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In The Great Escape and Papillon, Steve McQueen embodied the tough
guy on the run from captivity and injustice. But when it comes to
toughness, McQueen is following in the daring and determined
footsteps of Captain Spar. Wrongfully accused, Spar has been
condemned to suffer the brutality of the guards and the conditions
on Devil's Island. But they haven't broken his will, and now,
escaping, he has one mission in life: revenge. Spar's out to kill
the man who put him into the devil's hands. But he'll have to take
on a gallery of rogues who are as treacherous as the waters of the
Caribbean. Pressure is rising and a storm is brewing. But even in
the face of a natural disaster, Spar discovers that nothing is more
volatile than human nature-as temptation and danger are about to
collide with Hurricane force. In 1937 L. Ron Hubbard wrote to one
of his editors: "You might have noticed that I am intensely wary of
becoming any kind of a story specialist. I have sold the gamut of
types: air war, air, western, detective, love, terror. . . . My one
passion is to build a name for variety. . . . I like my freedom. I
fight hard for independent individualism. I love to tie into a yarn
and make it blaze in print." Hubbard's passion for writing,
creativity and individualism certainly blazes across the page in
stories like Hurricane. "Hurricane will keep you on the edge of
your seat from beginning to end as it unfolds." -Mommy's Favorite
Things * An International Book Awards Finalists
The Orient Line was once one of the most recognised names operating
on the route between Great Britain and Australia, forming an
important connection between the many peoples of the Empire. The
great vessels of Orient Line included Oronsay, Orsova, Orcades and
Oriana. Despite being formed with no mail subsidy and a dominant
competitor in P&O, the Orient Line endured. It survived two
world wars, the Great Depression and stormy seas - carrying
everything from mail to royalty, troops to tourists. From the early
days of the Orient Line of Clipper Ships through the era of steam
driven liners, to the final Orient Line voyage, this book showcases
the history of Orient Line with an exquisite collection of rare
photographs.
This is the first in-depth study of the Royal Navy's vital, but
largely ignored small craft. In the age of sail they were built in
huge numbers and in far greater variety than the more regulated
major warships, so they present a particular challenge to any
historian attempting a coherent design history. However, for the
first time this book charts the development of the ancillary types,
variously described in the 17th century as sloops, ketches,
brigantines, advice boats and even yachts, as they coalesce into
the single 18th-century category of Sloop of War. In this era they
were generally two-masted, although they set a bewildering variety
of sail plans from them. The author traces their origins to open
boats, like those carried by Basque whalers, shows how developments
in Europe influenced English craft, and focuses in on the
relationship between rigs, hull-form and the duties they were
designed to undertake. Visual documentation is scanty, but this
book draws together a unique collection of rare and unseen images,
coupled with the author's own reconstructions in line drawings and
watercolor sketches to provide the most convincing depictions of
the appearance of these vessels. By tackling some of the most
obscure questions about the early history of small-boat rigs, the
book adds a dimension that will be of interest to historians of
coastal sail and practical yachtsman, as well as warship
enthusiasts.
The 'SS United States' was a great symbol of post-World War II
American genius. She was the most advanced ocean liner of her
time-modern, innovative and hugely powerful. Designed to be a
commercial liner but easily convertible to wartime troopship, she
entered service in July 1952, seventy years ago, to rousing triumph
and success. She captured the prized Blue Riband for transatlantic
speed, brought glory to America and her owners, and enjoyed great
success for a full decade. But after trans-ocean jets arrived, her
success slowly faded until fully decommissioned by 1969. Over fifty
years of idleness, revival plans and schemes, and neglect and decay
followed. To this day, the 'United States' waits silently at a
Philadelphia pier. This is the story of a very great and beloved
ship-her glory days, but also her days of struggle and indecision.
At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was
issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight
period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a
seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently. Chapters
are broken down into: Sea Terms; Navigation; Steering the Ship;
Rigging; Anchors and Cables; Boatwork; Miscellaneous (which
includes details on uniform and folding a hammock, etc); and Ship
Safety. Functional black line illustrations are used throughout, as
well as a few pages of colour (used sparingly) for flag
recognition. Faithfully reproduced, with a short introduction by
Brian Lavery, which explains the importance of a book like this to
a navy that had to take on vast numbers of civilians or Hostilities
Only men to meet the manning needs of the war, this volume provides
a real mixture of wartime nostalgia and historical authenticity. It
makes a world now lost to us accessible again, explaining as it
does the terms, skills and conventions of ship board life, a life
that required a common language, and where failure to respond to
orders instantly could mean the difference between life and death.
The book is sure to appeal to those who served in the war as well
as the current generation who are becoming increasingly interested
in the role their grandparents, fathers and uncles played during
that time.
The coasts of Scotland are a goldmine for fishing boats new and
old, and this latest selection from James Pottinger covers a huge
variety of them - from early trawlers to seine net boats, to modern
twin rig side and stern trawlers. As it does so, it demonstrates
the changes that evolved in the design of the boats themselves, as
progress marches on: the numbers of handsome wooden boats have
declined, while the smaller boats have flourished, now rigging
themselves for trawling, lining and shellfish catching. With over
200 photographs, many previously unpublished, Scotland's Fishing
Boats is a photographic journey through time at a variety of
locations around Scotland and the Isles.
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Glossaries of Nautical Terms
- English to Chinese (Simplified), Creole, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish
(Hardcover)
Auxiliary Interpreter Corps
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R2,746
Discovery Miles 27 460
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This history book tells the story of RMS Queen Elizabeth, the ship
which, along with her running mate Queen Mary, successfully worked
Cunard's transatlantic service for much of the twentieth century.
She was launched in September 1938, the largest passenger liner
built at the time and for many years after. Entering service as a
troopship in the Second World War, she had a successful career
before retiring in 1968, after which she was sold to a Hong Kong
businessman with plans to convert her into a floating university.
But it was not to be and she was capsized in a mysterious fire in
the harbour in 1972, a bizarre and unbecoming end for one of
Cunard's most faithful servants. Andrew Britton delves into his
comprehensive maritime collection to present a wealth of
unpublished photography and ephemera, aerial photography and even
Queen Elizabeth's original purchase receipt, to cover every detail
of this historic liner.
Springbok Shipping Co Ltd; Pitchers of Yarmouth; Pamaru; Leyland
& the Ditton: Part 2; Swans and Eagles; Redcliffe Shipping Co
Ltd; 100 Years Ago in Liverpool; Basil Feilden Photographer; Index.
Founded in 1838 in Liverpool, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
was the first to operate steamships in the Pacific and primarily
traded from the UK to the Pacific coasts of South America. Its most
famous ships included the Reina del Pacifico and the Reina del Mar.
With a line of notable firsts to its name, the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company name had disappeared by 1984, part of the
rationalization of Furness Withy Group. In 1990, Furness Withy
itself was sold to Hamburg Sud, another line which had operated on
the South Atlantic and Pacific routes. Many in Liverpool and in
South and Central America, from Panama to Tierra del Fuego have
fond memories of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company and this
history and fleet list will bring back memories of those vessels of
the line, both deep sea and coastal, which once operated on the
South American run.
'It would make the stones cry to hear those on board shrieking' -
Daniel Buckley, third-class passenger For the first time, in this
moving new book, Titanic's passengers and crewmen are permitted to
tell the story of that lamentable disaster entirely in their own
words. Included are letters, postcards, diary entries and memoirs
that were written before, during and immediately after the maiden
voyage itself. Many of the pre-sailing documents were composed by
people who later lost their lives in the sinking and represent the
last communications that these people ever had with their friends
and loved ones at home. The subsequent letters and postcards give
an unparalleled description of the events that occurred during the
five days that Titanic was at sea, and the correspondence by
survivors after the tragedy describes the horror of the disaster
itself and the heartbreak they experienced at the loss of those
they loved. This poignant compilation, by Titanic expert George
Behe, also contains brief biographies of the passengers and
crewmen, victims, as well as survivors, who wrote the documents in
question.
This is the story of Privateer, a traditional old gaffer built in
the 1940s as a fishing smack and converted in the boatyard in
Boston.
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