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William Evans had a passion to see the world which led him to join the Royal Navy in 1950 and, nine years later, he had reached the rank of Petty Officer when he was appointed to the Royal yacht Britannia.
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William Evans had a passion to see the world which led him to join the Royal Navy in 1950 and, nine years later, he had reached the rank of Petty Officer when he was appointed to the Royal yacht Britannia.
Author=William Evans
pages=182
Published=1989
Book Condtion=Ex Special Naval Collection .library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 500 g |
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Being a collection by a sailor of impeccable nautical qualities of the many and varied facts and myths of the sea. Full of salty yarns about ancient heroes and savage pirates, rowdy songs, dastardly u-boats, signal flags, grog and everything else.
Out of 820 U-Boats, 718 were destroyed in action; out of 39,000 men, only 7,000 survived the war. What gives flesh to these horrifying statistics is this account by Peter ‘Ali’ Cremer. He was one of the thre senior U-boat commanders to survive.
The fighting career of the WWII aircraft carrier HMS VICTORIOUS which was laid down before the conflict began and fought in a wide variety of theatres. She was taken out of commission in 1968 after a useful and active life. VICTORIOUS played an important role in the struggle to save Malta, she escorted convoys on the notorious route to Murmansk, and went East to join the British Pacific Fleet during the final stages of the war against Japan where she survived repeated kamikaze attacks. Even after the war she was briefly in action off Malaya and Kuwait. Other wartime actions included the hunt and chase of the BISMARCK and the invasion of North Africa. Illustrated with 37 photographs.
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