Cyril Field
The British Navy Book
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4057664622105
Table of Contents
Illustrations
IN COLOUR | |
Page | |
"Britain's Sure Shield" | Frontispiece |
Uniforms of the British Navy: Midshipman, Admiral, Flag-Lieutenant, Secretary (Fleet Paymaster) | 96 |
Uniforms of the British Navy: A.B. (Marching Order), 1st Class Petty Officer, Stoker | 188 |
Uniforms of the Royal Marines: Gunner, R.M.A.; Colour-Sergeant, R.M.L.I.; Major, R.M.A | 236 |
IN BLACK-AND-WHITE | |
H.M.S. "Dreadnought" Firing a Broadside of 12-inch Guns | 10 |
Learning to Fight Zeppelins | 16 |
A War-galley in the Days of King Alfred | 36 |
The "Great Harry", the First Big Battleship of the British Navy | 70 |
A Sea-fight in Tudor Times | 78 |
Destroying a Straggler from the Armada | 82 |
Lord Howard Attacking a Ship of the Spanish Armada | 84 |
The "Royal George" Engaging the "Soleil Royal" in Quiberon Bay, 1759 | 90 |
The "Victory" in Gala Dress | 92 |
"The Glorious 1st of June", 1794 | 94 |
The Release of Christian Prisoners at Algiers | 108 |
The Fight between a Merchantman and a Turkish Pirate | 112 |
Teaching the Spaniard "The Honour of the Flag" | 118 |
The Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and Dutch | 122 |