Margaret Morris

A feast of colorful artwork adorns the walls of a Second World War-era officers club in the North Atlantic city of St. John's -- cartoons painted onto ship gun shields that convey stories of courage and cowardice, resolve and resilience, triumph and tragedy. The Sea-Going Officers' Club (now known as the Crow's Nest Officers' Club) opened its doors in 1942. It served as a war-time retreat where allied naval and merchant officers from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States could unwind, share stories of victory and loss, and have a home-cooked meal. The Crow's Nest has survived as both a cozy meeting place and a vibrant time capsule of the war years. Gun shield art, or gun shield graffiti, are informal badges designed by those aboard warships and merchant navy vessels and painted on a ship's forward gun shield. The often-irreverent artwork includes references to an event, an attribute of the ship, or its namesake community. Most gun shields were destroyed as ships were scrapped or sold at war's end. In some cases, however, smaller versions were painted and presented by ship's crews, during the war, to the Crow's Nest. The stories behind gun shield graffiti, collected for the first time in this book, are as varied and intriguing as the images themselves. The collection at the Crow's Nest is specifically included in the designation of the club as a National Historic Site by the Government of Canada.

Title: Private Journal kept during a portion of the Revolutionary War, etc. Edited by John J. Smith.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The MILITARY HISTORY & WARFARE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This series offers titles on warfare from ancient to modern times. It includes detailed accounts of campaigns, battles, weapons, as well as the soldiers and commanders who devised, initiated, and supported war efforts throughout history. Specific analyses discuss the impact of war on societies, cultures, economies, and changing international relationships. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Morris, Margaret; Smith, J. Jay; 1836. 36 p.; 4 . 9009.m.9.(1.)