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Jack Williams Collection [list of titles in this collection]
Description |
comprises over 700 titles on naval history, with particular emphasis on the ships and naval operations of World War II. The collection, compiled by Jack Williams, also contains research files which assemble information on ships and minesweepers, including photographs, cuttings, notes and unpublished material. |
 End paper detail from The wonder book of the Navy edited by Harry Golding. Jack Williams Collection D 359.0094 WON |
Origin |
donated to the University by Jack Williams in 2000 through connections with the then University Librarian Derek Law and his interests in the Society for Nautical Research. | |
Jack Williams |
After volunteering for service in the Royal Navy in 1942, aged 17, Jack served on the HMS Raleigh before being drafted to the Fleet Minesweeper HMS Spanker. Since retiring in 1983, he has occupied his time as a naval historian and published three books which collate his research: They led the way: the fleet minesweepers at Normandy, June 1944 (Blackpool: 1994); The Algerines: Fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy, 1942-1961 (Blackpool: 1995); Fleet sweepers at war: fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1939-1945 (Blackpool: 1997). He is the founder of the Algerines Association. |
