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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David S.T. Blackmore , J.A. BaldwinPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.699kg ISBN: 9780786442669ISBN 10: 0786442662 Pages: 398 Publication Date: 21 April 2009 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Foreword by Vice Admiral J.A. Baldwin, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Preface Introduction The Dictionary Appendix: Real and Speculative Sea Monsters Tables: 1. A—Beaufort’s Original Scale. B—The Modern Beaufort Scale 2. The Douglas Scales 3. Pierson-Moskowitch Sea State 4. World Meteorological Organization Sea State Codes 5. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 6. Wind Speed Scales Compared 7. COLREGS (Navigation Rules or Rules of the Road) 8. International Flag Signals 9. Sound and Light Signals 10. Distress Signals 11. Examples of Phonetic Alphabets 12. International Standard 8601 13. Comparative Officer Ranks 14. NATO and United States Rank Codes 15. The Evolution of United States Navy Officer Titles 16. Equivalent U.S. and Foreign Naval Officer Ranks 17. Boxing the Compass Bibliography IndexReviewsguides the reader through centuries of terms and idioms of the sea. Blackmore's dictionary should find a home on the reference shelves of libraries and in the hands of landlubber readers interested in the language of the sea. Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; easy-to-use and convenient...a useful work --<i>ARBA</i> the inquiring reader cannot fail to be impressed by the wide extent of the author's knowledge. The dictionary will be helpful to all readers who wish to inform themselves about the ways of sailors and the sea, and can be recommended to libraries with an interest in that important aspect of society --<i>Reference Reviews</i>; thumbs-up...for its overall treatment and accuracy --<i>The Bosun's Chronicle</i>; Blackmore's work is likely to become a standard reference for naval organization, practice, and idiom from the 1940s to the present day --<i>Nautical Research Journal</i>; a valuable contribution to the canon...by recognizing that sailors see the world differently to landlubbers, Blackmore has produced a work with much of interest to both --<i>The Naval Review.</i> guides the reader through centuries of terms and idioms of the sea. Blackmore's dictionary should find a home on the reference shelves of libraries and in the hands of landlubber readers interested in the language of the sea. Recommended --Choice easy-to-use and convenient...a useful work --ARBA the inquiring reader cannot fail to be impressed by the wide extent of the author's knowledge. The dictionary will be helpful to all readers who wish to inform themselves about the ways of sailors and the sea, and can be recommended to libraries with an interest in that important aspect of society --Reference Reviews thumbs-up...for its overall treatment and accuracy --The Bosun's Chronicle Blackmore's work is likely to become a standard reference for naval organization, practice, and idiom from the 1940s to the present day --Nautical Research Journal a valuable contribution to the canon...by recognizing that sailors see the world differently to landlubbers, Blackmore has produced a work with much of interest to both --The Naval Review. guides the reader through centuries of terms and idioms of the sea. Blackmore's dictionary should find a home on the reference shelves of libraries and in the hands of landlubber readers interested in the language of the sea. Recommended --Choice; easy-to-use and convenient...a useful work --ARBA the inquiring reader cannot fail to be impressed by the wide extent of the author's knowledge. The dictionary will be helpful to all readers who wish to inform themselves about the ways of sailors and the sea, and can be recommended to libraries with an interest in that important aspect of society --Reference Reviews; thumbs-up...for its overall treatment and accuracy --The Bosun's Chronicle; Blackmore's work is likely to become a standard reference for naval organization, practice, and idiom from the 1940s to the present day --Nautical Research Journal; a valuable contribution to the canon...by recognizing that sailors see the world differently to landlubbers, Blackmore has produced a work with much of interest to both --The Naval Review. Author InformationDavid S.T. Blackmore is a veteran of the Merchant and Royal Navies. He lives in Toronto, and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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