We Fought Them On The Seas Seven Years In The Royal Navy

Author : Lieut. Ian S. Menzies, D.S.C. R.N.V.R.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780985368951

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We Fought Them On the Seas: Seven Years in the Royal Navy by Lieut. Ian S. Menzies, D.S.C. R.N.V.R. Pdf

"Three months after Hitler's storm troopers marched into Poland on September 1, 1939, Ian Stuart Menzies was called from his job as an embryo reporter on the Glasgow Herald to become an embryo midshipman in the Royal Navy. His service took him from the Shetland Islands to the West Indies, to Africa's Belgian Congo; from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, from Dakar to Malta and then to Algiers, and on five different ships, three of them destroyers. He took part in the landings in North African [sic], Sicily, Italy and on D-Day in Normandy... His first visit to the United States was in 1943 to take over as executive officer of H.M.S. Stayner then being built at the Hingham Shipyard. The second visit in 1945 was to become British Naval Information Officer in New York City and to marry Barbara Newton of Hingham, Massachusetts, whom he had met at the shipyard on his first visit. The marriage took place in the oldest church of public worship in continuous service in the United States - The Old Ship Church in Hingham on June 16, 1945."--p. [4] cover.

Author : Ian Menzies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0985368969

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We Fought Them on the Seas by Ian Menzies Pdf

This splendid book is far more than one man’s memoir. While it is certainly that, it is also a dramatic account of one of the twentieth century’s most critical times. Ian Menzies takes us into the crucible of World War II as the drama was played out on the seas. Written with eloquence and authority, this book is a richly detailed and vivid account of life on three different British destroyers with its hours of boredom interrupted by harrowing episodes of naval battles and sea rescues. Menzies writes of acts of wartime courage and humanitarianism, and he includes moving accounts of the sinking of The Empress of Canada, the Murmansk convoys, and the D-Day task for which he was awrded the D.S.C. (Distinguished Service Cross).

Author : Mike Farquharson-Roberts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857726971

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A History of the Royal Navy: World War I by Mike Farquharson-Roberts Pdf

World War I is one of the iconic conflicts of the modern era. For many years the war at sea has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that war, the British Government had expected and intended its military contribution to be largely naval. This was a war of ideologies fought by and for empires. Britain was not defending simply an island; it was defending a far flung empire. Without the navy such an undertaking would have been impossible. In many respects the Royal Navy fought along the longest 'front' of any fighting force of the Great War, and it acted as the leader of a large alliance of navies. The Royal Navy fought in the North and South Atlantic, in the North and South Pacific, its ships traversed the globe from Australia to England, and its presence extended the war to every continent except Antarctica. Because of the Royal Navy, Britain could finance and resource not only its own war effort, but that of its allies. Following the naval arms race in the early 20th century, both Britain and Germany were equipped with the latest naval technology, including revolutionary new vessels such as dreadnoughts and diesel-powered submarines. Although the Royal Navy's operations in World War I were global, a significant proportion of the fleet's strength was concentrated in the Grand Fleet, which confronted the German High Seas Fleet across the North Sea. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916 the Royal Navy, under the command of Admiral Jellicoe, fought an iconic, if inconclusive battle for control of shipping routes. The navy might not have been able to win the war, but, as Winston Churchill put it, she 'could lose it in an afternoon'. The Royal Navy was British power and prestige. 43,244 British navy personnel would lose their lives fighting on the seas in World War I. This book tells their story and places the Royal Navy back at the heart of the British war effort, showing that without the naval dimension the First World War would not have been a truly global conflict.

Author : Charles Stephenson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526783646

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The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944 by Charles Stephenson Pdf

A study of the British Royal Navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean during World War II, led by Admiral Sir James Somerville. The story of the British Eastern Fleet, which operated in the Indian Ocean against Japan, has rarely been told. Although it was the largest fleet deployed by the Royal Navy prior to 1945 and played a vital part in the theatre it was sent to protect, it has no place in the popular consciousness of the naval history of the Second World War. So Charles Stephenson’s deeply researched and absorbing narrative gives this forgotten fleet the recognition it deserves. British pre-war naval planning for the Far East is part of the story, as is the disastrous loss of the battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse in 1941, but the body of the book focuses on the new fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir James Somerville, and its operations against the Japanese navy and aircraft as well as Japanese and German submarines. Later in the war, once the fleet had been reinforced with an American aircraft carrier, it was strong enough to take more aggressive actions against the Japanese, and these are described in vivid detail. Charles Stephenson’s authoritative study should appeal to readers who have a special interest in the war with Japan, in naval history more generally and Royal Navy in particular. Praise forThe Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944 “This meticulously researched, outstandingly clear, well written and absorbing account is long overdue and will most likely become a standard work. The text is most helpfully supported by over 80 pages of detailed end notes referenced to each chapter and a detailed index. This is not only a book for naval historians but also for anyone with an interest in the War in the Indian Ocean region. Highly recommended.” —Military Historical Society “I enjoyed this book – it gives us an account of an often neglected part of the war at sea, and of the achievements of Admiral Somerville, who kept his fleet intact in the face of a potentially overwhelming opponent, then was willing to acknowledge that his fleet needed to improve massively before it could take on the Japanese.” —Dr John Rickard, author and webmaster of the ‘Military History Encyclopedia on the Web’

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
ISBN : OCLC:1003296342

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Their Finest Hour by Winston Churchill Pdf

Author : United States. Navy, Naval War College
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Naval art and science
ISBN : 1935352415

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How we fight by United States. Navy, Naval War College Pdf

Recommended for Chief of Naval Operations Navy Reading Program How We Fight is a concise, single volume that explains the basic, unique, and enduring attributes associated with being a Sailor, going to sea, and conducting war at sea. It highlights the fundamentals of the environment in which the Navy operates, our uniquely maritime characteristics, our history in this domain, and the way of Navy warfighting. This book should serve as a companion piece to other sources of literature enabling Sailors to understand the essence of being “a Sailor” as they develop their skills as sea going professionals. Navy Officer Candidate School students, Navy prep school students, U.S. Naval Academy students, and others interested in the US Navy and their Sailor preparation may enjoy this resource. Military collections at public, academic, and Naval training schools should have a copy of this volume available for their patrons.

Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : England
ISBN : NYPL:33433008487245

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England on the Sea; Or, The Story of the British Navy by William Henry Davenport Adams Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1078 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11176123

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Saturday Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119140429

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : MINN:31951P01107675A

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Navy & Army Illustrated by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015084507782

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Navy and Army Illustrated by Anonim Pdf

Author : Warren Tute
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4255714

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The True Glory by Warren Tute Pdf

Author : W.R. Blocher
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781663252449

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Fight by W.R. Blocher Pdf

The Dead Side: Fight brings the Dead Side trilogy to its exciting conclusion as Sam and Sarah carry the fight to The Enemy. In The Dead Side, they with others escape a brutal dystopian world in America, fleeing to the East Coast and only reaching safety after a series of battles with an Enemy whose only goal is their destruction. Their escape continues in Flight when the sail in a ship they built to escape the Enemy, nearly drowning in a gale in the Atlantic. Rescued by a British ship, they rebuild their lives in England. Sam joins the Royal Marines, while Sarah becomes a civil engineer and an officer in the Royal Army Engineers Reserve. In Fight, Sam leads the Royal Marines onto the Continent to destroy the Enemy, with Sarah’s engineers providing support. Their journey comes full circle when they return to America to help liberate the continent.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1366 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11655920

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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edwyn Gray
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473812994

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Captains Of War by Edwyn Gray Pdf

This book tells the story of captains of submarines and their experiences at war.