Brian Lavery was born and educated in Scotland. He worked as a teacher, then in the printing industry before turning to marine consultancy and curatorship. In 1991, he became Curator of Ship Technology at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. He has published many books, including Ship of the Line (2 vols, 1983-4) and Nelson's Navy (1989).
29 Ebooks by Brian Lavery
Brian Lavery: Life in Nelson’s Navy
Were that sailors excited about the Battle of Trafalgar, or suffering scurvy? How did life compare between those of a high rank, and those who served them? What were conditions like below the decks, …
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€3.99
Brian Lavery: Shield of Empire
The Royal Navy has always been seen as an English institution, despite a large Scottish contribution, from Admiral Duncan at Camperdown in 1797 to Andrew Cunningham in the Second World War. The Royal …
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€11.99
Brian Lavery: Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboa …
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€61.29
Brian Lavery: Shipboard Life and Organisation, 1731-1815
First published in 1998, this volume explores the Royal Navy which had most of its greatest triumphs in the decades up to 1815, but has received relatively little study of its social life and shipboa …
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€61.73
Brian Lavery: Assault Landing Craft
The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400, 000 men in …
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€6.42
Brian Lavery: Nelson’s Victory
May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the e …
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€12.74
Brian Lavery: Nelson’s Victory
May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the e …
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€12.83
Brian Lavery: Wooden Warship Construction
‘;A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy’s sailing warships’ from the maritime historian and author of Nelson’s Navy (Pirates and Privateers). The National Maritime Museum in G …
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€12.83
Brian Lavery: Wooden Warship Construction
‘;A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy’s sailing warships’ from the maritime historian and author of Nelson’s Navy (Pirates and Privateers). The National Maritime Museum in G …
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€12.83
Brian Lavery: Churchill Warrior
A “truly exceptional” account of how Churchill’s experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II (Booklist). No defense minister in modern …
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€21.90
Rory O’Conor: Running a Big Ship
The ultimate officers’ guide from the commander of the HMS Hood. “A fascinating historical record . . . a first-class textbook for modern managers” (Baird Maritime). …
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€19.28
Brian Lavery: Assault Landing Craft
The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400, 000 men in …
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€6.42
Lavery Brian Lavery: Last Big Gun
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead …
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€10.15
James W.M. James: Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916
Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James’ New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organization of every aspect of a modern First World …
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€3.83
Julian Fellowes & Brian Lavery: Night to Remember
‘There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.’ – Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-President On April 15th, …
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€9.49
Brian Lavery: Conquest of the Ocean
A captivating read spanning 5, 000 years of the ocean’s history Conquest of the Ocean tells the 5, 000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to …
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€9.99
Lavery Brian Lavery: Churchill’s Navy
In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths …
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€25.59
Brian Lavery: The Last Big Gun
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for t …
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€19.25
Brian Lavery: Empire of the Seas
The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow’s Timewatch series exploring the navy’s rise over four centuries.The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed …
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€11.26
Brian Lavery: Royal Navy Officer’s Pocket-Book
‘The art of command is to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissoc …
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€8.91
Brian Lavery: Ship of the Line
‘;A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries.’Ships in Scale The National Maritime Museum in Greenwi …
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€12.83
Brian Lavery: Ship of the Line
‘;A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries.’Ships in Scale The National Maritime Museum in Greenwi …
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€12.83
James W.M. James: Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916
Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James’ New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organization of every aspect of a modern First World …
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€3.82
Ann Coats & Philip MacDougall: The Naval Mutinies of 1797
A reassessment of the naval mutinies of 1797, arguing that the mutinies were more industrial dispute than expression of French revolution inspired political radicalism. The naval mutinies of 1797 wer …
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€29.99
Brian Lavery: The Luckiest Thirteen
A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men’s lives. The English port city of Hull was home to ‘three day millionaires’ – trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were spilling cash from …
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€12.99
Lavery Brian Lavery: Churchill’s Navy
In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths …
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€25.37
Brian Lavery: Anson’s Navy
Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the …
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€12.84
Brian Lavery: Royal Yachts Under Sail
From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Royal yachts began to be defined as such …
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€19.27
Brian Lavery: The Royal Navy Officer”s Pocket-Book
”The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not disso …
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€5.08
