The Naval Annual was a periodical that provided considerable text and graphic information (largely concerning the British Royal Navy) which had previously been obtainable only by consulting a wide range of often foreign language publications.[1] During its life it underwent a number of title changes.
Title page of 1887 edition, published 1888
The Annual was started by Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, in 1886. Though often compared with Jane's Fighting Ships, the two British annuals were, in fact quite different. The Brassey series began a dozen years earlier, and its special strength was the dozen or more detailed articles on naval (plus, from 1920 through 1935, merchant marine) matters, authored by experts. They covered British and other nations' naval developments ranging from the latest ships to overall policy.
The first five or six Brassey volumes used a second printing colour (a light blue green) to highlight armored portions of naval vessels' hulls. Through 1949, the series was also known for its extensive tabular presentations of individual ship details. But unlike Jane's, the Brassey series was not designed for use in identifying ships at sea. Starting with the 1950 volume, content broadened to cover air force and army topics in addition to naval material, with a continued emphasis on British forces. Long runs of the Brassey volumes are relatively uncommon in American libraries.
1937–1949 H. G. Thursfield (The 1948 volume differed from all before and after—it was devoted to printing Hitler's naval conference proceedings.)
Brassey's Annual – The Armed Forces YearbookEdit
1950–1963 H. G. Thursfield
1964–1973 J. L. Moulton
Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence YearbookEdit
1974–1975 editorial board: S. W. B. Menaul, R. G. S. Bidwell, R. H. F. Cox
1976 editorial board: S. W. B. Menaul, A. E. Younger, R. H. F. Cox
1977–1979 editorial board: A. E. Younger, E. F. Gueritz, R. H. F. Cox
1980–1982 editorial board: E. F. Gueritz, Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw
1983–1984 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw
1985 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall. Editor: B. H. Reid
1986–88 ???
1989 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Group Captain G. Gilbert AFC RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal[3]
1990 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Helen MacDonald, Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A.J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal[4]
1991 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Henry Stanhope, Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal[5]
1992 editorial board: Group Captain David Bolton RAF (rtd), Jennifer Shaw, Maj-Gen (rtd) A. J. Trythall, Jonathan Eyal[6]
^Preface to the first edition of The Naval Annual, July 1886.
^Editors from 1886–1986 from Ironclad to Trident, pp. v–vi.
^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1989
^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1990
^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1991
^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1992
ReferencesEdit
Brassey, Thomas (ed.), The Naval Annual, Portsmouth: Griffin & Co., 1886.
Brooks, Richard. Fred T. Jane: An Eccentric Visionary, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Information Systems, 1997.
Ranft, Bryan (ed.), Ironclad to Trident, 100 Years of Defence Commentary, BRASSEYS's 1886–1986, Brassey's Defence Publishing (part of the Pergamon Group), 1986. ISBN0-08-031191-1.
Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1989. ISBN0-08-036698-8.
Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1990. ISBN0-08-037338-0.
Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1991. ISBN0-08-040729-3.
Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1992. ISBN1-85753-030-6.
External linksEdit
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The Naval Annual was a periodical that provided considerable text and graphic information largely concerning the British Royal Navy which had previously been obtainable only by consulting a wide range of often foreign language publications 1 During its life it underwent a number of title changes Title page of 1887 edition published 1888The Annual was started by Thomas Brassey 1st Earl Brassey in 1886 Though often compared with Jane s Fighting Ships the two British annuals were in fact quite different The Brassey series began a dozen years earlier and its special strength was the dozen or more detailed articles on naval plus from 1920 through 1935 merchant marine matters authored by experts They covered British and other nations naval developments ranging from the latest ships to overall policy The first five or six Brassey volumes used a second printing colour a light blue green to highlight armored portions of naval vessels hulls Through 1949 the series was also known for its extensive tabular presentations of individual ship details But unlike Jane s the Brassey series was not designed for use in identifying ships at sea Starting with the 1950 volume content broadened to cover air force and army topics in addition to naval material with a continued emphasis on British forces Long runs of the Brassey volumes are relatively uncommon in American libraries Contents 1 Editors of Brassey s Annuals 1886 1992 2 1 1 Naval Annual 1 2 Naval and Shipping Annual 1 3 Brassey s Naval Annual 1 4 Brassey s Annual The Armed Forces Yearbook 1 5 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksEditors of Brassey s Annuals 1886 1992 2 EditNaval Annual Edit 1886 1890 Lord Brassey 1891 1899 T A Brassey 1900 1901 John Leyland 1902 1905 T A Brassey 1906 John Leyland and T A Brassey 1907 1913 T A Brassey Viscount Hythe from 1911 1914 Viscount Hythe and J Leyland The title became Brassey s Naval Annual 1915 1916 John Leyland These two volumes excluded many details of Royal Navy vessels so as not to aid the enemy 1917 1918 Not published 1919 2nd Earl Brassey and J LeylandNaval and Shipping Annual Edit For this 15 year period the Annual covered naval and merchant shipping plus occasional articles on maritime aviation 1920 1928 Sir Alexander Richardson and Archibald Hurd 1929 C N Robinson 1930 1935 C N Robinson and H M RossBrassey s Naval Annual Edit 1936 C N Robinson 1937 1949 H G Thursfield The 1948 volume differed from all before and after it was devoted to printing Hitler s naval conference proceedings Brassey s Annual The Armed Forces Yearbook Edit 1950 1963 H G Thursfield 1964 1973 J L MoultonRoyal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook Edit 1974 1975 editorial board S W B Menaul R G S Bidwell R H F Cox 1976 editorial board S W B Menaul A E Younger R H F Cox 1977 1979 editorial board A E Younger E F Gueritz R H F Cox 1980 1982 editorial board E F Gueritz Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw 1983 1984 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw 1985 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw Maj Gen rtd A J Trythall Editor B H Reid 1986 88 1989 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Group Captain G Gilbert AFC RAF rtd Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw Maj Gen rtd A J Trythall Jonathan Eyal 3 1990 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Helen MacDonald Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw Maj Gen rtd A J Trythall Jonathan Eyal 4 1991 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Henry Stanhope Jennifer Shaw Maj Gen rtd A J Trythall Jonathan Eyal 5 1992 editorial board Group Captain David Bolton RAF rtd Jennifer Shaw Maj Gen rtd A J Trythall Jonathan Eyal 6 See also EditBrassey s Publishers Ltd publisher associated with the annual Jane s Fighting Ships originally Jane s All the World s Fighting Ships competing publication Combat Fleets of the World competing publicationFootnotes Edit Preface to the first edition of The Naval Annual July 1886 Editors from 1886 1986 from Ironclad to Trident pp v vi Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1989 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1990 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1991 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1992References EditBrassey Thomas ed The Naval Annual Portsmouth Griffin amp Co 1886 Brooks Richard Fred T Jane An Eccentric Visionary Coulsdon Surrey Jane s Information Systems 1997 Ranft Bryan ed Ironclad to Trident 100 Years of Defence Commentary BRASSEYS s 1886 1986 Brassey s Defence Publishing part of the Pergamon Group 1986 ISBN 0 08 031191 1 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1989 ISBN 0 08 036698 8 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1990 ISBN 0 08 037338 0 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1991 ISBN 0 08 040729 3 Royal United Services Institute and Brassey s Defence Yearbook 1992 ISBN 1 85753 030 6 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Brassey s Naval Annual at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Naval Annual amp oldid 1128565229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
