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This book looks at the fall of a famous industry and traces its origins right back to the days of glory before steam and iron took over from sail and timber.
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Anthony Burton has to date published 70 books, including The Anatomy of Canals Vols 1-3, Canal 250 and History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies and Miners for The History Press. He has worked extensively in television as a writer and presenter and recently as an expert, appearing in Big, Bigger, Biggest for Channel 5, Thomas Telford for BBC Scotland, and an episode of Coast. He has also appeared with Melvyn Bragg on Reel History of Britain. As well as writing articles for the BBC Magazine Countryfile and Canal Boat, Anthony is a regular presenter on BBC1's Inside Out Programme.
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Originally published in 1994 and now available in paperback, an account of the successful development of the British shipbuilding industry and navy, followed by discussion of its disintegration and collapse over the past twenty years through its failure to adapt and meet modern requirements.
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- PublisherConstable
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0094729204
- ISBN 13 9780094729209
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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The Rise and Fall of British Shipbuilding (History and Politics)
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