
Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
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- Merchantmen-at-Arms
- Merchantmen-at-Arms
- THE BRITISH MERCHANTS' SERVICE IN THE WAR BY
- DAVID W. BONE
- DRAWINGS BY MUIRHEAD BONE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I
- I
- THE MERCHANTS' SERVICE OUR FOUNDATION
- THE STRUCTURE
- II
- OUR RELATIONS WITH THE NAVY JOINING FORCES
- AT SEA
- OUR WAR STAFF
- III
- THE LONGSHORE VIEW
- IV
- CONNECTION WITH THE STATE TRINITY HOUSE, OUR ALMA MATER
- THE BOARD OF TRADE
- "MAINTENANCE OF BRITISH SHIPPING
- V
- MANNING
- PART II
- VI
- THE COASTAL SERVICES THE HOME TRADE
- PILOTS
- LIGHTSHIPS
- VII
- 'THE PRICE O' FISH'
- VIII
- THE RATE OF EXCHANGE
- IX
- INDEPENDENT SAILINGS
- X
- BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK
- XI
- ON SIGNALS AND WIRELESS
- XII
- TRANSPORT SERVICES
- INTERLUDE
- 'THE MAN-O'-WAR 'S 'ER 'USBAND'
- XIII
- THE SALVAGE SECTION THE TIDEMASTERS
- A DAY ON THE SHOALS
- THE DRY DOCK
- XIV
- ON CAMOUFLAGE—AND SHIPS' NAMES
- XV
- FLAGS AND BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA
- PART III
- XVI
- THE CONVOY SYSTEM
- XVII
- OUTWARD BOUND
- XVIII
- RENDEZVOUS
- XIX
- CONFERENCE
- XX
- THE SAILING FOG, AND THE TURN OF THE TIDE
- 'IN EXECUTION OF PREVIOUS ORDERS'
- XXI
- THE NORTH RIVER
- XXII
- HOMEWARDS THE ARGONAUTS
- ON OCEAN PASSAGE
- 'ONE LIGHT ON ALL FACES'
- XXIII
- 'DELIVERING THE GOODS'
- CONCLUSION
- 'M N'
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
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