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Churchill: Warrior: How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours by Brian Lavery
Category: Military
On a typical day during the Second World War, Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, issued numerous memos to the ministers and service commanders on different subjects, on both the grand strategy and the detail of the war effort. It was not just his work rate and his self-confide ...Show more
Churchill's Navy by Brian Lavery
Category: Military
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 organization that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the cha ...Show more
Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World by Brian Lavery
Category: History
The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality - that the nation's new destiny, the source of her future wealth and power lay out on the oceans. This book tells t ...Show more
In Which They Served by Brian Lavery
Category: Military
During World War Two the Royal Navy had to expand more than sevenfold to counter numerous threats across the globe. To find officers for this force it had to move well outside its normal supply of boys trained from the age of 13. As a result yachtsmen were recruited and sent to sea, along with possible ...Show more
Legendary Journeys: Ships by Philip Steele; Sebastian Quigley (Illustrator); Brian Lavery
Category: Education | Series: Legendary Journeys Ser.
Legendary Journeys: Ships unfolds the enthralling history of sea-going vessels as they sailed across the globe, from the invention of simple rafts and dugouts to the new technologies of today's luxury liners. Ten two-stage sliders with die-cuts and flaps make dramatic features that pull out to reveal am ...Show more
Nelson's Navy - The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815 by Brian Lavery
Category: History
Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to this edition of the most successful Conway Maritime title. This book is the perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. The book is eminently readable and is the first single-volume work to cover in such depth ...Show more
Royal Yachts Under Sail by Brian Lavery
Category: Sport
From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such in England and built with that special purpose in mind. They were built luxuriously and used for royal vi ...Show more
Ship : 5,000 Years Of Maritime Adventure by Brian Lavery
Category: Transport
From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians, to the most technologically advanced modern battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them. Embark on an epic voyage to find out all about the endeavours of the ...Show more
The Conquest of the Ocean by Brian Lavery
Category: Non-Fiction
This is a captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the oceans history. "Conquest of the Ocean" tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese ...Show more
The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book by Brian Lavery
Category: Military
""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 ...Show more
We Shall Fight on the BeachesDefying Napoleon & Hitler, 1805 and 1940 by Brian Lavery
Category: Military
Brian Lavery, an established authority on the Napoleonic Wars and World War II, articulates the parallels and defining features of these tumultuous periods in our history. He looks at the style and competence of politicians and military commanders and the leadership and example of great men such as Hora ...Show more
Wooden Warship Construction by Brian Lavery
Category: Craft
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such, they re ...Show more
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