Merchantmen At Arms The British Merchants Service In The War

Author : David W. Bone
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 290 pages
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Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547163961

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Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. Bone Pdf

Written largely between the shipping crisis of 1917 and the surrender of German undersea arms at Harwich on November 20, 1918, this book is an effort to record a seaman's impressions of the trial through which the Merchants' Service has come in the war. It is necessarily halting and incomplete. The extent of the subject is perhaps beyond the safe traverse of a mariner's dead reckoning. Policies of governmental control and of the economics of our management do not come within the scope of the book except as text to the diary of seafaring. Out at sea, it is not easy to keep the right proportions in forming an opinion of measures devised on a grand scale, and of the operation of which we see only a small part. Our slender thread of communication with longshore happenings is often broken, and understanding is warped by conjecture. In pride of his ancient trade, the seaman may perceive importance and vital instrumentality in the ships and their voyages that may not be so evident to the landsman. By this is the mariner constantly impressed: that, without the merchant's enterprise on the sea—the adventure of his finance, his ships, his gear, his men—the armed and enlisted resources of the State could not have prevailed in averting disaster and defeat.

Author : David William Bone,Muirhead Bone
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020789212

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Merchantmen-at-arms; the British Merchants' Service in the War by David William Bone,Muirhead Bone Pdf

This book provides an account of the British merchant service during war time. It covers their operations, experiences, and contributions to the war effort. It also documents the challenges faced by the British merchant service and the dangers they encountered during the war. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in naval history or wartime logistics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : David William Bone
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1314978179

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Merchantmen-At-Arms; the British Merchants' Service in the War... by David William Bone Pdf

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Author : David William 1874- Bone,Muirhead Sir Bone, 1876-1953
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371096171

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MERCHANTMEN-AT-ARMS THE BRITIS by David William 1874- Bone,Muirhead Sir Bone, 1876-1953 Pdf

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Author : David W. Bone
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0483123056

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Merchantmen-at Arms, the British Merchants Service in the War (Classic Reprint) by David W. Bone Pdf

Excerpt from Merchantmen-at Arms, the British Merchants Service in the War Criticism on these grounds is just but it was ever the seaman's custom to dismiss heavy weather - when it was past and gone - and recall only the fine days of smooth sailing. If the hard times of our strain and labouring are not wholly over, at least we have fallen in with a more favouring wind from the land. Conditions in the Merchants' Service are vastly improved since Germany challenged our right to pass freely on our lawful occasions. Relations between the owner and the seamen are less strained. Remuneration for sea-service is now more adequate. The sullen atmosphere of harsh treatment on the one hand, and grudging service on the other, has been cleared away by the hurricane threat to our common interests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John Malcolm Slader
Publisher : Robert Hale
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Armed merchant ships
ISBN : UOM:39015032451505

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The Fourth Service by John Malcolm Slader Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Ministry of War Transport,James Lansdale Hodson,Great Britain. Ministry of Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UCAL:$B416231

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British Merchantmen at War by Great Britain. Ministry of War Transport,James Lansdale Hodson,Great Britain. Ministry of Information Pdf

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2532 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851099658

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World War I [5 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

Offering exhaustive coverage, detailed analyses, and the latest historical interpretations of events, this expansive, five-volume encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and detailed reference source on the First World War available today. One hundred years after the beginning of World War I in 1914, this conflict still stands as perhaps the most important event of the 20th century. World War I toppled all of the existing empires at the time, transformed the Middle East, and vaulted the United States to becoming the world's leading economic power. Its effects were profound and lasting—and included outcomes that led to World War II. This multivolume encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging examination of World War I that covers all of the important battles; key individuals, both civilian and military; weapons and technologies; and diplomatic, social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. Suitable as a reference tool for high school and undergraduate students as well as faculty members and graduate-level researchers, World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection offers accessible, in-depth information and up-to-date analyses in a format that lends itself to quick and easy use. The set comprises alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries accompanied by further reading selections as well as a comprehensive bibliography. A fifth volume provides chronologically arranged documents and an A–Z index.

Author : David Stevenson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674267596

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With Our Backs to the Wall by David Stevenson Pdf

With so much at stake and so much already lost, why did World War I end with a whimper-an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? After more than four years of desperate fighting, with victories sometimes measured in feet and inches, why did the Allies reject the option of advancing into Germany in 1918 and taking Berlin? Most histories of the Great War focus on the avoidability of its beginning. This book brings a laser-like focus to its ominous end-the Allies' incomplete victory, and the tragic ramifications for world peace just two decades later. In the most comprehensive account to date of the conflict's endgame, David Stevenson approaches the events of 1918 from a truly international perspective, examining the positions and perspectives of combatants on both sides, as well as the impact of the Russian Revolution. Stevenson pays close attention to America's effort in its first twentieth-century war, including its naval and military contribution, army recruitment, industrial mobilization, and home-front politics. Alongside military and political developments, he adds new information about the crucial role of economics and logistics. The Allies' eventual success, Stevenson shows, was due to new organizational methods of managing men and materiel and to increased combat effectiveness resulting partly from technological innovation. These factors, combined with Germany's disastrous military offensive in spring 1918, ensured an Allied victory-but not a conclusive German defeat.

Author : John Slader
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Armed merchant ships
ISBN : 1899694455

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The Fourth Service by John Slader Pdf

Here at last is the true story of the merchant fleet during World War II, the non-fighting service in which 32,000 men died yet whose essential role has never been fully appreciated. The author, himself a member of the service from 1941-47, relates the stories of merchantmen and their crews with unique insight. From the early days of the war to the day of victory on the Rhine, through combined operations in the Mediterranean and at Normandy, the complete operation of the fleet is examined, with vivid accounts of the horrific losses undergone, the heroism of the crews and the sacrifices endured to ensure that Britain received its essential supplies of food, oil, and raw materials. Highly illustrated, this book will be absorbing for the war historian, maritime enthusiast and general reader alike.

Author : Graeme J. Milne
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780228021841

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Making Men in the Age of Sail by Graeme J. Milne Pdf

Myths and stereotypes surrounding seafarers in the Age of Sail persist to this day. Sailors were celebrated for their courage, strength, and skill, yet condemned for militancy, vice, and fecklessness. As sail gave way to steam, sailing-ship mariners became nostalgic symbols of maritime prowess and heritage, representing a timeless, heroic masculinity in an era when the modernizing industrial world was challenging assumptions about gender, class, work, and society. Drawing on British seafaring memoirs from the late nineteenth century, Making Men in the Age of Sail argues that maritime writing moulded the reading public’s image of the merchant seaman. Authors chronicled their lives as they grew from boy sailors to trained seafarers, telling colourful tales of the men they worked with – most never doubted that the sailing ship had made them better men. Their testimony reinforced and preserved conservative perspectives on seafaring manhood as Britain’s economic and technological priorities continued to evolve in the new steamship age. Offering a gender analysis of the image of the seafarer, Making Men in the Age of Sail brings the history of British sailors into wider debates about modernity and masculinity.

Author : Graeme J. Milne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319331591

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People, Place and Power on the Nineteenth-Century Waterfront by Graeme J. Milne Pdf

This book explores the tenuous existence of seafarers, divided between their time on the ocean and their residence in sailortown economies geared to exploit them. Particular attention is given both to the contribution of seafarers as a global workforce into the nineteenth century, and to their help in creating vibrant multicultural enclaves in port cities worldwide. In addition, research explores the scandalized opinions of outside observers, challenging ideas about public behavior and relationships. Sailortown myths persisted far into the twentieth century, to the detriment of older waterfront districts and their residents, and readers will find this book is invaluable in casting new light on forgotten communities, whose lives bridged urban, maritime and global histories.

Author : Peter Hart
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190227357

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The Great War by Peter Hart Pdf

Focusing on the decisive engagements of World War I, the author explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides, looking at the changing weapons and tactics and offering his own assessment on what brought about the war's outcome.

Author : Robin HIgham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317390213

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A Guide to the Sources of British Military History by Robin HIgham Pdf

Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially during peacetime, with the development of science and technology.

Author : Glen O'Hara
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137073129

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Britain and the Sea by Glen O'Hara Pdf

O'Hara presents the first general history of Britons' relationship with the surrounding oceans from 1600 to the present day. This all-encompassing account covers individual seafarers, ship-borne migration, warfare and the maritime economy, as well as the British people's maritime ideas and self perception throughout the centuries.