Plain Yarns from the Fleet by Charles Owen
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Plain Yarns from the Fleet
Summary
The author explores the spirit of the Royal Navy in its 20th-century heyday, from 1900 and on through two momentous world wars to 1945. With anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, reminiscences, archive material and published works, he portrays life in the Navy in this challenging era.
Plain Yarns from the Fleet Summary
Table of Contents
Prologue: rulers of the waves. Part 1 Fisher's Navy, 1900-31: stormy days, doldrums. Part 2 Between the wars, 1918-39: views from the nursery; Med Fleet; bases and playgrounds. Part 3 Against the odds, 1931-45: uneasy peace; battle royal; turning points; towards victory. Epilogue: the ship comes first.
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GOR003200436
9780750907705
0750907703
Plain Yarns from the Fleet by Charles Owen
Used - Very Good
Hardback
The History Press Ltd
19970220
224
N/A
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