historically important ship. Experimental and controversial, Great Britain led the way for iron …
Great Naval Battles
This book recalls 50 of the greatest naval battles to have been fought since medieval times, examining why they took place, who was in command and what impact they had on both the …
First Atlantic Liner
The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the …
Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950
Considers naval leadership and management very widely, moving beyond a focus on leading admirals.Many works on naval history ascribe success to the special qualities of individual …
Brunel's Ships and Boats
This book provides for the first time a complete look at all of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions to the great age of steamship design. From modelling boats as a child to his …
Maritime History of Cornwall
Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall's often distinctive history has been moulded by …