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Title page of 1887 edition, published 1888

The Naval Annual was a book that sought to bring together a large amount of information on naval subjects, which had hitherto been obtainable only by consulting numerous publications and chiefly from foreign sources.[1] It was started by Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and was first published in 1886.

During its life it underwent a number of name changes.

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

Naval Annual[]

Naval and Shipping Annual[]

  • 1920–1928 Sir Alexander Richardson and Archibald Hurd
  • 1929 C.N. Robinson
  • 1930–1935 C.N. Robinson and H.M. Ross

Naval Annual[]

  • 1936 C.N. Robinson
  • 1937–1949 H.G. Thursfield

Brassey's Annual – The Armed Forces Yearbook[]

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

Royal United Services Institute and Brassey's Defence Yearbook[]

  • 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]

Footnotes[]

  1. Preface to the first edition of The Naval Annual, July 1886.
  2. Editors from 1886–1986 fromIronclad to Trident, p. 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[]

  • Brassey, Thomas (ed.), The Naval Annual, 1886.
  • 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.

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