Shipbucket

The books about the RDN are either extremely specific or generalised to the point of uselessness.
Fortunately, that's changed a bit in recent years.

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Source Materiel is always welcome.

Finnish libraries have this habbit of exhibiting certain "book collections" which are usually inherited from some poor old sod who had no family remain to take custody of his remainings...they are then placed in speciall shells and kept there as a relics more than a normaly library items.

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New AU project "Aravala"

Darn it, I'd forgotten I haven't sent you that soviet naval book yet - it was actually in the box and LP pinched the box for something else - I'll get it away soon. But yes, we are fortunate, and Freidman is one of the cousins

I was pig sick the other week.Bishopsgate library in the city had every copy of Jane's from 1909 and they threw them all out.Didn't know about it.What would that collection been worth?

Do you mean literally? If so they ought to be keel hauled. BTW, my copy of The Future British Surface Fleet arrived and was a withdrawn copy from Leicesterhire libray services. I've read it, but now I need to digest it - a daunting task. It really is an excellent introduction to the science of naval architecture, from a master on that subject.

Yeah literally.On one of my very infrequent trips into London I had a few hours to spare.Aha I thinks Bishopsgate library,I used to spend many a happy hour in their reference section,to be informed the whole of the Janes collection had been skipped two months before.

Skipped!!!!!!! Damn those heathen swine! Damn them all to hell!

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Libraries are no longer libraries any more. All the ones round here are full of computers and other high technology. We used to have a fair selection of military books including some nice naval ones now there's sweet fark all in there except fiction and kiddy books.

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I'm glad I have access to the Navy's library. They have pretty much every edition of Janes since it started being published and most of the USNI books among others.

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That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error

Worklist

Source Materiel is always welcome.

I have found one jane on board.
Wich i had more

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