HMS Hampshire
Author: James Irvine
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780953594573
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Author: James Irvine
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780953594573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Charles Phillips
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Published: 1930
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Laws
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2019-03-20
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1785904922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn June 1916, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener set sail from Orkney on a secret mission to bolster the Russian war effort. Just a mile off land and in the teeth of a force 9 gale, HMS Hampshire suffered a huge explosion, sinking in little more than fifteen minutes. Crew and passengers numbered 749; only twelve survived. Kitchener's body was never found. Remembered today as the face of the famous First World War recruitment drive, at the height of his career Kitchener was fêted as Britain's greatest military hero since Wellington. By 1916, however, his star was in its descent. A controversial figure who did not make friends easily in Cabinet, he was considered by many to be arrogant, secretive and high-handed. From the moment his death was announced, rumours of a conspiracy began to flourish, with the finger pointed variously at the Bolsheviks, Irish nationalist saboteurs and even the British government. Using newly released files kept secret for almost 100 years, former Cabinet minister David Laws unravels the true story behind the demise of this complex figure, debunking the conspiracy theories and revealing the crucial blunders that the government and military sought to cover up. The result is the definitive account of an event that shook the country and which has been shrouded in mystery ever since.
Author: Doug Macdougall
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 030024908X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the world’s oceans. Conducting deep sea soundings, dredging the ocean floor, recording temperatures, observing weather, and collecting biological samples, the expedition laid the foundations for modern oceanography. Following the ship’s naturalists and their discoveries, earth scientist Doug Macdougall engagingly tells a story of Victorian-era adventure and ties these early explorations to the growth of modern scientific fields. In this lively story of discovery, hardship, and humor, Macdougall examines the work of the expedition’s scientists, especially the naturalist Henry Moseley, who rigorously categorized the flora and fauna of the islands the ship visited, and the legacy of John Murray, considered the father of modern oceanography. Macdougall explores not just the expedition itself but also the iconic place that H.M.S. Challenger has achieved in the annals of ocean exploration and science.
Author: Andy Pare
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2015-09-23
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1326409298
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree hundred and thirty-one names are recorded on Bridlington's War Memorial for those who gave their lives during the Great War. Twenty-eight of these men are recorded as mariners and two were naval aviators who became some of the first members of the Royal Air Force. This book is dedicated to their memory.
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 1246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James S. Pritchard
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780773513259
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compelling account of one of the most ambitious and catastrophic French naval expeditions in the eighteenth century.
Author: United States Naval Institute
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 2302
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Belchamber
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2016-01-12
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1326519964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy Belchamber Family History Research. Researching my history from Northchapel and Kirdford through to Hampton Wick and the USA.A complete family history.