Orkney Islands

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  Orkney - Patrick Bailey - Paperback
  This guide to Orkney contains information on the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. Important archaeological sites such as Skara Brae are featured, with full colour illustrations and commentaries.
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  The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking Of The German Fleet At Scapa Flow In 1919 - Dan Van der Vat - Paperback
  The scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow has beome folk legend in both Germany and Britain. This book retells the story, with contemporary photographs and eye-witness accounts, and an interesting new perspective.
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  Orkney From Old Photographs - Gordon Wright - Paperback
  Much has been written about Orkney in the olden times, but nothing can quite illustrate the scene as well as a good variety of old photographs. These pioneers of photography recorded the mechanisation of farming and the herring fishing boom of the turn of the century, as well as the faces of the people going about their business.
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  Orkney - Gunnie Moberg - Paperback
  In this book, acclaimed photographer Gunnie Moberg presents over 100 views of Orkney that capture both the awesome natural beauty of the place and its remarkably rich heritage of buildings and monuments.
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  Between The Wind And The Water: World Heritage Orkney - C. R. Wickham-Jones - Paperback
  The archaeological sites of Orkney give us an unparalleled glimpse into prehistory. Caroline Wickham-Jones looks at the four monuments: the village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness and the burial mound of Maeshowe and explores the Neolithic world in which they were built.
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  This Great Harbour Scapa Flow - W. S. Hewison - Paperback
  Known world-wide, Scapa Flow was host to much naval activity througout two World Wars, and this text explains its historical role as the Allied fleets' northern base. The impact of both wars on the native island community is also addressed
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  Orkney By Air: A Photographic Journey Through Time - Guy Warner - Paperback
  Air travel to, from and around the Orkney Islands began in the 1930s, and Orcadians quickly adapted to the aeroplane as a regular mode of transport. This book presents a visual history of the challenges and changes that have occurred over the past three-quarters of a century.
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  Cox's Navy: Salvaging The German High Seas Fleet At Scapa Flow 1924-1931 - Tony Booth - Hardback
  On a mid-summer's day in 1919, the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. This book describes the biggest salvage operation ever undertaken, and the role played by Ernest Cox, a Wolverhampton-born scrap merchant.
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  Recipes From The Orkney Islands - Paperback
  Bringing together some of the most distinctive and original dishes, this cookbook is based on traditional Orkney Island cuisine, including recipes for Orcadian oatmeal soup, Rousay shortbread, Grindlay muffins and Orkney trout crunch.
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  Lines On The Landscape, Circles From The Sky: Monuments Of Neolithic Orkney - Trevor Garnham - Paperback
  This book looks at archaeological remains as architecture with inherent meaning. In this study an architect draws on research, fieldwork, mythology, anthropology, religion and folklore to elucidate the meaning of the stone remains and the cosmos they represented.