Collision in the Night - The Sinking of HMS Duchess

Collision in the Night - The Sinking of HMS Duchess
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0244112347

On 12th December 1939, a collision in the Irish Sea led to the loss of the warship HMS Duchess and most of her crew. Only three months after the outbreak of the Second World War this disaster was immediately overshadowed by other wartime events, leaving this ship's fate lost to history. Now for the first time the life and voyages of this proud ship and the tragedy of her loss are told in full and those forgotten voices are lost no more.

A-Z of Bridlington

A-Z of Bridlington
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1398117331

Explore the Yorkshire town of Bridlington in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Lost at Sea in Mysterious Circumstances

Lost at Sea in Mysterious Circumstances
Author: Richard M Jones
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2023-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 139904625X

When you think of something being lost at sea, you imagine a ship sinking gracefully, the survivors being rescued or a tragedy being caught on camera. But what if a ship is lost at sea without trace? What if an aircraft takes off on a routine flight and is never seen again? This book details over fifty of the most mysterious vanishings, ships that have made headlines but have never been found, both famous and forgotten cases that have left an outward ripple of tragedy and mystique. Most people have heard of the Mary Celeste crew vanishing, but how many knew that this was not the last case of an entire crew going missing? What about the three Scottish lighthouse keepers who were never seen again? Or the world famous aviation pioneers who took flight to never return? This book will tell you that MH370 was not the first airliner to disappear over the sea, nor was the Bermuda Triangle actually the cause of so many disappearing ships. How could six airplanes disappear in one day? Why did a ship with over 300 people on board not send a single distress call? Which ships vanished and then later messages in a bottle suddenly turn up, not just once but two separate shipwrecks? Lost at Sea in Mysterious Circumstances will cover all these and more as we reveal the stories of some of the most fascinating incidents above and below the waves.

Shipwrecks of the Solent

Shipwrecks of the Solent
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2024-03-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 139811751X

Discover the fascinating story of the many ships wrecked in the waters of the Solent between Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks

The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks
Author: Richard Jones
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1399008013

When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind? A tall sailing ship on the rocks, or perhaps the sinking Titanic surrounded by lifeboats? Historian Richard M. Jones has put together 50 stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous and in some cases tragic ships in the whole of history. When did two liners collide and lead to one of the greatest rescues in history? How did a Scotsman become an American hero against his own country? Which warship sank with gold bullion on board during the Second World War? This book tells the story of these fascinating cases plus many more, explores the largest shipwrecks, the treasure wrecks and the ones that are talked about still as the most famous. Starting at the tiny island of Alderney in 1592, we take a journey through history, through the First and Second World Wars, into the age of the passenger ferry and finally to the modern day migrant issues in the Mediterranean Sea. Never before have these fifty wrecks come together in a book that really brings home to the reader just how many lost vessels there are, how deadly many can be and what this teaches us today about our own history.

Britain's Lost Tragedies Uncovered

Britain's Lost Tragedies Uncovered
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-09-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0750998393

Is any disaster really forgotten? It is never forgotten by the survivors who lived through the trauma. It is never forgotten by the emergency services who tried to save the day. It is never forgotten by the relatives of those who never came home. Britain's Lost Tragedies Uncovered is a look at the tragedies and disasters that may not have stayed in public memory, but are no less terrible than their more famous counterparts. From a late-nineteenth-century family massacre in London to two separate fatal crashes at Dibbles Bridge in Yorkshire, and the worst-ever aviation show crash in post-war Farnborough to the horrifying Barnsley Public Hall disaster – here are twenty-three accounts of true devastation and stunning bravery. They are tales that deserve to be remembered.

Austen Secret

Austen Secret
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2019-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0244818231

If Sidney Baron thought he could relax after the success that followed the discovery of the Boleyn Gold, he was wrong. Already rushed off their feet, a chance encounter with an American antiques dealer leads him and the team to drop everything and launch a quest for a document that could challenge what the world thinks it knows about regency England's most famous novelist. But why do things go very wrong so quickly? What happens when a false press report makes the team consider who they can really trust? Most of all who is the mysterious stranger who insists on sabotaging their every move? Sidney, Ali and Gemma are back for a new adventure in a race against time to prevent a treasure trove from being destroyed by an unknown adversary. Can they get there first? Or will the Austen Secret be lost forever?

RMS Titanic – The Bridlington Connections

RMS Titanic – The Bridlington Connections
Author: Richard M. Jones
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 0244187533

Most people have learned about the tragic story of the luxury liner Titanic, but how many could list the links the ship has to the small town of Bridlington in East Yorkshire? Years of Titanic research has led to the author compiling these links into one book which answers questions such as: - Which Titanic survivor was shipwrecked in Bridlington Bay? - What was thought lost for almost 100 years until going up for auction? - How many people in Bridlington have spent their lives researching Titanic? - Which Titanic victim had a plaque dedicated to them due to their time spent in Bridlington? Compiled with original research and photographs this is a small book but packed with information on Bridlington's connection to the world's most famous ship.

Under the Queen's Colours

Under the Queen's Colours
Author: Penny Legg
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752486551

In 1952 Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne. In the sixty years of her reign so far, there have been thousands of conscripts and regular service personnel who have served under the Queen’s Colours. This book celebrates their incredible achievement, covering the period from 1952 to the Queen’s diamond jubilee year 2012. Service men and women recall their experiences from post-WW2 to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century. The book looks at life in barracks at home, and overseas in a variety of hot and not-so-hot spots, and major conflicts worldwide. Male and female service personnel talk candidly about their experiences, opening their world to an interested audience and allowing glimpses into military life. This book is not just about war, but the everyday lives of service men and women on land, sea and in the air, in celebration of a diamond jubilee.