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Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The Royal Navy List, Or, Who's who in the Navy
Author: The Royal Navy List Or Who's who in the Navy
Author: The Royal Navy List Or Who's Who in the Navy
Author: The Royal Navy List
Author: The Royal Navy List Or Who's who in the Navy
Author: The Navy List
Author: Great Britain. AdmiraltyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
Book Description
The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941
Author: Jonathan ParkinsonPublisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1788035216
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A definitive history of the Royal Navy’s China Station. In the The Navy List for April 1864 the China Station was first shown as a separate Royal Navy Station . It remained as such until the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 which was to signal the end of that era. In addition to a precis of the lives and naval careers of each of the Commanders in Chief of the China Station, this volume also gives relevant information outlining something of the concurrent internal affairs of China and Japan. Both are very different but sad tales, the former in decline towards the end of the Manchu Ch’ing dynasty and then into the chaotic 1920’s and 1930’s, and the latter increasingly adopting a militaristic attitude which was to result in their disaster of the Pacific War of 1941-1945. As a reminder of these days long gone are interwoven brief references to the British Consular Service. This is especially relevant for China, and for a shorter period for Japan during that era of extraterritoriality. Mention is also made of the British Colonial Service with whom, necessarily, the Navy worked very closely. In addition, being one important reason for it all, frequent references are made to a few British shipping and trading interests together with those of some other nations. All of these areas are linked together to give a definitive history of this very important Royal Navy Station.
The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy
Author: John Griffith ArmstrongPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774841052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 is a defining event in the Canadian consciousness, yet it has never been the subject of a sustained analytical history. Astonishingly, until now no one has consulted the large federal government archives that contain first-hand accounts of the disaster and the response of national authorities. Canada's recently established navy was at the epicentre of the crisis. Armstrong reveals the navy's compelling, and little-known, story by carefully retracing the events preceding the disaster and the role of the military in its aftermath. He catches the pulse of disaster response in official Ottawa and provides a compelling analysis of the legal manoeuvres, rhetoric, blunders, public controversy, and crisis management that ensued. His disturbing conclusion is that federal officials knew of potential dangers in the harbour before the explosion, took no corrective action, and kept the information from the public.
The Navy List
Author: Great Britain. AdmiraltyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual
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Category : Armed Forces
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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