Download or read book The Merchant Navy Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Archibald Hurd and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merchant Navy, Vol. 1 When the peace was broken on August 4th, 1914, nothing suggested that British merchant seamen would fare worse than their predecessors of the Napoleonic era, and the statement that they would be compelled to face perils in intensity and variety unparalleled in human experience would have been rejected as unbelievable in face of all the efforts made at The Hague to humanise warfare. Events falsified all anticipations. After the comparative failure of the attack on commerce by surface craft -cruisers and auxiliary cruisers - the enemy became convinced that in the submarine he had found the means of cutting the communications of the British Empire, and of shutting off from the European battle-fields the essential supplies without which the troops could not continue to fight. The use of the submarine for commerce destruction involved the infraction of international law as well as the ignoring of the code of humanity, since these small craft, packed with machinery and equipped for war, were unable to accommodate the crews of ships sunk, whether by torpedo, gunfire, or bombs. The German flag had already been banished from the highways of the world. So, in desperation, it was decided, whatever the loss of human life might be, and without respect for considerations of law, however widely recognised, to embark on a policy which, rightly or wrongly, became generally known as piracy. This decision changed the whole aspect of the War so far as merchant seamen were concerned. As the campaign made progress it became apparent that the British merchant seamen were being forced by circumstances, over which neither they nor the British naval authorities had any control, into the forefront of the struggle by sea. 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.
Download or read book The Merchant Navy Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Archibald Hurd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merchant Navy, Vol. 2 Thoroughly exasperated, the American Government now issued what amounted to an ultimatum. The Germans gave way, and early in May Count Bernstorff presented a Note in which his Government promised that henceforth the campaign would be conducted in accordance with the general principles of international law, and that no vessel would be sunk until some provision had been made for the safety of the passengers and crew. These concessions ushered in a new phase of the con flict. The Imperial Chancellor had yielded to the American demands in the teeth of fierce opposition from the officers of the naval and military commands. The thought of loyally supporting the Government in the attitude it had adopted evidently never entered their minds, as the events recorded in this volume attest; and for the rest of the year they strove, by making progressive encroachments upon the pledges given, to restore the submarine campaign to the position which it had lost. They were tolerably successful for at the end of 1916 merchant vessels were being sunk without warning in the Atlantic and North Sea as well as the Mediterranean: in January 1917 the number of lives lost in British merchant ships was 276, and 245 of these died as a result of the submarine campaign. When, a few weeks later, the German Government declared unrestricted submarine war, it was practically announcing an accomplished fact, but the decision proved the final influence which brought the United States into the war. 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.
Download or read book History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce Vol 1 of 4 Classic Reprint written by W. S. Lindsay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce, Vol. 1 of 4 Introductory-the first attempt to oat, by means of a hollowed log and raft - The Ark - Boats of skin - Earliest boats or ships - Their form Mode of construction Names of ships Decorations Launching, &c. - Master - Mate - Boatswain - St. Paul's ship - Rig and Sails - Undergirders - A nchors and cables Decks - Nautical instruments - Mariner's com pass Speed of ancient ships. 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."
Download or read book A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy Vol 1 written by Michael Oppenheim and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy, Vol. 1: 1509-1660 OF the following pages the Introduction and the portion dealing with the period 1509-1558 are entirely new. The remainder originally appeared in the engzis/z Historical Review, but the Elizabethan section has been rewritten and much enlarged in the, light of fresh material 'found Since it was first printed, and many additions and alterations have been made to the other papers. Of the four Appendices three are, new. Sixteen years ago the dog/en of our English naval historians, Professor K. Laughton, wrote. 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.
Download or read book The Merchant Navy Vol 1 by Archibald Hurd written by Archibald Hurd and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Merchant Seaman in War Classic Reprint written by L. Cope Cornford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merchant Seaman in War WE are passing through a crisis in the History of our Nation during which every individual is called upon to take some part. On every side there are evidences of devotion to duty, and much that is heroic and splendid is brought into prominence every day. In a conflict of so vast a scale, however, countless acts of gallantry must inevitably pass unrecorded and unknown; and unless I misjudge my fellow-countrymen, I believe their authors would not have it other wise. Yet the part in this war which has been played by the officers and men of the British Mercantile Marine is such that some record is imperative. They have founded a new and a glorious tradition in the teeth of new and undreamed-of peril, and have borne the full brunt of the enemy's illegal submarine warfare. It is not only in their honour that I feel this book should go before the public, but also as a lesson to succeeding generations who will follow their paths in freedom on the seas. 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.
Download or read book The Merchant Navy written by Sir Archibald Hurd and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1921 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Sea Vol 1 written by Frank C. Bowen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sea, Vol. 1: Its History and Romance The most precious possession of the anglo-saxon race, and of the British p_eople in particular, is the sea sense which always draws them to Blue Water. The Navy and the Merchant Service attract more men than they can hold, in spite of the obvious fact that there are better livings to be made ashore at infinitely less discomfort. Every expedi tion that sails to the unknown, whether it be to the Poles or the Great Waters, is inundated with applications for places. It is the Sea, and that is all that matters. We are not the only people in the World to have this sense, but happily we have it developed to a greater extent than anybody else, for without it our Empire, and indeed our existence as a nation, would soon come to an end. The aim of this book is to trace the history of the Sea and of Ships through the ages, particularly the part played by the anglo-saxons. Our maritime history is not a matter of chance or of casual growth it is the logical outcome of circumstances and persistent e ort. We have made our mistakes in plenty and have paid for them heavily enough. Time and again we have turned aside after false gods and have lost sight of the lessons that our fathers have taught us, but each time it has been the Seaman who has saved us. Britain and her cousins must always look to Blue Water for their salvation. It is our heritage, but it is a heritage that must be guarded jealously and studied carefully in all its phases. This can only be done through the history of our fathers, and it is this history that is laid before the reader. Comparatively few except practical seamen can visualise the old ships as they sailed and the old actions as they were fought. For this reason every effort has been made to illustrate the story in all its aspects, and this has been rendered possible only through the kindness and enthusiasm of Mr. A. G. H. Macpherson, who has put the whole of his famous collection of maritime prints at the disposal of the producers of this book. The descendant of some of the pioneers of our Indian Empire, which was one of the first results of Sea Power, he has been an enthusiastic student of all nautical affairs since boyhood, and has succeeded in getting together the finest collection of prints on the subject in the world. No public collection or gallery has achieved a tithe of what he has, and the author and publishers desire to make full acknowledgment of his courtesy in allowing them access to his unique accumulation of pictorial records to illustrate this work. 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."
Download or read book The Merchant Navy of Any Nation Is Its First Step to Sea Power Classic Reprint written by Navy League Of Canada and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merchant Navy of Any Nation Is Its First Step to Sea Power Th is was but yesterday. The stretched-oat hands of those who suffered, still feel the scourge of war. 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.
Download or read book The Periplus of the Erythr an Sea Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean written by Wilfred H. Schoff and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy written by Michael Oppenheim and published by London : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1896 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Emigrant Ship Vol 1 of 3 Classic Reprint written by William Clark Russell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Emigrant Ship, Vol. 1 of 3 The old horse, clanking in its harness like a chain topsail sheet in a squall, halted, and I mounted upon my sea-chest in the cart to take a view of the scene. 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.
Download or read book The Naval Lieutenant Vol 1 of 3 written by F. C. Armstrong and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naval Lieutenant, Vol. 1 of 3: A Nautical Romance; In Three Volumes It was night, a dark and stormy night; the thunder of the cannon from the ramparts of Santa Cruz had ceased, not even the report of a musket broke upon the stilness; neither shouts of victory nor the cries of the wounded were to be heard; all was quite, after several hours of a fierce and terrible cannanading. The British fleet, under the command of a prowbridge, and a Nelson, and other gallant officersa, had sormed the almost impregnable tortress of Santa Cruz, and failed. 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.
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain Vol 1 of 6 written by William James and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naval History of Great Britain, Vol. 1 of 6: From the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV In 1769, James Watt, then a mathematical instrument-maker in Glasgow, obtained a patent for his great invention of perform ing condensation in a separate vessel from the cylinder. To this he made many subsequent improvements, and acquired additional patents. In 1778, the notorious Thomas Paine pro posed the application of steam in America and in 1807, Robert Fulton, a native of Pennsylvania, started a small steam-boat on the Hudson river. The progress of this vessel through the water scarcely exceeded five miles an hour. Fulton had medi tated on the experiment since 1793 but although he claimed to be the first who applied water-wheels to the purposes of steam navigation, most assuredly he was not the inventor. Yet he has often been so called, as in naming the new world, Amerigo Vespucci has supplanted Columbus to whom the lawful parent. Age belongs. Mr. Millar, of Dalswinton, in Dumfriesshire, a Scotch gentle man of good family and fortune, and with a mind devoted to mechanical inquiry, expended many years, and many thousands. 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.
Download or read book A Compendium of the Law of Merchant Shipping Vol 1 of 2 written by Frederic Philip Maude and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Compendium of the Law of Merchant Shipping, Vol. 1 of 2: With an Appendix Containing All the Statutes, Orders in Council and Forms of Practical Utility The book was very favourably received by the Profession, and by others interested in the law relating to Merchant Shipping and in 1861 a Second Edition was called for, which was followed by a Third in 1864. 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.
Download or read book Catalogue of Books Concerning the Greek and Latin Classics in the Central Public Libraries Newcastle upon Tyne written by Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Public libraries and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
