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'''Simon Harley''' is a twenty-six year old law student and researcher of the Royal Navy in the [[Dreadnought Era]].
'''Simon Harley''' is a twenty-seven researcher of the Royal Navy in the [[Dreadnought Era]].


Simon currently lives on the North West coast of England.  He is working on a book-length study of the 200 British admirals of the Great War, a topic which encompasses everything from fire-control to sail training.  His aim is, in conjunction with [[User:Tone|Tony Lovell]], to make this website an indispensable tool for any student of the Royal Navy in the First World War and the years leading up to it.
I currently live on the North-West coast of England.  For the past seven years I've been accumulating material for a book on the [[Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Great War]]; their lives and careers and how they related to the Navy they served in.  My work on this website is by and large part of my research.


If you have any questions or material relating to the subjects of this website, please [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/contact.php get in touch].
If you have any questions or material relating to the subjects of this website, please [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/contact.php get in touch].
I am always delighted to hear from descendants of the subjects of this website, so do please get in touch.


===Links===
===Links===
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Simon_Harley My Wikipedia user page.]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Simon_Harley My Wikipedia user page.]


===Recent Books of Interest to Naval Historians===
Doe, Helen; Harding, Richard. ed. (2012).  ''Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950''.  Woodbridge: The Boydell Press.  ISBN 9781843836957.
Grimes, Shawn (2012).  ''Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918''.  Woodbridge: The Boydell Press.  ISBN 9781843836988.
Widén, J. J. (2012).  ''Theorist of Maritime Strategy: Sir Julian Corbett and his Contribution to Military and Naval Thought''.  Farnham: Ashgate.  ISBN 978-1-4094-3327-9.


''Review copies of new publications are always welcome.''
''Review copies of new publications are always welcome.''

Revision as of 11:56, 20 January 2013

The editor in action outside his office.

Simon Harley is a twenty-seven researcher of the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Era.

I currently live on the North-West coast of England. For the past seven years I've been accumulating material for a book on the Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Great War; their lives and careers and how they related to the Navy they served in. My work on this website is by and large part of my research.

If you have any questions or material relating to the subjects of this website, please get in touch.

I am always delighted to hear from descendants of the subjects of this website, so do please get in touch.

Links

  • Library — A list of my books. I'm always willing to share information or the books themselves on request.
  • Archives — A list of archival (i.e. primary) sources I have and need. If you can help acquire them, or are interested in the contents of some of them, please get in touch.

External Links


Review copies of new publications are always welcome.

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