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| 3042 | BONNICI, Joseph & CASSAR, Michael. A Century of the Royal Navy at Malta. 320p., bibliog., illus., index. Malta: BDL, 1999.
A beautifully illustrated record of the strong link with the RN. Although most of the pictures are of ships all have Malta as a backdrop. |
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| 3043 | HAMLIN, John F. Military Aviation in Malta G.C. 1915-1993: a Comprehensive History. 254p., bibliog.., illus. Peterborough: GMS Enterprises, 1994. ISBN: 1870384253.
A reference book arranged by each individual airbase and sub-organised by every squadron which served on the base. |
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| 3044 | KENNEDY, Walter. Shipping in Dublin Port 1939–1945. xiv, 148p., bibliog., illus., index. Edinburgh: Pentland, 1998. ISBN: 1858215390.
A detailed account of the 2,000 or so ships which entered Dublin during the war, recording their cargoes and voyages. |
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| 3045 | SPIERS, Derek. Troopships to Calais: The Story of Calais as a Military Port from 1944 to 1947. 120p., illus. Rainham: Meresborough, 1988. ISBN: 0948193395.
Calais was one of the major trooping ports at the end of the war. The author was a key figure in this and here concentrates on the individual vessels involved. |
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| 3046 | DOUST, W. A. The Ocean on a Plank. xiv, 161p., illus. London: Seeley Service, 1976. ISBN: 0854220887. Much concerned with WWII when he was in the Admiralty Salvage Department and worked all over the world. A modest but interesting account. |
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| 3047 | DUNN, R. J., & JOHNSTONE, J. Niagara Gold: The Romantic Story of Sunken Treasure Retrieved from Record Ocean Depths [off] New Zealand. 51p., illus. Wellington: Reed, [1942].
The Royal Mail steamer Niagara was mined and sunk on 19 June 1940 off the New Zealand coast while carrying bullion. This is the story of its secret recovery during the war at then record diving depths. |
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| 3048 | ELLSBERG, Edward. No Banners, No Bugles. [vi], 370p. New York: Dodd Mead, 1949. A blunt but enjoyable account of salvage operations in the North African ports in the wake of Torch. His memory is faulty at times but his views are unfailingly pungent. A sequel to Under the Red Sea Sun.. |
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| 3049 | ELLSBERG, Edward. Under the Red Sea Sun. 500p., illus. New York: Dodd Mead, 1949.
The memoirs of an American salvage expert who spent 1942 overcoming fearsome odds to restore the port of Massawa to something approaching working order. |
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| 3050 | KEEBLE, Peter. Ordeal by Water. viii, 216p., illus. London: Longmans, 1957; Garden City: Doubleday, 1958. Commander Keeble worked for the Fleet Salvage Officer in the Mediterranean. This is his autobiography from the Italian chariot attack on Alexandria to war's end. Provides an interesting contrast to Ellsberg's account, of the salvage operations at Massawa. |
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| 3051 | LIPSCOMB, F. W., & DAVIES, J. Up She Rises: The Story of Naval Salvage. 264p., illus., index. London: Hutchinson, 1966.
Mainly concerned with the post-war history of the Marine Salvage Department of the Admiralty, it nevertheless gives a good brief account of the war years. |
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| 3052 | McDONELL, R. J.. F. Australian Salvors of World War 2: The History of the Marine Salvage Board 1942-1946. xi, 181p., illus., index. Melbourne: Polly Woodside Publishers, 1995.ISBN: 0646233424.
Over two hundred vessels and cargoes were salved by this little known organisation which helped to keep the sea lanes clear. Tales of shipwreck, salvage, and marine towing. |
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| 3053 | MASTERS, David. Epics of Salvage: Wartime Feats of the Marine Salvage Men. 264p., illus., index. London: Cassell, 1953; Boston: Little Brown, 1954.
A popularised but interesting account of a less well-known aspect of the war at sea. |
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| 3054 | MAYNARD, Jeff. Niagara's Gold. 160p., bibliog., illus., index. Kenthurst: Kangaroo, 1996. ISBN: 0864177666.
A freelance journalist has interviewed survivors and used official records to give a fresh account of the tale. |
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| 3055 | MOWAT, Farley. The Grey Seas Under. vii, 342p., illus. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1958; New York: Ballantine, 1974.
The story of the Canadian Atlantic salvage tugs, especially Foundation Franklin from 1930 to 1948, much of it to do with the hazards of the Atlantic War. |
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| 3056 | TAYLOR, James. Gold from the Sea: The Epic Story of the Niagara's Bullion. 200p., illus. London: Harrap, 1943; Sydney: Australasian Publishing, 1947. Perhaps the best account of the salvage operation to raise the gold from this ship mined off the New Zealand coast. The Australian edition was reprinted in 1947. |
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| 3057 | WILLIAMS, J. So Ends this Day: An Autobiography. 231p., illus., index. Sydney: Globe, 1981. ISBN: 095936711X.
He first went to sea in 1910 and eventually set up his own salvage company which raised the gold from the steamer Niagara. During WWII he ran the Australian Government Salvage Board and after the war became Chairman of the Australian Coastal Shipping Board. |
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| 3058 | The Halship Saga: The War Effort of Halifax Shipyards Limited. An Illustrious Achievement. 50p., illus. [n.p.: Halifax Shipyards, c.1946].
Briefly illustrates the work of this busy company. |
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| 3059 | Leith-Built Ships in War Service: Being the Wartime History of the Firm of Henry Robb Ltd. 44p., illus. Leith: Henry Robb Ltd, [1947].
A brief account of the wartime service of the naval and merchant ships built and repaired at Henry Robb's Victoria shipyard. |
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| 3060 | Our Ships at War. 52p., illus. Newcastle upon Tyne: Hawthorn Leslie, [c.1947].
Some firsthand tales of the wartime adventures of 17 Hawthorn Leslie ships, from Kelly to Triumph, some tales of merchantmen and of the yard itself. |
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| 3061 | Stephen [and Sons Ltd. of] Linthouse 1939–1946. 24p., illus. [Glasgow: Stephen, 1946].
A largely photographic record of the wartime activities of Alexander Stephen of Linthouse. |
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