This is an unusual maritime story in that the author looks at life from the lower echelons of a merchant ship's company and the relationship between officers and crew, deck department and the catering staff, recounting his life and experiences with people and places in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Volume 4 of the acclaimed Leith-built Ships series follows Ship Nos 495 to 535 built from 1965 until the eventual closure of the shipyard in 1984 by a government that was hell-bent on destroying British industry and breaking the powerful unions.
This is an in-depth appraisal of the 30-year post Second World War period that covered significant changes in the history of British Petroleum Shipping.
This volume includes some very famous ships with tales of adventure and new trade routes, also sadness, the launch and then the loss of the largest sailing ship ever built in a British shipyard - the five-masted auxiliary sailing barque, Kobenhavn.
This book reveals the part played by the eight Bustler Class Rescue Tugs built at the Henry Robb Shipyard during the Second World War and will shed more light on the almost-forgotten part played by this country's mariners.
This under-documented expedition was a pivotal moment in the annals of polar exploration and was the starting point, in historical terms, of revealing the great unknown continent of Antarctica.
Over centuries past, powerful nations and empires have expressed their might and control in part through the strength of their navies and their industrial and commercial prowess through fleets of vessels whether powered by sail or later steam.
Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.
The Peak District spa town of Buxton was hugely popular in the nineteenth century and the prospect of a railway line from Manchester to the town was desirable for railway companies during the railway boom in the Victorian age.
Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.
British Railways' modernisation plan permitted individual regions to specify locomotives to fit their own requirements rather than opt for a 'one size fits all' policy.
In recent years there has been universal agreement that traditional methods of fuelling buses and coaches need to be replaced with zero-emission alternatives.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plays a crucial role in maintaining the safety, efficiency, and orderly flow of air traffic across the national airspace.
Creating traffic models is a complex task due to the intricacies of road networks, space-time dependencies, heterogeneous traffic patterns, and numerous interacting components.
Creating traffic models is a complex task due to the intricacies of road networks, space-time dependencies, heterogeneous traffic patterns, and numerous interacting components.
With 40 years' experience and more than 7,000 hours of flight time as a general aviation pilot, Bob Worthington compiles his extensive aviation knowledge to share with those who want to become pilots, student pilots, and professional pilots.
With 40 years' experience and more than 7,000 hours of flight time as a general aviation pilot, Bob Worthington compiles his extensive aviation knowledge to share with those who want to become pilots, student pilots, and professional pilots.
As World War II drew to a close, Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at war's end, began working on a light personal airplane.
As World War II drew to a close, Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at war's end, began working on a light personal airplane.
