Ernle Bradford
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Ernle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian
specializing in the Mediterranean
world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these voyages. It ends with the sale of his Bristol Channel
Pilot Cutter, Mischief, to HW Tilman, who made a number of significant voyages in it to high latitudes. Bradford lived in Kalkara
, Malta
for a number of years. Sometime BBC
broadcaster and magazine editor, Bradford was a prolific author.
He was educated at Uppingham School
, Rutland
. He also served in the Royal Navy
during World War II, finishing as the first Lieutenant
of a destroyer.
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated . Another edition? : ISBN 0306813602 (0-306-81360-2)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Hardcover, Severn House Publishers, Limited
Hardcover, Hodder General Publishing Division
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited.
by Francisco Balbi di Correggio
, transl. by Ernle Bradford
, ISBN 1843831406 (1-84383-140-6), Softcover, Boydell & Brewer, Limited.
ISBN 1841450391 (1-84145-039-1), Softcover, Cerberus Publishing
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0340128682 (0-340-12868-2), Hardcover, Hodder General Publishing Division.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these voyages. It ends with the sale of his Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean...
Pilot Cutter, Mischief, to HW Tilman, who made a number of significant voyages in it to high latitudes. Bradford lived in Kalkara
Kalkara
Il-Kalkara is a small picturesque village in Malta, with a population of 2,856 . The name is derived from the Latin word for lime , and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times. Kalkara forms part of the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
for a number of years. Sometime BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
broadcaster and magazine editor, Bradford was a prolific author.
He was educated at Uppingham School
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
. He also served in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
during World War II, finishing as the first Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
of a destroyer.
Partial list of works
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- UlyssesOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
Found, a.k.a. Ulysses Found, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
,ISBN 0750937254 (0-7509-3725-4), Softcover, Sutton Publishing, Limited.
- Ulysses
- Reisen mit Odysseus, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
. a German edition of the above. ISBN 3458342087 / 9783458342083 / 3-458-34208-7.
- Thermopylae: The Battle for the West, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0306805316 (0-306-80531-6)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated . Another edition? : ISBN 0306813602 (0-306-81360-2)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
- The Year of Thermopylae, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0333232712 (0-333-23271-2), Hardcover, Macmillan Publishers Limited.
- Hannibal, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0070070644 (0-07-007064-4) Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Another edition: ISBN 0333281918 (0-333-28191-8),Hardcover, Macmillan Publishers Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0880296674 (0-88029-667-4). Another edition: Hippocrene Books: ISBN 1840222263 (1-84022-226-3).
- Paul the Traveller, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0713908874 (0-7139-0887-4), Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
- Julius CaesarJulius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
: The Pursuit of Power, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0241111986 (0-241-11198-6), Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited,
- Cleopatra
- The Sword and the Scimitar: The Saga of the Crusades, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 1844150410 (1-84415-041-0), Softcover, Pen & Sword Books Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0575018828 (0-575-01882-8), Hardcover, Orion Books Limited
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- The Shield and the Sword: The Knights of Malta, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0006135765 (0-00-613576-5), Softcover, Fontana.
- The Shield and the Sword: The Knights of Malta, by Ernle Bradford
- The Shield and the Sword: The Knights of St. John, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
: ISBN 0141391103 (0-14-139110-3), Softcover, Penguin USA. Another edition: ISBN 0340271272 (0-340-27127-2), Softcover, Hodder General Publishing Division, ISBN 0340159340 (0-340-15934-0), Hardcover, Hodder and Stoughton.
- The Great Betrayal: ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
1204, by Ernle Bradford ISBN 085617078X (0-85617-078-X)
Hardcover, Severn House Publishers, Limited
- The Wind Off the Island, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 070892672X (0-7089-2672-X), Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books. Another edition: ISBN 0246132760 (0-246-13276-0), Softcover, Sheridan House Inc.
- The Sultan's Admiral: Barbarossa a.k.a. The Sultan's Admiral: The Life of Barbarossa, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0340025042 (0-340-02504-2),
Hardcover, Hodder General Publishing Division
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0718107713 (0-7181-0771-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited.
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- The Great Siege of Malta 1565: Translated from the Spanish Edition of 1568
by Francisco Balbi di Correggio
Francisco Balbi di Correggio
Francisco Balbi di Correggio , born in Correggio in the province of Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy, was an arquebusier who served with the Spanish contingent during the Siege of Malta...
, transl. by Ernle Bradford
Ernle Bradford
Ernle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 1843831406 (1-84383-140-6), Softcover, Boydell & Brewer, Limited.
- NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of...
: The Essential Hero a.k.a. Nelson: The Essential Hero by Ernle Bradford ISBN 0586045864 (0-586-04586-4), Softcover, Panther Publications. Another edition: ISBN 0333185617 (0-333-18561-7), Hardcover, Macmillan Publishers Limited.
- The Mighty Hood, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0340186879 (0-340-18687-9), Softcover, Hodder General Publishing Division. Another edition of the The Mighty Hood: ISBN 0856171085 (0-85617-108-5), Hardcover, Severn House Publishers, Limited.
- The Mighty Hood: The Life and Death of the Royal Navy's Proudest Ship, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
ISBN 1841450391 (1-84145-039-1), Softcover, Cerberus Publishing
- The Story of the Mary Rose, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
and the Mary Rose Trust Staff, ISBN 0241107687 (0-241-10768-7), Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
- Siege:MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
1940-1943, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0850529301 (0-85052-930-1), Softcover, Pen & Sword Books Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0140100822 (0-14-0100822), Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0241115892 (0-241-11589-2), Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
- Mediterranean: Portrait of a Sea, by Ernle BradfordErnle BradfordErnle D. S. Bradford was a noted 20th century British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. A keen yachtsman himself, Bradford spent almost 30 years sailing the Mediterranean, and many of his books are set there. His book, The Journeying Moon describes some of these...
, ISBN 0141390336 (0-14-139033-6)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited. Another edition: ISBN 0340128682 (0-340-12868-2), Hardcover, Hodder General Publishing Division.
- The Companion Guide to the Greek Isles
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- Three Centuries of Sailing
- The America's Cup
- The Journeying Moon