The Royal Navy occupies a central position in the history of Britain's island nation. In Shakespeare's words, the sea is the country's 'moat defensive', & the ships of the Royal Navy are the natural guardians of this barrier. As the 18th century lawyer Sir William Blackstone observed, 'the Royal Navy of England hath ever been its defence & ornament; it is its ancient & natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island'. In this beautifully illustrated & highly readable history, John Winton records the history of the Royal Navy with consummate skill. Author: John Winton 226 pages 348 x 258mm Hardback Beginning in the reign of King John, he shows how important progress in the establishment of a standing navy was made during the reigns of Henry VIII & Elizabeth I, the monarch against whom Spain pitted the Armada. Subsequent chapters then details the two centuries of war between 1600 & 1800, when Britain was almost constantly engaged in either conflict or alliance with France, Spain & Netherlands; the period of the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars, the time of Nelson & Trafalgar; the 19th-century Pax Britannica; the Dreadnought era & the First World War when technological advance in the form of armour, big guns & submarines changed the face of naval warfare fundamentally; the interwar period & global conflict during the Second World War; & finally the Nuclear Age, during which the Navy has had to accommodate itself to a new world order, new forms or warfare, new weapons, & a new role. Updated to include recent operations in the first & second Gulf wars. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...

Author: Harpit Sandhu An introduction for the amateur to the ideas & concepts of robotics. This book is divided into two sections. The first part explains how & why robots work & are controlled, while the second part shows you how to make a simple two-legged humanoid robot that can be programmed to walk. Everything is presented in clear, concise everyday English. The robot can be built on your kitchen table & can be run from a personal computer. All the parts are easily obtainable. ...

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With the greatest displacement, largest guns & heaviest armour, Yamato & her sister ship Musashi were the ultimate battleships of the Second World War. Containing over 600 perspective & 3-view drawings of the main features of the ship, this is one of the most impressive additions to the Anatomy series. 30 photographs 630 line drawings 92 pages Reprinted November 2000240 x 254 mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Author: Janusz Skulski ...

His Majesty's Bark Endeavour, was made eternally famous by Captain James Cook's first voyage of exploration in the South Pacific, 1768-1771. First published in 1995, this revised edition of Captain Cook's Endeavour now

Includes:: a large scale plan on the reverse of the jacket. Black & white photographs, illustrations & plans 136 pages 2001260 x 247 mm Hardback This volume
Features: An introductory text describing the ship, her build & rig, based on the author's fresh research, & an outline of her career. Photographic section depicting various models as well as the famous Australian replica.A guide to the vessels colour scheme & decoration on the jacket. More than 200 perspective & 3-view drawings, with in-depth descriptive keys, of every detail of the ship hitherto misunderstood. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Author: Karl Heinz Marquardt


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On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, & it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations & the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US & British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship & in passing has rehabilitated the reputation of the designer as one who was responsible for one of the best balanced frigates of that generation. Author: Portia Takakjian 128 pages 240 x 254mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press ...

An anatomy of the ship on one of the standard line-of-battle ships of the Royal Navy of the time of Trafalgar.A complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys.A large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of an extended fold-out jacket. Author: Brian Lavery 40 mono photographs, 305 line drawings 120 pages September 2002240 x 254 mm Hardback PPC with French-folded jacket The '74' was the classic line-of-battle ship of the late eighteenth century. The Bellona, launched in 1760, during the Seven Years' war, belonged to the first truly successful class of British 74. She served with distinction over 54 years, fought in four wars & was not broken up until 1814. Publisher: Conway Martime Press ...

Featuring a full description of this Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier famous for their effectiveness & reliability as warships, Intrepid (CV11) was one of 24 such vessels built during & after the Second World War. The largest class of fleet carriers ever constructed.20 black & white photographs 300 line drawings 96 pages March 2004240 x 254 mm Hardback Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Author: John Roberts ...