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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Flag Signalling Introduction
Timeline: Councils, codes and competition
Continuity and Change: Numeral flags in use 1788-1900
Long Distance Information: Colour, shape and legibility
Calm before the Storm: When the wind doesn’t blow
Ensigns and Etiquette: Knowing who’s who
Nelson Confides: Decoding the Trafalgar Signal
Commercial Codes
British and US Naval Codes
‘Land’s End for Orders’: Signalling ship to shore
Unintended Consequences: Sending mixed messages
Reaching the Limit: Signal success and failure at Jutland
Flags Still Flying: The continuing role of flag signalling at sea
Bravo Zulu: Merchandise and marketing
Starter’s Orders: Signal flags in yacht racing
Timeline: Shapes, shutters and semaphores
Getting the Message: Comparative alphabets
Semaphore Goes to Sea: Signals looking for a purpose
Wig-Wag at War: Signalling the Civil War
Critical Information: Semaphore exchanges at Jutland
Semaphore in Popular Culture: Protest and public spaces
Timeline: False fire, flares, fixed and flashing lights
Mrs Coston’s Telegraphic Night Signals
What Ship, Where Bound? Protocols and procedures
Ike and the Inspector: Morse code in popular culture
Notes
Bibliography and Further Reading
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