Wings Over Wexford

Author : Liam Gaul
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750986638
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wings Over Wexford written by Liam Gaul and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1918, during the final year of the First World War, the USN had a force of over 400 sailors and 22 officers and 4 Curtiss H16 seaplanes based in at Ferrybank, Wexford. The base was a veritable village with accommodation, hospital, medics, post office, YMCA Hall, radio towers, electricity generating plant and very large aircraft hangers. Although only operational for a limited period, its impact on the town of Wexford was considerable and its achievements in the global conflict were significant, protecting shipping, both naval and commercial, from the German u-boats. To mark the impending 100-year anniversary of this base, this book by local historian Liam Gaul recalls this often-overlooked aspect of Ireland's involvement in the First World War.

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Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1399039032
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trafalgar Chronicle written by and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trafalgar Chronicle is the publication of choice for new, scholarly research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called ‘Nelson’s Navy’; the journal’s scope, however, includes all the sailing navies of the period 1714 to 1837. This year’s volume includes three articles on highly original topics. First, an analysis of the various swords the Duke of Clarence gave as gifts to Royal Navy officers. Second, is a deeply researched piece into early nineteenth-century court records to document the many incarnations of a Royal Navy schooner, Whiting, which, after capture by a French privateer in the War of 1812, became, herself, a privateer and a pirate ship. The last of three articles in this section gives an analysis of what Nelson thought of privateers, especially after the French xebec L’Esperance took his cutter Swift as a prize. To recognize the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Swedish Navy, there are included three articles from a new compilation The Baltic Cauldron, a collection of papers on the Swedish Navy, from 1522 to the present. It includes a piece by Christer Hägg, former captain in the Royal Swedish Navy and an accomplished maritime artist whose painting graces the cover of this edition. Readers will also find outstanding biographical portraits. First, there is a recounting of Charles Cunningham’s daring decisions and steely resolve when he extricated his ship, HMS Clyde, from the heated Nore Mutiny. Another article describes the parallel and contemporary naval service exploits of Admirals Rodney and Kempenfelt, who were actually distant cousins of one another. The final biographical paper takes readers to Bermuda where a twenty-first century archeological dig found the remains of Captain Sir Jacob Wheate, who commanded the ill-fated Fifth Rate frigate HMS Cerberus. Authors in this volume reside in six countries: UK, US, India, Australia, Canada, and Sweden. Through extensive research, they tell dramatic stories of mutiny, piracy, privateering, battles at sea, diplomacy, international alliances, victory and advancement, loss and defeat, all in the quest for sea power. Handsomely illustrated throughout, this issue will make a fascinating and admired addition to any naval library. ‘Well written, well researched, well-illustrated, this is a publication that will both delight and inform. A most enjoyable read.’ - D J Paul in Naval Review

Author : Leonard B. Gurley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoir of Rev. William Gurley, Late of Milan, Ohio written by Leonard B. Gurley and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Country Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Thompson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of Ireland written by William Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Thompson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of Ireland: Revised and enlarged by Howard Saunders written by William Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lady Anne Harrison Fanshawe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of Ann, Lady Fanshawe written by Lady Anne Harrison Fanshawe and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philological Society (London)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Philological Society written by Philological Society (London) and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philological Society (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Philological Society written by Philological Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 6, appendix: A dictionary of the Circassian language / by L. Loewe.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
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Download or read book The Gentleman's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains opinions and comment on other currently published newspapers and magazines, a selection of poetry, essays, historical events, voyages, news (foreign and domestic) including news of North America, a register of the month's new publications, a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs, a summary of monthly events, vital statistics (births, deaths, marriages), preferments, commodity prices. Samuel Johnson contributed parliamentary reports as "Debates of the Senate of Magna Lilliputia."