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Title page of 1887 edition, published 1888

The Naval Annualwas aperiodicalthat 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.

TheAnnualwas started byThomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey,in 1886. Though often compared withJane'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 unlikeJane'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.

Editors of Brassey's Annuals 1886–1992[2]

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  • 1886–1890Lord Brassey
  • 1891–1899T. 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)
  • 1914Viscount Hytheand J. Leyland (The title becameBrassey's Naval Annual.)
  • 1915–1916 John Leyland (These two volumes excluded many details of Royal Navy vessels so as not to aid the enemy.)
  • 1917–1918Not published
  • 19192nd Earl Brasseyand J. Leyland
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(For this 15-year period, theAnnualcovered naval and merchant shipping, plus occasional articles on maritime aviation.)

Brassey's Naval Annual

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  • 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

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  • 1950–1963 H. G. Thursfield
  • 1964–1973 J. L. Moulton

Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook

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  • 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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^Preface to the first edition ofThe Naval Annual,July 1886.
  2. ^Editors from 1886–1986 fromIronclad to Trident,pp. v–vi.
  3. ^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1989
  4. ^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1990
  5. ^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1991
  6. ^Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook, 1992

References

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  • 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.
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